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DRINKS: NICE REBOUND
Valentine’s Day hurt. You were led under the false flag of truce by your better half, lured into a noisy restaurant (you’ve always been a slave to your emotions), and given the ol’ Spanish elbow. The...
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BAR MARKET
All hail the rise of the coffee sommelier. And that’s essentially what Judson McCrae will serve as at La Brasa–the sparkling new enclave of wood walls, whiskey, butcher shop quality meats for purchase...
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BRAZILIAN MAX
It would be bad form to have a World Cup-focused issue and not talk about the incredible food that one can find in the back alleys of Rio and the rest of Brazil. But since you’re not in Rio, we’ve...
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BISS-NESS: LESSONS LEARNED WITH THE CELEBRATED JAMES BEARD AWARD-WINNING CHEF
PHOTO BY: JEREMY FRAGA Jamie Bissonnette has been a busy man. Between helping to transform what was once a decrepit corner of the South End into a gastronomical go-to with the roughly nine-year-old...
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TRUE HOUSE WINE: DANTE DEMAGISTRIS LAUNCHES A RARE WINE YOU CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD
“House” wine conjures up different images for different people. For some, it’s a rare bottle exhumed from the catacombs of a restaurant’s wine cellar, brought out for elite patrons who have discerning...
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Jamie Bissonnette has been a busy man
View ArticleFALL PREVIEW 2014
When Henry David Thoreau wrote “I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion,” he was basically saying (depending on how deep you read into it) that...
View ArticleHEARTBURN: THE COMMON DIETARY CHALLENGE THAT RESTAURANTS IGNORE
And the simple thing chefs can do to help sufferers Last Saturday night, my wife and I went out for drinks and snacks at a well-known local restaurant. It’s the kind of place that can get expensive...
View ArticleRESTAURANTS PERSEVERE WHILE HANGING ON A THREAD
There may be light at the end of the rollback thanks to vaccines, but is it too late for some?
View ArticleA NOT-SO-HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
The local restaurant scene one year later, and what the future may hold for dining and drinking spots across the region.
View ArticleOPEN MINDS, OPEN SEATING
"It is absolutely critical that Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville maintain malleable minds around the issues of restaurant licensing and public consumption in general."
View ArticleMEET THE NEW NORMAL, (NOT THE) SAME AS THE OLD NORMAL
Restrictions have been lifted across the state. Does this mean we can party like it’s 2019 in restaurants and bars? Perhaps not just yet.
View ArticleQUICK BITES: NEW OTTO IN SOUTH END, LAMPLIGHTER + CAMBRIDGE CROSSING
Just a few announcements from our inbox that we’re passing on to readers who love eating and imbibing
View ArticleROXBURY RESTAURANT WEEK TO TAKE PLACE JUNE 13-19
“This week coincides the Boston Black Restaurant Month in collaboration with the Black Hospitality Coalition and Black Restaurant Week”
View ArticleTHE ONLY CONSTANT IS CHANGE … LOTS OF CHANGE
The post-pandemic Boston-area restaurant scene could end up being one that’s nearly unrecognizable in some ways. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing (or both) remains to be seen
View ArticleDON’T MISS: DING HO COMEDY 40TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION, TRIBUTE, FUNDRAISER
“A Boston comedy star-studded event with all proceeds to benefit Helen Crimmins, wife of the late, great Barry Crimmins”
View ArticleHELP WANTED (YES, THE INDUSTRY IS STILL SUFFERING)
As Boston-area restaurants struggle to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, they face another crisis that threatens their very existence
View ArticleWELCOME BACK: BOSTON’S CULTURAL BONES ARE STRONG. APPRECIATE IT.
Even during a pandemic, in the Hub, it’s always time to be a tourist in your own city
View ArticleRESTAURANTS REMADE: CRITICAL NEW DOC GOES BEHIND SCENES OF MA RESTAURANTS
“I’m hoping this series shows people how important these places are and how crucial it is to support local, independent restaurants in the future.”
View ArticleCHECK IT OUT: THE UNDERGROUND CAFE + LOUNGE AT LIGHTVIEW
Small local biz expands with fast casual restaurant celebrating neighborhood culinary culture
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