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Pearl Jalapeno Beef Frankfurters
The Pace in the North End gets their sausage from Bianco & Son's in Revere. Try the pork/rabe/cheese. It's fantastic.
Jalapeno Pearl's sound great.
May 2012 Openings and Closings
G'Vanni's on Prince St has closed and replaced by another Italian restaurant. I probably had my single worst meal and G'Vanni's has been giving 2x1 coupons as long as I can remeber.
Wiener Schnitzel?
I've had the dish at LO many times and it's always been excellent.
Where can I buy fresh burrata cheese
The imported was sold out at SI this AM, had domestic. They sold a lot of the important yesterday. Glad to see they're getting it in again.
I like the Maple Brook Farms burrata also.
Local Asparagus
I bought some at Dewey Sq yesterday and they were great, simply steamed..also beautiful romaine.
Where to eat lunch in downtown Boston?
I really enjoyed the "original gyro" I had last week.
Old Joe Tecce's
I heard from a good source that Tecce's made lots more $ from renting their rooftop for billboards than as a restaurant.
May 2012 Openings and Closings
They are planning to reopen in Somerville with a smaller store. I don't know the timetable or exact location. Emphasis will be on locally raised products.
Mega Lobster
I was in Hook's today and they had the 5lb+ for $5.99/lb.
He said that they were catching them pretty far off shore. Stellwagen is 40-50 miles East of Boston and no lobstering there, but beyond that would be fine..or head North East from Gloucester to Federal waters. Canada also supplies a lot of large lobsters.
Redbones Food Truck
Ha, Ha...If you ever get the opportunity to attend a pork festival, Take it..:) Lot of fun.
Redbones Food Truck
No sweet sauce. i was surprised myself. Vinegar dominated.
Here's a photo set from a SC BBQ sanctioned event (whatever that means)..winners go to Memphis..which is the World Series for BBQ geeks...look at 6,7
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61246842@N00/sets/72157600189540042/
Redbones Food Truck
May be laughable to you; but not to me. Obviously every one's taste is different, but this sammy was every bit as good as many sandwiches I've had in SC.
My family has lived in the Carolinas for almost 50 years...I'm still a yankee..:)....catch the lobster, striper, and blues. with the occassion tuna
It's not that hard to do a pork. Slow roast a well seasoned shoulder over smoked wood. tear up with 2 forks and season...vinegar, hot pepper, +
Red Bones did it right. Id stick their sammy next to most of what's being done there....and I'll add that I was never a fan of Redbones.
Redbones Food Truck
I don''t think anyone is "sweating the place" too much. Redbones provides easy accessibility to Southern BBQ in downtown Boston. It's not just passable in NE. It would be passable in the Carolina's...just higher priced.
Soulfire, which is not available for my lunch in downtown Boston, doesn't have a seat at this table until they open an outlet in downtown..on wheels or not.
Redbones Food Truck
Sad Flour, I don't disagree.
I don't know the economics but I'm sure there are costs to running a food truck.
At $9 with mac n cheese it's probably more than I want to spend ona regular basis..ex. I spent $10 on a Sam Lagrasso's pastrami earlier in the week. Probably 2x the meat. IMO, a bargain. I spent $15 on a Lobstah Love roll and my $ would have gone far further at Hook's.. The trucks are businesses..and I thought Redbones was charging appx $2 more than it was worth; but it was a good product and I'm free to make the decision to go back or not. Lobstah Love was a poor product and I won't go back. Got to recognize that I'm in downtown Boston and not rural SC..and you pay a premium. I can't imagine anyone walking away from the Redbones
Truck;; thinking they got a deal. OTOH, it's nice to have the option of Red Bones 2 mins from my office. I don't mind paying a little more every now and then if the quality is there...and it was.
NC now allows rare burgers!
That's good news. I have family in SC and they had the "well done ground meat rule." I remember going for a burger with my dad and him ordering the burger as rare as you could make it . I asked him about his order. He was usually a MR eater and he explained the rule.
Glad to read from KP above that the rule has changed.
May 2012 Openings and Closings
I used to love Bina's Carbonara.
Agree, new menu from Sip, per Eater is a real turnoff.
