148789 Thu Aug 12 09:59:48 -0700 2004 10 12 Boston Area 0 798057 Looking for Macrobiotic restaurants in Boston area.... Thu Aug 12 09:59:48 -0700 2004 0 Linda 1 798065 Not much; not enough demand. IIRC, Organic Garden Cafe in Beverly and Masao's Kitchen in Waltham may qualify. Thu Aug 12 11:15:19 -0700 2004 798057 0 Karl S. 2 798071 What is IIRC? Masao's Kitchen is awesome! Thu Aug 12 12:06:45 -0700 2004 798065 0 Nick 3 798083 If I [Recall/Remember] Correctly... Thu Aug 12 16:09:23 -0700 2004 798071 0 Karl S. 1 4002085 Masao's Kitchen in Waltham has very good traditional macrobiotic food. In NYC there are over 10 in Greenwich Village alone. I think it's pathetic we don't have any more than Masao's Kitchen! I've been macrobiotic for over 30 years and cook ALOT! We use to have Open Sesame on Newbury St and the 7th Inn in Jamaica Plain which moved to Washington Square in Brookline and closed only after a few years. There was also one on Rt 9 in Brookline for many years. I'm convinced it's the healthiest way to eat bar none. I'm in my early 50s and not suffering in the least after menopause like all of my friends who are taking HRT or have some menopause-related issue. People tell me I look like I'm in my late 30s. My husband and I travel frequently to NYC by bus to visit museums etc. and always hit one of their macro restaurants. If anyone ever hears of a new macro restaurant in Boston, please let us know!! Right now we frequent Porter Square's Asian restaurants; many serve brown rice and cook veggies well: Cho Chos, Sugar and Spice, ChangSho, Tamarind House Mon Sep 01 16:02:25 -0700 2008 798057 223154 macronarotic 2 4002184 It was Five Seasons, not 7th Inn, that was in JP then moved to Washington Square; and it really wasn't all that good. (and wasn't Open Sesame on Rt. 9 in Brookline?) As Karl S. says, there isn't enough demand to justify someone spending a ton of money to open a place... Mon Sep 01 17:18:35 -0700 2008 4002085 177848 purple bot 1 4002453 Try Life Alive in Lowell, Ma. - although I don't have a great definition of macrobiotic! http://www.lifealive.com/index.html Mon Sep 01 19:56:23 -0700 2008 798057 49588 lexpatti 1 4002892 Does Grezzo count as macrobiotic? Tue Sep 02 06:08:08 -0700 2008 798057 11172 Bob Dobalina 2 4008361 Hi, this is Claire from Grezzo. Some of our dishes adhere to the macrobiotic diet, but not all. Because we are a raw restaurant, we cannot adhere to many macrobiotic standards. Macrobiotic diets emphasize the importance of whole grains (brown rice, etc), which we cannot use because they must be cooked. Macrobiotic thought also discourages the consumption of nightshade vegetables (tomatoes, avocados, etc) which are important ingredients in many of our dishes. However, our use of nuts, seeds, raw vegetables, fruits and cultures agrees with macrobiotic ideals. We have many dishes that would be excellent for macrobiotic eaters, including most of our desserts, soups, salads and non-alcoholic beverages (made with kombucha - hooray for live cultures!). Essentially, we cannot consider ourself a completely macrobiotic restaurant, but we do have some excellent macrobiotic options. Thu Sep 04 10:19:00 -0700 2008 4002892 223762 MCVegan 3 4008610 Thanks for the clarification! Thu Sep 04 11:21:54 -0700 2008 4008361 11172 Bob Dobalina 4 4691236 lolz... CLAIRE - ification... Sun May 17 08:30:39 -0700 2009 4008610 293470 luc143r