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Food Editor Sheryl Julian and food stylist Lisa Falso prepare dishes for featured photographs, including rice salad, left.
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Simonds's rainbow slaw
Say the word barbecue and coleslaw immediately comes to mind, usually with a mayonnaise dressing. This is not your typical slaw.
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Three Boston rides
We've put together suggested bike routes for your pedaling pleasure, complete with restaurant, bike shop, and sightseeing ideas along the way.
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Better beer
You could spend weeks trying every beer made in New England. Here's a six-pack to get you started: unique local brews that are delicious right now.
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Brunch eggs-travaganza
In a bacon-and-eggs rut? Sick of your local pancakes place? Check out these quirky dining options around the city and kick it up a notch.
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A hot spot in Waltham
The ginger syrup made in house by Tempo's pastry chef gives the popular, complex Japanese Plum Martini ($9, left) a nice, spicy finish.
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Lamb shanks in a slow braise
Icelandic lamb arrived at Whole Foods -- it's in season for another month. I eyed it skeptically (I love American lamb and also like...
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A pair of new restaurants in Milton
In the weeks spanning the end of July and the beginning of August, both Abby Park and 88 Wharf opened their doors.
Cheap Eats | Allston
No sacrifice needed for the vegan pizza at Peace o’ Pie
Pumpkin whoopie pies?
We offer suggestions for indulging your pumpkin palate
Plonk of the month
The new potluck table
Guests leave the gelatin behind and bring more sophisticated food. Well-arranged potlucks spread cost and work around.
- Versatile wines to bring to a potluck
- Recipe Pulled chicken sandwiches with slaw
- Recipe BLT panzanella
- Recipe Chocolate pine-nut tart
- Recipe Rice salad
Kids’ menus? Oh grow up!
Restaurants offer chicken fingers, but it could be the small set want sushi or pho, fajitas or dumplings. Kids are more adventurous than restaurants think.
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- Guide Kids in the kitchen: Easy-to-make recipes
Grit cakes win admirers in the North
For decades grits were designated for Southern supper tables and the occasional greasy diner. Those farther north maintained a cautious apprehension. Not anymore -- at least at places like Henrietta's Table in Cambridge.
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Liverpudlians flock to Pudding Night
Most days folks flock to the Monro restaurant on Duke Street for its cozy atmosphere, regional specialties, and cask ales. But once a month this popular gastropub goes straight for the sweet tooth.
A seasoned family legacy
Franco and Margaret Romagnoli are fondly remembered for their cutting edge approach to Italian food - despite the fact that their PBS show, “The Romagnolis’ Table,’’ left the airwaves in the mid-1970s and their Faneuil Hall restaurant of the same name shut its doors in 1989.
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'GBH and Julia
On Saturday, WGBH will begin airing old episodes of Julia Child’s “The French Chef’’ weekly at 12:30 p.m. The series is back as part of Channel 2’s regular Saturday afternoon cooking lineup.
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They grow on the family tree
Swaths of crimson berries dot the countryside in Southeastern Massachusetts. Cranberry season is underway and on a bog in Wareham, Keith Mann, 41, a fourth-generation grower (pictured) and his crew of five are dry picking organic cranberries on roughly four acres.
Plonkapalooza is distinguished by the quality of its 50 nominees
Our fifth annual tasting of wines shows there's plenty of value among reds and whites for $12 or less at standard retail markup. Local retailers nominate bottles for consideration.
- Wine list: The 50 nominees, including distributor information
- Best of tasting: Four whites and four reds selected as favorites
- What they liked: Each expert’s top five whites and reds
Short Orders | Seasons | Family Table | On a Budget
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Oct. 28, 2009
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