Not long ago, an acquaintance of mine (who isn’t too fond of ethnic or spicy cuisines) proclaimed that Indian food “all tastes the same”—a gross overgeneralization, to be sure. But while she and I differ on most food-related matters, this time I could actually see where she was coming from.
Especially in Boston, lots of Indian food does taste the same. Why? Much of it is prepared using a batch method (i.e. one master sauce base is doctored up to flavor several different dishes). Kind of like an Italian restaurant adding meat to their marinara and calling it Bolognese.
A few great outlets do serve up authentic and elegant Indian cuisine, like Best of Boston 2008 winner Tamarind Bay in Harvard Square or homestyle lunch-delivery service Guru the Caterer, but they’re the exception, not the rule.
So I was jazzed to hear about the opening of Tamarind Bay Coastal Indian Kitchen in Brookline, a sibling to the Cambridge resto. Continue reading “First Bite: Tamarind Bay Coastal Indian Kitchen” »
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