Restaurants

Coming Full Circle

When Bob’s Southern Bistro vacated its Columbus Ave. digs in 2007, I’ll admit I mourned the loss. Sure, owner Darryl Settles went on to give […]

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More From the Annals of Recession Chic…

Turns out you don’t have to be up to your pocket-scarf in old money to dress like a classy WASP. The enduringly dapper Joe Ferrarro, […]

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Bostonista Does Not Love: That Dirty Water

Since we’re the first to admit when we’re slow on the upswing, we’re also allowed to brag when we come in way ahead of the […]

Restaurants

What’s the Dish?

Your Chowder hounds have sniffed down the best culinary events in town. Check back every Friday for your weekly prix-fixe of foodie festivals, cooking classes, […]

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Indie Designers Abuzz at Design Hive

Lunch tables were swapped for racks of fashion forward designs at Cambridge’s Baldwin School this past Saturday, as the grade school’s cafeteria transformed into an […]

Restaurants

The New York-Boston Rivalry, as Seen Through an Egg Sandwich

There’s a special potluck supper in Hell reserved for food bloggers of the indulgent, navel-gazing variety. Fastidious diarists, they can be counted on to chronicle […]

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Juicy Fruit

I attended two very different tastings this past week, each terrific in its own way, one fancy, one rustic. Let’s start with the fancy, shall […]

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Bostonista Loves: Mommy Fashion

Yes, the life of a Bostonista involves many perks, many of which come from sitting the next cube over from Chowder: Impromptu pumpkin pie tastings, […]

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A Night at the Theater

Outside of low-budget school plays and small-town versions of the Nutcracker, it had been some time since we’d taken in a real production, so we […]

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Pumpkin Beer, Round II

Thanks to the infinitely patient staff at Sav-Mor Liquors, Chowder has been sampling additional pumpkin beers after the overwhelming response to our post two weeks […]