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Soup recipes for a cozy fall weekend

The weekend is getting off to a rainy start, which always puts us in the mood for something cozy and comforting: Soup. Here's some inspiration.

Your view: What’s the best dessert you’ve had from a Boston-area restaurant?
In just about two weeks those with a sweet tooth will have a reason to celebrate.

QUICK BITE
Pigs in a blanket and other nostalgia on the menu at Sloane’s
Former "Chopped" champion Sarah Wade offers comfort food every which way at her new Allston spot.

FOOD
First-ever permanent Central Perk is opening soon in Boston. (Sorry, New York.)
“Friends” coffeehouse is set to open on Newbury Street.

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Ten new restaurants to visit this spring

Recently opened or coming soon, these spots offer inventive drinks, globetrotting flavors, and all the oysters you can eat.

For Island Creek Oysters, everything comes together here

The Winsor House is a realization of the Duxbury company’s hatchery-to-table vision.

10 restaurants to eat at near Fenway Park

The surrounding neighborhood offers everything from handmade Japanese noodles to lobster rolls and oysters to Yemeni stews with fresh-baked flatbreads. Here are some places that hit it out of the park.
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The 2022 Boston-area restaurant awards

Swank New England seafood, dishes from Yemen and Yunnan, a motorcycle cafe, and so many exciting new spots to try. Here’s a look back at the moments, places, and tastes that made the year memorable.
Don’t like loud restaurants? Here are 10 places to eat where you won’t need earplugs.The year’s best cookbooks showcase culture, connection — and even convenienceWhat this food critic was thankful for in 2022

Restaurant Reviews

The Banks Fish House wants to be the Grill 23 of seafood

For Island Creek Oysters, everything comes together here

Redefining Irish pub fare at the Dubliner

Cuba, modern and graceful, is on the plate at Gustazo

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Favorite restaurants (old and new) in Boston

Eating here will help you discover the city for the first time, or fall in love all over again.

Where to eat brunch in Boston

Brunch is the most indulgent of all meals, and it is meant to be savored with friends. Here’s a look at some fun places to have brunch in the city, and some tasty dishes to order (and share).

Where to get your chocolate fix in Boston

If loving chocolate is wrong, we don’t want to be right. Here are a few crave-worthy stops.

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First-ever permanent Central Perk is opening soon in Boston. (Sorry, New York.)

Soup recipes for a cozy fall weekend

We’ve been buying olive oil all wrong. Here’s what you need to know.

Recipe: A quick bean and chickpea stew is easy on the budget and filling in the belly

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TABLES

Rosebud in Davis Square to close for a rebrand

Davis Square’s landmark Rosebud has changed hands and will soon change up its menu. Plus, ZaZiBar plans to open in the Seaport, and Boston Public Market gets a sweet hug.

Village Restaurant in Essex closes its doors after almost 70 years

“This is, indeed, the end of an era BUT the memories we have all made here are forever,” the owners wrote in a Facebook post.

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10 restaurants that capture the spirit of Hispanic Heritage Month

Celebrating culture and cuisine via bandeja paisa, pupusas, mole, and much more.

FOOD

These grapeseed oils use grape seeds left over from winemaking

Grapeseed oil is a healthy choice and can be a substitute for olive oil for sautéing or for making a dressing.

FOOD

This new non-dairy frozen treat is made with Thai coconut meat

Sacred Serve’s flavors are sweetened with coconut sugar and made with superfood ingredients and without gums or stabilizers.

THE CONFIDENT COOK

Recipe: If you only make one preserve, it should be this savory, complex, spicy pepper jam

Recipe for Spicy Pepper Jam

SEASONAL RECIPES

Recipe: For peanut butter lovers, swirl the creamy, nutty spread into chocolate-studded muffins

Recipe for Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl Muffins

SEASONAL RECIPES

Recipe: This meatloaf was a standby for the author’s artist mom, who didn’t like to cook

Recipe for Mom's Meatloaf

BOTTLES

GrandTen’s Medford Rum is steeped in history

According to the Medford Historical Society, a brand of rum called “Medford Rum” was produced starting in the early 1700s. And it's said to be the rum Paul Revere drank on the evening of April 18, 1775, before his ride to Lexington to warn that the British were coming.

GETTING SALTY

Vida Cantina’s David Vargas talks about the New England BIPOC Fest, bringing real Mexican food to N.H., and gas station pizza

The James Beard-nominated chef puts an emphasis on sourcing his food locally and says, "All you really have to do is take a couple of bites of a taco, and you’re really helping support your community, full circle."

COOKING

Create three international dishes with an everyday skillet

The cooks at Milk Street adapt recipes for Mexican eggs, Spanish fish stew, and Somali-style beef to the cook in the standard 12-inch skillet.

WHAT SHE'S HAVING

Recipe: Send native tomatoes off in style with this pretty open-faced crostata

Recipe for Tomato Crostata

SHERYL JULIAN | WHAT SHE’S HAVING

Send native tomatoes off in style

If the author could have only one vegetable year-round that tastes of summer sunshine, it would be beautiful, juicy, red rounds.