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WHAT’S THE DISH?

Posted by admin on 2/6/2009 at 12:25PM | No Comments

Your Chowder hounds have sniffed down the best culinary events in town. Check back every Friday for your weekly prix-fixe of foodie festivals, cooking classes, wine tastings, and more.

Local for the Locals Prix Fixe Dinner
Mon.-Thurs., 5:30-11 p.m.; Sun., 5:30-10 p.m.
Beacon Hill Bistro
You really can’t beat the price of dining out these days. If you haven’t sampled the menu from Beacon Hill Bistro, now’s the time. They’re offering a a winter prix fixe menu with two courses for $25 and three courses for $35, including a baby lettuce salad or cranberry bean purée soup for an appetizer, a choice of slow roasted red onion and eggplant or braised pork shoulder for an entree, and a selection from the dessert cart.

Celebrate the Yester Years
Monday-Friday, 5:30-7 p.m. at the Bar
Union Bar & Grill
Come for the complimentary nostalgic noshes at the bar, including the original Chex party mix, stuffed dates with blue cheese and pecans, and pigs in a blanket. They’re also offering a special cocktail list with old classics such as the ’57 Chevy and Rusty Nail for only $5.95. Mad Men Season 1 will also be playing in the bar every night. We’re so excited, we almost just peed our pants (Sorry, Freddy-oh wait, that was Season 2).

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UNHAPPY MEALS

Posted by Donna Garlough on 2/3/2009 at 10:05AM | 9 Comments

Chefs and restaurant owners, this one’s for you.

On two recent outings in Boston and the ‘burbs, my dining companion and I found ourselves presented with really bad meals. Horrifically, inedibly bad, with dishes that were not only underseasoned and ill-conceived, but somehow managed to be both over- and undercooked at the same time. After a few bites, it was clear that neither of us was going to finish our food.

On both occasions, we considered sending the dishes back. But at one meal, the server made her “How is everything?” stop about five minutes too early—before we’d even had a chance to dig in—then disappeared for the duration of dinner.

At the other place, we got no such check-in, and eventually had to flag down a busboy to take away our (cold) plates. By the time we’d gotten any attention, both my companion and I had lost interest in extending the meal by sending the entrees back. As we left, I felt the teensiest twinge of guilt. Had we done the right thing? Continue reading “Unhappy Meals” »

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OUR FAVORITE DISHES: WINTER EDITION

Posted by Amy Traverso on 2/2/2009 at 12:36PM | 3 Comments

Here at Boston, we spend a lot of time trendspotting (so you don’t have to!)—looking for new insights into The Way We’re Eating, scouting new hot spots, keeping a bird’s-eye view on the dining scene.

What we haven’t done in a while, though, is zoom in and talk about the best single dishes we’ve tried of late—dishes that aren’t part of any trend, or necessarily turned out by the newest chef. So let’s have at it. Here is a non-scientific sampling of some truly stand-out foods (in no particular order):

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