100 Mile Cheese
Julie in the blue cheese corner How far would you go for good cheese? Thankfully for those of us who live in Boston we don’t have to go very far, but for some it is a journey. It’s rare that I get to...
View ArticleThanksgiving 2011
Normand, at left, and Utah watch as Susan pats crumbs into a springform pan for cheesecake Thanksgiving Day is all about food, and for those driven by food like our two Labrador Retrievers, it is the...
View ArticleGot Shrimp?
Pandalus borealis is a species of shrimp found in cold parts of the Atlantic and often called Maine Shrimp or Northern Shrimp. There’s been an uptick of Chef chatter on places like Facebook and Twitter...
View ArticleEngine 9′s Superbowl
Firefighter John Pagnani backs Engine 9 into quarters “CIVILIAN IN QUARTERS …” echoed through out the cavernous truck bay and expansive headquarters of Engine 9 and Ladder 2 in East Boston, yesterday,...
View ArticleKnowing Our Food
[DISCLOSURE - This post could be disturbing to some as it talks about and shows the humane slaughter and processing of two hogs. As the title of this post says, I feel it is important for us to "know...
View ArticleInspired American – Chef Ian Boden and Glass Haus Kitchen
“Smoke ‘em if You Got ‘em” – before service begins, a restaurant ritual takes place. I’m new to the area and last month when the James Beard Foundation Semi-Finalists were announced, I was excited to...
View ArticleSwine and Dine at The Ivy Inn with The Rock Barn
Why YES I’d like to “Swine n’ Dine.” After spending the day at The Rock Barn recently, Will and Ben graciously invited me to an event they were co-hosting at The Ivy Inn with Chef and Owner Angelo...
View ArticleThe Pie Guy of Charlottesville
Justin Bagley, The Pie Guy “With something that is not really all that familiar to Americans, (Aussie Pies) I thought it was something that they needed to see,” said Justin Bagley as he sets up a...
View ArticleHill & Holler goes Beyond The Flavor
Having arrived just a year ago from Boston, last week weighed heavy on our hearts, and with my connections to the news photographers in the city (I was a staff photographer at The Boston Herald) and...
View ArticleGood Honest Food
Hamiltons’ on the Downtown Mall Hamiltons’ is Chef Curtis Shaver’s first tour as Chef du Cuisine. I spent an evening at Hamiltons’ a couple of weeks ago as Curtis Shaver the new Chef de Cuisine of...
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