Article: WHY COOK TONIGHT? Watertown's Sepal fails to live up to the hype.(Food)

The oldest civilizations tend to have the most evolved cuisines. Witness the food of the Middle East: though the ingredients are often humble, when properly prepared, they're subtle and sophisticated.

We'd been hearing good things about Sepal for years. It's a modest, friendly place, and diners are given a warm welcome. Unfortunately, the food, though pleasant enough, doesn't quite come up to the high-water mark set elsewhere for this cuisine.

The menu offers about half a dozen appetizers; you can choose two for $7.50, or three for $9.95. We went with a threesome of falafel, baba ghanouj and grape leaves. The falafel were just right: two very large, ...

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