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A musical transition for a Quincy cafe

Rubato takes over where Contempo left off, serving Hong Kong-style comfort food and drink.

FOOD
How to conquer your fear of holiday baking
Cookie shirkers of the world, unite: Together, we can face unafraid the plans that we've made. Here are three common obstacles and how to get beyond them.

Got a ‘hophead’ on your gift list? Consider ‘The Book of Hops’
Dan DiSorbo, a brand marketer, designer, and self-described “hophead,” dedicated five years to learning about an essential element of beer: hops.

BOTTLES
6 beers to bring to a holiday gathering
However you define a “special” beer, the holidays are a great time to share one. With that in mind, here are six noteworthy brews I’d recommend gifting, or bringing to any holiday gathering.

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10 restaurant and bar openings we’re excited about this fall

I hope you’re hungry. There’s so much to look forward to on the local dining scene: Homey Greek cooking, fancy finger food, a modern Hong Kong cafe, and more.

Giulia won a neighborhood’s heart with Italian fare. Can Moëca do the same with seafood?

Run, don’t crawl, to the Cambridge restaurant named for an invasive — but resilient! and tasty! — crab.

Wise up! You’re spending too much on groceries.

Everyone who goes to the supermarket these days has sticker shock. There are ways to trim what you spend on groceries by a dollar here and a dollar there. It all adds up.
A modern holiday menu

Looking for new Thanksgiving recipes? You’ve come to the right place.

Give your holiday a contemporary spin (with or without Nana’s candied sweet potatoes), plus a new dish or two, and turkey parts. (Then collapse on the couch and rest up until it’s time for leftovers.)
Roast turkey thighs and turkey breast with baharat spicesButternut custard with mushrooms, leeks, and fontinaDeliciously chocolatey French Silk PiePan stuffing with almonds, apricots, and dates

Restaurant Reviews

The multiple faces of Faccia a Faccia

Five stars for Mahaniyom, the Thai food we deserve

Five stars for Ostra, the elevated fish house

Five stars for Nightshade Noodle Bar, a chef’s singular vision

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Devra First

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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The multiple faces of Faccia a Faccia

A restaurant critic’s-eye view of ‘The Menu’

Recipe: Claudia Roden’s cheese polenta cubes are crisp on the outside and creamy inside

Recipe for shirred eggs with mushrooms and bacon

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At Mahoney’s in Winchester, they’re getting back to their farm stand roots

Farmstand market offers specialty pantry items from smaller companies — jams, crackers, granola, pasta, sauces, ground spices, coffee — and local produce.

DEVRA FIRST

A restaurant critic’s-eye view of ‘The Menu’

I’m in this movie. You might be, too. And its skewering of food culture is pretty delicious.

GETTING SALTY

The Wig Shop bar manager Oscar Simoza isn’t easily shaken

He once saved someone from choking, helps to break up fights, witnesses bad dates, and still finds time to chill out with video games when he’s not mixing citrus-friendly drinks.

SHERYL JULIAN

Popular baker, video star, and author Erin Jeanne McDowell teaches Sheryl Julian to make big, beautiful buttermilk biscuits

The master class in Julian’s Watertown kitchen was also big on fun.

A sweet dream is realized at Solodko, a Ukrainian bakery in Brighton

Honey cakes, tarts, sweetbreads, and challah sprinkled with sesame seeds reflect the Ukrainian traditions of owners Ilona Znakharchuk, 23, and her sister, Irina, 29, who arrived in the United States as little girls.

‘New address, same Standard...’ Garrett Harker teases the return of Eastern Standard in 2023

The Kenmore Square mainstay is scheduled to reopen this summer, now in a new space on Beacon Street.

DEVRA FIRST & CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Baking 9 to 5! Dolly Parton can do it all, but can her cake mixes of many colors satisfy our picky palates?

The singer, actress, philanthropist, theme park mogul, and perfumer is looking to add "Queen of Cake Mixes" to her resume.

KITCHEN TIP

A reader’s kitchen tip: Have ‘Clean the Fridge’ nights

A few weeks ago, we asked readers to send in their money- and food-saving kitchen tips, and it’s been fun hearing clever ideas from so many of you, like this one from from Sue in Scituate.

FOOD & TRAVEL

Paris and chocolate? Two beautiful things that taste great together.

Paris hosted its 27th Salon du Chocolat at the end of October, and what self-proclaimed chocolate lover would dare miss such a spectacle? Not this one.

GETTING SALTY

Buenas and Super Bien’s Melissa Stefanini reveals the right way to eat an empanada

East Boston’s Melissa Stefanini has been making dough at Bow Market’s Buenas Empanadas for the past five years.

FOOD

Gift boxes they’ll devour: Here are 4 ideas for people who love food

Who wouldn’t love getting a box of goodies delivered to their door?

HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE

Farm-to-table-to-bed in Vermont, ski resort deals, and California dreaming

Travel news you can use.

FOOD

A woman made chili for neighbors — and outrage ensued. Was she wrong?

Does the simple act of baking a casserole or cookies for a stranger have to be so fraught? We asked two experts for guidance.