This year, Boston restaurants had burger fever, with just about every place in town offering a version of the sandwich. Japanese ramen noodles began to take hold, appearing at pop-up restaurants and on late-night menus. The cocktail craze continued, but new wine bars also appeared on the scene. The Oak Room reinvented itself, while Locke-Ober closed. Kendall Square blossomed, and the already burgeoning South Boston waterfront prepared to explode. The constant amid changes and passing trends? Some really good food. With Thanksgiving upon us, it’s time to reflect on the larger things for which we are grateful. The smaller pleasures are worth remembering, too. Here are 15 dishes I was thankful for this year.
Falafel
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Today's Boston Globe, in its continuing effort to be "urban chic," has a feature entitled "Dishes We're Thankful For." Such as falafel sandwich, fried Maine lobster in caramel sauce, tagliatelle with lobster and short rib, shrimp and grits, ramen soup, crema de platano, etc. I suggest the writer head for Matinicus Island off the Maine coast and tell the islanders she is going to prepare a meal for them of fried lobster in caramel sauce. She would quickly learn how she, too, could become lobster bait.