January 2008 - Posts

Party of One: Jody Adams reflects on her first year flying solo at Rialto

Party of One: Jody Adams reflects on her first year flying solo at Rialto

by Louisa Kasdon, 01-28-2008

IT'S BEEN almost a year since Jody Adams relaunched Rialto as a solo act. Before that, if any pair was a recognizable constellation in the local-restaurant night sky, it was Jody Adams and Michela Larson. They were everywhere, at every event, behind...
Feeding Frenzy: St. Alphonzo’s Kitchen, Legal Sea Foods, B&G Oysters, and Eastern Standard

Feeding Frenzy: St. Alphonzo’s Kitchen, Legal Sea Foods, B&G Oysters, and Eastern Standard

by Louisa Kasdon, 01-28-2008

NEWS FROM the South (Boston, that is): Peter Irving and Natasha Kanieff have reinvented their comfort-food hideaway, Potbellies Kitchen. It's now called St. Alphonzo's Kitchen ; the new name comes from a Frank Zappa tune, "St. Alphonzo's...
Feeding Frenzy: Spinazzola Gala, Boston Wine Expo, 51 Lincoln, Vintage, and more

Feeding Frenzy: Spinazzola Gala, Boston Wine Expo, 51 Lincoln, Vintage, and more

by Louisa Kasdon, 01-08-2008

JUST IN from Ann M. Mack, the director of trendspotting for the advertising behemoth J. Walter Thompson: food trends for 2008. Her first hunch is that kitchen power tools will be strong: high-end espresso makers, vacuum sealers, and power blenders are...
Hot Stuff: Try spices to warm a winter night

Hot Stuff: Try spices to warm a winter night

by Louisa Kasdon, 01-08-2008

THIS IS A fully researched column - footnotes and annotations on request - about what to eat (and where) when it's cold and dark outside. The answer is spice. Of course soups and stews and big bowls of steaming pasta will warm your hands and your...
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