Finally the millennium hype is out of the way. We can throw away all those lists of what happened in the last year, the last century, the whole 1,000 years. Back to important matters, things that really obsess us. Like finding good barbecue. You'll see diners sharing tidbits and talk, laughing at the bartenders' chatter, soaking up wine or martini lore and having a grand time.
Work is work and lunch, well, lunch is something eaten at the desk from a brown paper bag.
No time for frivolities. The American dining revolution took awhile to catch on in Boston, this bastion of tradition, but now we're in the white-hot thick of it. The restaurant scene here is one of the liveliest in the country, with new places opening every month and chefs who have gained the status of local stars.