Rachel Leah Blumenthal

Food Editor

Rachel has been covering the Boston-area restaurant scene in various capacities since 2008, including nine years as editor of Eater Boston. A Massachusetts native, she currently resides in Medford with her husband, sons, cat, and too many (mostly dead) plants. When not writing about food, she's playing music or buying yet another cookbook she'll never use.

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Restaurants

Pescador Brings a Tequila-Soaked Seafood Party to Kenmore Square

The second Boston venue from New York’s Blue Ribbon Restaurants has arrived, and it’s a globe-trotting look at seafood dishes from Latin America to Europe.

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Restaurants

Greater Boston’s Getting a Dog Bar (and More Local Food and Drink News)

Plus, three food events to put on your calendar this month.

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Restaurants

Eat Sandwiches Full of Sunshine at Shirley in Davis Square

Open since late summer and born out of a pop-up, this Somerville sandwich-and-more shop wants you to eat food that makes you feel good.

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Restaurants

Sake-Drenched Karaoke, the Rebirth of a Favorite Beer Bar, and More Boston Restaurant News

Plus, three delicious pop-ups you’ve got to attend in the coming months.

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Restaurants

Three Comforting Soups to Try around Boston This Weekend

Travel from Thailand to Turkey to Nigeria with this trio of warming dining recommendations.

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Restaurants

Three Greater Boston Bakeries to Try on This Crisp Fall Weekend

The brown-butter chocolate chip cookies of your dreams, Haitian American treats, and babka galore.

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The Top 50 Restaurants in Boston

It’s highly curated, completely subjective, and 100 percent ranked according to us: Our annual guide to the places you need to try right now.

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Restaurants

What’s Your Favorite Pizza Style in Greater Boston?

We’re polling readers to learn whether Neapolitan-inspired, South Shore bar, New York-style, or another kind of pizza served locally is the best of the best.

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Restaurants

Tiffani Faison’s Bringing Pizza to Fenway, Mei Mei Is Getting a New Home, and More Food News

Plus, Beacon Hill’s getting a cat cafe.

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Restaurants

Say Bonjour to Batifol, Petit Robert Bistro’s New Cambridge Sibling

The “true Parisian brasserie” is bringing a certain je ne sais quoi to Kendall Square all day long.

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Restaurants

Buy Your Tickets Now for Taste, the Biggest Culinary Event of the Year

Boston magazine’s Taste extravaganza returns for its 12th year on November 1.

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Restaurants

A Sky-High Cocktail Lounge Is Coming to the Back Bay

Plus, haggis is back in Boston, a local dive bar is offering free hot dogs for life in exchange for a tattoo, and other food news to kick off the week.

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Restaurants

Three Outstanding Peruvian Restaurants to Try This Weekend

Head to Cambridge for arroz con pato, Chelsea for grilled Amazonian fish, and Charlestown for Chinese-Peruvian fusion.

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Arts & Entertainment

Group Chat: The Staff of Boston Magazine Watches Hocus Pocus 2

A discussion of the new movie’s highs, lows, and opportunities for Tony Hale.

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Restaurants

This Cambridge Restaurant Made Two National Best of Lists in Two Weeks

And another Boston favorite got a nod from the New York Times.