Dinner as theater: starry night, starry restaurant.

by Colin W. Sargent

It’s a perfect Saturday night. There are three of us tonight, one an electric motorcycle entrepreneur from Malawi, Africa, so

we feel luck is with us when we sail into the Old Port and snag a Free Street parking spot (it’s after 6 p.m.) directly opposite Sur Lie. This is a go-to ‘meet-you-at’ spot, deftly and gracefully designed in warm earth tones. The mood and lighting are perfect to let our day unwind.  What better place to eavesdrop in the Arts District? At the next table I hear a low voice: “I like the way you paint. And I like the way you look.” A sure lie? Of course it elicits an appreciative chuckle.  Sur Lie refers to the aging of wine, but lines like this never get old.

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