Boston,Mass. -01/19/12 -The Grassfed Burger on Centre Street in JP. Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki (lifestyle)

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The windows at 605 Centre St. in Jamaica Plain are covered after Bon Savor, a popular bistro, abruptly closed a few months ago.

JP, Mass. 122105 Bon Savor This is the inside of the restaurant. ( Globe Staff photo/Janet Knott ) -- Library Tag 01012006 City Weekly

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Pictured is Bon Savor's interior before it closed. Now, the space is being prepped to open as the Grass Fed Burger Bar.

JP, Mass. 122105 One of the owners at Bon Savor is pictured here. Her name is Ibonne Zabala. ( Globe Staff photo/Janet Knott ) -- Library Tag 01012006 City Weekly

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Ibonne Zabala, above, owned Bon Savor with her husband, Oleg Konovalov. They flew to Bogota for a vacation and were not allowed to return.

for Food - 22bonsavor - JP, Mass. 122105 Bon Savor This is an example of one of the dishes at the restaurant eggs benedict. ( Globe Staff photo/Janet Knott) -- Library Tag 01012006 City Weekly

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The couple learned that their visas were revoked. Employees kept the bistro going in their absence.

for Food - 22bonsavor - Jamaica Plain-10/22/2009- At Bon Savor, the steak Argentina. Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki (food) Library Tag 10282009

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Bon Savor served dishes like the Steak Argentina.

Jamaica Plain, MA 121111 Restaurateur Krista Kranyak (cq) at her new restaurant space- which is still under construction- in Jamaica Plain. It will be called Grassfed Burger. We photographed her on January 11, 2012. (Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff)/ G

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Restaurateur Krista Kranyak is opening the new restaurant in the Bon Savor space. “We had a great relationship,’’ she says about Zabala and Konovalov.

The story behind Bon Savor’s closing

The Jamaica Plain bistro’s owners were prevented from reentering the country after a vacation, embarking them on an odyssey that is as mysterious as it is disappointing. By James H. Burnett III

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“This is a democratic country. How can you meet all the requirements by law, get rejected, and then be given no explanation? The way things stand, people might assume that Ibonne and I did wrong. And we didn’t.”

Oleg Konovalov,  Bon Savor owner who can’t come back to the US

Inside Arts & Lifestyle

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EVENTS

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Morse Farm has been a maple sugarworks since 1948 and is run by a family with maple syrup in its lineage. Nowthe farm offers winter recreation.

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STAGE REVIEW

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STAGE REVIEW

A dazzling show fit for princesses

Art Review

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Glen Campbell exits the spotlight on a high note

PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW

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FRESH AIR Kelly and Clint Clemens’s clean, contemporary bedroom has radiant-heat birch floors and opens onto a deck.

Your Home: Beautiful Bedrooms

Renovated Newport firehouse is calm, cool, and collected

Perspective

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Food & dining

Sunday Supper & More

Pork chops with sauteed cabbage and white beans.

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Begin with pork chops on the bone, served with white beans and cabbage. Second day dish is a hearty stew of pork, beans, and cabbage.

Health & wellness

A gallon of raw milk on the podium at a debate held about raw milk at Harvard Law School.

Why is raw milk still legal to buy in Massachusetts?

The majority of dairy-related food poisoning outbreaks are related to raw milk, and a minority of states still allow its sale.

Style

Your Home: Beautiful Bedrooms

Michael J. Lee

The art of the guest room

A converted garage, a former porch, and a den that does double duty demonstrate three ways to keep visitors comfy.

Travel

EXPLORE NEW ENGLAND

One of the many cross-country ski trails in Bethel, some longer, some more difficult, all offering skiers scenery and, if they choose, solitude.

Bethel, Maine’s idyllic skiing and snowshoeing village

Nestled in a scenic mountain valley near the banks of the Androscoggin River, Bethel has long been a popular hangout for alpine skiers and snowboarders.

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Your Home: Beautiful Bedrooms

Theodore and Co. designed room

The bedrooms teens dream of

Two kids get rooms that showcase their hobbies.

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Katrina Ávila Munichiello’s stories suit her to a tea

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Charlotte Silver celebrates ‘Upstairs’ memoir

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Names

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Magazine

The cover for the February 19 2012 issue

Renovated Newport firehouse is calm, cool, and collected
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Food & dining

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