Looks like you can have some very good ideas from this thread

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=443229
If you are a techie like hubby and I , try to cross over the river to visit Harvard U and the MIT site

and this one for resto
http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/
btw: I will second NordsFan recommendation as far as the Italian food in the NorthEnd

As for the 3rd question, sorry been married and on the road for too long that a good home made dinner is romantic to me - so no input there

Never had the time or opportunity to use the lounge (either on a cx flight or travelling by car)