Our Principal & Founder, Lynne Kortenhaus, was featured in the latest issue of New England Home on stands now! Click the image below to view the full story.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, and the accompanying opportunities for eyelash-batting over full-bodied pours of Bordeaux, the pair behind a popular South End restaurant have ushered an adorable newcomer to Cambridge’s Porter Square. Colette Wine Bistro is now open, offering twists on traditional French fare in a cute, upscale-casual space inspired by 20th-century literary salons.
“I wanted the menu to be vibrant and fresh in both presentation and flavor,” says chef Cyrille Couet, formerly of Miel (French for “honey”) inside the InterContinental Boston hotel. He was informed by international travels, and the results intrigue. Boneless chicken is brushed with mustard and tarragon, marinated in traditional French flavors and Indian-style yogurt. For daily-changing ceviche, Couet employs Caribbean-inflected elements—like coconut milk and sweet chili—inspired by his time working on the islands. Other items are more traditional, like a tart Tatin that “takes me home,” says Couet, a French native. There’s also a strong selection of raw seafood and charcuterie.
The beverage program is overseen by Sandrine Rossi, who runs Frenchie Wine Bistro in the South End with her Colette co-owner Loic Le Garrec. (Le Garrec is separately the owner of South End stalwart Petit Robert Bistro, too.) French wines and spirits are certainly well-represented, though the options aren’t exclusive to l’Hexagone.
Namesake Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, the Nobel Prize-nominated French author and actress, served as a muse for the interior. It features plush velvet booths, wall coverings of tropical landscapes from a high-end French design house, and an array of antiques—including, of course, a typewriter at the bar. That’ll be a perfect perch when Colette launches its “philosophie cafe” series, which will invite local university professors to present on various topics.
Colette Wine Bistro serves breakfast daily from 7 a.m.-10 a.m. and dinner daily from 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Weekend brunch will launch next weekend, and lunch hours will roll out in a few weeks.
1924 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, colette1924.com.
Our client, CambridgeSeven, sits down with The Boston Globe about their design of WBUR’s new CitySpace destination opening February 28th. Click here for the full story.
Boston magazine food writer, Scott Kearnan, sat down with Cambridge chef, Cyrille Couet of the new Colette Bistro opening February 2019!
Our client, Copious Row, which recently opened at The Street in Chestnut Hill, was featured in the January issue of Boston magazine. Thank you Abby Bielagus for an amazing feature!
Learn all about the incredible expansion design of our client, Business District, in the latest issue of The Improper Bostonian on stands now! Online story available here.
