The 10 Food Experiences Every Bostonian Should Have
I’d like to get a public conversation going—a community-generated list of the quintessential foods and dishes that define our city. Foods that you have to try at least once before you die (or move), and that you miss most when you go away.
It’s the foodie equivalent of a birder’s Life List. Only, because we’re talking about food, each list is a very personal thing, reflecting a hodgepodge of memories, everyday routines, and sentimental associations.
To get started, here are 10 of my favorites, in no particular order:
1) The first Fenway Frank of the season, washed down with Sam Adams, eaten in the bleacher seats.
2) Olive and onion pizza, well done (i.e. almost burned), from the original Pizzeria Regina on Thatcher Street.
3) Prune Stuffed Gnocchi at No. 9 Park.
4) Toscanini’s micro-sundaes with hot fudge, whipped cream, and nuts.
5) Warm buttered hummus from Oleana.
6) Apricot-lime preserves from Hi-Rise Bread Co.
7) Fresh St. Joseph’s Day zeppole at Modern Pastry.
Toro’s grilled corn on the cob.
9) Santarpio’s sausage and peppers.
10) Craigie Street Bistrot’s ricotta gnocchi.
What’s in your top ten?
April 15th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
fried clams and a glass of prosecco at B&G!
April 15th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Steak Tips at Floramo’s
April 17th, 2008 at 9:08 am
the watermelon steak at 51 Lincoln!
April 17th, 2008 at 9:20 am
Fish & Chips from Kelly’s Revere Beach
April 17th, 2008 at 9:21 am
Fish and chips at Jasper White’s Summer Shack
April 17th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Kode Flat Iron ith Calcots & romesco - KO Prime
April 17th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
1) A fresh cannoli from Mike’s Pastry
Westport Rivers champagne
2) oysters at Union Oyster House
3) the frisee salad at Brasserie Jo
4) a clam bake on a Cape Cod beach
5) Del’s Lemonade
6) New York System hot dog
7) Verril Farm tomato
9) a lobster BLT wherever you can get it
10) a real Parker House roll
April 17th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Chocolate Cannoli’s at Mike’s Pastry
April 17th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Also, you have to go to Sullivan’s, grab a hotdog and walk around Castle Island at least once in the summer.
April 17th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
1.Rib dinner from M&M Ribs
2 GIANT Lobster Roll from The Raw Bar
3.Pulled Pork from Blue Ribbon
4.Fried clams from Vel’s in Wareham
5.Corn/clam crowder from The Soup Factory
April 17th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Hey Chris,
Del’s Lemonade? NY System? Sounds like a fellow RI native to me! If you can find Del’s in Boston. please tell me where immediately!
April 17th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
lobstah roll rt53 weymouth
woodman’s fried clams Essex
Key lime ricky’s
mister frosty’s soft serve truck
soft serve in east milton adams st.
quinzani’s tea rolls off the loading dock
Dunkin Donut’s iced coffee
April 17th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Hey, I know you!
April 18th, 2008 at 8:26 am
1. Chowder from Kelly’s on Revere Beach (thin broth, just potatoes and clams)
2. Oysters from B&G (esp. Cape Neddick)
3. Brunch at Aquitaine
4. Mint Julep from No. 9 Park
5. Roast Chicken from Eastern Standard (as well as their offal of the day)
6. Lobster roll from Neptune Oyster, B&G, Belle Isle Seafood, or Kelly’s
7. Steamed lobster from the stand at Quincy Market, eaten on one of the green benches outside
8. Stoemp and saucisse with your choice of Belgian brew from the Publick House
9. Anise ice cream from Beacon Hill Bistro
10. A real clambake on the beach