Category Archives: local

Amines to an End

Summer is officially over, but the market stands haven’t noticed, as evidenced by the abundance of corn and tomatoes still available. I bought neither, out of concern for He Who Will Not Be Ignored’s orthodontia for the former, and bacause … Continue reading

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Journeyman

Since the demise of eat and the Union Square Bistro, there has been a lack of fine dining establishments in Union Square, which is full of pubs and ethnic eateries. If you wanted creatively prepared cuisine in a pleasant setting, … Continue reading

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Market Adjustment

Now that I have twenty four pints of tomato sauce, made from fifty pounds of plum tomatoes (post to follow), I don’t want to see fresh tomatoes for at least a week. I kept the shopping mostly to essentials: corn, … Continue reading

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Market Indifference

Today’s market trip, my quickest on record, could have been the ending of a Twilight Zone episode: at every turn I was prevented from buying what I needed by an obstacle course of excessively long webbed leashes attached to the … Continue reading

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Market Confidence

Hurricane? What hurricane? Earl turned out to be a big dud that watered my yard last night and left us with a perfect day. It was time to replenish some end-of-summer staples: cherry and heirloom tomatoes, green beans, peaches, the … Continue reading

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No Foam 101 for Me

Back in March of this year, the food blogosphere picked up on this article in The Washington Post, which reported that Ferran Adrià of El Bulli and his friend José Andrés, prominent DC area chef, would be lecturing at Harvard … Continue reading

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Boston Restaurant Week: Craigie on Main

Restaurant Week is always an iffy proposition: You get to eat a meal at a good restaurant for around $40, but the menu is either restricted to a few items, or is “specially created” for the event. I have avoided … Continue reading

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Meatalicious

I had to reschedule my monthly meat CSA pickup to today because I’l be away on my usual day. I journeyed to the wilds of Brookline to retrieve ground beef, a five-pound chicken, four lamb rib chops, two pork chops, … Continue reading

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Market Exuberance

Tomorrow is the start of the cheap summer lobster sale at the local supermarket, only $4/pound. With that in mind, my shopping list reflected a few days of lobster-based dinners to come. More tomatoes as always, the heirlooms for eating … Continue reading

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Market [noun]

Now that the weather is cooler it’s safer for babies and pets, so today’s market run was mostly me negotiating an obstacle course of strollers and leashes. Dog owners act mystified when you get angry about being clotheslined by a … Continue reading

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