Dining Out Boston

Last Tuesday I ventured to try Coolidge Corner’s alternative to Rami’s, Shawarma King, which, as it turns out, is more expensive and not worth it.
Shawarma King’s decor is as low-key as Rami’s, with non-descript cheap tables and chairs and a smattering of Middle Eastern wall-hangings and doodads. Their menu, however, is far more extensive, […]

The following account of my lunch at Ivy will most likely not do justice to the food. It was a meal where the occasion wholly overshadowed the cuisine; Feng announced minutes before we entered that she and Grant were engaged. Huzzah! Many congratulations to the happy couple.
Located in the Ladder District, Ivy has the […]

If Davis Square seems too far a trek for finger-lickin’ barbeque, new kid on the block Soul Fire is a cheaper, quality alternative right off the B-line.
Wyeth Lynch, owner and founder of Soul Fire, conducted in-depth research on the origin and variations of barbecue and it shows. Lynch graduated from Williams College, […]

John Harvard’s Brewhouse may be Harvard Square’s only tourist attraction where Harvard students actually hang out, despite the garrish decorations devoted to the university namesake and the strick ID policy.

At one time the over-sized, underground brewpub offered half-price appetizers on Mondays after 10pm, drawing schmoozing business school grads and clamoring freshman. Now, however, John […]

Fall will see a fresh crop of new restaurants opening in Boston. Here’s the heads-up on two noteworthy newcomers:
Babak Bina and Azita Bina-Seibel, owners of LaLa Rokh, will be opening Bin 26 Enoteca, a wine bar serving Mediterranean fare, around Labor Day in Beacon Hill.
September will also mark the arrival of Copia, in […]

Just a reminder to make your reservations now for Boston Restaurant Week. This two-week cheap dining extraganza, in which high-end Boston restaurants serve prix-fixe lunches and dinners (appetizer, entree, dessert) for $20.06 and $30.06, respectively, has been heavily advertised and many places are already completely booked. I myself look forward to eating at Brasserie […]

How can I be hungry when my flesh is melting? It’s difficult to conceive of eating anything but this:

or maybe this:

Bunches and I are going to Pizzeria Regina, and I have made him promise not to order the Giambotta, the standby pie that sinks from the weight of all the toppings.
What are you eating in […]