23 December 2023

Links to My Recently Published Restaurant Reviews, Food/Drinks Features and Interviews

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   7 Dec 2023  Boston Magazine -- Coquette 25 Oct 2023  Boston Magazine -- Top 50 Restaurants in Boston 2023  ( Rachel Leah Blumenthal with ...
18 January 2017

My Responses to Eater Boston's 2016 Year-End Survey of Local Food Writers

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I don't pen many original essays for this blog: it mainly exists as a place for people to find links to my professionally-published re...
15 November 2015

RIP, Ryan McGrale, Beloved Boston Bartender.

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Photo courtesy of The Improper Bostonian By now you’ve probably heard that Ryan McGrale, beverage director at Tavern Road , passed away ...
27 June 2015

My Contributions to The Improper Bostonian’s 2015 Boston’s Best Issue

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Cover image courtesy of The Improper Bostonian The Improper Bostonian just published its annual awards issue, recognizing local standou...
20 June 2015

The Last Waltz: Food Nerd Edition

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Illustration courtesy of Sally Corp. I recently attended a funeral for the mother of an old friend. Beyond the beauty of a simple wake...
27 April 2015

They Demolished The Hilltop, But They Can’t Take My Memories

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The Hilltop Steakhouse in brighter days Photo courtesy of bothkindsofmusic.com I felt a twinge of ambivalent nostalgia today at the new...
06 January 2015

Friends of Eater Boston 2014 Year-End Questions: My Responses, Plus Some Honorable Mentions

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Illustration courtesy of Eater Boston Eater Boston , the local affiliate of the national Eater network of city-based blogs covering res...
31 October 2014

RIP, Tom Menino, the Boston food nerd’s friend

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Mayor Menino at a charity event (Photo courtesy of Hubbub) I can’t add much to the countless heartfelt remembrances of Boston’s late, b...
22 October 2014

Vanna White Rules the Food World

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Vanna White, courtesy of Flickr Don't ask me how the Facebook comments on a photo I uploaded of my lunch at Gene's Chinese Flat...
31 July 2014

"Pouring Reign (The Director's Cut)", Part VI: Moira Costello Horan of The Franklin Southie

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Moira Costello Horan of The Franklin Southie Photo courtesy of Moira Costello Horan In April 2014, I wrote a cover feature for  The Imp...
28 July 2014

"Pouring Reign (The Director's Cut)", Part V: Tyler Jay Wang of Audubon Boston

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Tyler Jay Want of Audubon Boston, Boston, MA Photo courtesy of onthebar.com In April 2014, I wrote a cover feature for  The Improper B...