The summer has really kicked in here in Boston, bringing the season of cold soups: gazpachos and melon/cucumber/yogurt concoctions can keep the soup flag flying when the weather’s too hot for bowls that steam. Sanctuary, a stylish yet comfortable …
Chefs in Portland, Oregon can get a little experimental. In a town known for its creative culture, you can find anything from food carts that serve foie gras, to fine dining establishments that serve gourmet tater tots; and fusions of …
Last week in the Nation’s Capitol I decided to check on the late Spring soup scene. And while browsing through lists of standard soups (French Onion, Minestrone, Chicken Vegetable, etc) I gave pause to the menu posted in the window …
Just where the Green Line surfaces on Beacon Street in Brookline, Massachusetts, there’s a graceful round plaza technically known as Audubon Circle. It’s long been an open secret that there are a bunch of adventurous and unusual restaurants (and soups) …
There are only a (small) handful of things that I actually like about winter. For starters, I actually do like snow but it’s a conditional love affair in that I only like it when it’s falling, swirling around giving everything, …
Oh how I do love Northwest cuisine. It’s easy to get excited about the culinary scene in this part of the country. Things like local, seasonal, organic, Farm to Table, slow food – and that’s just the quick rundown. Another …
Owner Abby Duke met us at the tiny Riverside Ave outpost of Sugarsnap at 10am last Friday, just as they were opening for the day. We arrived in full winter gear, with the tinier (and messier) two of our three …
Ben and Virginia Ali opened Ben’s Chili Bowl in 1958 on DC’s U St Corridor. And it’s stayed open through the good times and the bad. Back in its heyday, the U St Corridor was known as “Black Broadway”—the Lincoln …
New York’s Hale and Hearty Soups chain is not likely a Valentine’s Day hotspot for couples looking to celebrate Cupid’s handiwork. This soup/salad/sandwich shop is more focused on serving fresh soups “made from scratch using only the finest ingredients” to …
On my recent visit to Local Sprouts, I was introduced to a whole new concept in restaurant ownership. Local Sprouts is a worker/owner cooperative restaurant, the only one of its kind in Portland. The concept of the restaurant is that …