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Blu Restaurant

4 Avery Street
Boston, MA 02111
617-375-8550

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Consistently recognized for its spectacular cuisine, classic service and outstanding wine list, Blu Restaurant at the Sports Club LA features seasonal menus built on simple flavors and classic European techniques.

Delicately perched 100 feet above street level, the casual café area allows for simple, informal snacking pre- or post-workout. The open, airy bar morphs from bustling morning café to causal business lunch spot to a vibrant after-work watering hole. The dining room, with its two-story, floor-to-ceiling windows, is the real scene stealer with a bird’s eye view of the Downtown Crossing’s bustling Washington Street.

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Shrimp linguine with roasted tomato, spinach and saffron butter
 
 
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Carpaccio
1. noun Wafer-thin slices of raw beef served cold; named after the Renaissance Venetian painter.
Cassoulet
1. noun A slow-cooked marriage of white beans and assorted meats such as pork, duck or goose.
Chiffonade
1. noun Vegetables cut in thin strips or shreds.
Chorizo
1. noun Crumbly, spiced pork sausage.
Confit
1. noun Meat (usually goose, duck or pork) that is slowly cooked in its own fat and preserved with the fat packed around it as a seal.
Coulis
1. noun A thick puree or sauce.
Couscous
1. noun Granular semolina popular in North Africa.
Cremini
1. noun Young portobello mushrooms.
Frisée
1. noun A curly, mildly bitter member of the chicory family, eaten raw in salads.
Frisee
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Ganache
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Jicama
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Jus
1. noun French for juice, jus also refers to the unthickened juices from a piece of roasted meat.
Mascarpone
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Pancetta
1. noun Cured Italian bacon.
Pesto
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Polenta
1. noun A slow-cooked cornmeal porridge popular in northern Italy; can be served soupy or firm, sometimes fried.
Porcini
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Praline
1. noun A sweet made of almonds and sugar invented for the French Comte du Plessis-Praslin by his cook in the 1600s.
Quinoa
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Risotto
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Tamale
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Tartare
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