Menotomy Grill & Tavern Plans Opening and Other Restaurant News

There is plenty of restaurant and food news from across the area.

Here’s just a sampling of what’s going on in the culinary scene:

New Eateries Hosting Grand Openings

Two relatively new East Arlington food establishments are hosting official grand openings Sunday.

Something Sweet Without Wheat at 169 Mass. Ave., is a gluten/wheat-free bakery and Anthony’s East Side Deli at 159 Mass. Ave. is a new deli that also unveiled a gluten-free menu.

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Menotomy Grill & Tavern Gets Ready for its Opening

Menotomy Grill & Tavern at 25 Mass. Ave. is close to opening its doors.

(On Thursday morning, Menotomy Grill & Tavern posted this on Facebook: "Sox face the Phillies tonight. If you can't be at Menotomy, Fenway wouldn't be a bad choice tonight!! We are getting closer to opening day. Keep checking in for updates.")

Owner Billy Lyons, of Arlington, who has been in the restaurant for roughly three decades, said he designed about 90 percent of the restaurant himself. “I’ve had it in my head for years,” he said.

Lyons has hired Mark Thompson as the restaurant’s chef. The two worked together at Stoddard’s Fine Food & Ale in Boston. Thompson was also the chef de cuisine at Chez Henri in Cambridge for nearly a decade. Here is the restaurant’s opening menu.

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Brigham’s Restaurant is Changing Its Name 

The final piece of the Arlington institution known as Brigham’s will soon be gone. 

A spokeswoman for Lynnfield-based Hood, which bought the ice cream brand in 2008, recently said the four Brigham’s-named restaurants – in Andover, Quincy and Hingham as well – will have to change their names, as Brigham’s ice cream will no longer be sold in three-gallon tubs. The restaurants are run as independently-owned franchises.

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High-End Steak House Opening in Northwest Park 

The Webber Restaurant Group, which owns the Gibbet Hill Grill in Groton, the Scarlet Oak Tavern in Hingham, and Fireside Catering in Burlington, will soon open a new high-end steak house as part of the 3^rd Avenue Northwest Park complex.

The restaurant will be The Bancroft, which will have seasonal, locally-sourced menu options. Nordblom Company, which owns the property, said the restaurant will appeal to the youthful, urban crowd.

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Danish Pastry House Honored

Yankee Magazine was named The Danish Pastry House at 330 Boston Ave., as “Best Bakery/Café” in their 2013 Best of New England — Editors’ Choice. 

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Cooper House Tavern Opens

A new pub opened at 380 Winter St.

Cooper House Tavern has a menu of pub food, including burgers and pizza, as well as wine and more than 40 beers.

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Local Moms Crafting Sweet Treats Right From Home

Nicole Falsetti, of Woburn, has teamed up with Jess Calderara, of Windham, NH, to build a new bakery business.

Sensationally Sweet Cupcakes & Other Baked Goods began in January 2013 right out of Calderara's kitchen.

Though the bakery is located in New Hampshire, customers will be able to pick up orders in Woburn.