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On the waterfront

by Louisa Kasdon, 06-23-2008

It's time for locals to value the Boston Harbor and its environs as much as the tourists do It's four o'clock on an early summer afternoon, and the sailors are in port. They’re chipper after a two-week race from London to Boston, shouldering...

Meet The Press

by Louisa Kasdon, 06-13-2008

Life in a changing restaurant world, where everyone with a laptop is a potential food critic. A few weeks ago I went to a seminar for the restaurant trade. There was a lot of excellent information for chefs and owners — where the real-estate market is...

Small wonders: Why spring belongs to micro greens

by Louisa Kasdon, 04-22-2008

THE DISH at ’Za in Arlington is beautiful: a small nest of sharp green sprouts, artfully placed next to the beet salad. At first, we think it a garnish and ignore it. It’s the updated answer to a parsley sprig, a nice color contrast next to the red of...

In like a lamb: Exploring spring's signature meat

by Louisa Kasdon, 03-24-2008

IN THE MIDDLE of a rich lamb-shank dinner at Chez Henri, I began musing about lamb, the classic springtime dish made from little creatures that’ve recently been frolicking in fields of green alfalfa. Then I woke up. Most of the lamb I eat comes frozen...

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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