Get Your Workout at the Diner: Boston landmark is now part of Pokemon world (Originally posted 7/16)
For decades, the South Street Diner (www.southstreetdiner.com) has been a staple on the Boston food scene. As the only 24-hour eatery in the downtown area (Ed note: Sad but true!), it offers traditional diner fare (e.g., corned beef hash, omelets, pancakes, etc.) as well as a surprisingly diverse and always delicious menu that includes their
Burton’s Brings the Heat: Red Heat Tavern gets favored chain smokin’ (Originally posted 7/16)
While Burton’s Grill continues to heat things up all up and down the East Coast, many customers have apparently been asking them to turn up the heat a bit more. The result is the two-venue trial balloon of Red Heat Tavern (http://redheattavern.com).
Truly the Best : Wellesley yogurt shop is family and community staple (Originally posted 7/16)
It seems that everywhere you go these days, there is some store that combines a color and fruit for a name and offers machine-made, high-fructose frozen yogurt with a salad bar’s worth of toppings that are intended to cover up the main product visually and olfactoriialy. Fortunately, the folks in Wellesley and its neighboring towns
Sas efcharistó, Newton!: Putterham Grill offers Classical flavors (and more) to MetroWest
While Boston appears to be enjoying a Greek Revival when it comes to food (see Michael Schlow’s Doretta Taverna & Raw Bar in Park Square, Brendan Pelley’s Pelekasis in the South End, and Jody Adams’ Saloniki), Newton has long served as a pillar of the Greek gastro community. In addition to the family-friendly Farm Grill (and the founding Iliades family’s
