Hi, I'm Billy Costa. TV Diner is
our restaurant review program on NECN.
We bring you the best restaurant
reviews in New England, our TV Diner Guides, news from
the industry, and cooking tips from the best chefs in
the region.
This Week
TV Diner is headed
to Portland, ME!
This week
TV Diner is
cruisin' to
the beautiful
seaside town
of Marblehead.
Marblehead is
a great reason
to take a day
trip to the
beach or for
a delicious
dining experience!
This Weeks Reviews
1.) With its
fun, diverse menu
and entertainment
every weekend, Mount
Blue adds it original
flavor to Norwell
Massachusetts.
2.) Al Rand
brings some spirit
into the TV Diner
studio as he talks
about Leblon
Cachaça, the Brazilian
rum. Its about
to explode in the
US and TV Diner
wants to make sure
that we know how
to make the best
drinks with it!
www.liveloveleblon.com
Cookin
with Costa
Billy got a taste
of the sweet life
as Joanne Chang
taught the TV Diner
audience how to
make delicious cupcakes
with buttercream
frosting.
www.flourbakery.com
If you are interested
in coming to the
next TV Diner Cooking
with Costa taping
at the beautiful
BSH showroom in
Canton, email
tvdiner@necn.com
for more information
or just come down
at about 1030 on
June 26th!
Many of you
found
Producer Jason
"Slick" Hawkins
last week so
tune in this
week to see
if you are the
lucky winner!
Jenny
Johnson
heads over to
the new international
phenomenon in
Faneuil Hall,
Wagamamas.
The first venue
in the U.S is
in Boston and
Jenny will let
you know why
it's going to
be such a hit.
This weeks Diner
for a Day checks
out a new venue
on the block in
Needham called Apocrypha!
These diners are
in the culinary
world! Did this
place pass the taste
test?? www.ApocryphaRestaurant.com
Upcoming
Events
1.) Come join
TV Diner for the
KIDS show taping
at the Children's
Museum on June 6th
at 11am! All kids
are welcome with
general addmission!
2.) Come to the
incredible North
Shore Music Theatre
for a viewing arty
with Billy Costa
and the TV Diner
crew on July 11th
and watch the amazing
show of Disney's
High School Musical
as part of the VIP
TV Diner group!
For tickets please
call
Each
week on
TV Diner,
Billy and
the crew
will be
visiting
a new destination!
Billy will
include
quick info
and interviews
featuring
people and
places you
have to
check out!
For our
first destination
TV Diner
went down
to
Boston’s
Seaport
District
to see why
everyone
has been
talking
about this
up-and-coming
neighborhood!
Billy checks
out the
unbelievable
brand new
Institute
of Contemporary
Art
on Boston’s
waterfront.
We experience
some contemporary
art, as
well as
some of
the legendary
Wolfgang
Puck’s
creations
that can
be experienced
inside the
ICA at
Water’s
Café.
Despite
all the
new things
happening
in the Four
Point Channel,
we could
not do a
feature
without
including
the incredible
Barking
Crab.
It’s a hot
spot all
year round
with seafood
that will
be a sure
bet! Then
Billy meets
up with
pastry queen
Joanne
Chang
of
Flour
Bakery
to check
out her
new spot
in the making!
It’s
all
about
Oysters!
Do you
like
the
big
or small
ones?
Do you
prefer
them
from
Maine
or Massachusetts?
Mollusks
and
Bivalves?
With
an extensive
list
to choose
from
at
Barbara
Lynch’s
B+G
Oysters,
we are
going
to be
trained
to become
true
OYSTER
EXPERTS!
Billy
welcomes
Greg
Reeves,
a graduate
of the
Cambridge
School
of Culinary
Arts.
He has
worked
in some
of Boston's
best
kitchens
including
Aquitaine
Bistro
and
Upstairs
on the
Square
before
assuming
the
position
of Chef
de Cuisine
at Chef
Barbara
Lynch's
B&G
Oysters,
Ltd.
located
at 550
Tremont
Street,
Boston
- Phone:
617.423.0550
Keith
Lemerise
publisher
of
Taste
of the
Seacoast
Magazine
stops
by for
a visit
to guide
us along
the
shore!
