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Speed’s Hot Dogs in Details Magazine
I love street food, especially in Hong Kong - man that stuff is delicious. The problem is in Asia many times the street food may be cheap, but the hepatitis A is free.Those of you out there that went...
Food Prices Are Going Up ... Except For Lobster?
I guess I'm lucky that I'm only feeding one person, because groceries sure are getting expensive. But there was an article in the Globe last week that mentioned that since lobster is a luxury-type fo...
Just Say No ... to Tomalley
This makes me sad, I'm one of those people that eats all the parts of a lobster.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public to avoid eating tomalley in all American lobsters because th...
JT Farnham Wins a Maxim Food Award
The latest issue of Maxim (August 2008 issue) has an article on what they're calling the 2008 Maxim Food Awards. I skimmed through it and only found one restaurant out of probably a couple hundred th...
Bina Osteria & Bina Alimentari
I was scrolling through the pictures on my iphone the other day and realized there was a picture that I snapped ages ago while walking past the Ritz and kept on forgetting to check out.There were two ...
James Hook Lobster Co - In It To Win It
It's been a couple months since I've read anything about the James Hook Lobster Company after the devastating fire that burned their site down (here). Everyone (including me) can breathe a sigh of re...
Revere Man Starts Dinner In the Sky
This guy gets props for being ballsy. Opening up a pretty pricey niche restaurant during a recession. Then again, there are still a lot of folks with money (I read that private jet sales are up - bu...
Cheap Cheesecake - Today Only!
Many thanks to Bloggery Reader Milee for letting me know about this. Now, instead of running today I want to go to the Cheesecake Factory and eat cheesecake instead. Doh. The promotion is only for ...
Email from L'Espalier About Their Move
I hope everyone had a great weekend. I'm exhausted. My flight in last night from JFK was delayed for over four hours - so I didn't get home until around 3:30am after I got my baggage and hopped in a...
Petition to Save The Newton Starbucks
This was bound to happen after Starbucks announced that they were closing 600 locations (here). People don't mind that Starbucks is closing locations until they find out it's THEIR location. Then, i...
Haymarket Attendance Is Up
Attendance at Haymarket is up. And for good reason.About a month ago I was at Star Market walking through the produce section and I spotted some cherries. It's my own fault for not paying attention,...
Improper Bostonian - Best of Boston 2008
The annual "Best of Boston" issue put out by the Improper Bostonian is now out on newstands. I picked up my copy today and leafed through it on my long, long plane ride to CA.Even if you don't agree ...
Everyone Rejoice, Red Tide is Abating
I love summer, but red tide tends to mess things up since I'm a huge seafood lover. The good news this year is that the red tide that started up in May (here) has already started to decline. I know ...
D Street Cafe Opens Tomorrow - 7/3
Sorta good news for those of you living in the Seaport District, you're getting another restaurant nearby - the D Street Cafe - which opens tomorrow.With the recent article that the Seaport District h...
Summer Restaurant Week 2008 - Early Reservation
It's that time of year again. Summer Restaurant Week is coming up in about a month and a half and those of you with American Express cards can make advanced reservations. Restaurant week is actually...
Chefs in Shorts Charity BBQ - Tonight
Looking for something to do tonight that will benefit charity and wreak havok on your diet? Check out the 11th annual Chefs in Shorts BBQ that's going on tonight. You gotta indulge a little sometime...
Salmonella Tainted Tomatoes in MA
The count is now up to 17 for people that have gotten sick in MA from the salmonella tainted tomatoes. I think most restaurants are pretty careful about it now. The ABP that I go to every day for lu...
Beef ... It's What's For Dinner - Special Deals
I had dinner with a couple friends last weekend at KO Prime. It was very tasty and definitely satisfied my steak craving (I had the Kobe Flat Iron). In another few weeks though, I'm planning on chec...
Cheap Eats in Chinatown
What do you do when you want to eat on the cheap? Well what you should do is cook at home, but for arguments sake let's say you needed to find somewhere to grab takeout? Here's what I've been doing ...
James Hook Lobster Company Destroyed
Holy Cow! I used to take clients to this place all the time. I had a few folks that insisted on bringing lobsters back with them every time they came to Boston. We'd always swing by James Hook prio...
Reservations at No 9 Park Cafe - 6/2
This tip off couldn't have have come at a better time. I just walked past No 9 Park last night and was thinking to myself that I really need to get in there sometime. I love one of Barbara Lynch's o...
New Restaurants Coming Soon
The Improper Bostonian had a short article recently about some of the new restaurants that are in development. The first they mentioned was Stoddard's (opened by the owners of Ivy) - this one is old ...
Review: Rockport, MA
I hope everyone had a good Memorial Day weekend. I forgot how nice it is to have a three day weekend and do no work. I haven't had one in a while. I end up working on most of the "smaller" national...
Phantom Gourment BBQ Beach Party 2008
I know this one is a little far away, but last time I believe tickets sold out - so I wanted everyone to have enough notice to get tickets if they wanted them.BBQ from all around the country, live mus...
BOGO Soft Serve Coupon @ Baskin Robbins
If allergies haven't caused you to lose your sense of taste (like mine have) you might be interested in swinging by Baskin Robbins with this coupon to get yourself a buy one get one free deal on a cou...
Pinkberry Coming to Boston?
I thought that title might get your attention. Mayor Menino is in Vegas this week for the International Council of Shopping Centers Convention and has been meeting with a bunch of retailers that hope...
Red Tide Reaches Massachusetts - 2008
It's that time of year again. Although it didn't reach us last year until June (here), the red tide has spread from Maine to Massachusetts rendering some of my favorite foods toxic.Red tide has sprea...
Finale To Open In North End
Finale is about to open their fifth location in the Boston area - adding to its current ones ones in the Park Plaza, Harvard Square, Natick Mall, and Coolidge Corner. Who would have thought dessert w...
Craigie Street Bistrot Moving to Central Square
Last month, Craigie Street Bistrot was the only U.S. restaurant named top 10 best restaurants in the world for carnivores by Food & Wine magazine May 2008 issue (here).Then, just recently announce...
My Afternoon WIth Joanne Chang
Ok, so I didn't actually spend my afternoon with Joanne Chang herself, but I decided this morning to wander over to the South End and check out her two restaurants.First, I swung by Meyers + Chang to ...