Pheonix: 10 Steak & Sushi: Red Snapper and redder meat
by Bill Rodriguez

The expression "as American as cherry pie" should be changed to "as American as surf & turf." Where else but in the land of excess and conspicuous consumption would a thick slab of beef not be enough?

Well, 10 Steak & Sushi — known to its friends as "10" — has taken on the schizo combination as its identity and signature. It opened about four years ago as Ten Prime Steak & Sushi — presumably the first name considered was something like Ten Prime Steak & Very, Very Fresh Sushi, and You’ll Like the Funny Drinks, Too.

An entertaining atmosphere seems to be way up on the place’s priorities, though as of a recent visit the waitstaff has not been outfitted as cowboys and mermaids. The restaurant was established by chef John Elkhay, along with Rick and Cheryl Bready, all proprietors of the informal yet culinarily elegant XO Café across town. They have since opened Big Fish, a sea-theme restaurant on Richmond Street. The corporate executive chef for all three these days is Nicholas A. Rabar... MORE

Southern New England HOME : Entertaining at Home
by Kellie E. Tabor-Hann

Chef John Elkhay is leading the evolution of entertaining at home... MORE