Be sure
to check
out
www.tasteoftheseacoast.com
where
you
can
see
a great
pic
of Billy
and
Keith
from
last
summer
up in
Kennebunkport!
Keith
will
be talking
about
Jumpin
Jays
www.jumpinjays.com
and
The
Green
Monkey
www.thegreenmonkey.net
two
hotspots
in
Portsmouth
NH,
The
Carriage
House
in Rye,
NH www.carriagehouserye.com
and
Roberts
Grille
and
Market
in Kittery,
ME www.robertsmainegrill.com
Twice
named
“Chef
of the
Year”
for
Boston
by Chefs
of America
Executive
Chef
Daniel
Bruce
of
Boston
Harbor
Hotel
joins
Billy
just
in time
to talk
about
the
highly
acclaimed
17th
annual
Boston
Wine
Festival.
In addition,
he will
be discussing
and
teaching
us about
a new
phenomenon,
Organic
Wines!
You
can
be sure
that
he will
bring
some
unbelievable
dishes
to go
with
the
wine
as well!
Check out what
the TV Diner
trusty reviewers
think about
this weeks reviews.
1.) Great Lost
Bear
540 Forest Ave
Portland, ME
Phone:
1.207.772.0300
www.greatlostbear.com
2.) Bistro 63
63N Pleasant
St Amherst,
MA Phone:
1.413.259.1600
www.monkeybaramherst.com
3.) Steaming
Tender
28 Depot St
Palmer, MA Phone:
1.413.283.2744
www.steamingtender.com
This week in
the TV Diner
kitchen located
within the beautiful
state of the
art
BSH Showroom
in Canton, MA,
Billy welcomes
Sibling Rivalry’s
David Kinkead!
Sibling Rivalry
is located at
525 Tremont
Street in Boston,
MA. Call
617.338.5338
or log on to:
www.siblingrivalryboston.com.
If you are interested
in coming to
watch Cookin
with Costa LIVE
email: tvdiner@necn.com
to get on the
list for the
next taping
(February 7th).
The
Cookin with
Costa Culinary
Team
now consists
of some of the
most recognized
chefs in the
business, some
of which include:
Joanne
Chang,
Michael
Schlow,
Jody
Adams
and
Ming Tsai!
They cook us
a dish while
TV Diner tapes
and produces
- and you get
to enjoy samples
from these outstanding
chefs!
This week's
Cruisin with
Costa
takes you inside
the dressing
room of A-list
celebrity
NICK LACHEY
after his performance
at the
Jingle
Ball
this past month.
He tells Billy
where he likes
to eat! What
do you think?
More of a fine
diner or BBQ
boy? We also
get a handsome
idea of what
it's like to
be on the road
non- stop! What
do you think
Nick have in
his rider???
Associate Producer
Jenny Johnson
checks out one
of Boston's
hottest restaurant
and lounges,
"33 Restaurant
& Lounge"! With
an award winning
cocktail menu
and a ambience
that puts you
in paradise...Jenny
will take you
through this
hot back bay
venue!
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Do you know which North Shore Massachusetts
town claims to be the “Birthplace of
Americas Navy?” Well much to Marblehead’s
chagrin its
BEVERLY, MA!
Billy checks out this waterfront town
and all the awesome dining options it
has to offer! Billy learns all about
muddled drinks from Dori the bartender
expert at the fairly recent chic addition
to Cabot Street
SOMA.
He then chats it up with Artist Director
Jon Kimbell
of the North Shore Music Theatre.
This theatre in the round hosts some
of the countries most exclusive musical
theatre performances. Coming this season;
High School Musical and Les Miserables!
Check them out at www.nsmt.com
Billy heads over to the train station
to let you know just how easy it is
to get to this town from almost anywhere!
While at the train station he hits up
another Beverly staple The
Beverly Depot
that is a perfect family spot or after
work venue to relax with an adult beverage
and some awesome comfort food with an
out of this world salad bar! In addition
to featuring Beverly, we have reviews
and guests coming from all over New
England on this weeks TV Diner!
