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Scott Kearnan

Food + Entertainment Editor

Restaurants

Getting Your COVID-19 Vaccination? Here’s a Delicious, Post-Shot Treat near Each Site

After you get a shot in your arm, get a sizzling skillet-baked cookie, insanely huge nutter butter sandwich, or Biden- and Harris-inspired ice cream scoops in your belly.

A sampler from Beacon Hill Chocolates
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The Best Places to Buy Chocolate in Boston

Perfect for last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts, of course, but these 10 shops are worth a visit all year round.

City Life

Five Fun Businesses that Boston Could Really Use Post-Pandemic

Cuddle rooms have worked out elsewhere, so why not here?

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With Takeout Food Taking Over, Can Fine Dining Survive the Pandemic in Boston?

Here’s how high-end restaurants are handling an era made for home delivery and couch-friendly comfort foods.

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Goodbye, Sloppy Styrofoam: Here’s How to Take Actually Stunning Photos of Takeout Food

We asked some Boston-area influencers for advice.

City Life

Oh, Crap: In COVID-Era Boston, Free Bathrooms Are Hard to Find

It’s not as easy to just pop into a coffee shop for quick relief. So what’s there to do when you need the loo?

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Why Does the North End Keep Catching Heat for Flouting COVID Rules?

Emergency hearings, viral videos, and defiant owners frustrate restaurants that are trying to follow regulations.

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Year in Review: 12 Headlines that Defined Boston’s Dining Scene in 2020

Thousands of tragic restaurant closings, one extremely divisive opening, Phantom Gourmet gets booed, and more remembrances from a time to forget.

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“The Pandemic Radically Changed Things”: Legal Sea Foods’ Roger Berkowitz on Selling His Restaurant Empire

The decades-spanning family business now belongs to a new hospitality group that’s been quickly acquiring Boston-based brands.

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I Tried It: Mariah Carey’s Cookies Vs. DJ Steve Aoki’s Pizzas

Two star-associated eats are now available for delivery in Boston. Here’s our tongue-in-cheek take on who wins.

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10 Boston Restaurants Offering Great Takeout for Christmas

Leave roast beast to the Grinch. Here you’ll find Peruvian duck ceviche, barbecued turkey, a Feast of Seven Pastas, and more.

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Where to Find the Best Ramen in Boston Right Now

From silky-salty shio soups to rich and porky tonkotsu, the city is brimming with bowls of all kinds.

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Without Aid, an “Extinction” Level Event Is Coming for Boston Restaurants This Winter

Patio season is ending. New curfews have cut business. If bureaucrats don’t act now, an abandoned industry faces dire prospects.

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Be Awed by the TurDunkin, a Coolatta-Brined, Munchkin-Stuffed Thanksgiving Feast

Yes, someone came up with this. Yes, there’s a recipe. Yes, you’re bored enough.

City Life

Could the Social-Distancing Era Make New Englanders More Friendly?

Isolating times has made me much chattier with strangers—and I’m not alone. Here’s why that’s a good thing.