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  Hitting the bottle: Cambridge Brewing Company’s Beers line shelves at last

  24 February, 2012 | Liquid | Luke ONeil

  Over the past few years, the concept of micro-brewing has finally been getting attention from the casual beer drinker. But it’s old news if you’ve been a fan of Cambridge Brewing Company (1 Kendall S…

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  Roasted apple salad at Strip T's

  13 February, 2012 | Food Coma | MC Slim JB

  Photo: JOEL VEAK Every year or so, a new place emerges as a sort of food-nerd El Dorado: a spot off the beaten path in a humble setting with no famous names, little media attention, and the informal, …

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  Ducali Pizzeria & Bar

  13 February, 2012 | Stuff It | Scott Kearnan

  Photo: JOEL VEAK Last week's Super Bowl left us with a lot to digest. Madonna's halftime show: impressive, huh? (Okay, so we're actually compiling this issue slightly before the big game. But barring …

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  5 Courses with William Kovel of Catalyst

  13 February, 2012 | 5 Courses | Louisa Kasdon

  There is a formality and focus, a New England solidity­, to William Kovel. Granite-jawed and originally from the Granite State, he's handsome (and doesn't seem to know it), excellent (and unfazed by i…

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  Sip and study: Cocktail class is in session at Art Bar and beyond

  13 February, 2012 | Liquid | Luke ONeil

  Photo: JOEL VEAKWhat's that old quote? "Mix a man a cocktail, and you'll get him buzzed for the evening; teach a man to mix his own, and you'll keep him tippling for a lifetime." (I think it's in the …

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  Pinky's Deli

  30 January, 2012 | Stuff It | Miles Howard

  Photo: JOEL VEAK For some, the words "neighborhood deli" conjure images of hairy forearms and stacks of gray meat that seemingly date back to the Spanish-American War. (All it takes is one bad date w…

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  The odd couples

  30 January, 2012 | Liquid | Luke ONeil

  Photo: JOEL VEAKWhen we describe the way cocktail ingredients interact, it sometimes sounds like we're talking about couples. We might say two spirits "complement" or "support" each other - or, on the…

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  5 Courses with Patricia Yeo of Moksa

  30 January, 2012 | 5 Courses | Louisa Kasdon

  It was in fall 2009 when Patricia Yeo, a New York-based chef with a storied career and secure national rep, joined our culinary scene. First we found her at the South End's bygone Ginger Park; then s…

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  Chicken and Waffle at Brick & Mortar

  30 January, 2012 | Food Coma | MC Slim JB

  Photo: JOEL VEAK Nothing eases flirtation quite like a well-made cocktail. But as every experienced imbiber knows, drinking on an empty stomach is a common source of regret later in the evening and t…

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  Getting the rum-around

  16 January, 2012 | Liquid | Luke ONeil

  Back in 2007, when Turkey Shore Distilleries president Mathew Perry first started thinking about launching a rum brand, it was a relatively novel idea. "The idea was, there's ‘local' everything, but…

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  Slumming it

  16 January, 2012 | Liquid | Luke ONeil

  Despite its name, the recently launched Somerville Brewing Company is actually coming out of Ipswich too. Though the company was born in the home-brewing nano-lab of Jeff Leiter and wife Caitlin Jew…

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  Griddler’s Burgers & Dogs

  16 January, 2012 | Stuff It | Scott Kearnan

  PHOTO: Joel VeakThe last few years have seen a glut of gluttony-related food shows, from the Travel Channel's Man v. Food to - well, just about anything starring Guy Fieri. And you could probably poin…

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  5 Courses with Marion Nestle

  16 January, 2012 | 5 Courses | Louisa Kasdon

  We doubt even the most sleep-deprived student could doze off in Marion Nestle's class. NYU's Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health makes food issues riveting, whethe…

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  Lomito Al Cabrales at Kika Tapas

  16 January, 2012 | Food Coma | MC Slim JB

  PHOTO: Joel VeakCambridge's Kendall Square and the neighboring Area IV have dramatically blossomed as dining and drinking destinations. Their handful of veteran restaurants were recently joined by a f…

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  High-tech tippling

  26 December, 2011 | Liquid | Luke ONeil

  People spend too much time staring at their phones at the bar. But if you're going to do it, you might as well be using boozy apps like these, all developed in the Boston area. BrewGene With so…

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  Think less, drink more: Resolutions to imbibe by

  26 December, 2011 | Liquid | Luke ONeil

  Photo: JOEL VEAKThe New Year is typically a chance to consider what came before and look ahead at what's to come. Or, in other words, to think about all the ways we've failed and lie to ourselves abou…

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  5 Courses with Michael Scelfo of Russell House Tavern

  26 December, 2011 | 5 Courses | Louisa Kasdon

  Michael Scelfo is a rock-solid New Englander with three little kids, a nice wife, and a colonial in the far 'burbs. This guy could be living next door, and you'd never guess he was a top-tier chef. …

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  Steamed Local Hake at Vee Vee

  26 December, 2011 | Food Coma | MC Slim JB

  Photo: JOEL VEAK This year was a surprisingly robust one for fine dining in Boston: the Seaport and Area IV emerged as sizzling destinations with a score of brand-new restaurants. We visited all and …

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  Sweet Cheeks

  26 December, 2011 | Stuff It | Scott Kearnan

  Photo: JOEL VEAK Before her much-anticipated new restaurant, Sweet Cheeks (1381 Boylston Street, Boston, 617.266.1300), opened last month, chef Tiffani Faison spent time ambling down the famed Texas …

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  Southern sips

  12 December, 2011 | Liquid | Luke ONeil

  A Facebook friend of mine has been posting a lot of photos from her trek through South America: stunning vistas, red lagoons, coral-filled seas, mountains of the finest Bolivian marching powder (proba…

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