Pork butt turned into pulled pork.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Pork butt turned into pulled pork.

Restaurateur Andy Husbands and software designer Chris Hart have won many BBQ championships.

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Restaurateur Andy Husbands and software designer Chris Hart have won many BBQ championships.

A pulled pork sandwich with pork that freezes well so you can use it for loads of dishes.

Ken Goodman/Fair Winds Press

A pulled pork sandwich with pork that freezes well so you can use it for loads of dishes.

Dry rub form the IQUE barbeque team.

Ken Goodman/Fair Winds Press

Dry rub form the IQUE barbeque team.

A pulled pork sandwich from Tremont 647.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

A pulled pork sandwich from Tremont 647.

Colossal barbecued shrimp with crab cake stuffing.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Colossal barbecued shrimp with crab cake stuffing.

BBQ champions Andy Husbands, second from left, and Chris Hart, third from left, are authors of

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BBQ champions Andy Husbands, second from left, and Chris Hart, third from left, are authors of "Wicked Good Barbecue."

How to make wicked good barbecue

It took about 12 years, lots of hard work, and a healthy sense of youthful invincibility for Andy Husbands and Chris Hart to win 30 Kansas City Barbecue Society championships. By Andy Husbands, Chris Hart and Andrea Pyenson

Clockwise from above: Shrimp and grits; one of Gem’s signature dishes.

dining out

‘Ultra exclusive’ Gem Restaurant & Lounge sends mixed messages

Kendra Bird (center) and Framingham State University intern Kelly Fischl (in green) talk about fitness and nutrition with a group of girls at the Boys & Girls Club in Chelsea.

A food bank nutritionist who touches half a million lives
A plate of hash, from Deluxe Town Diner in Watertown, is best ordered with a couple of fried eggs, home-fried potatoes, and fruit.

More options for hash lovers

Dining

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/05/19/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/suarez_25tip_Olives_G_007.jpg Todd English restaurant Olives reopens in Charlestown

Olives is back in business. The new menu devotes more real estate to small plates than full-size entrees.

Nell Stephenson revamps the caveman diet

Nell Stephenson only dines on foods that people might have eaten 10,000 years ago.

Sergio Mendoza at Madrid European Bakery & Patisserie in Marlborough, where his tarta de Santiago is a highlight.

In Marlborough, Spanish baker makes traditional flourless nut cakes

One of Sergio Mendoza’s more modest cakes is getting attention.

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Seasonal recipes

Recipe for blueberry muffin cake

This comes from our colleague Christine Lane, who calls it one of her “all-time summer favorites.”

“The Paleo diet is the way that we as humans are supposed to be eating.”

Nell Stephenson 

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Chicken with spring vegetables.

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Martha Holley-Paquette and Dann Paquette of Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project try a sample at their Somerville office.

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How Pretty Things Beer became ubiquitous in Boston
Try pan-roasted cod fillets (or another white fish) with potatoes and leeks.

Cooking

Fresh ideas for the timeless combination of fish and potatoes
Daniel Duane’s three-part collection of essays spans more than eight years of cooking.

Book Review

‘How To Cook Like a Man’ by Daniel Duane

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Food Issue: Rise and Dine

99 Bottles

3 great Belgian tripels brewed in the Boston area
Chicken salad in spring greens with lemony dressing.

Food

8 recipes to celebrate

Cooking

Sunday Brunch recipes by Betty Rosbottom

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Scariest question a mother can face
James Reed coated pastries before placing in the oven. He makes homemade ketchup and toaster pastries at home.

food

Homemade vs. store-bought

Restaurateur finds big success with small details

Globe magazine

Dim sum’s delights

Seasonal recipes

Rhubarb at Davis Square farmers market.

Recipe for Rhubarb-ginger fool

Recipe for Rhubarb-ginger fool.

Dining out

Dining Out

Guacamole comes in a number of versions. The best is just avocado, cilantro, salt, and onion.

In Somerville, Painted Burro is raucous, fun, ready to party

More upscale Mexican restaurants? In Davis Square, the Painted Burro shows Somerville has an appetite for tacos and tequila.

Cheap eats

Cheap Eats

A Bubba BBQ burger with hickory-smoked bacon and cheddar cheese.

Popular burgers in Quincy, Theatre District

Two popular burger places at other locations: Wild Willy’s Burgers in Quincy and Four Burgers in Boston.

Short orders

Tatte, owned by Tzurit Or offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, and baked goods.

Tatte opens in Kendall Square food mecca

It is the second and more ambitious location of the Brookline bakery Tatte Fine Cookies & Cakes.

Sunday supper & more

Sunday Supper

Grilled eggplant and mozzarella panini.

Begin with eggplant ‘steaks,’ turn them into panini

Sunday Supper: Grill thick slices of eggplant to make steaks, cover with puttanesca sauce. The next day, slip both with mozzarella into chewy bread to make panini.

Craft cocktail craze

Drinks Special

The craft of mixing has made a unique Boston bar culture

This winter, four places showcasing cocktails opened in Boston at essentially the same time: the Hawthorne, Brick & Mortar, Saloon, and backbar. The city has turned into a hub for craft cocktails.

Nutrition and fitness

globe magazine | Perspective

Why is Boston so obsessed with exercise?

Boston is Health Nut, USA. As symptoms of exercise obsession go, the Boston Marathon is just the beginning.

Magazine

The cover for the May 20 2012 issue

Best beaches guide for New England
The cover for the May 13 2012 issue

Things to do in and around Boston this week
The cover for the May 6 2012 issue

Homes for sale for $250,000, $500,000, $750,000, and $1 million
The cover for the April 29 2012 issue

Dying wishes expected to be decided on November ballot