1. Our favorite print correspondent
Jill Epstein
of
Where to Eat Magazine
comes to TV Diner studio to chat
it up with Billy about all the newbies
on the block. The culinary world
never ceases to amaze and if you
want to know exactly what’s on the
radar Jill is the person to know!
www.wheretoeatboston.com
2. The new Park Square
Rustic Kitchen
offers classic Italian-Mediterranean
cuisine and features an enclosed
Garden Lounge, 200 seat Bistro and
Bar, Tuscan Dining Room, a private
Wine Cellar Dining Room AND a Live
Broadcast Studio Kitchen. For private,
catered or unique cooking classes
and events check them out at
www.rustickitchen.biz
1. Everyone has been talking about Oishii’s
new location in the South End, arguably
one of the hottest culinary neighborhoods
in the city. We have heard unbelievable
things about Chef Ting San who makes each
dish with the freshest ingredients and utmost
creativity, turning this Japanese cuisine
into works of art. The emphasis has been
said to be on creating the ultimate dining
experience for each and every customer,
and of course we had to check out what all
the buzz was about! OISHII 1166 Washington
St. Boston, MA 617.482.8868 www.oishiisushi.com
2. We heard that if you enjoy Windows on
the Water you have to check out their newest
creation. The freshly opened White Porch
Bistro features a relaxed pub like atmosphere,
unique seafood dishes, comfy furniture and
table games like Backgammon, Checkers, Scrabble
to enjoy. We love Kennebunk area so we checked
sent our reviewers to see what was going
on! White Porch Bistro 12 Chase Hill Road,
Kennebunk, ME 207.967.3313 www.windowsonthewater.com
3. Blue on Highland just opened up down
the road from the NECN headquarters and
is supposed to be a real exciting dining
spot for Needham. With a connection to Aerosmith’s
Steven Tyler, you can expect live music.
We have heard this urban upscale dining
destination was worth checking out, so we
did! Blue on Highland 882 Highland Ave Needham,
MA 781.444.7001 www.blueonhighland.com
This week TV Diner welcomes Jim Rogers of
Michaels Harborside and 10 Center Street
in Newburyport, MA into the kitchen to make
a venison dish. 10 Center Street 10 Center
Street Newburyport, MA www.tencenterstreet.com
978.462.6652 Michaels Harborside One Tournament
Wharf Newburyport, MA 978.462.7785 www.michaelsharborside.com
This week marks the beginning of the TV
Diner’s Culinary Council at BSH Home Appliances
in Canton, MA. We are beginning a rotation
of New England’s most well known chefs to
teach us a thing or two that we should know
in the kitchen. Our next TV Diner taping
at BSH in Canton, MA will be held on February
7th starting at 10:30pm with four new chefs
from the Culinary Council! If you want to
join us email tvdiner@necn.com
Billy and Jill are on the move around Bean-town
checking out the hottest places to drink.
Jill is the expert and you can find out
WHERE TO DRINK inside this season’s Where
to Eat Magazine. They start their sophisticated
drinking crawl at the bar inside Barbara
Lynch’s highly acclaimed No 9 Park, then
slide on over to Dillion’s in the South
End and finish up with a cocktail at the
new chic lounge called District found in
the Leather District. Find out with they
like to drink and why you need to check
out these city stops this weekend!
This week because Jenny is a North Shore
girl, she decided to check out a Beverly
Farms venue that had been getting some buzz.
If you like steak (like she does!) and you
have heard of or been to Gavin’s in Middleton
then you might want to check out G2! But
make sure to hear what Jenny thought about
it first! G2 717 Hale Street Beverly Farms
978.232.9898
NAME JENNY’S SEGMENT
Each week Associate Producer Jenny Johnson
will be out on location searching for something,
or some place that you just need to know
about! The TV Diner has decided that we
want your opinion. What should we call Jenny’s
new segment? Send your ideas to Jenny
Email Jenny and of course the winner
will get an outrageous prize!
How would you like to go on vacation with
Billy Costa? Well starting February 16th
you have the opportunity to go with Billy
to Aruba and his family for a week. Just
call 1.888.goTNTgo or check it out online
at www.tntvacations.com and ask them to
get you on Billy’s plane. In addition join
Billy at a welcome party Tony Roma’s in
Aruba, a dinner party at La Dolce Vita Ristorante
Italiano, AND a get together at Blossoms
Japanese and Chinese Restaurant.
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