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 …
On a dreary and chilly Boston September day, the folks at What’s the Soup sent me to check in and report back on the soup scene at Deuxave, located at the corners of Mass Ave. and Comm Ave. in Boston’s …
The South End Buttery is a quaint bakery and bistro tucked away on a tree lined street in Boston’s South End, reminiscent of a café you may find in Paris’s Saint-Germain-des-Pres neighborhood. On this warm, late summer night, few things …
Creamy, delicious, and perfectly chilled, the (vegan) cucumber mint soup at The Pulse Cafe in Somerville doesn’t disappoint. First you get the light cool creaminess of the cucumbers with hints of fresh mint. A snap of onion hits the palate, …
Sushi. Wood-grilled steaks. Chinese comfort-food standards. Dim sum. Shabu-shabu. Any one of these could be a restaurant concept all on its own. How do you combine them into a cohesive whole? Simple. By doing them all excellently.
I didn’t try …
I don’t know when it began. I don’t know how it began, considering I have a primal aversion to raw tomatoes. (Sauce is fine; a bloody mary makes me happy; but keep that beefsteak away from my burger, please.) But …
After eating and having a few drinks at Anthem, located in Boston’s Faneuil Hall, I will definitely be adding this casual-chic destination to my list of “go to places” in the city. The handsome, dark wooden tables and large wrap …
So here’s what they do: they take lardons of bacon, render them until they’re incredibly crispy. Then they take the rendered fat, let it solidify into a smooth, translucent spread—which they call bacon schmaltz. Then they slather a crispy, thin …
On a Tuesday night you’ll find Myers & Chang to be lively. Located in the South End, this funky diner is noticeable by the large red dragon on the window. Serving up Asian fusion feasts – with a personal twist …
Entering Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s new restaurant, Market, in the swanky W Hotel, on a crisply sunny October noon, is like walking into a Mondrian painting in warm browns, grays, golds, and black. Soaring windows screened by gridded ochre curtains cast dappled …