Did you hear that?
Listen closely.
It’s the sound of a new era.
The era of Townsman, a tender love letter to charcuterie and seafood in restaurant form, soft-opening tonight and officially opening tomorrow in Downtown. (Here’s the slideshow and the sample menu.)
This is the work of Matthew Jennings, the guy behind Providence’s much-mourned Farmstead, which he closed in order to return to Boston. We’re sorry, Rhode Island. But not that sorry. Because just look at this...
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If you’re about to ask “Is that a giant tile mural of a stout woman feeding a wolf?” then yes. Much yes.
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Nod when you see the wild boar’s head.
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And this is where the magic happens.
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Still magic.
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Well, if it isn’t your old friend the Kingston Cup with Pimm’s, Jamaican rum and Szechuan spice.
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Pictured: miso chicken terrine, beef cheek rillettes, togarashi-maple salami and blood mortadella. Not pictured: your date’s very pleased face.
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This octopus is no longer a threat.
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Don’t make any sudden movements. We’ve spotted the elusive Green Girder in its natural habitat of gin, celery juice and lime.
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Can you see the mushrooms in this picture? Of course you can’t, because the mushrooms are the ice cream.
(Inception noise.)
Listen closely.
It’s the sound of a new era.
The era of Townsman, a tender love letter to charcuterie and seafood in restaurant form, soft-opening tonight and officially opening tomorrow in Downtown. (Here’s the slideshow and the sample menu.)
This is the work of Matthew Jennings, the guy behind Providence’s much-mourned Farmstead, which he closed in order to return to Boston. We’re sorry, Rhode Island. But not that sorry. Because just look at this...
![](https://static.urbandaddy.com/uploads/assets/image/articles/standard/8e3ed32c7888c93f28c452e2edf4c546.jpg?v=04fc61dd9782fdd53f824849d7a5922e)
If you’re about to ask “Is that a giant tile mural of a stout woman feeding a wolf?” then yes. Much yes.
![](https://static.urbandaddy.com/uploads/assets/image/articles/standard/ef7ce9389037af5d2b5f95129a9d478a.jpg)
Nod when you see the wild boar’s head.
![](https://static.urbandaddy.com/uploads/assets/image/articles/standard/5621539a28b8878598a2c2083dfbc3a5.jpg)
And this is where the magic happens.
![](https://static.urbandaddy.com/uploads/assets/image/articles/standard/ac0b7bf18cb45038381e00c28730b498.jpg)
Still magic.
![](https://static.urbandaddy.com/uploads/assets/image/articles/standard/dae1e2127f0e2bc1dcd91f97eb9aa63a.jpg?v=e9b2bd1f2850419554da1389d6b15f36)
Well, if it isn’t your old friend the Kingston Cup with Pimm’s, Jamaican rum and Szechuan spice.
![](https://static.urbandaddy.com/uploads/assets/image/articles/standard/6f38f70ccfea3693a240a4644597b3fa.jpg?v=816188c6da82039e08535adaf31e1e9e)
Pictured: miso chicken terrine, beef cheek rillettes, togarashi-maple salami and blood mortadella. Not pictured: your date’s very pleased face.
![](https://static.urbandaddy.com/uploads/assets/image/articles/standard/6fee51adabbfa51b3e582979826f2b01.jpg)
This octopus is no longer a threat.
![](https://static.urbandaddy.com/uploads/assets/image/articles/standard/c3a418ae4803ee1f0a465283383e1c1f.jpg)
Don’t make any sudden movements. We’ve spotted the elusive Green Girder in its natural habitat of gin, celery juice and lime.
![](https://static.urbandaddy.com/uploads/assets/image/articles/standard/55d922be7ccd8b2eef0e9834a71e4832.jpg?v=6c846ee1d8f233ffdfc7d7c3c31404c5)
Can you see the mushrooms in this picture? Of course you can’t, because the mushrooms are the ice cream.
(Inception noise.)