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November 2007 - Posts

Nouvelle New England: These are not your great-great-grandfather’s hoecakes

by MC Slim JB | November 16, 2007

NEW ENGLAND’S culinary tradition may be America’s oldest, but it’s not often considered its most delicious. After all, our local cuisine originally sprang from the British Isles, land of the boiled potato and overdone roast, and the Pilgrims, whose religious... Read More »

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Worth their salt: Local veteran chefs choose their favorite young guns

by Heather Bouzan | November 16, 2007

YOU ENTRUST your dinner to them, so doesn’t it make sense to ask your favorite local chefs which up-and-coming cooks they think are talented? We checked in with restaurant vets Jody Adams, Robert Fathman, Marc Orfaly, Bill Poirier, and Jeremy Sewall about... Read More »

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Shop talk: Ever wonder where your favorite chefs find all those great ingredients?

by Heather Bouzan | November 16, 2007

ASK US WHERE we shop and it’s a simple answer: Newbury Street, Copley Place, and, when time allows, the Natick Collection. But when we pose the same question to 10 local chefs, most wax enthusiastic on the merits of various meat distributors, organic... Read More »

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Well worn: 10 years of Stuff@Night fashion

by Michael Diskin | November 05, 2007

SLIDESHOW: Click here to view photos from the "Well Worn" slideshow. MP3: Stuff@Night editor Tamara Wieder talks to FNX about turning 10 Read More »

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Where were they then?: Local notables recall their lives a decade ago

by Heather Bouzan | November 05, 2007

WHEN Stuff@night hit the streets for the first time in 1997, Boston was a very different place. The Red Sox still sorta sucked, M-80 was the place to see and be seen at night, and Kenmore Square was its old, scuzzy self. But what about the people? What... Read More »

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Now and then: Hot trends from the last decade — and their contemporary counterparts

by Heather Bouzan | November 02, 2007

WE’RE GLAD that one of the inherent qualities of a trend is its brevity, because if we’d had to endure a lifetime’s worth of leggings, scrunchies, and New Kids on the Block, we’re not sure we’d still be around to talk about it. In the last 10 years, what... Read More »

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Master Class: Many in Boston’s fashion community can trace their style education to one place: Louis Boston. Their teacher? Debi Greenberg.

by Erica Corsano | November 02, 2007

BOSTON IS renowned for a lot of things: universities, hospitals, sports teams. Still, we’ve never been known for our fashion scene. That’s not a dig — it’s just the truth. But thankfully, that’s changing. Gone are the days of pearls, ribbon belts, and... Read More »

Filed under: Shoes, Style, Boutiques, Life, SAN Home

Perfect 10: Get in touch with your inner pre-teen

by Melissa Cronin | November 02, 2007

ANOTHER YEAR older, another year wiser, another birthday pub crawl? Nah — we’re so tired of the usual bar-hopping birthday fêtes. In brainstorming ideas for Stuff@night ’s 10th-birthday celebration, we found ourselves yearning for the days of cupcakes... Read More »

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Flashbacks: What we were talking about...

by Michael Diskin | November 02, 2007

… in 1997 “Remember when Princess Diana sparked the rage for colonic irrigation? (It makes me feel so energized.’) That development sent bicoastal trendsetters bot-toms up. Now it’s time for deep breathing. An oxygen hit is the pick-me-up of the moment... Read More »

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