Mantra (restaurant)

Coordinates: 42°21′18″N 71°3′42″W / 42.355°N 71.06167°W / 42.355; -71.06167 Mantra is a French–Indian Fusion cuisine restaurant located in Temple Place of the Ladder District of Boston, Massachusetts. It has been cited as a factor in the transformation of the Ladder District into a more appealing part of the city of Boston.^[1][2] The restaurant features an avant-garde style design. The food served has been compared to Nouvelle cuisine.^[3] The restaurant also features a hookah bar.^[3] They began selling high-end Voss bottled water after opening in 2001. Voss was a new brand at that time and Mantra offered it in part to draw attention to their unusual selections.^[4]

The dining room is located in what was previously the lobby of a bank. The restaurant retains some aspects of the bank's decor with a high celling and a marble bar.^[3] The restaurants restrooms have also drawn attention due to their unconventional design. The stalls use One-way mirrors as doors and the urinals are located in the center of the room and are filled with ice.^[5]

Although it was initially slated to open in January 2001, Mantra did not open until June of that year.^[3] It initially featured an Indian chef who had worked in French, Mediterranean and Indian style restaurants.^[6] The owners of Mantra had previously owned several traditional style Indian restaurants in Boston.^[7][8]

References

1. ^ Teitell, Beth (25 October 2001). "Downtown neighborhood tries to climb up the social Ladder". The Boston Herald. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/85867077.html?dids=85867077:85867077&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+25%2C+2001&author=Beth+Teitell&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=Downtown+neighborhood+tries+to+climb+up+the+social+Ladder&pqatl=google. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 
2. ^ Weiss, Joanna (9 February 2003). "Ladder to Success Step by Step". The Boston Globe. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/285745031.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+09%2C+2003&author=Joanna+Weiss%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=LADDER+TO+SUCCESS+STEP+BY+STEP%2C+PUBLICISTS+HELP+TURN+SHABBY+AREA+INTO+HIP+NEW+DISTRICT+FOR+BOSTON'S+MARTINI+CROWD&pqatl=google. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Nadeau, Robert (9 August 2001). "Find enlightenment in trans-ethnic food". The Boston Phoenix. http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/food_drink/dining/documents/01751449.htm. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 
4. ^ "Restaurants open bottled-water floodgates". The Reading Eagle. Originally published in the Wall Street Journal. 9 March 2002. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZYhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VT8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5027,4756588&dq=mantra+boston+indian&hl=en. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 
5. ^ Raymond P. Fisk; Stephen J. Grove; Joby John (August 2007). Lise Johnson. ed. Interactive Services Marketing (3 ed.). Boston: Cengage Learning. p. 74. ISBN 9780618641802. http://books.google.com/books?id=gSHAN6cM-0sC&pg=PA74. 
6. ^ Schaffer, Mat (19 June 2002). "Indian spices and global appeal are mantra for chef Thomas John". The Boston Herald. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/126944931.html?dids=126944931:126944931&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+19%2C+2002&author=MAT+SCHAFFER&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=Indian+spices+and+global+appeal+are+mantra+for+chef+Thomas+John&pqatl=google. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 
7. ^ Heuser, Stephen (3 August 2000). "Indian food goes naan-traditional". The Boston Phoenix. http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/food/00/08/03/SAFFRON.html. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 
8. ^ Shartin, Emily (15 April 2001). "Family Satisfies Area's Taste for Indian Food". The Boston Globe. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/71483427.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+15%2C+2001&author=Emily+Shartin%2C+Globe+Correspondent&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=FAMILY+SATISFIES+AREA'S+TASTE+FOR+INDIAN+FOOD&pqatl=google. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 

External links

• Mantra official website