Boston Area

I went to Mt. Vernon for lunch, they’re running a special menu till the 5th. Seating both inside and out. My choice was inside. The Lobster Roll was an excellent deal, I order it without the...

by exit2lef 4 months ago

I've noticed some dining critics writing essays in which they proclaim that they will not resume reviewing restaurants based on on-site dining, even as restaurants reopen their dining rooms in many...

For years we stopped at the Smoke House in Norwell to pick up sausage and now I see that it is closed. Any ideas of where in Boston/Cambridge or south of Boston we could get some decent sausages? H...

It is the season for the Marian Burros' Plum Torte. In the Lexington MA area I've only found huge Empress Plums, which tend to be more sour and less tender than the "original". Who has found the ...

I can buy large cans of crab. Does anyone have suggestions for buying bulk lobster for a recipe? Canned, pre-picked, frozen (tails), lagostino, whatever. I'd like to avoid having to cook live l...

Where to buy fresh fish to make homemade gefilte fish in the Greater Boston area?

We went for the first time today. Everyone was talking about the WSJ article. The WSJ picked Speed's too - do they have a thing for Boston? When we left, even though the store was very busy, the...

by hotoynoodle 3 months ago

june was awful and i suspect july and august will be a bloodbath -- especially since the eviction moratorium no longer holds. remember in good times how active the old Boston Openings/Closings t...

Several years ago, now closed Shanghai restaurant In Boston’s Chinatown served wonderful, little hot flaky radish pies that were just scrumptious as a dim sum item: https://www.chowhound.com/post/...

My 100 year old dad has an appointment at Mass Eye & Ear on a Friday. We would like to meet his cousin for lunch before the appointment. Obviously with their age group we would like to be careful a...

We have a week in Wellfleet booked for this September, barring the second wave of C-19. Any recent discoveries in the area? Or recommendations to share? Thanks!

by Melanie Wong 5 months ago

" . . . An innovative alternative is to temporarily close main streets to cars, and repurpose that space. That means instead of narrow sidewalks there will be plenty of room for pedestrian flow. An...

We were dying for a swim so we drove to Nahant Beach, Nahant, MA. After slogging through brown algae to get to a bit of cool, clear water, we needed a reward. Off to Nahant Fish & Lobster located i...

Has anyone had a chance to check it? If so, any recommendations or things to avoid?

by Ferrari328 4 years ago

They took over the formerly Mr. Chan's location. I just stopped by today for a quick look and the place looks pretty much the same as before. The menu is the same as Billerica/Framingham. I'm soo h...

by C. Hamster 3 years ago

I've started to read Barbara Lynch's autobiography which is ok and a trip down memory lane, for sure. I have recognized all of the places she worked so far with the exception of Rocco's (also wi...

Those of us who grew up in the area in the 70s remember how good the rugelach at Lederman's Bakery, in Newton Centre, was. And although many of us discovered Cake Arts, in Sharon, after we lost Led...