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February 2009 - Posts

Survival of the Finest

by Louisa Kasdon | February 23, 2009

Enough already. Front page, above-the-fold, “restaurants going the way of the bowling alley” stories, the rumored death of the dining scene. Slow and slowing, yes; dead, no. The Boston restaurant scene isn’t collapsing, and neither are you. Decidedly... Read More »

Filed under: Consumed

Hot Mess Fries

by Leslie Kilgore | February 23, 2009

We all can be a hot mess at times. (Don’t look at us all prim and proper, missy. Remember that wedding last summer when the pearls came off and the rock star came out?) But it’s nothing to beat yourself up about. Embrace your inner chaos and find comfort... Read More »

Filed under: Stuff It

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 »

Filed under: 5 Courses, venue:Radius

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 »

Filed under: Food Coma, venue:Bond

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 »

Filed under: 5 Courses

Stuff It 2.10.09

by Leslie Kilgore | February 09, 2009

Yeah, yeah, times are tough, but that doesn’t mean we should sacrifice our love for tasty eats. Why not seek gratification with some intense comfort food? East Boston’s El Paisa serves traditional Colombian and American dishes with a twist on the blue... Read More »

Filed under: Stuff It

Chocolate Cake with Two Mousses at Rocca

by MC Slim JB | February 09, 2009

Filed under: Food Coma

New School Fine Dining

by Louisa Kasdon | February 09, 2009

Does fine dining have to feel like a call to prayer? For years the term “fine dining” was synonymous with white tablecloths, thick carpets, and servers with erect posture carrying silver trays into dining rooms suffused with an atmosphere of grateful... Read More »

Filed under: Consumed, venue:Craigie on Main