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Good music, creative cocktails, and food worth sharing have made VINYL a South End staple. This fall, the restaurant and bar is adding new flavors to the mix just as it prepares for its annual Halloween transformation. Beginning Tuesday, September 29th, guests can try four new dishes and four cocktails.
Chef de Cuisine Jacob Hujar and the culinary team are introducing four seasonal dishes:
Cast Iron Roasted Brussels Sprouts with local honey-ginger glaze and macadamia nut dukkah ($13). Vegetarian and gluten-free.
Whipped Ricotta & Chayote Squash with sweet potato agrodolce, toasted pepitas, hand-packed ricotta, extra-virgin olive oil, and grilled Crumb Bakery sourdough ($15). Vegetarian.
Fall Mixed Greens Salad with mixed greens, pickled local beets, goat cheese, shaved red onion, and balsamic vinaigrette ($13). Vegetarian. Add grilled Springer Mountain Farms chicken breast (+$7) or a black bean falafel patty (+$5).
Black Bean Falafel Pita Sliders with house-made black bean falafel, cucumber raita, pickled red onions, lettuce, and tomato on grilled pita ($16). Vegetarian.
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Behind the bar, B-Side Group Beverage Director Henry Schmulling and his team have created four additions to VINYL’s music-inspired “Singles” lineup, drawing on fall flavors such as beets, spiced pineapple, brûléed peaches, and dates.
And the Beet Goes On with Bacardi Ocho Rum, Planteray Dark Rum, cinnamon demerara, beet, and lime ($17).
Another Day in Paradise with Volcán Reposado Tequila, Del Maguey Vida Puebla Mezcal, pistachio-coriander seed orgeat, fall-spiced pineapple and ginger, and lemon ($18).
Boys Wanna Be Her with Ketel One Vodka, St-Germain, browned butter brûléed peach, lime, prosecco, and soda ($18).
First Date with date-infused Ilegal Joven Mezcal, Oak City Amaretto, chamomile honey, and lemon ($18).
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Beyond the new menu, VINYL will once again dress for Halloween with skulls, skeletons, spiderwebs, and music-inspired surprises throughout the space. Its tradition of honoring music legends who are no longer with us continues with nods to Prince, Michael Jackson, Tupac, and Ozzy Osbourne, plus new tributes to Tina Turner, Mac Miller, and Dolly Parton. Guests will, of course, have to visit to see how VINYL brings those tributes to life, and the new food and cocktail lineup gives them another reason to do just that.
