Restaurants & Markets Posts

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Lunch at Boston’s Sel de la Terre

Thursday February 24th 2011

Sel de la Terre, Boston’s bastion of Provencal cuisine, is infamous for its rosemary pomme frites. With good reason. They’re cut thin as shoestrings, fried perfectly (crisp not greasy), and seasoned well with salt and rosemary. Believe me, my picture doesn’t do them justice. I hit Sel de la Terre the other day for lunch [...]

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The Eighth Annual Holiday Taste of Sam’s Club Event

Wednesday November 17th 2010

As part of our partnership with Sam’s Club, we’re heading up to their Eighth Annual Holiday Taste of Sam’s Club Event this weekend. It’s a three-day event featuring gourmet food, recipes, and entertaining tips.

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Christmas Dinner at Salem’s Hawthorne Hotel

Tuesday December 29th 2009

If you live anywhere in New England and you don’t know about the Hawthorne Hotel, you should. And if you’re ever in Salem, Massachusetts, you have no excuse not to stop in. Tell them The Hungry Mouse sent you to have a nibble. You won’t be sorry.

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Lobster Rolls at The Green Dragon (Plus a Quick Recipe and Where to Buy Live Lobsters in Boston)

Tuesday August 18th 2009

I had no idea that one of Boston’s oldest Irish bars would also serve one of the city’s tastiest lobster rolls. A close friend and I recently tucked in to The Green Dragon for lunch, and were oh-so-pleasantly surprised by the food.

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Tiny Tacos at Boston’s Bonfire

Wednesday June 3rd 2009

Last week, my dear friend The Cocktail Queen suggested we meet at Bonfire, a contemporary steakhouse with a Latin American twist in the heart of Boston. It had been ages since we caught up, so I was totally game. Bonfire is one of Todd English’s restaurants, and I’d been wanting to try it. Here’s a peek around the restaurant and a look at what we ate.

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A Photo Tour of London’s King’s Road Market

Monday February 9th 2009

Has The Mouse gone abroad? Hehe, not at all. You know how I love pictures—especially when they involve food. (Check out my photo tours of Boston’s legendary Haymarket, Brooksby Farm in Peabody, Lyndell’s Bakery, and Salem at Halloween.) My dear friend Kang over at London Eater kindly agreed to do a photo tour of London’s [...]

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Feasting on Cupcakes: A Photo Tour of Lyndell’s Bakery

Monday November 3rd 2008

One of my favorite things in the world is to get up early on a Saturday morning and go cupcake shopping. (I mean, what better way to start a day?) This means heading to Lyndell’s Bakery in Somerville’s Ball Square. Established in 1887, Lyndell’s is one of the oldest bakeries in New England—and one of [...]

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McKinnon’s: A Carnivore’s Carnival

Thursday September 4th 2008

If you know me at all, you know one thing: I’m a huge carnivore. So is my husband, the Angry Chef. So is (understandably so) our beast, Dexter the Barking Sous Chef. So, it will probably come as no surprise that we tend to seek out the best—and best priced—meat we can find locally. Beef [...]

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5 Spice Merchants To Try

Monday August 25th 2008

Recently, The Angry Chef and I went on a spice hunt. We headed out to Penzey’s Spices in the sleepy town of Arlington, MA. We’ve relied on them for spices—first by catalog, then online, and now in person—for years now. Penzey’s quality is always top notch. The prices are decent. Their selection is huge. And [...]

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Goody Glover’s: An Irish Pub in Boston’s North End

Monday August 18th 2008

What’s an Irish pub like Goody Glover’s doing on the edge of Boston’s Italian North End? Serving absolutely amazing drinks and fat, juicy burgers, that’s what. After our adventure through Boston’s Haymarket open air market yesterday, the Lady Otter and I needed a little refreshment. She suggested Goody Glover’s, and I’m so glad she did. [...]

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