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Munch Madness!
You've heard of March Madness. It's competitive, but not always tasty. Now, welcome to Munch Madness: competitive and tasty. We'll pit 64 local restaurants against one another to determine the champion of the local dining scene. Who gets to play? Who will make it to the Final Four? And who will take the crown? Leave your suggestions here.
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The sweetest season
Specialty Foods’ fudge begins with a recipe from the 1940s, which came from the previous owner, along with antique copper bowls for making the candy and oversize hickory oars for stirring it.
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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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John Krasinski, DJ Brek.one (left), and other local celebrities dish about their perfect nights and favorite date itineraries around Boston.
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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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Drinking in the scene
You may be surprised to find a Pimm's Cup ($12, left) amid various fruity cosmos and mojito variations at Market's bar in the W Boston.
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Munch Madness!
You've heard of March Madness. It's competitive, but not always tasty. Now, welcome to Munch Madness: competitive and tasty. We'll pit 64 local restaurants against...
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Memorable dishes '09
Here are some of the dishes restaurant critic Devra First was most thankful for in the past year.
The hottest seat in town
Crowds are pouring in for pasta, pizza, and the meaty delights at Coppa Enoteca. Sunday Supper and more
From a good risotto to fine rice cakes and eggs
Risotto has a reputation for being a labor-intensive dish that requires your undivided attention. It does take 30 minutes of constant stirring, but if you can boil pasta, you can cook risotto.
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Turning up the heat at elite culinary competition
One of the most prestigious culinary competitions in the world doesn’t take place on a frantic TV set. It will be held a year from now in Lyon, France, with chefs from 24 countries cooking their way to the highest honors, including a local.
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Southern New Hampshire warms to Southern Indian restaurant
Meenakshi Kumar’s business plan was simple: Feed family and friends who long for Southern Indian vegetarian cooking. That's how Meena’s Kitchen in Nashua, N.H. was born.
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Chili is a big crowd pleaser
As befits a dish designed for hungry football fans, there is nothing small about Mike Foley’s chili. It’s prepared in a huge pot; it makes a tremendous quantity. It contains four kinds of meat and an entire jar of chili powder, not to mention ginger ale and milk chocolate.
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- For the game Corn bread with cheddar and chilies
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Tuna salad taste test
For many people, tuna salad is the ultimate lunch, spread between hearty slices of toast, tucked inside a sub roll, or scooped onto shredded lettuce. It’s filling and deliciously old-fashioned. See which one came out on top.
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Open minded
The Daily Catch has been serving Italian-style seafood in the Boston area for more than 35 years, with branches in the North End and the Seaport District. A third branch, in Brookline, just reopened after a long hiatus. In charge: chef Basil Freddura, 24, son of the owners. What will a young chef bring to this old-school restaurant?
Spoonfuls of yum
It’s unanimous among traditional chicken soup chefs: Start by simmering the broth a long time. Done right, chicken soup provides a warm antidote to winter.
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