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Entries from September 2011

Pizzeria Posto

September 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Commentary

Some people dream of steaks or oysters or cheeseburgers or pasta, but I think about pizza 24/7.  I’m like Kanye that way: “24/7, 365,” only he was thinking of a different kind of satisfaction.  Anyhow, I’m here to tell you …

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Get A Load of Those Melons!

September 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Commentary

Del Monte is suing the FDA, as reported in the Business section of today’s NY Times.  The company is saying that restrictions on melon imports that are being imposed by the FDA are unfair.  Del Monte is saying the melons …

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Pass the Salt: Coppa

September 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Commentary

On April Fool’s Day there was always some kid who loosened the top of the salt shaker and returned it to the table.  Watching with restrained glee, the kid would then see unsuspecting diners pour salt onto their food.  That …

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Om or Wow

September 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Commentary

Wouldn’t you know it?  It was Friday night, tickets in hand to see “Porgy & Bess,” which I am here to say is by far the best theatre to hit Boston since “Mother Courage,” with Linda Hunt, and that was …

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