The Melting Pot

Lovers’ lane with cheese

by Sally Mitani

posted 1/7/2009

For anyone who remembers the last fondue craze, the Melting Pot on Main Street gives off a surprisingly elegant vibe. Discard those images of thatched Alpine quaintness and 1970s retro kitsch. Instead, you’re met with glimmering bronze floor tiles and dark granite tables. Smelly cans of Sterno? Mais non! Instead there’s a magnetic convection heater built into each table to cook your food—cool to the touch until it connects with ferrous metal and zaps it with 1,000 Btus.

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