5 Courses

5 Courses with Peter and Robert DePesa

by Louisa Kasdon | June 15, 2009
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5 Courses with Charlie Radoslovich

by Louisa Kasdon | May 18, 2009
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5 Courses with Jason Irving, Wine Director at The Four Seasons

by Louisa Kasdon | May 04, 2009
People are afraid of wine — of looking stupid while ordering, spending too little or too much, not knowing when to send back a bad bottle. Jason Irving, wine director at the Four Seasons , thinks our fears are unfounded.... Read More »

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5 Courses with Jim Walsh

by Louisa Kasdon | April 04, 2009
Jim Walsh is pretty fast with an oyster. Maybe not as fast as Wellfleet’s William “Chopper” Young, reputedly the world’s fastest oyster shucker and the 2009 winner of the International Oyster Opening Championship held in Galway, Ireland. But Walsh is... Read More »

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5 courses with: Mickey Crawford, Owner of the Druid

by Louisa Kasdon | March 20, 2009
Even after the St. Patty’s Day madness has settled down,owning an Irish gastro-pub is no easy task. You live upstairs from the bar. Late nights are devoted to sorting out “issues,” and early mornings are spent at the Boston Fish Market getting the fresh... Read More »

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5 courses with Billy Poirier

by Louisa Kasdon | March 09, 2009
Photo by Eric Levin Many locals know Sonsie as one of the city’s original destinations to see and be seen. One of the first restaurants in the area to introduce semi-terrace-style dining, Sonsie brought the people-watching potential of a Parisian café... Read More »

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5 Courses with: Matthew Audette, New Chef De Cuisine at Radius

by Louisa Kasdon | February 20, 2009
Chef Matthew Audette has big, farmer-boy hands, and a frame that looks more suited to playing defensive end than turning out dainty amuse bouche. But looks are deceptive, and the new chef de cuisine at Radius — still, for many, fine-food central in Boston... Read More »

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5 Courses with: Patrick Maguire

by Louisa Kasdon | February 09, 2009
In the midst of a career trajectory that has taken him from bartender to mortgage broker to becoming patron saint of servers, Patrick Maguire started working on a book called I’m Your Server, Not Your Servant: The Customer Is Not Always Right . For two... Read More »

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