Redbones Food Truck
In an effort to fit in my bathing suits, I didn't eat the bun.. just the pork
That is a common drawback to a pulled pork sandwich. I was wearing 1 of my favorite ties and I didn't want any pork to slip out the back...and land on it or shirt..:)
With BBQ, I find the bun or bread rarely adds anything and is more of a vehicle to lift the main event.
A paean to South Boston
I'm a fan of Bob's list of Polish places.
L Street Diner is a good casual spot, like their CB hash and they usually had a roasted turkey dinner/sandwich from a fresh roasted turkey.
Joseph's Bakery off Broadway, on K is worthwhile. I sometimes like their pizza..sort of a Galleria Umberto style, but more like Parziales(few doors away from Bova) in the NE, if you know them.
BTW, if you like to walk and it sounds like you do, K Street is worth a look...also some grand old homes on E Broadway, near Castle Island.
May 2012 Openings and Closings
wow, I'm surprised. Ms 9 is very sad. They had to be there for a long time.
May 2012 Openings and Closings
Update..I'm hearing the full name of the restaurant will be Sip Kitchen and Bar. Maybe that will be enough to distinguish it from Sip Cafe? That's the type of solution that we came to in my personal situation.
Like Bina, it will also have a small grocery shop.eta Artisan Provisions per Eater article above..that will also sell sandwiches and prepared food..nice for the neighborhood.
Redbones Food Truck
Financial District...Milk and Kilby, just off PO (Post Office) Square..:)
Redbones Food Truck
is in the FD today. Had a good pulled pork sandwich today. A little pricey at $9..with mac n cheese but worth the convenience. I'm probably a little sensitive cuz I recently got back from SC; where the same sandwich would be $3.50 with slaw..:) Glad to have the option.
May 2012 Openings and Closings
I was once in a similar situation. I own a biz and another similar biz was using the same name. I had my attorney send him a letter saying we would take him to court if he kept using the name; cease and desist. We had the name registered with the state.
Sip Cafe could probably do the same thing and a judge would likely make a determination as to whether the Cafe and the Wine Bar were similar enough to cause confusion. Maybe some of the lawyers here could weigh in?
To throw out another possibility, maybe M & D trademarked the name before Sips Cafe ever opened. It's been rumored for a while that M & D was going to take that space...or the 2 businesses came to some type of agreement on use of the name. In my situation, that's what we did. Rather than face the cost of litigation, we worked out an agreement where they made a small name change that we agreed to, and would not confuse customers.
Without knowing all the facts, it's impossible to make a call.
As an aside, I like the name Sips for a coffee shop; not so much for a wine bar/restaurant..but no one asked for my opinion..:)
May 2012 Openings and Closings
I'm sorry but not surprised.
Babak still has a toehold in the area with JM Curley; which is looking like a home run.
May 2012 Openings and Closings
Bina, both market and restaurant have closed. Recording says for renovations.
New sign outside called Sip, soon to open. Think it's from the Max & Dylan's group.
May 2012 Openings and Closings
Back Deck was having what appeared to be a staff meeting/dinner when I walked by tonight. I would guess any day. Nice looking space.
Where can I buy fresh burrata cheese
FWIW, The website now lists a domestic Burrata, accurately and as it should be.
Where can I buy fresh burrata cheese
I tend to spend more time in the NE in the summer, and was disappointed that SI stopped importing it last year. I don't know if it was cost or quality control. I think we all agree that the Thurs delivery was a great treat..if you could get it..:) Don't know yet if the other cheese shops will bring in the imported this summer.
At least we still still have a few local options. FDN sells at some of the Farmer's Mkts.Last year, Dewey Sq for sure and probably Copley.
BOSTON'S WATERFRONT
They were opening nights on the weekends to get the club crowd. Keep in mind that this is a mostly takeout..4-5 tables with no waiter service. The quality is high but it's far from a "dining experience." Think Viga. Again, quality is superb. Great food at deli prices.
Where can I buy fresh burrata cheese
Last summer, SI stopped getting them on Thurs from Italy...was selling a different product.
. Summer before ; yes.
Is your info more current than mine? That's why I didn't just say SI in my initial answer..and suggested calling around to get the imported.
