I started doing these segments in order to support independent food makers. While I love every entrepreneur I’ve worked with, I’m especially happy to talk about people who are making it in Massachusetts, especially if they are in the heart of the Massachusetts Miracle- my familial hometown of Lowell )where I look forward to seeing […]
As September 13 is National Celiac Awareness Day, I wanted to make people of all dietary proclivities aware that there are plenty of great-tasting and healthy foods that can comply with any restrictions they may want or need to impose on their diets. For those who desire to eschew gluten, Mightylicious has recently released a
Though I still miss Galit’s Treats in Newton Centre, the growing family of Bakey bakeries has helped ease the pain with their delicious menu of babkas and other bodacious baked goods. I really can’t get enough of this place and have made their locations in Boston, Brookline, and Newton regular hosts for business meetings and
Whether or not the Red Sox did enough at the trade deadline to make a real run this year. Fenway Park is always a great place to go and now the food selections are even better! At the bottom of Lansdowne Street just alongside Loretta’s Last Call is a sweet speakeasy known as Back Door
I recently raved about the arrival of my new favorite Jewish bakery – Bakey – coming to Newton Centre (where it has taken the physical space – but not the place – of Galit’s Treats). Now I get to share news of an amazing eatery that started in Newton that is expanding to Boston’s South
While I continue to mourn the fact that my beloved Galit’s Treats is no longer in Newton Centre, I am heartened by the news that Galit is still pouring her heart and soul into making some of the best challah around and also continuing to serve the community in true tikkun olam fashion. I am also happy
Every two minutes, someone is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States. Last year alone, an estimated 297,790 women (and 2,800 men) were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. Though breast cancer remains one of the largest health challenges for women, it has also spawned some of the most creative (and delicious!) means of supporting
This is a scoop I have been longing to get my hands on for some time! Van Leeuwen ice cream is coming to MA and you heard it here FIRST! Having started as a single ice cream truck that featured “French style” ice cream that is still made with more than double the amount of egg
As it was once called the Athens of America, it makes sense that Boston is at the forefront of the Greek revival that appears to be running through the restaurant space like an Olympic (or Boston) marathoner. And while many popular places have followed, the Farm Grille & Rotisserie in Newton and its sister store,
As I have been bringing my book on the Ivy League and my live author interview series to more venues (such as the Needham Library, where I will be interviewing everyone’s favorite radio host, Jordan Rich, on April 30), I have had to find more snacks to bring for my guests to enjoy as they
