Celebrate National Pancake Week

Check out BostInno's roundup of the best places in the Boston area to celebrate National Pancake Week.    The Bristol Lounge at Four Seasons Boston tops the list, serving its famous Ridiculously Red Velvet Pancakes all week for $16.    I would add the chocolate chip griddle cakes at Charlies Sandwich Shoppe to this mouthwatering list. What's your favorite place for pancakes?

Boston Burger Company coming to Boston

Boston Burger Company will soon open a location at 1100 Boylston Street in Boston's Back Bay.   A posting on craigslist indicates that the company will be hiring this week for all positions at the new location.   The burger restaurant will join a block of fast-casual restaurants catering to students, locals, and baseball fans.

Boston Burger Company opened its original location in Davis Square in 2009.    The menu features twenty four  kinds of  100% certified Angus beef burgers, eight types of chicken sandwiches, eight varieties of boneless wings, along with soups and salads.  The Davis Square location also serves beer.

The Copley Square Hotel gets new operator

The Boston Herald reported this week that Gemstone Hotels & Resorts has assumed management of The Copley Square Hotel.

The 143-room boutique hotel recently completed a nearly $20 million renovation. The upgrades included new elevators and HVAC system, and a total makeover of the guest rooms, food and beverage facilities, and all of the public spaces.

Animals to compete for primacy at Franklin Park Zoo

The Franklin Park Zoo will host a "PreZOOdential" election next week in honor of Presidents Day and the 2012 presidential election year reports Boston.com today.  Children visiting the zoo from 11am-3pm next Monday-Friday can learn more about each animal's platform and vote for a favorite.  The winner will be announced next Saturday, with an inauguration party taking place in the zoo's Tropical Forest exhibit from 11am-3pm.  

The animals vying for the zoo presidency are Christopher (a male lion), Gigi (a female western lowland gorilla), Isidoro (a male Brazilian ocelot), Jockamo (a male giant anteater), Stella Luna (a female red panda), and Tito (a male Andean condor). 

Boston area hotel presidential suites highlighted

Boston.com today highlights some of the most luxurious presidential suites in Boston and Cambridge hotels. The hotels highlighted include the Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, Charles Hotel, Hotel Commonwealth, Charles Hotel, Hotel Marlowe, Fairmont Copley, XV Beacon Hotel, and Mandarin Oriental Boston.

One has to be impressed when you hear that John Williams composed seven of his film scores while a guest in the Four Seasons presidential suite. Which hotel suite is your favorite?