restaurants
Standout breakfast sandwiches from the squares
Who doesn’t love a good breakfast sandwich? In Newtown, Conn., where my family moved when I was in high school, the Hawleyville Deli made one of the best breakfast sandwiches I have ever had: an amazingly airy poppyseed bulky roll, a perfectly jammy egg, melted American cheese, and a touch of butter and hot sauce. […]
Home style Afghan food in a regal setting
In the years after 9/11, The Helmand, owned by the brother of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, drew curious diners who left well fed. The spotlight has dimmed, but the cozy restaurant, proudly decorated with Afghan artwork, still serves the same excellent food as it has for more than three decades. Read more Healthpeak gets […]
Unique Whole Food Visuals and Masterful Mixology at Liars
Spoke Wine Bar in Davis Square, with its ever-changing unique small plates, cozy atmosphere, and friendly, knowledgeable service, has long been a personal favorite. Now the team behind Spoke has gone bigger and grander, opening Liars in the Teele Square storefront that was formerly the vegetarian fine nosh spot, True Bistro. Read more Events this […]
Feeling the flat
Did you know flounder, the freaky pancake-fish with both eyes on top of their heads, are not born that way? They hatch with their eyes on both sides, like a typical fish, but as they grow, one eye migrates to the other side — a literal wandering eye. The strange maturation process is an adaptation […]
A harvest fit for vegans — and everyone else
It was vegan season Thursday night at the Season to Taste restaurant. Owner Robert Harris had created a vegan dinner last year that sold out both seatings, so he organized a second annual celebration of summer produce and plant-based eating, dubbed “Season to Vegan.” Harris said it both challenges him as a chef and extends […]
Dear Annie will close, though its owner says she’ll start something new
Dear Annie owner Lauren Friel shocked the local dining community when she posted on Instagram that it would be ending nightly service as of July 31. Friel posted that “Dear Annie as we know her—in both name and being—will cease to exist.” Read more Community members criticize city officials in meeting following Bautista’s death Friel […]
Back to Sumiao for spicy seasonal fare
We didn’t need much of a reason to wander back to Sumiao Hunan Kitchen. There’s always the prospect of something exotic, like pork kidney, lava fish or sizzling crystal vermicelli. And of course, Sumiao made culinary news last year by being one of the few area eateries to make the Northeast Cities edition of the […]
Clover finds a fourth leaf, will re-open
On May 26, Clover Food Lab announced it would close its doors in two days. People showed up in droves, traveled near and far for one last popover, and one person even wrote a four-minute tribute song. Less than one week later, Clover announced it is not closing after all, thanks to a new investor. Read […]