A Little Bit About a Lot of Things

Beauty icon Elizabeth Grady turned 40 this year! To celebrate, the brand got an updated logo and a big birthday bash!  Delicious bites included cupcakes made by Whisk in flavors like chocolate blackberry and basil (above), caramelized white chocolate and strawberry, and walnut and raisin.

You may know Whisk from it’s time at Wink and Nod in the South End. Chef/Owner Jeremy Kean honed his skills at some of Boston’s finest restaurants (Rialto, Garden in the Cellar, Aquitaine) before starting Whisk with partner Philip Kruta.

(L-R: Sam Wolf, former manager at Bistro du Midi who will be the general manager at Jospehine; Sam Gosselin, restaurant owner; Nick Oldham, former sous chef at Eastern Standard, who will be chef de cuisine) Light bites were provided by the highly anticipated Josephine, opening this spring (May) in the old Petite Robert location in Kenmore Square. Stefano Quaresima, former executive chef at the South End location of Petite Robert, will head up the kitchen as executive chef. A sampling of what you can expect to see at the new restaurant include: chicken liver mousse with port wine gelee; smoked crab, eggplant croquette and tomato coulis; gruyere cake, goat cheese creme with black olive tapenade; cauliflower panna cotta with smoked duck carpaccio and truffle oil; chocolate mousse, langue de chat; and a lemon creme cerrine with fresh raspberry.

Jugos was on site with a sampling of their cold press juices. Shown above are the Montauk: kale, pear, pineapple, cucumber and mint; the Chia Fresca: alkaline h20, chia seeds, lime and honey; and the Jugos: orange, grapefruit, pear, lemon and mint.

Deep Eddy vodka was mixing up some delicious cocktails:

Lemon Splash: Deep Eddy lemon vodka, soda and lemon garnish

The Ruby: Deep Eddy Ruby Red vodka, soda and lime garnish

Guests mingled while listening to beats by DJ Dre, of Elements Events, and every 15 minutes there was a drawing for great prizes like spray tans and facials.

Visit Elizabeth Grady at their Downtown Crossing location at 1 Winthrop Square.

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