Boston Restaurant Week: Summer 2010

Editor's Ideal Meal: For a light lunch, the escarole salad, poached salmon and chocolate Napoleon will ensure a happy afternoon.

Editor's Ideal Meal: While the cheese fondue appetizer and lobster ravioli sound like the beginning of a scrumptious dinner, the main focus of this meal is the dessert: dark chocolate fondue served with fruits, marshmallows and cookies for dippin'.

Editor's Ideal Meal: After slurping down a cup of the restaurant's "hall of fame" clam chowder, I'd get working on the chicken spiked with horseradish and vodka. A white chocolate terrine adds a summery ending.

Editor's Ideal Meal: The exotic mushroom miso soup paired with tuna tartare and spicy tuna maki promises a light, yet fulfilling meal for raw fish lovers.

Editor's Ideal Meal: For locally grown picks, a blueberry and Riesling bisque starts off a dinner laden with steak and lobster ratatouille as a main course and a Taza chocolate pie for dessert.

Editor's Ideal Meal: Forever the darling of patio diners, ArtBar offers sea scallops for an appetizer, Nantcuket striped bass as an entree, and key lime meringue cookies to top off your dinner.

Editor's Ideal Meal: Embrace your inner vegan and try the chilled avocado citrus soup, crevettes amrita and mousse aux fruits.

Editor's Ideal Meal: Get a home-style meal with crispy clams as an appetizer, fancy fried chicken as the main course, and fallen chocolate souffle as dessert.

Editor's Ideal Meal: Venture out of your comfort zone and scarf down seared squid, wood-grilled steak, and a local peach cobbler.

Editor's Ideal Meal: To really make your mouth water, check out the seared foie gras to start, followed by gnocchi alla Romana for dinner and a raspberry tart to finish.

Editor's Ideal Meal: Team up with a co-worker and grab an Italian-style meal laden with Zuppa garlic soup, veggie risotto and a trio of ice cream flavors.

Editor's Ideal Meal: The prison-based theme thankfully stops at the taste of the food. Enjoy a Caprese salad, Berkshire pork loin, and a chili chocolate panna cotta.

Editor's Ideal Meal: Start off the perfect dinner with a Mista Toscano house salad, followed by egg-battered and lemon-flavored sole and finished with authentic tiramisu.

Editor's Ideal Meal: After going green with a Vermont endive salad, the picky eater is sure to enjoy the pasta shells with veggies and an apple pan dowdy with sweet vanilla cream.

Editor's Ideal Meal: Treat your honey to dinner with a wine flight. The bread and cucumber salad, herbs and garlic linguine, and wood-grilled cornish hen will surely to win his or her heart.