Booked Solid

Rick and Ellen Grossman’s library brims with design and architecture books, novels, and art such as this Evelyn Hofer photo.

Helping Hands

South End artist Polly Becker assembles vintage and found objects to embody a particular theme—in this case, volunteerism—then photographs her work. The resulting images, very […]

The Automated House

Hectic lives call for lots of different time-saving devices. But the recent onslaught of “helping hand” technology has only given frazzled homeowners more things to […]

Restaurants

First Bite: Max and Dylans

In all fairness, it’s understandable why Theater District newcomer Max and Dylans would’ve been near-empty on a frigid Sunday evening while nearby Fajitas & ‘Ritas […]

Style

Sale Away: Focus on the Saving (Not the Spending)

Thankfully, we have absolutely no patience whatsoever. You see, we had reconciled to wait until after Christmas to do our sale shopping, which is what […]

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Holiday Gift Idea: Easy Reading

The coffee table book—boring old gift or inventive present? We like to think it’s the latter (and we’re excellent givers). Here, a few of our […]

Restaurants

Mixology Overload

Tis the season… for drowning our financial sorrows and holiday woes in expensive, complicated booze. That’s what it seems like, anyway. While we at Chowder […]

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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, […]

Style

Celeb-inspired Holiday Hair Tips

Our hair is a classic underachiever. (Well, just mine. Lots of fellow Bostonistas have wildly successful, popular, fun hair.) I know I should coax it […]

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Happy Birthday Fugakyu

With O Ya getting all the press, and Uni taking on the overflow, we were starting to forget about the city’s other great sushi spots. […]