ANTHONY: WE HOPE YOU SAVED ROOM FOR DINNER BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUR OPTIONS.
EACH COMES WITH DESSERT AS WELL.
LATIN AMERICAN FOOD, PASTA, PIZZA OR MEDITERRANEAN.
THE RESULTS ARE IN FROM YOUR VOTING.
LATIN AMERICAN FOOD HAS 60% OF THE VOTE, PASTA WITH 27%, PIZZA WITH 20, MEDITERRANEAN IN THE END CAME IN WITH 36%.
THE VIEWERS HAVE SPOKEN, WE ARE EATING MEDITERRANEAN FOOD.
♪ >> ALCOVE IN THE NORTH STATION AREA, ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RESTAURANTS OF 2018.
TOM BRINGS AN A GAME WHEN IT COMES TO KNOWING HOSPITALITY, FOOD, AND KNOWING THE SUBLIME JOYS OF A GOOD COCKTAIL.
>> I FELT THE AREA NEEDED A RESTAURANT TO NOURISH PEOPLE ALL DAY.
WE OPEN MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AT 11:30 AND SUNDAYS AT 10:30 AND WE DON’T CLOSE THROUGH MIDNIGHT ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.
NOT MANY RESTAURANTS ON THE WATERFRONT ARE INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED.
>> THE SLICKLY APPOINTED ALCOVE IS HOUSED ON LOVEJOY WHARF, ONCE HOME TO A CANDY STORE.
THE COMPLEX IS JUST STEPS FROM TD GARDEN AND SERVES AS HEADQUARTERS FOR CONVERSE.
THEY ARE NIGHT, ALCOVE TREATS DINERS TO A BIRDSEYE VIEW OF THE BRIDGE.
THIS IS HOW YOU KICK OFF THE NIGHT AT ALCOVE, WITH SHELF THIS -- SHELLFISH TOWER.
THEY SOURCE FRESH SHELLFISH, SEAFOOD AND PRODUCE FROM WESTPORT, MASS, BUT THERE IS A LOT MORE TO SINK YOUR TEETH INTO.
THE CHEESEBURGER WITH CARAMELIZED BY DALIA -- VIDALIA ONIONS, THE CHICKEN WAS SPANISH CAPRICA.
PROSCIUTTO SERVED WITH -- AND A PASTA DISH WITH A WINTER VARIATION OF PESTO.
>> WE TYPICALLY THINK OF PESTO AS A SPRING INGREDIENT THE GRILLED FLAVOR MAKES IT MORE FALL, LEMON ZEST AS WELL, WINTER CITRUS IS BEAUTIFUL THIS TIME OF YEAR.
>> YOU MIGHT END THE MEAL WITH AN OLIVE OIL SEMIFREDO OR ICE CREAM.
ALCOVE VALVES TO DELIVER WITH WARM, ATTENTIVE HOSPITALITY.
>> IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU HAD A CRAZY DAY AT WORK AND YOU WANT A BEER AND BURGER AND SIT AT THE BAR AND TALK TO THE BARTENDER, OR TO CELEBRATE AN ANNIVERSARY.
WE HAVE ALL OF THE EXPERIENCES.
♪ >> WHAT CAN COMPETE WITH THE AROMA OF FRESH BAKED BREAD?
>> THE SMELL OF BREAD MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY, I BELIEVE.
>> IN 2016, KOKO BAKERY WAS OPENED IN NEWTON, NAMED AFTER HER DOG.
TRAINED IN JAPAN, SHE BEGAN BAKING FOR ONE REASON -- BAGUETTES.
>> I REALLY LIKE TO EAT BAGUETTES.
ONE DAY I STARTED THINK ABOUT HOW TO MAKE IT, THAT WAS MY MOTIVATION.
>> LUCKY FOR THE REST OF US, THESE ARTISTS AND PASTRIES, JAPANESE, FRENCH AND GERMAN, ARE BAKED TO PERFECTION BY THE STAFF.
SPECIALTIES INCLUDE FRUIT DANISHES, CREME BRULEE TOAST, AND A ROLL WITH A SOFT CUSTARD INTERIOR.
ALSO, SAVORY PASTRIES FILLED WITH BEEF CURRY OR CORN AND CHEESE.
>> I AM WORKING EARLY MORNING TO EVENING, OVER 12-14 HOURS.
>> THE TEAM BAKES DOZENS OF ITEMS DAILY FROM SCRATCH WITH NO PRESERVATIVE.
SOME BREAD TAKES MORE THAN 40 HOURS TO MAKE.
>> I DON’T WANT TO USE ANY CHEMICAL STUFF.
OUR BREAD AND PASTRIES DON’T LAST LONG, THEY ARE ALWAYS FRESH.
>> FROM THE GOOD NEWS FILES, JAPANESE PASTRIES HAVE LESS SUGAR THAN WESTERN COUNTERPARTS WITH THE, FLUFFIER TEXTURES.
STILL, SOME ITEMS LIKE THIS CHOCOLATE CROISSANT, OR DECADENCE.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF CHOCOLATE CHIPS INSIDE.
[LAUGHTER] ANTHONY: WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR MEDITERRANEAN MEAL WITH BONUS DESSERT.
KOKO BAKERY REOPENED ON JULY 13.
ALCOVE DESCRIBES ITSELF AS MEDITERRANEAN INSPIRED.
THEY ALSO OFFER OTHER MEALS LIKE OGRES.
THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR NO CONTACT DELIVERY.