I thought this might be a fun topic to follow for awhile...What is the oddest/most exotic/least conventional food item/meal/snack you have found in Boston? It goes without saying that you are to have eaten this item. I know that...

I hate to be redundant but... Top Baguette for Banh Mi Langers for Pastrami on rye Bay Cities for their killer meatball sandwich Duke’s (on Sunset Strip), for their grilled cheese and bacon with sauteed mushrooms and onions

it on “newer” Pho places which attracts their customers away from their place. They never realize that it’s the quality of their food that is driving the customers away. Finally, it gets to a point that what...

feel the energy, I’ve sat guests close to the kitchen be delighted that they could smell the food and so on: “I must be tucked in the back where it's quiet”, “I must be up front to be seen”, “I...

Chinatown has always been a different experience than other neighborhoods in the city. Yes, it is more crowded and smellier – because of the tight streets. intense commerce and crowds, the trash piles up more than...

Getting over a nasty case of the flu (respiratory, thank you) and am feeling in need of serious health food. So I made a lentil stew with roasted tomatoes, onions, carrots, garlic and a couple of slices of bacon. Served over...

a Pierre Franey column years ago. Madonna’s version was cut into strips like Franey’s, while I had read elsewhere that the Venetian version should come in large thin pieces. The lemon sorbet (Sgroppino), which...

/unusual selections, staff knowledge, accompanying food, etc. I understand how someone who loves The Butcher Shop could look at these numbers and say, “To me, their wines by the glass are still a good value”, the...

unrefined sugar 1 tsp salt 3 cloves garlic, peeled and thickly sliced 6 cloves corns 1 cinnamon 20 pepperoni stick 1 red chili, sliced 10 thick strips of orange zest (no white pith) 3 bay leaves Sterilize two 1.5 liter (23/4 pint)...

learned. I see a few folks have reported back so far. Let’s all share. I’ll start with a few: - Reynolds Oven Bags do not make good brining vessels. I figured that these would be safer (i.e., food grade) than using...

hello, Col.Mustard’s, which was the reliable neighborhood joint for a standard moist Vienna brand frank for $1.50 (junior/normal) with a good condiment selection, has gone on to the non-chain fast food purgatorio with the...

light sauce, fluffy light gnocci, strips of Dalmatian ham and wilted rocket – very nice. For my main dish I tried the fish fillet with scampi sauce (100 kn) - which was okay.   The waiter recommended a white –...

I have a cold and have had a very stressful day. So, for lunch, I wanted my favorite comfort food. It’s an item that is so maligned, my love for it almost disqualifies me as a true chowhound. The offending item? A...

husband’s needs refilling, for example. Other female friends have noticed it too. It doesn’t bother me though – its all part of the experience and the food more than makes up for any difference in service.

figure but it makes me very happy. I think this taps in to the comfort level of food and how it can have a huge impact on your mood. After these solitary meals I feel so content with my life. This feeling is different because...