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Ice Cream Sunday
What do you get when you marry local vanilla bean ice cream with local chocolate covered cacao nibs? You end up with a perfectly happy union: an ice cream sundae made with Batch ice cream, topped with...
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Cupcakes All Around
Maybe cupcakes aren’t just a trend. After all, cupcakes boutiques are still sprouting up left and right, never without a dearth of customers. And bakers, both amateurs and professionals, always have...
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Dinner at Posto
I think I’m going to be visiting Somerville more often… Even though I live nearby, I rarely make it to this often-overlooked-in-terms-of-restaurants area. Sure, I was recently there to run a 5K and for...
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Dinner at Bergamot
Bergamot is a fruit the size of an orange, with a yellow color similar to lemon. It’s also a small restaurant on the edge of Harvard Square and Inman Square, square and intimate, with food similar to...
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Cupcakes, Truffles, and… Tequila?
Remember Cupcake Camp? That is where I first encountered the mini beauty that is the white velvet cupcake from The Chocolate Tarte. Yes you read that right: a white velvet cupcake. It was made with a...
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Stone Hearth Pizza
I learned three things from our dinner at Stone Hearth Pizza. One, I really like the gluten free pizza crust. Two, I really like the gluten free chocolate lava cake. And three, a night of pizza and...
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National Truffle Day and Other Good Eats
What do you think of when you hear the word truffle? Do you think of ganache-filled chocolate concoctions? Silky dark chocolate truffles dusted in cocoa powder, sweet treats dipped in chocolate, and...
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Brunch at M3
Ever have one of those Saturday mornings where you just want to eat cake for breakfast? But then your family and friends don’t get it, and they want to eat “real” food, like meat and seafood, so you...
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EH Chocolatier
When I was a younger, I loved going into my parents’ bedroom at night and sharing a midnight snack with them. It wasn’t really midnight, it was probably closer to nine o’ clock, but it felt like...
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Brunch at The Painted Burro
At The Painted Burro in Somerville, it’s spacious and bright, chips and salsa flow freely, and the menu is filled with Mexican and Latin American dishes – moles, tacos, tortas, and tequila. I’ve been...
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The Kirkland Tap and Trotter
It’s one of Boston’s most anticipated restaurant openings from one of the area’s most well-loved chefs: The Kirkland Tap & Trotter from Tony Maws. Maws is the chef and proprietor of Craigie on...
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Snappy Ramen, Davis Square
I have a little confession: since I wrote about Sapporo Ramen more than a year ago (one of my favorite places in Boston’s little “Japantown”), I have become sort of a ramen snob. Sapporo is just so...
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Dinner at La Brasa, Somerville
I’ve heard many good things about La Brasa and I’m happy to say that they were all right. It all started with the Mexican fried rice with charred scallions and spring beans. One of my friends told me...
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That Time I Made French Baguettes at PAUL Bakery
Not sure if you guys ever noticed, but I’ve never made bread here. Sure, I’ve made quick breads (aka breakfast cake) but I’ve never made real bread, the kind that needs yeast… You are right in...
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Some Terrific Sushi and Other Good Eats
Here’s another installment of my Good Eats series, where I share some of the great foods I’ve enjoyed but were previously undocumented. I’ve been going out a lot more often lately so this one is all...
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Dish of the Week | Lamb Chops from Zo Assembly Row
These might be my favorite lamb dish ever. These lamb chops from Zo are perfectly cooked, well-seasoned, and so good that my husband and I once finished a platter and then ordered another one....
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Dish of the Week | Rib Roast at La Brasa
You can’t miss the rib cart. Friday and Saturday nights at La Brasa, when the the cart carrying the rib roast is getting rolled aroud the dining room, necks crane, heads turn, noses inhale, mouths...
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