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The Regional Redux (Nova anglia resurrectus)

Chefs are increasingly finding inspiration in New England’s rich culinary history, causing a new sort of locavorism to emerge—one characterized by direct, thoughtful references to […]

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(Re)consider the Oyster

Now that pristine local bivalves presented with a lemon wedge, sharp mignonette, and horseradish-forward cocktail sauce have become a blessed given in Boston, we turn […]

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The Migratory Noodle (Migrantis pappardellicum)

Hover/click for details. (Photographs by Bruce Peterson. Food Styling by Rowena Day/Ennis.) Untethered in recent years from the conventions of Italian cookery, the modern pasta […]

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The Indoor Street Snack (Sudarium subversores)

Looking back through our field notes, we noticed that we’ve been plowing through more napkins than ever before—did we get messier? More likely, we’ve simply […]

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The Nose-to-Tail Newcomer (Oves dolum baabaaicus)

We’ve been living in the Time of Swine, an era where chefs have directed their culinary energies toward all things porcine. In the past decade […]

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The Evolved Oasis (Comede bibe epulare)

Bostonians are less likely than ever to stay put at one table for a long, fancy repast. It’s far more common to find them bouncing […]

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The Cocktail Crossover

Just as bar eats have gotten a big upgrade at restaurants, so too have craft cocktails—and consuming great ones no longer requires a visit to […]

City Life

Danny Ainge Goes Back to the Drawing Board

Pierce? Gone. Garnett? Adios. Doc Rivers? See ya. Danny Ainge spent the summer blowing up his team, and now it’s up to the cocksure Celtics boss to figure out how to return the franchise to glory. With a new season starting and everything uncertain, at least one thing is clear: We’re about to find out if Ainge is as smart as he thinks he is.

Arts & Entertainment

Baser Natures: Andre Dubus III Profile

In his new book, Dirty Love, Andre Dubus III conjures up characters who struggle through a lurid wilderness of sex. For the writer, that’s the path not taken: “We tend to write about what haunts us.”

City Life

Giving Up the Gun

In Boston’s most dangerous neighborhoods, criminals routinely use women to traffic and hide illegal guns. Can a new education campaign make a difference?