Celebrity Chef Opening Restaurant at Watertown’s Arsenal Yards in July

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Buttermilk & Bourbon Celebrity Chef Jason Santos will open his second location of Buttermilk & Bourbon at Arsenal Yards. The menu includes buttermilk fried chicken.

The following announcement was provided by Arsenal Yards:

Boylston Properties and Wilder proudly announced that they’ve leased 3,000 square feet at Watertown’s Arsenal Yards to local celebrity chef and restaurateur, Jason Santos.

Following the success of Buttermilk & Bourbon in Boston’s Back Bay, the nationally-recognized chef will open his second location of the popular restaurant in the new neighborhood in mid-July 2021, bringing a taste of Southern hospitality to Watertown. The New Orleans’ inspired restaurant will be an exciting addition to the eclectic mix of offerings at Arsenal Yards, which will offer a true neighborhood experience with its more than one million square feet of retail shops, residential apartments, life science space, and a 146-room hotel when construction is completed later this year.

“For a chef of Jason Santos’ caliber to open his next restaurant at Arsenal Yards only adds to the incredible level of buzz that Arsenal Yards and the town of Watertown is currently receiving,” said Bill McQuillan, Principal at Boylston Properties. “Our team is committed as ever to creating a unique place for people to work, live, and simply just enjoy, and Jason and Buttermilk & Bourbon are the perfect complement to this lasting, energized experience that we’re creating at Arsenal Yards.”

Buttermilk & Bourbon Jason Santos will bring his restaurant Buttermilk & Bourbon to Watertown in July.

A culinary consultant and personality on Paramount Network’s “Bar Rescue;” the author of the cookbook, “Buttermilk & Bourbon;” and a chef consultant of Fox’s hit television show Hell’s Kitchen, Chef Jason Santos will bring his larger-than-life personality and inventive dishes to Arsenal Yards starting next month. Inspired by Santos’ love of New Orleans and the city’s energy and unique appeal, Buttermilk & Bourbon at Arsenal Yards will offer Southern classics and reimagined staples including warm honey-glazed house-made biscuits, sarsaparilla-braised short ribs and, of course, buttermilk fried chicken.

“I love what the Arsenal Yards team is building in Watertown, and the energy and aesthetic aligns perfectly with what I was looking for when thinking about opening another Buttermilk & Bourbon location,” said Jason Santos, Chef/Owner of Buttermilk & Bourbon. “I can’t wait to share New Orleans cuisine and all things Southern with our Watertown neighbors and guests.” 

A rending of what the exterior of Buttermilk & Bourbon will look like at Arsenal Yards. The restaurant will have 3,000 sq. ft. of space.

Buttermilk & Bourbon will join Arsenal Yards’ lineup of restaurants currently open including Shake Shack, Chipotle, Ben & Jerry’s, City Works Eatery and Pour House, and Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria Napoletana, as well as other future restaurants including Condesa Restaurante & Tequila Bar, Tori Jiro, Kura Sushi, Pokeworks, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, and more. The currently-open retail roster includes Marshalls, Gap Factory, Old Navy, T-Mobile, Roche Bros, and European Wax, with much more to come. 

Arsenal Yards is a thriving new neighborhood comprised of over one million sq. ft. of development including 250,000 sq. ft. of shopping, dining and fitness space, as well as fresh groceries from Roche Bros. and a seven-screen cinema, The Majestic 7 at Arsenal Yards. Additionally, Arsenal Yards includes 200,000 sq. ft. of life science space, home to current biotech tenants SQZ Biotech, Kymera and Arkuda, 300 contemporary residences, and a 146-room Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton.

ABOUT BUTTERMILK & BOURBON

Nationally recognized chef Jason Santos’ Buttermilk & Bourbon delivers Southern hospitality to guests in the Back Bay and soon to be in Watertown. Drawing on the South’s trademark charm, the restaurant offers a vibrant, cozy atmosphere with an innovative American menu featuring Southern influences. Santos, who currently owns and operates Boston’s Citrus & Salt, and Abby Lane, as well as Marblehead’s B & B Fish, channels his love of New Orleans and all things Southern to transport guests to the Bayou by way of Buttermilk & Bourbon. Guests can enjoy pork belly cracklings; BBQ Shrimp; house-made biscuits; oyster chowder; crispy boudin; and house-fried chicken served either Southern-style, Nashville-style, or with sweet and spicy or white BBQ sauce. An oyster bar will also serve up a variety of local oysters as well as peel & eat shrimp. Buttermilk & Bourbon serves up hurricanes-on-tap, large-batch cocktails, and a selection of bourbon-based drinks. For more information, please visit www.buttermilkandbourbon.com.  

ABOUT ARSENAL YARDS

Along the Charles River, in the heart of East End Watertown, Greater Boston’s next great neighborhood is emerging. With continued growth and development, by 2021 Arsenal Yards will be a thriving new neighborhood with over 50 curated shops, eateries, fitness, and entertainment venues including The Majestic 7, Shake Shack, and Roche Bros. The more than one million square foot mixed-use development also includes state-of-the-art life science lab space, 300 contemporary apartments, and a 146-room Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton. Merging the best of community, culture, and lifestyle into a uniquely ideal place to live, work, and play, Arsenal Yards’ original mural art installations are adding to the urban vibe along with enhanced outdoor and green spaces for social and community gatherings. Arsenal Yards is a co-development of Boylston Properties and Wilder. For more information visit www.arsenalyards.com.

3 thoughts on “Celebrity Chef Opening Restaurant at Watertown’s Arsenal Yards in July

  1. Why does the caption call it Buttermilk and Biscuit while throughout the article it’s Buttermilk and Bourbon? Which is it?

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