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A safe bet for ensaladas, espressos and spiritual esteem
By LIGAYA TICHY
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In light of recent MBTA catastrophes, people are all astir about the D line. Well, we're politely asking you to get over it, because there's a whole lotta goodness to be had.
Denizens rejoiced at the April opening of Latin-flavored Orinoco [22 Harvard St., Brookline. 617.232.9505. orinocokitchen.com]. The gorgeous gastronomical delights dished out by their first South End location has left yelpers blathering poetic for years, so you can imagine the eager response when Ariel P sounded the horn, rhapsodizing about theBrookline kitchen's warm space, great service and lipsmackingly good "mojo" sauce. (Are we at liberty to insert a juvenile "that's what he/she said" here?)
When keepin' it casual, Kookoo Café [7 Station St., Brookline. 617.730.5525. kookoocafe.com] is just the right blend of quirky, tasty and comfortable. Annette A limns, "The interior reminds me of someone's bedroom with wooden floors, tables and little trinkets and things hidden in the cabinets." And speaking of hidden and comfy, Sara H spurs us to visit Pod [313 Washington St., Brookline. 617.739.3802. shop-pod.com], a bijoux boutique with a panoply of covetable home and personal accessories.
No neighborhood is complete without a path to nirvana, and Horai-San [242 Washington St., Brookline. 617.277.4321. horai-san.com] packages spirituality in spades. Irinia N dropped by to locate a special crystal of sorts and discovered a wealth of new-age books, accoutrements and Tibetan jewelry, while Jen Y found peace of mind listening to the "calm sounds of water dripping and relaxing meditating music."
When a decompression session calls for melodies that will really move you, Matt Murphy's [14 Harvard St., Brookline. 617.232.0188. mattmurphyspub.com] offers doses of live jazz and a killer brunch that Tim T tells us eases the hangovers of locals. With $5 brewskies and no cover, just nod.
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