Food Coma

Wild ramp & morel mushroom risotto at Temple Bar

by MC Slim JB | June 15, 2009
At Temple Bar, Michael Scelfo has his grandest stage yet: a lively, outsized, upscale pub that’s a short walk from Harvard Square.... Read More »

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Five-Spice Crusted Monkfish at Gargoyles on the Square

by MC Slim JB | June 01, 2009
Jason Santos has a bit of the mad scientist about him, and I’m not just talking about the apparent laboratory mishap that is his hair.... Read More »

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Bavette steak at Ten Tables Cambridge

by MC Slim JB | May 18, 2009
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Seared Thai Beef Salad at Asana

by MC Slim JB | May 04, 2009
Asana (776 Boylston Street, Boston, 617.535.8800) has some attention-grabbing competition at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Upstairs, Frank McClelland runs L’Espalier, one of New England’s most acclaimed restaurants, and Sel de la Terre, its popular baby... Read More »

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Café chicken at the Franklin Café South Boston

by MC Slim JB | April 04, 2009
If you want to find a good bookstore, talk to a writer. If you want exceptional late-night dining and drinks, follow the industry crowd. Any place you find servers, line cooks, and bartenders chilling after a long shift is bound to be tasty and value... Read More »

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Food Coma: Rabbit at Restaurant Marliave

by MC Slim JB | March 20, 2009
The newly reborn Restaurant Marliave (10 Bosworth Street, Boston, 617.422.0004) is doing many things right. The extensive remodeling by chef/owner Scott Herritt (of Grotto restaurant fame) stripped away 135 years of misguided “upgrades,” restoring the... Read More »

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Food Coma: Roasted Duck Breast Laqué at Sensing

by MC Slim JB | March 09, 2009
Photo by Joel Veak Bostonians love their French food, but lately we’ve been favoring humbler bistro and brasserie fare over the more elaborate conceits of nouvelle cuisine. Even at its most elevated, we often prefer our French hybridized with Asian or... Read More »

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Lamb Chops Small Plate at Bond

by MC Slim JB | February 20, 2009
Bond, the swank new restaurant/lounge at the Langham Hotel (250 Franklin Street, Boston, 617.451.1900), looks surpassingly rich, with its soaring ceilings, framed blowups of US currency, and luxe leather furnishings in tones of chocolate, chestnut, and... Read More »

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