Chef Paul Turano, owner of Tryst restaurant located in Arlington, MA, recently opened Cook, an American Bistro style restaurant, just a few short months ago. “Cook,” which is currently open for brunch and dinner only, will soon be opening its doors for lunch!

Cook, located at 825 Washington Street in Newton, MA, highlights a variety of different dishes in its soon-to-be-launched lunch menu. Hungry customers can choose from Cook’s starters and salads including: udon noodles with peanuts and ponzu ($10), kale salad with brussels sprouts, parmesan, hazelnuts, verjus ($10), shrimp tacos with avocado, red onion, aji crema ($5 each) and cobb salad with blue cheese, bacon, avocado, tomatoes, balsamic vinaigrette ($10). Guests can also munch on a selection of Chef Turano’s sides such as bacon caramel popcorn ($5), sweet and spicy peanuts ($5), fries with “cool dips” and a housemade pretzel with mustards and salt ($3).

Cook’s main dishes are separated into three different categories on the lunch menu including sandwiches, flatbreads and entrees. Guests have an option of sandwiches including grilled cheese with tomato, herbs and greens ($12), lobster sliders ($13), a vegetarian pita with walnut lentil kofte, mushrooms, yogurt and sumac ($10) as well as a classic burger with cheddar, lettuce, tomato and onions pickles. All sandwiches are served with house made ranch chips and greens. From the flatbread section, Chef Turano will be serving wild mushroom flatbread with fontina, ricotta, caramelized onions and truffle ($14), chorizo flatbread with goat cheese, poblano pepper and fingerling chips ($12) as well as a selection of heartier entrees including bolognese with veal, pork, beef, mascarpone, herbs ($13), winter vegetable lasagna, zucchini, kabocha squash, caramelized onions, mushrooms ($12).

Join Cook for its first lunch opening on Monday, December 2^nd, 2013.  Cook will be open from lunch Monday-Friday from 11:30AM to 2:30PM.

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