Restaurants
First Bite: A Ruff Crowd at L'Espalier
The generic, large, loud, bustling spaces that make up the new L’Espalier at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel mean an entirely new concept has risen from […]
Notes on a Truffle Scandal
Recently I was perusing Tremont 647 chef Andy Husbands‘s blog, The Fearless Chef, and read an interesting post on truffle oil—specifically, his decision to not […]
Last-minute gifts for your favorite foodie
Happy Christmas Eve, Chowder readers! I finished my shopping yesterday (whew!), but if you’re one day behind me, here are three locally-inspired ideas for all […]
The 50 Best Restaurants 2009
Presenting the ultimate ranking of Hub dining, as determined by every major dining expert and amateur critic out there.
What’s the Dish?
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, […]
Bina Osteria: Aggressively Pricey, or Just Right?
There’s a spirited fight discussion currently raging on the local Chowhound board regarding Bina Osteria, the newish Italian eatery opened in Downtown Crossing by the […]
Happy Birthday Fugakyu
With O Ya getting all the press, and Uni taking on the overflow, we were starting to forget about the city’s other great sushi spots. […]
Bummer.
Circle Plates & Lounge, which just opened in October, has closed its doors. Guess we won’t be getting any more of Adam Gendreau‘s grits, eh? […]
What’s the Dish?
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, […]
First Bite: Tamarind Bay Coastal Indian Kitchen
Not long ago, an acquaintance of mine (who isn’t too fond of ethnic or spicy cuisines) proclaimed that Indian food “all tastes the same”—a gross […]
Toro’s Well-kept Secret
Time to let you in on one of Boston’s best-kept secrets. You know Toro, Ken Oringer’s tough-to-get-in tapas place on the far end of Washington […]
Are We Underdressed?
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the new L’Espalier, and how things have shaken out since its summer move to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. […]
What’s the Dish?
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, […]
First Bite: Asana at the Mandarin Oriental
Hotel restaurants serve many masters. They must whip up eggs barigoule and intricate oatmeal-bowl extravaganzas for the power-suited traveler. They’re obliged to turn uncontroversial lunchtime […]
Turkish Delight
Ana Sortun’s new Middle Eastern bakery and café Sofra specializes in morsels of a certain variety. (The kind that’s impossible to stop shoveling into your mouth.)