Nurse the New Year's Night's Hangover with The Aquitaine Group

Mark the start of the New Year with brunch options worth waking up for with The Aquitaine Group, Boston’s award-winning restaurant group with seven restaurants in and around the Boston area. On New Year’s Day, January 1st, 2016, toast with bloody’s and piece together the past night’s festivities over brunch spreads sure to impress, at select Aquitaine Group restaurants throughout the Boston area. Start the New Year saving as all four locations are offering a Prix Fixe menu for $11.95 in addition to each brunch menu. For more information on participating restaurants and hours, see below.

Aquitaine Bar á Vin Bistrot
A Parisian bistro nestled in Boston’s South End neighborhood, this brunch hot-spot serves the perfect post-celebratory menu. Make Aquitaine the first meal of 2016 as Chef de Cuisine, Chris Robins prepares traditional options such as Omelette al a Greque ($9.95) spinach, oregano and sea salt feta, or Benedict Provencale ($14.95) avocado, roasted tomato and hollandaise. Select from the Prix Fixe Brunch Menu ($11.95) or choose a more filling lunch option like the Truffled Bacon Burger ($16.95) with aged cheddar, truffle mayo and pommes frites. Aquitaine will open for brunch on New Year’s Day, from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. To view the full brunch menu click here. Reservations are highly recommended and can be made by calling 617-424-8577. Aquitaine is located at 569 Tremont Street, Boston MA, 02118.

Metropolis
Toast to the New Year and taste true flavor with the traditional brunch dishes prepared by Chef de Cuisine Dolly Bourommavong. With filling selections that include The Triple Dulce ($9.40) 2 buttermilk pancakes, 2 farm eggs any style, 2 strips of hickory smoked bacon topped with maple whipped butter, and the Waltham Tap Omelette ($9.70) with three farm eggs, Tillamook smoked cheddar, Niman Ranch ham, grilled scallions, smoky home fries and Iggy’s 7 grain toast, soak up last night’s liquor intake in style. Reservations are highly recommended and can be made by calling 617-247-2931. To view the full brunch menu click here. Brunch will be offered on New Year’s Day from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. Metropolis is located at 584 Tremont Street, Boston MA, 02118.

Gaslight Brasserie
Located in the heart of Boston’s South End neighborhood, Gaslight is the classic neighborhood brasserie perfect to share in a holiday brunch with friends. Chef de Cuisine Curtis Healy will be preparing favorites that include Crepes Parisienne ($9.75) smoked ham, compte cheese, sunny up egg and mornay sauce as well as Berkshire Pork Hache ($15.50) confit pork, crispy potatoes, chili sauce verte and fried eggs. Reservations are highly recommended and can be made by calling 617-422-0224. Gaslight will be open New Year’s Day from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. To view the full brunch menu click here. Gaslight is located at 560 Harrison Avenue, Boston MA, 02118.

Aquitaine Dedham & Aquitaine Chestnut Hill
Both sister restaurants to the original Aquitaine Bar á Vin Bistrot, these dining destinations offer New Year’s Day brunch to boost the holiday energy. Chef de Cuisine Josh Clark of Dedham prepares flavorful brunch options such as Nutella French Toast ($9.75) whipped cream, cherry compote and Hazelnuts or enjoy a hardier dish like the Duck BLT ($12.75) duck confit, smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato and tarragon mayonnaise on a brioche roll. Chef de Cuisine RJ Collin of Aquitaine Chestnut Hill will be serving favorites including Root Vegetable Hash ($11.95) crispy kale, two fried eggs and truffle vinaigrette, as well as Omelette Saucisse ($10.95) with chicken apple sausage and brie. Each location will open on New Year’s Day for brunch to service the holiday hangover, from 11:00AM to 3:00PM. Reservations are highly recommended at both locations and can be made by calling Dedham at 781-471-5212, and Chestnut Hill at 617-734-8400. Aquitaine Dedham is located at 500 Legacy Place, Dedham MA, 02026. Aquitaine Chestnut Hill is located at 11 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill MA, 02467. To view Dedham’s full menu for both nights, click here, and for Chestnut Hill, click here.

For more information please visit www.aquitainegroup.com.

About The Aquitaine Group:

The Aquitaine Group consists of partners Seth Woods, Matt Burns, and Jeffrey Gates, three individuals with distinctly different personal and professional backgrounds, making these destination restaurants as well as the go-to spots in their respective neighborhoods. Restaurants included in the current portfolio are: Metropolis Café, Aquitaine (Boston, Chestnut Hill, and Dedham), Cinquecento, Gaslight Brasserie, Green Light Café and soon to be La Motta’s.

Founder/CEO Seth Woods founded what is now the Aquitaine Group with the opening of Metropolis Cafe in 1995, where he received praise from local and national media. In 1998, Woods opened Aquitaine Bar a Vin Bistrot on Tremont Street in Boston’s South End paving the way for what is now known as “restaurant row.” Woods has received accolades for his work within the restaurant community through Boston Business Journal, The New York Times and Food & Wine, but what is the true accomplishment is his commitment to each project’s success, and sustainability in an ever changing city.

Matthew Burns, a native of Boston, met Seth Woods at Armani Café on Boston’s Newbury Street where Burns was general manager and Woods was the acting chef. In 2000, Burns teamed up with Woods to open a second Aquitaine location in Chestnut Hill. According to Burns “a seamless combination of warm, skilled service, delicious food all in a comfortable yet interesting ambiance is what makes a great and successful restaurant.”

Jeffrey Gates joined the Aquitaine Group a few years later and in 2003, Gates was instrumental in opening Union Bar and Grille and later Gaslight Brasserie du coin, both in the South End. Recognized for his consummate professionalism, extensive wine knowledge, methodical and meticulous approach to business, Gates brings a wealth of experience and an unprecedented understanding of the Boston restaurant scene to the Aquitaine Group.

The Aquitaine Group’s restaurants are widely recognized as among the very best in the city of Boston’s growing and respected restaurant scene. They have garnered awards and accolades from local and national publications.

Please visit www.aquitainegroup.com for more information.