‘Boston’ Archives
Persian and Italian Prix Fixe Traveling Meal
I ignore a lot of press releases, but I got an interesting one recently about a Persian/Italian dinner done by Lala Rokh and Bin 26 enoteca. I had to reread the description before I figured it out. This is not some fusion dinner, per se. It involves two courses at Lala Rokh (Persian homestyle food) before getting up and walking over to Bin 26 enoteca (for the Italian portion). You can also [...]
Zinneken’s in Harvard Square Brings You Belgian Waffles
This exclusive tip just in: Zinneken's, a Belgian waffle shop, will be opening in about four months in Harvard Square. Zinneke in Brussels dialect means someone of mixed origins, which not only represents the founders, but also their ambitions to introduce authentic Belgian food to Bostonians. They promise that Zinneken's baked-to-order offerings will to put your standard Americanized "Belgian [...]
Review of Umami in Brookline, MA
The Chilean sea bass, the one thing I would sort of recommend here. I visited Umami in Brookline because UrbanDaddy wrote it up. The food is creative Asian (billed as Japanese, but it's not that exclusively). From the menu, it reads, "Asian Inspired Global mix of culinary imagination with a creative twist." I first had inklings of what was to come reading the Umami menu, which sounded more [...]
Deuxave opening in Boston’s Back Bay’s menu, hours
Photo courtesy of CBH CommunicationsI have been observing Deuxave's construction on Mass Ave and Commonwealth for months now. I'm frequently found traipsing around Back Bay these days, so an ambitious new neighborhood restaurant is much welcomed. The food is seasonally inspired new American, with emphasis on sourcing local ingredients, and priced at around $26 an entree. The whole shebang is [...]
Calling all Boston Vinophiles
Want to win tickets to Morton's Uncorked Tasting Series? Have ace recommendations? See the blurb below: Uncorked Tasting Series, Morton’s The Steakhouse Back Bay is asking Boston vinophiles to submit wine suggestions for the August 30 tasting (theme is “You Tell Us”) for the chance to win four comp tickets to the event. All folks have to do is send suggestions (sky’s the limit) to [...]
Genki Ya in Brookline: the worst Japanese restaurant flub ever
Hell is not bad food. It's other people. Specifically, hostile servers. After an atrocious experience at Brookline's Genki Ya, I'm trying to pick apart the mess. When I was 16, I was a cashier at my local A & P. Old ladies with tubes in their noses would squawk if a box of crackers rang up 20 cents higher, demanding that I follow them into the aisles to see the price sign. (They usually [...]
Russell House Tavern in Harvard Square is here to stay.
Harvard was built in 1636. As another transient moving through these classrooms and dorms - every spring, boxing my pathetic belongings and thinking towards a shrinking timeline - it's easy to forget that the Square is transient as well. After all, it seems that Spare Change man has been hawking his newspapers in front of Au Bon Pain forever, and ever, calling, "Young lady! Young lady! Won't [...]
Eat, Drink, & Be Social, Free Wine Toast at PF Changs, my Summer Plans
Dearest blog, I've been busy pumping out 15 page treatises overnight, running a guac-off, judging Top Chef Harvard, sampling brownies for inclusion in new spa, and attending dinners sponsored by Eggland's Best, among other things. Oh, and I watched Julie and Julia. That's like, five blog posts I never made right there. But you're looking for some things to do in May! So I bring you two [...]
Small Asian Girl vs. Pasta From Hell — East Coast Grill’s 100th Hell Night
There are nine circles in Hell, and I am determined to make it to the last, torturous one. I wade through the murk of the river Styx, then step over the cold, bloated bodies that populate the circle of Gluttony. Finally, I make it to the Ninth Circle. The red finger paint on the window reads, "BEWARE: Eat at your own RISK." Sinning souls jockey for space at the bar while yellow strips [...]
Drinks at M Bar at the Mandarin Oriental
M Bar at the Mandarin Oriental reminds me of Shanghai's slickly overproduced watering holes. The difference is that in China, these kinds of establishments stock only the most svelte and snowy-skinned of waitstaff, the kind with faces that inspire as much protection as possession. (The physicality of Chinese beauty hits you in a very different way from Western beauty. Even at its most [...]
Russell House Tavern to open in Harvard Square
Update: Check out my Russell House review. Word on the Internet is that Harvard Square will soon have another restaurant to add to its roster - Russell House Tavern, headed by Chef Michael Scelfo from Temple Bar. Its opening is set for late March or early April. Their Twitter account is currently silent, although following and being followed by well over a 1,000 tweeps. What kind of food will [...]
Grocery shopping like it’s window shopping in Cambridge
I fully believe in walking into grocery stores just to lustfully pine after that cheese you can't afford (or don't have a place to store, in my case). The vicarious thrill of handling boxes of exotic imported snack foods is almost as fun as eating them. In some cases, it's more fun than eating them. Especially if they're licorice-flavored. Ew. So my newest list for Citysearch is five places [...]
Free Let’s Go: Boston travel guide giveaway!
Once upon a time, I researched for Let's Go: Boston, which is also repackaged into The Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard. I spent many hours of my life running from shop to salon to hardware store, checking on opening hours and other minutiae. So now I have an enormous stack of books in my dorm room - they're all essentially the same book with different covers. Let's Go: Boston is repackaged [...]
Eating Toro’s beef hearts; Ken Oringer
Thinly sliced beef heart at Ken Oringer's Toro. My dining partner was a little apprehensive at first, but pronounced the finished product akin to roast beef - I'd say it's more fine grained. I love how offal can look so innocuous but surprise you with a certain intensity of flavor or texture. Like their sweetbreads - my first, actually. I'll post pictures of those later. I got into an [...]
Chocolate cake at Troquet
My gay best friend and I rushed in 20 minutes late to a cake and wine tasting at Troquet, so I missed the cake making demonstration. But hey, I did get to do the important part: eat it all. Twice. The space is a cozy. It's narrow, with a line of black lacquered two tops in warmly painted room, perfect date material. And the best part? Over on the counter were over a dozen small plates of [...]
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