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Pescatore Expanding?
Re: the outdoor seating - it's a cute little alcove back there, but I haven't heard of any neighborhood meetings about Pescatore since they opened, at which point a neighbor expressed serious misgivings about "loud diners in their backyard." It's possible they've moved.
In similar news, Sound Bites has a very cute back patio that's storage now for the same (understandable, but lamentable) reason.
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sushi for 8th graders
Since you love the Blue Heron (totally unrelated, but me too), I'll add this: at Cambridge Culinary, ask after Hong, who often teaches the sushi class, or Elise, who often teaches kids that age.
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sushi for 8th graders
very cool idea, if you can sell it. If they like it, you could set up an end-of-year reward at Cambridge Culinary on making sushi.
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Pescatore Expanding?
The expanded space is now open; they've even moved the door. Not all the art is hung, but the lighting is lovely, there's a glass window to the back alley, and the tables are fairly far apart. I'm looking forward to another sit-down meal there. Curious about the pizza - seems a pretty saturated market to enter without distinguishing yourselves as fancier (as the rest of the menu might imply).
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Trader Joe's In Fresh Pond
Wow, did they have a lot of staff there today.
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Boston area's Best Donuts
I've been craving the coffee roll / cinnamon bun at Verna's and Lyndell's for the last few weeks. These aren't torii, but they're fried dough. Both are more of an excuse for confectioners' sugar icing than they are for cinnamon, fyi.
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Pescatore Expanding?
they've been doing construction in the other part of the building for quite a while - the part that used to be a dance studio. Haven't researched the permits or whatnot, but they're working on renovating.
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Trina's Starlight Lounge to replace the Abbey
They have a couple of salads and a veggie burger housemade, all untried by me.
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Where to buy lard?
and frying french fries. Horse leaf lard rocks my world.
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What is going on with the Lord Hobo?
No news. He sold out of the Moan and Dove?
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Anyone sell Eggnog this time of year?
You could use pasteurized eggs. Haven't seen it yet, though.
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charlotte russe
Dear Josh,
Consider calling Japonaise bakery (two locations), and perhaps you can special order one? Not the quickest, I guess, but they're certainly accustomed to working with fruit, gelatin and whatever cake-ish you prefer.
Tell Donna hi.
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Sick of all food and need a jumpstart
I've always found that cooking requires a higher emotional investment than takeout, but pays off much, much more.
But to answer your question: I love eating out alone (took me years to learn how) and some of my suggestions for solo dining in Arl-ish areas include Flora, Sabur, Guru, Gargoyles (all at the bar when available).
They don't have a bar, but I go to Pescatore by myself for simple fish, not screwed up.
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Knife sharpening?
Rumor has it Stoddards will let you test-drive knives for an hour if you bring your own sack of potatoes. Can anyone confirm or deny?
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Chinese and Japanese in/around Davis Square
searches on this topic will yield a consensus to back up the first three posters: quindao, wang's, zoe's, bluefin.
You might also hear East Asia for healthier options or Hana on Mass Ave for sushi for second-tier options mentioned often.
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Inexpensive wedding cake or wedding cupcakes
perhaps a student at Cambridge School for Culinary Arts? They send e-mail updates to students on this kind of thing fairly regularly, so a system is in place.
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Ball Elite canning jars
If you're willing to do shipping, amazon seems to have them.
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Flavor Tripping
Grand, the store in Somerville, hosted one a year or two ago.
The effect, in my experience, is fun, and about as intense as drinking OJ after brushing your teeth (though in a different direction, of course).
Accompaniments I liked: citrus fruits, malt vinegar, pickles, strawberries, wine, tonic water, sour patch kids, and, to my surprise, rum. I didn't like chocolate, tabasco, or hard candies (they take so long to melt, you're using valuable time).
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Any suggestions for Pancakes?
I sure wish I could find a Boston answer to the Original Pancake House 49er Flapjacks - thin, sweet, soft.
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Cambridge Pizza Delivery
pizza is my least favorite option at Basta - not because it's unpleasant, but because I haven't found it much different than some other options nearby. YMMV, but don't expect the transcendent experience you'd find in the marsala.
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Cambridge Pizza Delivery
See other posts for detailed descriptions of the city slicker pizza, which is pretty different than other pizza options I've seen (anywhere). It is pretty oily and crisp, not bready. More like a big, flat crouton disk than a flatbread.
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Basta Pasta in Cambridge?
I'm an enormous fan, particularly of the pastas (the homemade fusilli is totally worth it) and the specials (which tend to be thoughtful like Via Matta but at half the price). They just opened a second outpost in Quincy, and it's two brothers who own, so no telling about whether the experience will change now.
Definitely not an after-school sub shop.
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Cambridge Pizza Delivery
City Slicker! I only order the small (the crispy, crackery crust stays crisp across the whole diameter), and the dough's unlike anything else in the area, but it's all I ever order, pizza-wise. I go with the cheese, but many CHers like the City Grrl with gorg.
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Best Monte Christo?
It's a bit of a commute, but I'll never forget the one I had at Opryland. The french toast was nice, but the whole sandwich was batter-dipped and fried, with syrup, jam and powdered sugar. Pretty sure they used swiss.
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O ya Go with the omakase?
Yep, that's where I landed too: oddly asking for omakase "but perhaps you could include this and this and this?" which they happily indulged. I had the same exorbitant wagyu, but loved it; and of course I won't pass up either kumamoto preparation.
Speaking of items not previously on my omakase, has anyone tried the...
porcelet tonkatsu
chicken yakitori
onsen egg
soba noodles
silken tofu tempura?
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O ya Go with the omakase?
If you've done the omakase once or twice before, you'll want to branch out. It varied some, but not much, for me.
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Seeking recommendation for a solo foodie tonight in Boston
I see you've made your (nice) choices, but for the good of the board: I used to stop by Dali regularly by myself for dinner at the bar when they opened at 5:30, and enjoyed myself most every time. They knew me, knew my likes and dislikes, and often introduced me to new wines/spirits I liked a lot. After a year or so, I'd memorized the menu and stopped going.
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Hong Kong Market Coming to Malden - Super 88 Location
speaking of, any word on Kotobukiya (formerly of Porter Exchange) opening in Everett or Malden or wherever they were looking?
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Somerville Greek Festival
Seems appropriate to bump this old thread rather than start anew. The website for the Dormition church, host of Somerville's Greek Festival with lots of food (buffet line, gyros, many many pastries) is down. Anybody seen advertising for the Fest? It's usually just after labor day ish.
