Some things should be kept secret.

Stuff like, say, your attraction to your married boss. Or how your boyfriend accidentally dropped your roommate’s toothbrush into the toilet, which he didn’t admit ’til days later.

And then there are things that should be shouted from the rooftops. Namely, Rendezvous in Central Square, the new restaurant from James Beard Award-nominee and former Blue Room owner and chef Steve Johnson. It opened quietly (almost in secret, you might say) in November, but the food speaks volumes.

Johnson’s cuisine is inspired by Mediterranean flavors and local, seasonal ingredients. The menu changes frequently but might feature small plates such as seared sea scallops with leeks and caviar beurre blanc and entrees like sauteed halibut with chanterelles, apples, and butternut squash or a homey roasted chicken. For dessert, the warm chocolate-hazelnut cake is enough to share.

Just don’t be tempted to invite your boss to indulge with you.

Better bring your roommate instead. No need to tell her why you’re treating.

Rendezvous, 502 Massachusetts Avenue, between Pearl and Brookline Streets, Cambridge (617-576-1900 or rendezvouscentralsquare.com).