Boston Area

Over on the General Topics" board, Caitlin was suggesting names of tapas place she found from the "Z" guide people: << Tapeo, on Newbury Street in Back Bay; Dali, in << Somerville; and Taberna...

A friend of mine has very very ood things to say about the pizza at Pinnochio's in Harvard Square. Before I go out of my way to grab a slice, I was wondering if anyone else has anything to say a...

We're trekking up to Mass. to see Steely Dan on Saturday night...are there any good places to eat? Thanks in advance.

The word "truc" in French is a sort of generic "thing" -perhaps like James Brown's "thing" in "It's My Thing". This thing is in the South End on Tremont St. and their thing is French country style...

The North End used to be full of good, inexpensive places to eat. When I was back in my college years (the late 1950s) I used to walk through the North End five days a week to my summer job. Hanove...

I am coming to boston soon and want to have a romantic dinner with fantastic food. I don;t want to end up at a generic resturant but want something that will make the whole night a wonderful exper...

Jen Kalb wrote ---- ( last March) ahh, udupi bhavan... what a haven here in Massachusetts. they serve south Indian vegetarian food. their dosas are simply excellent. all their breads are good t...

aside from Boston Beer Works and El Pelon, does anyone have any other recommendations for the Fenway area?

That exquisite marriage of kidney shaped White beans, pork parts (various kinds), sausage, duck confit, garlic herbs etc. This dish usually appears on the menu as a special. Does anyone know who ...

I HAVE been out of the country too long.... Went to the supermarket today to get plain ole everyday OKRA, and was surprised to find that this is considered OBSCURE here!! Went to 6 more supermar...

Have any chowhounds eaten at Brasserie Jo in the Hotel Colonnade recently? Most reviews I've seen are at least a year old. With family (2 adults) coming in from out of town, I was looking for a res...

I recently moved here from Oakland, CA and am missing the crisp, moist, near greaseless fried chicken ala Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles. I don't dare hope for both excellent chicken and waffles in ...

My husband and I are joining friends for dinner at Clio next week. The July Food & Wine names it as one of three tied for "best" in Boston but that's all I know about it. Plus the fact that it's q...

I'm trying to learn (admittedly from a book) some decent vegetarian Indian cooking and I'm finding that most recipes call for ingredients that not only haven't I ever heard of, but that are patentl...

Hello! My family and I have recently moved here from Chicago and are desperately trying to find some good family places. We have a five year old and an infant, so nothing too fancy, but we'd still...

i think we may have discussed this before, but here goes again. I keep passing an intriguing Brazilian place, just south of the Mass Pike on the way to the New Balance outlet in Brighton. It's ca...

Thread on the general board has piqued my curiosity -- whatever became of the Ethiopian place on Mass Av., near the corner of...Huntington (maybe)? 2d floor of a little street mall, I think; about...