I have been observing Deuxave’s construction on Mass Ave and Commonwealth for months now. I’m frequently found traipsing around Back Bay these days, so an ambitious new neighborhood restaurant is much welcomed.
The food is seasonally inspired new American, with emphasis on sourcing local ingredients, and priced at around $26 an entree. The whole shebang is set to open “around” Labor Day (September 6th) and is the foodbaby of exec chef Chris Coombs (formerly of Ming Tsai’s Blue Ginger; Aujourd’hui; Troquet; and the Food Network’s Chopped) and owner Brian Piccini (of Aquitaine and dbar).
I instinctively kind of like Coombs – he knows to spin his youthfulness to his advantage. How’s that for a PR lesson, college kids?
One thing that perplexes me is their pronunciation. It’s explained as “doo-ave” in their press release. But I remember that in French class, there’d normally be a “z” sound to transition between vowel sounds. So I’d been thinking of it as “duhz-ave.” Any French speaker input?
To see their sample menu, click for the jump.
Deuxave Menu
DEUXAVE APPETIZERS
A Duet of Prime Beef Tartare and Wagyū Carpaccio
herb encrusted wagyū beef, hanley style prime tartare, quail egg yolk, petite arugula, escabèche of chanterelles, potato gaufrettes, cornichons, rosemary-mustard aioli
“Night Moves” Scituate Lobster Gnocchi
with mushrooms, corn, green grapes, potato gnocchi, curried walnuts, & pearl onions with fresh herbs in a citrus fricassee
Crispy Crescent Farms Duck Confit
with petit heirloom tomato & frisee salad with bacon sherry vinaigrette, bing cherry sauce.
DEUXAVE ENTREES
Pan Roasted Atlantic Line Caught Halibut
with sweet corn succotash, chanterelles, peppers, herbs, Okinawa yams, laughing bird shrimp in ginger, espelette, tomato, and burgundy butter sauce
Seared Hawaiian Ahi Tuna
with pink peppercorns crusted big eye, pork belly, pineapple “aigre-doux”, sea beans, summer radish, cucumber, Asian flavors, lobster red curry emulsion and petit flowers
A Vegetarian Celebration of Summer
ragoût of wards farm corn & hand made gnocchi, porcinis, tempura celeries, fried blue aracuna egg, pousse pied & tomato salad, radish, saffron-heirloom tomato coulis and aged balsamic
Moroccan Spiced Colorado Lamb Saddle Pistachio
persillade crusted, persian style tabbouleh, a baby carrots, beets and turnips “en cocotte” minted cucumber raita & roasted red pepper vinaigrette, natural jus
A Duet of Giannone Farms Organic Chicken
crispy skinned roasted breast, and a crépenette of thigh, sautéed chanterelles, Ward’s Farm Silver queen corn, soft polenta, fresh herbs and sauce périgeux.
Deux ave opening hours, address
Deuxave
371 Commonwealth Ave
Open for dinner Sunday-Wednesday 5-10pm, Thursday-Saturday 5-11pm
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Yes, I think you are right about carrying the “x” as a sort of “z” sound…. definitely NOT like “Doo Ave”. Regardless, looks intersting and I look forward to trying it. Nice, but somehow difficult, location for a restaurant- hope this one makes it.
Posted by LadyGouda | August 19, 2010, 12:56 pmAh, thanks for the input! Yes, usually all the restaurants are on more pedestrian-heavy areas like Newbury and Boylston, but since I’m literally around the corner all the time, hope it’s good too.
Posted by Lingbo Li | August 19, 2010, 1:00 pmWe too have been watching the construction for months and we were thrilled when we had a Saturday night free to give this place a try. We made a reservation on Friday for Saturday night . The only time we could get was 9. We arrived early, in the chance that they might have someone move on and were told we would have to wait a little while. At 9:20 we were shown to a table that was the worst in the house. There was a nice double nearby and we asked if we could sit there and we were told, “that is really reserved.” Lucky for us we could walk out and go to the Harvard Club. Back to our favorites, Eastern Standard and Petit Robert.
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