. Not surprisingly, he recommended the most expensive glasses. The white was an average Austrian Riesling, and the red was a really disappointing 2001 Burgundy. It tasted like tree bark. The dessert was a caramel souffle with...

also: steamed, peeled chestnuts pumpkin butter

I’d like to know what holiday foods TJ’s has that you can’t wait to see this year. I’m always happy to see the pumpkin ice cream, peppermint bark, and Vintage Ale.

-style chocolates like See’s if See’s had remained local. The downtown shop also has a sample chocolate like See’s. Sure there’s a few fancy wine flavors and sauces, but it is mainly creams and carmels and nuts and nougats and...

is a total foodie at 9 years old. Im sending out her goodie box very shortly and in addition to: pecan bark chocolate and caramel pretzel rods with sprinkles (of course) giant granny smiths covered in chocolate, caramel and whatever...

of the women was much closer to me than my dining partner. I think it was a very bad idea to make that table a four-top. On to the meal: I had the pumpkin soup which was fine until I stirred in the couli which gave it an...

preserved lemon. fantastic. i wished for the harria soup, but they didn’t have it today. so instead i had a rich pumpkin-carrot soup. it was nicely spiced and tasted like warm liquid pumpkin pie. very good but maybe a...

There will be only 8 of us this year. So, it looks like pumpkin pie, warm apple cobbler, an assortment of 6 ice creams that I ordered on the net from Graeters (surprise for my husband) and assorted chocolate covered pretzels (for...

Mini Crab Cakes Blue Cheese Stuffed Figs or Dates Asparagus Wrapped in Proscuitto Antipasto Platter Dessert-I would do mini desserts. Maybe mini gingerbread cakes with a side of cinnamon whipped cream or vanilla sauce, mini pumpkin...

for me once with seamoss in it—it tasted like pumpkin pie. It was good, but what is it?

Would you consider the log made from a pumpkin roll? I’ve eaten them several times but never made one, so I can’t offer you a recipe. They’re not frosted, so that might present a problem with recreating the bark...

the evening so we considered the notion that the elder couple seated next to us might be the source and recipient of some deference but they were pushed down also and all of our dishes were removed and the bartender barked good...

Non-divey, but good drinks and comfortable atmosphere would be Sel de la Terre and the Rowes Wharf Bar on Atlantic Ave. Barking Crab has a fireplace in the cold weather, making it kinda ski chalet vibe and certainly fits the dive...

. I love the eggs benedict and the pumpkin muffins, but there’s lots of good stuff.

Great question, I’ve wondered the same thing. Last year, I made a triple batch of cornbread and sent my guests home with a nice serving along with a special batch of dark chocolate & raspberry bark. But the dinner fixins,...