A native Bostonian, Hall studied at Wheaton College in Massachusetts and Le Cordon Bleu Institute in Paris, where she also wrote for The International Herald Tribune and The New York Times. After returning to Boston, she spent five years as food editor and editor-in-chief of boston.citysearch.com, before working as a senior lifestyle editor at Boston, dailycandy.com and The Boston Globe. She’s now back at Boston overseeing all lifestyle coverage.

Tidbit: Oil Dependency 101
Posted on 5/25/2011 at 10:00AM | No Comments

Good morning, class. Today we’re discussing the current state of condiments. Does everyone have their homework assignments? Great. You there β€” in the back of the class. What did you have to say about your truffle oil tasting? Yes. Precisely. Well put. That stuff’s a bore, isn’t it? Jumped the  ... READ MORE
Tidbits: Razor Clams
Posted on 4/20/2011 at 10:00AM | No Comments

As a kid, I always believed in eating dessert first, but was of course forbidden by parental law to indulge more than once or twice a year. The razor clams appetizer at Island Creek Oyster Bar equals the very next best thing. Sultry and dripping with butter, the long, thin ... READ MORE
Tidbits: Gingerbread Sundae
Posted on 4/13/2011 at 10:00AM | No Comments

It was October 1999, and Prince was nowhere in sight. There I was, loafing on one of the banquettes at Stephanie’s on Newbury which, at the time, had cornered the local sophisticated-comfort-food market. It wasn’t full-on holiday season yet, but something faced me down from the menu ... READ MORE
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