suburban diners getting “De-chowified” at any given moment. Right now, this appears to be the Mall of America of restaurants. One item of interesting gossip. While at La Belle Vie in Stillwater this weekend, my wife...

Feng’s, the quite good Hartford Asian restaurant owned by the Ginza group will be moving into the space previously occupied by Terra at the Shoppes at Farmington Valley in Canton. This new Feng’s incarnation will not...

I’ve enjoyed a number of posts lately with an insiders-perspective (one person worked for the Water Dept, another for Omaha steaks, etc). I’m finding that I really love hearing from inside sources... Can anyone else...

broiled shrimp with Lusco sauce (Worcestershire). Gossip: The curtained off tables as a hold over from prohibition days seemed fishy. They opened in 1933. How much of a reputation could they get in the last few years before it was...

Speaking of gossip, I also heard that the owner of Le Gamin was checking out space in the Back Bay.

Dear Baby, welcome to dumpsville. Population: You.

Did Ray-Ray’s new husband pay a lip-ringed strumpet to spit in his face and stomp on him?

Forget about tea parties—why not get your tyke interested in gourmet coffee?

People are getting their restaurant reviews and gossip from sources other than newspaper critics, says the San Francisco Chronicle wistfully. Really?? Maybe we’re onto something with this website thing.

It’s so obvious, but here goes: Has Padma told Salman to pack his knives and go?

Tiffani Faison lands in Boston.

Can one man visit all 171 Manhattan Starbucks locations—in one day?

Matthew McConaughey plans to name his baby after his favorite beverage.

Throw down a buck for your free tap water in honor of World Water Day.

Diamonds are a chef’s best friend, according to the newly loaded (and decked-out) Ilan Hall.