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Blueberry cakes
Sprung from The Recipe Box Project, blueberry cake provokes worthy challenges, but takes the top shelf.
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Boston's best doughnuts
Check out photos of the 16 best independent doughnut shops around Boston.
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The scoop on froyo
Frozen yogurt tastes like yogurt or tastes like ice cream: Which is better?
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Food section nominated for AFJ award
The BGlobe Food section is a finalist for the Association of Food Journalists' award for Best Food Coverage. I have a talented team. Here are the...
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Today's wine column is my last for the Boston Globe. In it I reflect a bit on what has and hasn't changed in the fifteen...
Review: The Alchemist Celia Saison
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French toast with flair in Boston
Head to one of these local restaurants for their interesting takes on French toast.
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Quirky, fun brunches around Boston
Check out these quirky, fun morning dining options around the city and kick it up a notch.
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French fries with a twist
Drop the value meal and prepare your tastebuds for some real flavor with these yummy variations on fries.
Gluten-free recipes
- Gluten-free dining out
- Bakery free of gluten, but not of taste
- How to find gluten-free products
- Baking gluten-free Brownies
- Gluten-free strawberry-almond cake
- Gluten-free sesame crackers
- Gluten-free strawberry-rhubarb crisp
The Phantom Gourmet takes you on a tour of Boston-area restaurants.
Roast chicken goes from homey to hip
The whole roast chicken has left the home kitchen, making for restaurants and upscale menues around town.
- Dishing Coronation Chicken: endless work, stunning results
- Pictures 50 delicious chicken dinner ideas
- Where to buy whole roast chicken and how they taste
Grill guide
Check out our grill guide with recipes, tips, and ideas add a little spice to your cookout or barbeque.
- Nutrition and You! How to avoid BBQ blunders
- BBQ do's and don'ts to prevent food poisoning
Secrets to wicked good barbecue
A local restaurateur teamed with a software designer to win the biggest prize in barbecue. Now they're ready to share the secrets that got them there. Well, most of them.
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- Recipes Pulled pork
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- Bacon-cheddar biscuits
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When should you buy organic?
Is organic always better? Does locally grown mean your produce will be organic? Our nutrition blogger answers these questions, more.
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Does your diet include superfoods?
We've rounded up key superfoods you should try, and tell you why they are good for you. Bonus? We suggest ways to use the foods.
How Pretty Thing's beers became ubiquitous in Boston
If you go out for a beer in a Boston-area bar or restaurant, chances are the beer list offers something made by Pretty Things Beer.
- Pictures Spring beers brewed in New England
- 99 Bottles More beer news from Steve Greenlee
Bobby Flay on 'Food Network Star,' dining in Boston
The celebrity chef spoke with us about his TV show, the new era of television cooks, and where he likes to eat around Boston.
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Clam shack season is finally back
New England is synonymous with clam and lobster shacks, and some are open already.
Homemade vs. store-bought
What could be easier than buying a Pop Tart or a McNugget? Turns out, making them is amateurishly easy, cheaper -- and the taste? Professional!
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- Homemade ketchup
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- Toaster pastries
Scenes from the Great Boston Cupcake Crawl
If you have a sweet tooth and the only cure is more cupcake, try one of the Great Boston Cupcake Crawl tours just started by Boston Chocolate Tours.
Scenes from the Boston Bacon and Beer Festival
Twenty-eight restaurants and 18 breweries offered samples participated in this year's event, which had a goal of raising $20,000 for two hunger relief organizations by the end of the day.
Boston's best breakfast spots
From homey to haute, here is where to go for the most important meal of the day.
- How to make perfect eggs and dim sum delights in Globe Magazine
- Full article 45 best breakfast joints around Boston
Salty, sweet, sentimental
A mouth-watering look at 25 comfort food classics in the Boston area, from beef stew to Buffalo wings.
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Greater Boston's chicken wings, ranked by Buffalo, N.Y., natives
Looking for authentic Buffalo wings in Boston? Take the advice of eight western New York natives who recently embarked on a crawl to find Bostons best offerings.
- How Buffalo natives rank Boston’s wings
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- Guide to the perfect wing
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- Video Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 chicken wings, part 1
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- Phantom, part 2
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Cheap Eats | Inman Square
All-Star Pizza serves up unusual pies
Across the street from the well-established All-Star Sandwich Bar, the pizza spot serves up brick-oven pies with inventive toppings, as well as buckets of beer and pitchers of fruity sangria.
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Dining Out | Boston
Comfort zone amid outrageousness at Gem Restaurant & Lounge
The latest project from Big Night Entertainment (Red Lantern, Shrine) bills itself as “a fusion of gastro-lounge and ultra exclusive supper club.”
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Veggie lovers delight
If you're looking for meat-free dining — from pizza to Chinese cuisine — you can certainly find it in and around Boston. Here are some of the cafes, restaurants, and even food trucks that offer vegan and vegetarian dining.
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