Dining

First thing Hood does is ruin the Brigham's Web site

adamg — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:24:27 -0400

Eat burritos, get gas

adamg — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:23:53 -0400

Jonah explores Villa Mexico, a burrito stand built into Grampy's Gas Station on Cambridge Street, across from MGH. He concludes:

[Y]ou will have a hard time finding a better grilled burrito in Boston than the one served at Villa Mexico.

One of the two best places in the Boston area for Taiwanese dim sum

adamg — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:20:36 -0400

Boston Chomps explains why that's Shangri La in Belmont.

Lineage lives up to its billing

adamg — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:17:18 -0400

Boston Foodie would return to "new American" Lineage in Coolidge Corner:

... It always makes me extremely happy when I hear wonderful things about a restaurant and find that they are true, especially when the concept is so simple. Good food, at good prices, delivered with finesse- you cant beat a well executed meal!

West Roxbury to get South Shore Italian cuisine

adamg — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:39:53 -0400

ParkwayBoston.com reports Vintage is getting bought by Alfredo's of Quincy (pending a city liquor-license transfer, natch).

Earlier:
West Roxbury restaurant pulls up steaks.

Chefs don't like online criticism

adamg — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:16:27 -0400

It's chefs vs. Chowhound in a Boston foodie smackdown. Who's bringing the popcorn?

Via MetaBoston.

Giving Starbucks up cold turkey

adamg — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:08:43 -0400

Theresa has enough of "corporate coffee" and so tries out locally owned shops in Newtonville.

More proof Mike's may have gotten too successful

adamg — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:55:52 -0400

Boston Foodie reports on the spoiled birthday cake and rude service she got when she tried to return the cake that, it turns out, had been left in a store refrigerator that had died the night before.

Now if he'd been in the tomato section, it'd be more understandable

adamg — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:11:16 -0400

Third Decade reports:

While walking through the produce area of the South Bay Stop & Shop I saw a man in his late-30s to early-40s walk up to the avocados and make the sign of the Cross before picking one.

Square deal in Roslindale

adamg — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:41:32 -0400

Ed gives a thumb's up to the takeout at the Square Corner Cafe, the new place on Washington Street (a door down from Robyn's):

... All in all, we had a great first impression and can see ourselves getting something here about every week this summer. ...