Newton in the Kitchen

'Veg Out' at the New Walnut Grille in Newton Highlands

Chef Shiva Kumar and Chef/Owner Kannan Kesav tell Newton Patch why everyone- even meat-lovers- will love the fare at their new vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Newton Highlands.

  If you have driven by the new Walnut Grille in Newton Highlands, you may have noticed their sign that touts the restaurant as being a “vegetarian and vegan experience.”  And you may have asked yourself, “What exactly is a ‘vegetarian and vegan experience?’” According to Chef Shiva Kumar, one of five friends involved in the new venture, the answer is actually pretty simple. “So many vegetarian restaurants, restaurants in general, are just that --restaurants,” Kumar explains. “We wanted to attract people with more. When they come, they get the full experience- the food, the atmosphere, the music. The whole thing.” Kumar got his culinary training in his native India and has worked at restaurants across the US. Most recently, he worked for …

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New Walnut Grille Restaurant Opening Tonight in Newton Highlands

Starting next week, the new "vegetarian and vegan experience" will be offering lunch as well as dinner.

Newton's newest "vegetarian and vegan experience" is ready to open its doors in Newton Highlands. Walnut Grille, located at 1203 Walnut St., will open for dinner tonight, Feb. 28, co-owner Kaarthy Madhan told Newton Patch in an email this week.  The Walnut Grille dinner menu boasts four pages of vegetarian-friendly soups, salads, entrees, side dishes, pizzas, smoothies, kids' meals and fresh-squeezed juices. Many of the dishes offer vegan options as well as gluten- and soy-free ingredients. According to Madhan, the restaurant will start its dinner service tonight and begin lunch service next week. Brunch will soon be available on the weekends as well.  A take-out menu will also be available for locals who want a quick salad or a smoothie …

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New Walnut Grille Coming to Newton Highlands

A sign posted on the door at 1203 Walnut St. indicates a new restaurant will soon be coming to Newton Highlands.

In addition to a new Rox Diner, it seems another restaurant will soon be moving into the Newton Highlands neighborhood.  A "coming soon" sign for Walnut Grille recently appeared on the door of the former Christina's European Cafe Bistro at 1203 Walnut St. The sign indicates the new eatery will be a "vegetarian and vegan experience."  The Walnut Grille owners applied for their all alcohol beverage and common victualler license at a Nov. 20, 2012 Newton Board of License Commissioners hearing, according to an agenda from the meeting.  The agenda also indicates the owners applied for a weekly and Sunday entertainment license. According to the Board of License Commissioners document, the owners applied for restaurant hours to be Monday - Friday…

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Wendy Schapiro

8:59 am on Friday, February 22, 2013

Thank you so much - I will be in touch shortly. Very excited to welcome Walnut Grille to Newton!   more ›