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Back to the basics at Left Bank

Remember Silks? The "special occasion" restaurant at the Stonehedge Inn in Tyngsboro that was usurped by the younger, hipper Left Bank eight months ago? Seems all is not magnifique w/ the makeover. "People (that would be you and perhaps me) are not happy w/ us," said suave owner Levent Bozkurt yesterday. Seems most of you are not down w/the menu the new chefs have rolled out. No, no. You New Englanders like classics. So as a result LB, like Starbucks, is going back to its roots and reclaiming Silks menu next month. Welcomed back into the fold are crab cakes, panko-crusted calamari and other upscale comfort food. Also the "chef's adventure," where the man in white can have a little fun, returns too. "We listen to our customers and they are telling us this is what they want," said Boz. Wish all restaurateurs thought like this. Anyone like the new menu? I for one like the feel of LB better. Alas I haven't eatten there. But the Bozkurts would like to hit home one thing: Don't think special occasion. Think great food and endless wine.

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Peter Rollins:

I'm always game to try things new to me, but in a time when we're really just opening our eyes to all the exotic "real" dishes the world has to offer I don't see the necessity for the whole "fusion" fettish. Just in moving to Lowell I've been exposed to many dishes from Asia I hadn't seen before, and there are still LOTS to go. I've travelled quite a bit and (especially in Spain) found fabulous dishes where I've wondered almost angrilly "Why the HE** don't we eat this in America!?!?"
Long story short, I REALLY like trying new things but I'd much rather they come from 2-5 thousand years of culture and tradition than a few years in a kitchen and whole lot of chutzpah.

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