Chefs

Christopher Kimball
Restaurants

Chris Kimball Is Being Sued by America’s Test Kitchen

Apparently, there are too many cooks in Boston’s test kitchens. The well-known local media empire behind Cook’s Illustrated magazine and America’s Test Kitchen has sued […]

Flour Bakery & Cafe in Harvard Square
Restaurants

Flour Bakery Rises in Harvard Square

The fifth location of a beloved local bakery rises and shines this week in Harvard Square. The newest Flour Bakery & Café opens Tuesday, November […]

An octopus dish at Ruka
Restaurants

Ruka Is Gearing Up for a December Opening

Yvonne’s glittered onto the Boston restaurant scene just in time to completely change the dining game in 2016—and by the end of this year, the […]

Restaurants

[UPDATE] La Bodega by Salts Eyes an Early 2017 Debut in Watertown

UPDATE, January 6, 9:30 a.m.: La Bodega by Salts is fired up: the project from chef Gabriel Bremer and Analia Verolo cleared its $40,000 Kickstarter […]

Mugaritz "The game"
Restaurants

Renowned Spanish Restaurant Mugaritz Collaborates with Loyal Nine

Loyal Nine is a place to try uncommon tastes like Vermont suckling veal, Scituate periwinkles, and mead-braised lobster with hickory nuts, but next month, it […]

Restaurants

David Bazirgan Debuts a New Menu at Bambara

A family move recently brought chef and native son David Bazirgan back from San Francisco, and now, he’s showing local diners his culinary style at […]

L'Espalier Salon photo provided
Restaurants

The L’Espalier Menu and Wine Bar Get a Revamp This Fall

A fixture in the Boston fine dining scene is shaking things up. Early next month, L’Espalier will roll out five- and eight-course tasting menus, in […]

Restaurants

Paul Wahlberg Can’t Believe It’s Been Five Years of Wahlburgers

Exactly five years ago—it was also a Monday—Paul Wahlberg and his famous family debuted their first, eponymous burger joint at the Hingham Shipyard. The chef had […]

Renae Connolly
Restaurants

Renae Connolly Sweetens the Opening Team at Benedetto

Giulia chef Michael Pagliarini hinted at some forthcoming all-star hires when he announced his second restaurant, Benedetto, this summer, and he wasn’t bluffing. The restaurant […]

Restaurants

Brandon Baltzley’s Dinner Series Heads Indoors Through November

Rethink the foliage drive this weekend: You’re running out of chances to try Brandon and Laura Higgins Baltzley’s dinner series, the Buffalo Jump. At a […]

Restaurants

What to Eat (and Drink) in Boston This Weekend

A photo posted by Barrington Coffee Roasting Co. (@barringtoncoffee) on Oct 14, 2016 at 5:12am PDT Day & Night, a Barrington Coffee Roasters barleywine by […]

Restaurants

Get an Early Taste of Pagu This Weekend

Pagu, Tracy Chang’s first solo venture, has been in the works for several years—in the sense that the chef has been meeting other culinary, academic, […]

Restaurants

[UPDATE] Andrew Zimmern, Gail Simmons and More Are Coming to Babson Food Day

Did you catch Anthony Bourdain in town on Friday night? To kick of the Hunger Tour, the Parts Unknown host took over Symphony Hall on […]

Restaurants

A New Book Applies Julia Child’s Sensibilities to Modern Kitchen Design

Six-foot-two frame aside, Julia Child is a towering figure in American home cooking. As the country’s first celebrity chef, she showed housewives—and their sons—just how much joy […]

Arts & Entertainment

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Anthony Bourdain

He’ll appear at Symphony Hall this month.