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CHOWDER LOVES: BREAKFAST FOR DINNERPosted by Donna Garlough on 9/15/2008 at 12:01PM | No Comments
Maybe my weird affinity for things like pancakes and sausage in the evening is a vestige of my childhood, a reminder of those nights when Dad was cooking dinner. His culinary repertoire was always heavy on the Bisquick. Continue reading “Chowder Loves: Breakfast for Dinner” » |
WHAT’S THE DISH?Posted by admin on 9/11/2008 at 2:27PM | No Comments
Your Chowder hounds have sniffed down the best culinary events in town. Check back every Thursday for your weekly prix-fixe of foodie festivals, cooking classes, wine tastings, and more. Sept. 12-Oct. 10, Only Fridays from 5-7 p.m.
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ALL THE NEWS THAT’S FIT TO EATPosted by Amy Derjue on 9/10/2008 at 12:58PM | No Comments
Keeping track of Boston’s dining scene can feel almost as daunting as resisting rich snacks as the days get shorter. Chowder scours the Internet for the latest good news and job hunting demotivators. Good News Our beloved Boloco may be gone, but a Green Tomato has sprouted in its old space. Zagat Buzz reports that the new cafeteria-style spot between Porter and Davis Squares in Somerville serves home-style cooking. Bostonist reports that after several false alarms, the Roadhouse in Brookline is finally open. Continue reading “All the News That’s Fit to Eat” » |
LUNA’S ON THE MOVEPosted by Amy Traverso on 9/9/2008 at 1:18PM | 2 Comments
“Not really, no,” says Luna, when contacted about Hagan’s statement. “It was a series of unfortunate events. I worked really hard to put the business together and me and my business partners had, I guess you could say a ‘difference of opinion.’ So I decided to part ways.” Continue reading “Luna’s on the Move” » |
VIVA MEXICO, AND ZOCALO!Posted by Donna Garlough on 9/8/2008 at 11:28AM | 1 Comment
Last week, though, I headed over to Brookline’s much-anticipated Roadhouse BBQ for an early look; it was supposed to be open by Wednesday. Greeted by a closed door (and a cheery sign saying they’d be open on Monday), I had to come up with Plan B. So, I wandered into Zocalo Cocina Mexicana on Commonwealth Ave., a smallish Mexican joint with a great pedigree. (Like Zocalo in Arlington, it’s run by Ricardo Ramos, who also co-owns Ole Mexican Grill in Cambridge.) And with that move, I came one step closer to finding my holy grail: Tasty, affordable Mexican food in a slightly dressed-up but still neighborhood-y setting. Continue reading “Viva Mexico, and Zocalo!” » |
WHAT’S THE DISH?Posted by admin on 9/5/2008 at 2:07PM | No Comments
Your Chowder hounds have sniffed down the best culinary events in town. Check back every Thursday for your weekly prix-fixe of foodie festivals, cooking classes, wine tastings, and more. Sept. 1-30
Sept. 5-30, 5-11 p.m. Sept. 7, 5 p.m.
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YET ANOTHER HELPING OF AMERICA’S TEST KITCHENPosted by Jenn Johnson on 9/4/2008 at 12:47PM | No Comments
Which may be alarming for those still working their way through any of the 50-odd books listed on the America’s Test Kitchen website: America’s Best Lost Recipes, Behind the Scenes with America’s Test Kitchen, Best of America’s Test Kitchen 2008, plus books devoted to casseroles, side dishes, American classics, Italian classics, restaurant favorites, and so on. For those who prefer taking a micro, rather than macro, approach, there’s How to Cook Chicken Breasts and How to Cook Simple Fruit Desserts. Continue reading “Yet Another Helping of America’s Test Kitchen” » |
THE MAIN EVENTPosted by Amy Traverso on 9/3/2008 at 12:19PM | No Comments
If you’ve eaten at Craigie, you know how tiny that space is, and how subterranean. If you’ve ever seen the kitchen (my closet is bigger), you’ll understand why people talk about it in terms of lemons and lemonade. Nevertheless, I’ve always enjoyed Craigie’s coziness, and felt a twinge of nostalgic regret when I first heard about the move. But having seen the new place, I’m counting down the weeks. Continue reading “The Main Event” » |
A FAIR FOOD PRIMERPosted by Amy Derjue on 9/2/2008 at 12:08PM | No Comments
We here at Chowder love great food of all kinds, from romantic dinners at L’Espalier to ribs at Redbones. And one of our favorite places to eat is at the fair.
After the jump, we review the fair foods you must try, and the ones you’d do well to avoid. Continue reading “A Fair Food Primer” » |
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With the arrival of 
Sept. 13, 3:30-5 p.m.
Little more than five months after opening 
At Chowder, our eating schedules leave us little time for serendipity. With events and openings every week, there’s not much opportunity to stumble into the city’s lesser-known gems.
Sept. 1-30, dinner hours
Sept. 8, 5:30 p.m. (debate); Sept. 9, 7-9 p.m. (party)
The latest recipe collections from cooking-technique juggernaut America’s Test Kitchen—headed by Boston’s own Christopher Kimball—arrived in the mail with a thud this week. Heavy as my sad attempts at Christmas fruit bread but far more digestible, The Cook’s Country Cookbook and The America’s Test Kitchen Family Baking Book come packed with a collective 1,200 recipes guaranteed to keep spatula fiends busy for years.
I stopped by Craigie on Main—the future (bigger, fancier) Central Square home of 
Now that summer is unofficially over, the New England fair season gets started in earnest. (The 
