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Entries from February 2011

The Monday Club Bar: A Review

February 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Commentary

With the NYC cousins in town for the week, it was time to get out of the house and find a bite to eat.  I’d cooked turkey meatballs and penne and then, the next night, it was jerk chicken, but …

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Market: A Review

February 27th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Commentary

Before going to hear Nicholas Payton perform at Scullers the other night, a joyous event, by the way, we had the chance to eat at Market.  This has been my favorite restaurant in Boston since it opened a couple …

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Food Prices Going Up, Up, Up: Why is That?

February 26th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Commentary

A front page story in today’s Boston Globe on surging food prices made it all so mysterious: Rising fuel costs, low yield of crops, increased demand are the cause of the price increases.  However, these are not the principal reasons …

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Restaurant Cities & Looming Food Riots

February 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Commentary

According to industry journals, there are 18,696 restaurants in New York City.  I tried to find out the number of restaurants in Boston/Cambridge, but nothing came up.  For sure it’s less than 18,696.

Chef Andy has a theory that NYC’s …

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