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Celebrate Black-owned restaurants in Boston and beyond

Here are more than 100 places to visit for steak frites and smoothies, sambusas and soul food, and so much more.

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An early look at restaurant and cafe Comfort Kitchen
Following the world’s winding roads, flavors and friendships converge in Dorchester.

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Coming to a fork near you: Not-your-average pasta shapes
Sfoglini and podcast host team up to bring back two shapes that have languished in the dusty corners of the pasta canon.

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She’s not obsessed — just organized
Bleak winter days are the perfect time to toss random container lids, alphabetize the spices, straighten out the cabinets. Sheryl Julian offers tips to put some order in your kitchen.

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10 restaurant and bar openings we’re excited about this fall

I hope you’re hungry. There’s so much to look forward to on the local dining scene: Homey Greek cooking, fancy finger food, a modern Hong Kong cafe, and more.

Giulia won a neighborhood’s heart with Italian fare. Can Moëca do the same with seafood?

Run, don’t crawl, to the Cambridge restaurant named for an invasive — but resilient! and tasty! — crab.

Wise up! You’re spending too much on groceries.

Everyone who goes to the supermarket these days has sticker shock. There are ways to trim what you spend on groceries by a dollar here and a dollar there. It all adds up.
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The 2022 Boston-area restaurant awards

Swank New England seafood, dishes from Yemen and Yunnan, a motorcycle cafe, and so many exciting new spots to try. Here’s a look back at the moments, places, and tastes that made the year memorable.
Don’t like loud restaurants? Here are 10 places to eat where you won’t need earplugs.The year’s best cookbooks showcase culture, connection — and even convenienceWhat this food critic was thankful for in 2022

Restaurant Reviews

Cuba, modern and graceful, is on the plate at Gustazo

The multiple faces of Faccia a Faccia

Five stars for Mahaniyom, the Thai food we deserve

Five stars for Ostra, the elevated fish house

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Favorite restaurants (old and new) in Boston

Eating here will help you discover the city for the first time, or fall in love all over again.

Where to eat brunch in Boston

Brunch is the most indulgent of all meals, and it is meant to be savored with friends. Here’s a look at some fun places to have brunch in the city, and some tasty dishes to order (and share).

Where to get your chocolate fix in Boston

If loving chocolate is wrong, we don’t want to be right. Here are a few crave-worthy stops.

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She’s not obsessed — just organized

Celebrate Black-owned restaurants in Boston and beyond

Manita Bunnagitkarn runs two successful Thai restaurants, serving spicy comfort food

An early look at restaurant and cafe Comfort Kitchen

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SHERYL JULIAN

She’s not obsessed — just organized

Bleak winter days are the perfect time to toss random container lids, alphabetize the spices, straighten out the cabinets. Sheryl Julian offers tips to put some order in your kitchen.

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In N.H., the new Spyglass taproom opens

To date, Spyglass has brewed nearly 200 different beers, an astonishing number in just four years.

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It’s Fall River v. New Bedford in a monthlong Portuguese pastry throwdown

The sister cities are engaging in a friendly food fight to see which spot has the best egg tart.

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Chocolate lips, full of goodness. What’s not to love?

Chocolatier Liron Gal of ChocAllure has created a new collection for Valentine’s Day.

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Manita Bunnagitkarn runs two successful Thai restaurants, serving spicy comfort food

She came to the United States as a teenager, worked under Todd English, and now delights customers with French-influenced recipes, including her favorite curry puffs.

Where to celebrate love and food this Valentine’s Day

Some people celebrate with love notes and teddy bears, others by sharing a meal. If eating is more you’re speed, here are some culinary celebrations around Boston you might just love.

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In the depths of a New England winter, Birds of Paradise whisks drinkers to other lands

Ran Duan’s cocktails are all over the map, in the best possible way.

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M&Ms, Tucker Carlson, and why candy is political

When inclusion is on the ingredients list, candy becomes red meat.

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Conor Cudahy’s work in Malawi ended abruptly because of COVID. Now he’s at Time Out Market Boston, sharing ultra-local pizza with new fans.

"People are similar. They generally want to talk to you and engage with you, as long as you have a chance to get to know each other," says the former Peace Corps English teacher.

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Fall in love with this Bundt pan

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Nordic Ware designed the Floral Heart Bundt, an elaborate heart-shaped pan patterned with intricate flowers.

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Good Vodka actually does some good, too

While most vodka is distilled from grains, or corn, potatoes, even apples, New York-based Liquorworks upcylces the byproduct of Colombian coffee fruit to create the new spirit.

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At home with hard cider

Artifact Cider Project launched a spin-off brand based on one of the company’s products, Feels Like Home Classic — a fruity, unfiltered hard cider aged on rum-soaked oak.

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Brothers are brewing a lighter, better Indian beer

Rupee Beer is now distributed in 10 states, geared toward a growing Indian population in the United States.