After a fire caused his White City restaurant Endo at The Rotunda to close last year, sushi master Endo Kazutoshi isn't staying out of the kitchen as he's running a five-month pop-up in Mayfair. And he's not taking over any old space as he's cooking at exclusive members' club Annabel's, which is opening to the public for the first time.
The Malibu Barbie Café - a ticketed dining experience tied to the Barbie brand - is set to open April 17 at 101 S. Market St., near Faneuil Hall. Organizers say the café will be modeled after the beachside look of 1970s Malibu, the era when Malibu Barbie was first introduced. The project, a collaboration between Bucket Listers and Mattel, has previously run in cities including New York, Miami, Chicago, Austin, and Las Vegas.
New pub The Stranded is serving up the popular Chinese staple xiaomian this winter, partnering with Kingly Court success story Liu Xiaomian, who has been serving these steamy bowls of spicy noodle soup since 2017. The Stranded, surprise surprise, on the Strand, is hosting Liu Xiaomian in a pop-up space at the back of this roomy taphouse. They specialise in frothy milko' Czech beer served in hefty mugs.
But one area where the city is less developed is barbecue, not in quality so much as quantity: The places we have tend to be excellent, but number few. So, when news arrived this summer that Austin's La Barbecue was opening a Portland offshoot, there was plenty of excitement. Originally planned as a brick-and-mortar, Lil' Barbecue instead landed this October at Woodlawn cocktail bar Tough Luck. Seven days a week, diners can find brisket, sausages, pork ribs, and vegan "beet ends."
