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Article: A FLAVOR LOST Ritz Dining Room has served last lunch
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- April 22, 1991
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It may not be the same as putting a skydome on Fenway Park or
furloughing the Swan Boat gondoliers, but local elegance has been
diminished since the Ritz-Carlton Dining Room stopped serving weekday
lunch.
In a bygone era, the Ritz Dining Room was the place where Boston
tradition went to eat.
"In 50 years, I've never had a bad meal," said Mildred Albert, who
organizes fashion shows in the Dining Room on Saturday afternoons.
"Joseph {Lucherini} is the most unique maitre d' in the world. He
makes you feel like the queen of England."
Since the beginning of March, tradition has been skipping lunch --
or at least has been forced to eat it in one of the hotel's three
other restaurants. For six ...