Dining Out Boston

After 20-plus hours of graduation events at Northwestern University, I am grateful to be back in Beantown and ready for some outdoor dining, maybe at Stephanie’s, Taberna de Haro, or Emack & Bolio’s.
For now, amuse yourself with this rad contest courtesy of bostonisfunny.com.

My elaborate plans to buy a boatload of Chinese buns after work were thwarted by these ensuing showers. Instead, I contented myself with picking up a few items from Trader Joe’s, including a package of chocolate chip cookies ($3).

After my homemade dinner of sweet and sour chicken had settled sufficiently, I unfolded the seal […]

In my continuing search for the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie, I stopped by the The Boston Chipyard at Faneuil Hall on the way to meet Bunches for dinner (see forthcoming post on Pizzeria Regina).
A certain purple-themed restaurant reviewer had oohed and aahed over the quality of the Chipyard’s goods and I was eager to try […]

Attention loyal readers of DiningOutBoston.com:
I’m excited to announce the start of our Best Bite For Your Buck contest.
Here’s How It Works: You, wonderful consumer and foodie, send in ONE nomination for a restaurant where for $20 OR LESS you get the Best Bite For Your Buck. What exactly constitutes that I’ll leave […]

The quest begins! This evening I sampled a chocolate chip cookie from Flour, the oh-so-trendy South End bakery.
My thoughts:
Chewiness: Adquately chewy but in a disconcerting clingy way; the cookie came apart in clumpy chunks each time a bit was had.
Texture: Very sweet, moist; slightly oily as if it had been taken out of […]

A very recent episode of home baking has just inspired me.
The chocolate chip cookie has always been my favorite food, consistently winning all varieties of the “if you were on a desert island…” hypotheticals. The brown sugary cookie with golden-rim edges is the perfect showcase for the ectasty-inducing morsel, the chocolate chip. […]