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""gastropub" ... The term is British, a mashup of gastronomy and public house, and the idea is that the food that goes with the drinks will be serious, custom-designed and cooked to order. One would expect nothing less from Mr. Boyle, a 41-year-old graduate of the Culinary Institute of America who apprenticed with Daniel Boulud at Le Cirque before returning to his home turf in Sussex County to open Bula. He has turned the kitchen over to Mr. Mandeville, 26, and their menu is well designed and consistently executed." link

"At Salt, as in salt of the earth, the vibe is distinctly populist. Bradley Boyle’s new "gastropub," in an endearingly ramshackle 1920s roadhouse, offers 60 kinds of beer, live music on weekends and dishes that are fun and comforting. In chicken paprikash ($18), chunks of white meat are submerged in a thick orange bath of paprika-infused sour cream, with homemade dumplings called holushki. Seared sea scallops ($22) come with a garnish of bacon and chopped sweet potato. Desserts ($5) are first-rate, especially chocolate-layered peanut-butter pie and apple-cranberry cobbler with oatmeal stout ice cream. D.C. " link