Bar Mingo, home to Chef Jerry Huisinga, is an Italian-inspired spot in Portland’s trendy Nob Hill/Uptown area. It features some of the finest and freshest, small plates I have sampled in the Northwest. It’s site trumpets, “full flavored food that …
At Gem Restaurant & Lounge, one twisty staircase up on a secluded side street in downtown Boston, the friendly bartender confides in us that the New England Lobster Chowder is her favorite dish. With good reason: it’s the kind of starter …
In this world of ‘natural’ products, many of which push what the definition of natural to the other side of the sun, Two Guys in Vermont soups truly mean business. You get soups with locally sourced organic ingredients, which I …
Chef Gabriel Kreuther, the executive chef at The Modern, was born in the Alsace region of France, north of Strasburg. He shares these roots with my grandmother, who was born in the small village of Colmar. I was curious about …
If you haven’t been to Portland, Oregon lately, there are probably some things about our culinary scene that you might not be aware of. For starters, we are the micro-brew capital of the world. Take that Germany! We are also …
With the recent Super Bowl ad for Acura featuring cameo’s with Jerry Seinfeld and actor Larry Thomas (The Soup Nazi), we are yet again reminded of one of the most classic soup legends ever introduced on television. What one may …
Crediting it’s website, Mistral’s name is “inspired by the wind that sweeps through the South of France.” What better day to sample their classic French Onion Soup than on a unseasonably spring like day in early February as the light …
The downstairs bar at Forum, recently opened on Boylston Street in Boston, rolls back from its glass façade like a sensuous cave. The look is ultra modern, ultra chic: a broad expanse of white brick, dramatically up lit, stretches opposite …
Talking to Steve Johnson, the gentle and clever chef at stylish-but-casual Rendezvous in Central Square, Cambridge, I’m impressed by his devotion to community, to local sourcing, and to good old-fashioned home economics. He lets me in on one of his …
Portsmouth NH’s Latin inspired Brazo Restaurant is sure to impress any pallet. The sage colored soup was very warm and inviting. This uniformly textured soup will leave your taste buds dancing. The delicate balance of savory and spice will warm …