I begrudgingly conceded to the autumnal equinox with a big bowl of shallot and onion soup at DC’ s Brasserie Beck. One needs comfort food when faced with the end of summer…when we say goodbye to long days and hello …
Boston wouldn’t be Boston without Newbury Street. This popular Back Bay
destination for tourists and locals alike contains some of the best
shopping and eating in the city. While you’re taking in the sights, I
recommend a stop for lunch or dinner, or …
Chef Peter Davis has a motto: “fresh from the farm and honest-to-goodness New England cooking.” That’s the basis for his restaurant, Henrietta’s Table, a down home New England style restaurant where the last meal of the day is referred to …
Something I didn’t know… tomatoes are used often in Indian cuisine. Haveli in Inman Square in Cambridge has a fabulous Tomato Corn Soup on its summer menu, the recipe of which they were kind enough to share for our …
51 Lincoln in Newton Highlands, MA is a pleasantly modest restaurant with a relaxing atmosphere. Never overwhelming, the bar and dining room saw a steady stream of diners on a Thursday night. I’m sure at least some were there …
recently had the pleasure of opening a box which arrived on my doorstep to find, nestled inside it’s own mini Styrofoam cooler, several frozen pouches of chowder from East Coast Gourmet, complete with all natural oyster crackers baked in Vermont …
There’s nothing like early spring in Boston, and on one of the first warm
days of the season, we were off to Darwin’s for lunch! With two locations
in Harvard Square, one on Mt Auburn Street and the other on Cambridge
Street, this …
A friend and I recently enjoyed a quiet evening at Vlora Restaurant on
Boylston Street in Boston. Not paying attention, I almost walked past the
stairway that leads to the entrance of this basement establishment, but
was impressed when I got there. The …
How to Make: Oval Room’s chilled cucumber soup from Washingtonian.com on Vimeo. If I didn’t know better, I would have gone on and on about the Oval Room’s delicate medallions of shrimp sausage with citrus-dressed micro-greens in a bath of …
For the perfect lunch on a rainy day we headed to the New England Soup Factory in Brookline. With nine soups on the menu, one can’t go wrong! It’s a lot of choice, and if you can’t decide, ask …