I wrote a post several months ago about 1924 Main serving up a great lunch deal. I’ve since gone for dinner, and it’s just as value driven. Moreover, the food was awesome. We started with the grilled calamari appetizer which was one of the best any of us could remember having. The calamari had a […]
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Waffle Time
Looking for a quick but special breakfast over the holidays? If you have a waffle iron, waffles are very easy to make. Dress them with fresh fruit and you’ll have a dazzling presentation. I like recipes that use buttermilk–the batter will be light and fluffy, as will the final product. Or how about scrambled eggs […]
Read the rest of this entry »Tune into the Friday Food Critics on Tuesday 12/22
Tune in on Tuesday to hear the Food Critics, on KCUR’s Walt Bodine Show at 10:00 AM. That’s 89.3 FM, or you can listen on your computer at http://kcur.org/people/walt-bodine. With Christmas on Friday, we’ll be on earlier in the week. The second half topic will focus on special Christmas and New Year’s Eve dinners around […]
Read the rest of this entry »Make Your Own Salad Dressing
Making your own salad dressing is so easy to do. And it’s much healthier and cheaper than buying an artificial flavor-laden version in the grocery store. I keep old jars — from mustards, mangoes, salsas, olives — anything of a decent size with a sturdy lid. I put all of the dressing ingredients in a […]
Read the rest of this entry »715 Mass–Lawrence
715 Mass is not your typical college town restaurant. Sleek, modern and trendy, this Italian cafe would more likely be found in a big city than in the small town of Lawrence. It has a vibe to it that will appeal as much to professors and lawyers as students. One striking design note–a wall of […]
Read the rest of this entry »Food Critics–12/11/09
Tune in on Friday to hear the Food Critics, on KCUR’s Walt Bodine Show at 10:00 AM. That’s 89.3 FM, or you can listen on your computer at http://www.kcur.org/waltbodine.html. The second half discussion will be about nuts, and the way in which restaurants use them in dishes from appetizers to dessert. I’m not one of […]
Read the rest of this entry »Roasting Beets
I love beets. I know they aren’t everyone’s favorite, but people who wrinkle their noses at the mention of this root vegetable are often thinking of the canned beets of our childhood. I didn’t like those either. But fresh beets have a very different flavor than the canned variety. Here’s my primer on roasting beets […]
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My lunch at Oak 63 had a rather inauspicious beginning. I had heard how great the Reuben sandwich and French fries were, and I wanted to give them a try. There was no Reuben to be found on the menu (at least the day I was in), and French fries were only available to those […]
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