"In the fall of 2017, popular Charlestown Moroccan restaurant Tangierino, which had opened over 15 years earlier, rebranded itself as Madera 83 and began serving Spanish tapas. Owner Samad Naamad brought in ex-Townsman chef de cuisine Matthew Leddy to oversee the revamp, which included building a vast list of Spanish wines. It was a big change — and a big risk — for the restaurant, but it seemed to have paid off, 'getting most of the venerable Spanish tavern formula comfortingly right,' as MC Slim JB wrote in a mostly positive review for The Improper Bostonian in December 2017. But earlier this year, Naamad decided to scrap the project and quietly start all over again with Tangierino. 'It’s back and it’s better,' Naamad told Eater via email. 'We will transport you to the distant and mystical horizon of Morocco. [We’ve] created again an escape of a lifetime that will enchant and whisk you away.'" - Terrence Doyle
