Diners are feeling more entitled than ever, and aren’t afraid to voice their displeasure. What’s a restaurant to do?

Things can get tense at a restaurant when expectations aren’t met. But diners should remember these five simple rules.

I am long familiar with the messages delivered in recent days to black college graduates by the First Family. When done right, they sear you forever and seal you with purpose. Two of my most memorable wake-up calls to my worldly obligations came from my late uncle Tommie Smith, a dean at historically black Jackson State in Mississippi.

The targeted raid, in which 75 people were arrested, was meant to crack down on drug dealing and violent crime in Roxbury, police said.

The restaurant’s energy can lead to good food, but the elements that promise to make a dish interesting are often too sparse.

CAMBRIDGE — A year after Harvard University and MIT launched edX, a not-for-profit initiative that offers online classes at no charge, the group announced Tuesday that it is doubling the number of participating universities, with the Berklee College of Music and Boston University among the new members.

Recipe for one-ingredient banana ice cream

ChopChop, a Watertown-based quarterly children’s cooking magazine, surprised the food world by winning the James Beard award for publication of the year.

If you’re looking for something different, we offer burgers made with ground turkey, salmon, or beets. Warm the buns, add dill mayo, and light the grill.

Use only dark meat, which has more fat and flavor than breast meat, and add Worcestershire, soy sauce, parsley, and an egg to keep things moist.

Recipe for dill mayonnaise

After a bit of trial and error, we created a vegetarian burger with beets, portobello mushrooms, white beans, and cooked brown rice that has a satisfying taste and texture.

The voluminous menu of American Chinese and Sichuan favorites — created by executive chef Paul Mustacchio — reflects ambitious thinking.

At Bee’s Knees Supply Co. you can choose from almost 300 farmstead cheeses, dairy products, butcher-shop meats, and pastries.

Ice cream maker Jeni Britton Bauer first sold her frozen treats with inventive flavors 15 years ago at a marketplace in Columbus, Ohio.