RAW August at 51 Lincoln

July 23, 7:29 PMBoston Wine ExaminerJulia Timakhovich

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Raw food is good.

Not in the sense of raw food diet--but in the sense of capturing the
purest flavors of ingredients unmatched by any type of cooking. Particularly protein.

Think ceviche. Steak tartare. Local oysters. Carpaccio.

Now visualize summer. Muddy, humid August. Weeknight. That craving to dine on something refreshing and cold. As summer temperatures in the city inch their way toward triple digits, and the pavement melts the soles of your sandals, a crisp glass of wine with a light meal may be the culinary equivalent to relaxation.

Enter the month of RAW at 51 Lincoln in Newton.

Each day for the thirty-one days of August, this local restaurant will feature its own version of the raw food lifestyle. Presenting recipes from the freshest and most local ingredients to produce tartares,
ceviches, carpaccios, and other raw dishes from around the world, executive chef-owner Jeff Fournier and team will go out of their way to seduce your palate into a sensory experience of tasting food in its purest state.

This would not be complete without the wine, of course. And luckily, the wine list at 51 Lincoln is as creative as the menu. It branches out into the world, visits places, and circles back home. There are
a few lesser-known European varietals worth trying, such as fallanghina or garganega (respectively, from southern and northeastern Italy). But even the usual suspects—picks from California, Washington State, Spain and France—are off the mainstream path. This may provide you not only with a different, but sometimes exclusive experience as some of these wines are not mass-produced and thus not readily available elsewhere.

Be sure to ask the knowledgeable staff for recommendations. They are friendly folks who scoff at the concept of “pretentious”—as things should be. For them, it’s about creative expression of passion
for food and wine. And in the case of chef Jeff Fournier, for art as well--his paintings decorate the walls and allow you another glimpse into what sort of creation you might see on your plate.

51 Lincoln
51 Lincoln St.
Newton Highlands, MA 02461
(617) 965-3100
www.51lincolnnewton.com