You've heard about this economy thing – how it's not so good. Sounds like a great time to open a restaurant, right? Well, to some brave souls, it is, and tonight Mary Richardson meets those risk takers and samples their menus. She checks out the latest offerings from super chefs Barbara Lynch, Jimmy Burke and Lydia Shire, tastes southern style cooking in the shadow of MIT, and discovers a new twist on an old American staple, the burger.

New Restaurants, Segment One
New Restaurants, Segment Two
New Restaurants, Segment Three
New Restaurants, Segment Four

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Sportello
348 Congress St.
Boston, MA
(617) 737-1234
Sportello Restaurant

Hungry Mother
233 Cardinal Medeiros Ave (Kendall Square)
Cambridge, MA
(617) 499-0090
Hungry Mother Restaurant

Tamarind Bay Coastal Indian Kitchen
1665 Beacon St.
Brookline, MA
(617) 277-1752
Tamarind Bay Coastal Indian Kitchen

Orta
75 Washington St
Pembroke, MA
(781) 826-8883
Orta Restaurant

Scampo
215 Charles St. (In Liberty Hotel)
Boston, MA
(617) 536-2100
Scampo Restaurant

The Local
1391 Washington St.
Newton, MA
(617) 340-2160
The Local Restaurant

Four Burgers
704 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA
(617) 441-5444
Four Burgers