SELECT Is a Hit; Serafina Misses the Mark; Ferry Street Surprises With Texas …
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The Improper Bostonian critic MC Slim JB visits SELECT Oyster Bar, the first solo venture from former Neptune Oyster chef Michael Serpa. "While it's not Neptune redux, it hits many of the same highs while charting some new waters," he writes. The raw oysters are "unimpeachable." Also on the raw bar — a menu section Slim says could feed you well, by itself — is a dayboat scallop ceviche, which is "happily, gently transformed" in its lime, shallot, and cilantro dressing. For things that are cooked, the "almost overpoweringly rich" broth of the chefs' billi-bi, "like an extravagant variant Continue reading >>>