Restaurants
11 Halloween Candy-Inspired Desserts and Drinks at Boston Restaurants
Many parents won’t be taking their kids trick-or-treating this year—which means they won’t be able to score that 10-percent finder’s fee of candy for facilitating […]
Nine Pumpkin Spice-Inspired Plates to Try Around Boston
The problem: You secretly love pumpkin spice-flavored stuff, but you’ve already made too many jokes about PSL-toting #basics to be Instagrammed sipping a seasonal latte […]
Look Inside Atlántico, Michael Serpa’s Buzzy New Seafood Restaurant Opening This Week
It’s a tough time to run a restaurant, never mind open a new one. But on Thursday, chef Michael Serpa, whose Select Oyster Bar is […]
Six Indulgent Ways to Eat Your Feelings Around Boston
Hope you’re doing well! Okay, okay—reflexive salutations aside, we already know exactly how you’re doing. You’re hanging on to sanity by your fingernails, just like […]
For These Boston Area Restaurants, Indoor Dining Remains Off the Table
Before COVID-19 arrived, on most nights you could spot a line of people waiting in the street to slurp down noodles inside Yume Wo Katare, […]
Please Hold the Salt Bae
Updated Monday, Sept. 28: Salt Bae? More like Salt bai for now. (Sorry.) The social media-famous chef’s splashy new steakhouse, Nusr-Et, has already landed in […]
Actually, You Can Still See a Live Red Sox Game in Boston
“I know it sounds dramatic, but I think you could make an argument that this is the most unique sports bar in the world,” says […]
I’ll Eat Outside at Boston Restaurants All Winter If I Have To
[This post was updated on Tuesday, Sept. 15.] On Thursday, the NFL kicked off its 2020 season—one that will be played to otherwise empty stadiums. […]
Why Is Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy So Popular in Maine?
Welcome to “One Last Question,” a series where research editor Matthew Reed Baker tackles your most Bostonian conundrums. Have a question? Email him at [email protected] […]
These 22 Boston Chefs and Food-World Pros Are “Rising Stars Award” Winners
It’s been an exceptionally devastating year for the Boston dining scene. Thanks to the pandemic, restaurants are on the ropes and have few reasons to […]
Your Guide to Dinner with a (Drive-In) Movie in Massachusetts
In 2020, “dinner and a movie” mostly means “dinner and a drive-in.” Indoor cinemas are only starting to reopen, and even the most passionate movie […]
The Extremely Definitive Ranking of Every Official Massachusetts State Food
Every state in the U.S. has a tradition of legislatively adopting state symbols, as if assembling a Pinterest board that is designed to convey the […]
If Cheers Can’t Survive COVID-19, What Boston Bars Can?
Shelley Long thought she could do better. Shelley Long was wrong. And before you under-30 folks open a new browser tab to Google “Shelley Long,” […]
12 Boston Restaurants Now Serving Top-Shelf Cocktails To-Go
It’s Month Four of pandemic-related disruptions to life in Boston, and though my at-home cocktail recipe repertoire has leveled up a little bit—I bought a […]
Plan a Perfect Massachusetts Beach Day With These Eight Tasty Takeout Ideas
Pack up your canvas tote with plastic cups, can koozies, and plenty of hand sanitizer: The beach is summer 2020’s hottest dining destination. Though restaurants […]