🌱 Patch AM: Which Back Bay-linked chef is bringing two new spots nearby?

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• Which Back Bay-linked chef is bringing two new spots nearby?

Also on today's calendar: 19-Pc Compaq Big Band @ 'Boston's Big Band Christmas' w/ Special Guest Vocalist Anaïs Reno - Late and 7 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy with some sun, with a high of 43 and low of 28 degrees.
• Thursday: Sun and areas of high clouds, temps: high: 45, low: 42.
• Friday: Windy with rain, with a high of 57 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Acclaimed chef plans to open 2 new restaurants in Boston's South End (nbcboston.com) — Back Bay food lovers may recognize chef George Mendes, who helped launch Amar at Raffles, as he now plans two new Portuguese-influenced spots—Agosto and Baby Sister—on Washington Street in the South End. The intimate restaurant and neighboring bakery-café aim to open next year, expanding Boston’s high-end dining options just a short walk from Back Bay.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Back Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• 19-Pc Compaq Big Band @ 'Boston's Big Band Christmas' w/ Special Guest Vocalist Anaïs Reno - Late
  City Winery Boston, 80 Beverly St, Boston
  7:30 pm

Wednesday April 15

• United in Prevention: Human Trafficking Current Trends and Prevention Strategies Conference 2026
  Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor, 101 Harborside Dr, Boston
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Tech Help (By Appointment)
  Egleston Square Branch Library , 2044 Columbus Avenue , Roxbury
  10:30 am
• Caregiver Academy: Technology and Social Media
  Cambridge Street Upper School Cambridge, MA 02141
  5:30 pm
• Caregiver Academy: Technology & Social Media
  Putnam Avenue Upper School Cambridge, MA 02141
  5:30 pm
• Caregiver Academy
  Amigos School JK-8 Cambridge, MA 02141
  6:00 pm
• Center Cinema
  Fenway Community Center , 1282 Boylston Street , Boston
  6:00 pm
• Comedy At Back Bay
  Back Bay Social , 867 Boylston St , Boston
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Boston Baked Books
  Fenway Community Center , 1282 Boylston Street , Boston
  6:00 pm
• Custom Candle Making and Sip Party
  CandleLux - Boston Candle-Making Studio & Gift Shop , 176 Newbury St , Boston
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Watertown Family Center
  Watertown Free Public Library , 123 Main St , Watertown
  9:00 am
• Veterans Coffee Hour
  West Branch Community Room , 40 College Ave , Somerville
  9:30 am
• ESOL Class: Beginner Level, In-Person
  Charlesview , 123 Antwerp St , Brighton
  9:30 am
• Piñata Story Time
  Brighton Branch Library , 40 Academy Hill Road , Brighton
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Boston

• Boston Ballet's ‘The Nutcracker' Bear visits Tufts Medical Center NICU - Boston News, Weather, Sports (whdh.com)
• New Balance Foundation grants $9.2 million to 52 Mass. nonprofits (massnonprofit.org)
• Boston Mayor Wu's tax battle with Senate dividing residents bracing for 13% tax hike: ‘Creating tension and hate' (bostonherald.com)

Brookline

• MIT Professor Killed In Brookline Home (patch.com)
• Who Was Nuno Loureiro? MIT Professor Killed At His Brookline Home (patch.com)
• Level 3 Sex Offender Registers In Brookline (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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