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  eat new england Sep 29

  Old-school Italian at a massive restaurant on a pond off a side street

  If you read through websites that reminisce about long-closed restaurants in the Greater Boston area and elsewhere in New England, you’ll inevitably see references to a certain type of dining spot that continues to disappear from the local landscape: the multi-room family-friendly restaurants that were often seen as destination spots. Some well-kno...
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  eat new england Sep 15

  Opa! Good times at a hidden outdoor patio on the Boston waterfront

  If you’ve lived in Boston for at least 15 years, you may remember the “old days” of the city’s Seaport District, whose sprawling parking lots, hulking industrial buildings, creaky wharves and piers and dusty, wild west-feeling commercial area toward the eastern edge gave it all a somewhat menacing, end-of-the-world vibe. Starting around 2010, much ...
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  eat new england Sep 3

  Dumpling heaven in a bustling marketplace in central Mass.

  If you’re looking to grab some food while in Worcester, Momo Palace is a must for its tremendously tasty dishes that also won’t break the bank.
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  eat new england Aug 14

  Dinner in a treehouse: This leafy Mass. restaurant is becoming a destination

  Word is quickly starting to get out about Towne Tavern & Treehouse in Pembroke. It’s starting to morph from a local fave to more of a destination spot for people in the Boston area and other parts of the region.
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  eat new england Jul 29

  A meat lover's paradise, both butcher and restaurant, in small-town NH

  Back in the day, Hilltop Steak House in Saugus was the place to be for many meat eaters who needed to satisfy their cravings, and when it closed down in 2013, it left a bit of a void for casual, family-friendly places for red meat that wouldn’t break the bank. And while there are a number of restaurants in the…
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  eat new england Jul 16

  This under-the-radar South Shore brewer rivals the best in New England

  It was not all that long ago that Vermont was the place to go in New England for beer. Such award-winning breweries as the Alchemist, Lawson’s and Hill Farmstead have brought hordes of people to the Green Mountain State, where they would almost make a game out of searching for hard-to-find brews.  Then Maine got into the act, with...
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  eat new england Jul 4

  This Boston icon is a portal to an older time — with pizza as great as ever

  It seems like with each passing year, more and more of Boston’s old-school restaurants and bars say goodbye. There are a number of reasons for this. In some cases, it’s simply because the owners decide to retire; in other cases it’s due to redevelopment, rent increases or dwindling business. Whatever the reason, the bottom line is that the comforta...
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  eat new england May 26

  A Classic Seafood Joint for Summer Eating Worthy of a Trip From Boston

  During the dark days of winter, New England weather can be taxing on the soul, which makes the balmy days of spring and summer feel like a reward. And to many locals, there’s the longstanding tradition of where to get your first fried clams of the season, or perhaps your first lobster roll, clam chowder or shrimp/scallops plate. The...
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  eat new england May 13

  Sublime Puerto Rican Food in Rural NH, Just Over Mass. Border

  Former farmer’s market favorite Café El Camino offers up fantastic mofongo, empanadas, a secret soup and more in the woods of Plaistow, New Hampshire.
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  eat new england Apr 30

  ‘Bigger Mac' and More: Burgers Galore by a Lake West of Boston

  The hamburger, much like pizza, is often seen as a simple food item that will be the same no matter where you order it. But the truth is, they come in many different styles, including: Most if not all forms of burgers are delicious, of course, but wouldn’t it be great if a restaurant offered a few different styles...
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  eat new england Apr 1

  Beyond the Snack Shack: 1st Look at New Sullivan's in Hanover

  The new location of Sullivan’s may shock some when they first see it, since it’s quite different from the little takeout joint that’s been sitting at the tip of Southie for decades.
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  eat new england Mar 10

  Eating Farm to Table, by Way of a Former Quarry

  Look around Greater Boston and much of the rest of New England and you’ll see granite everywhere: in home foundations, monuments and obelisks, bridges, curbs and, if you’re a hiker, old stone walls in the woods. Much of the granite you see today came from long-abandoned quarries – there’s a famous one just off the Expressway in Quincy –...
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  eat new england Feb 26

  At NH's Oldest Brewpub, the Food Might Just Outdo the Beer

  There’s a certain sameness to so many small cities across the country, ones that have an abundance of chain shops and chain restaurants on the outer fringes (usually by a highway), a mix of chains and independent businesses downtown and perhaps more in the way of independent spots in their residential areas. Once you leave New England, it feels......
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  eat new england Jan 27

  An Eastie ‘Pub' With Great Grub, From Pizza to Pasta to Steak Tips

  It’s no secret that heading south of Boston will bring you to bar pizza country, while heading north of the city will get you into areas known for roast beef sandwiches. But the cities, towns and neighborhoods immediately north of Boston also have a common thread of another kind. Hidden among the densely populated residential areas are local wateri...
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  Boston Jan 10

  In Defense of the Greater Boston Food Scene

  Let’s be honest: There are better food cities in the United States than Boston. But to drop it all the way to last place? I’m sorry, but some of us got pretty ripped by this take from blogger Matthew Yglesias who, living in Washington, D.C., may not know what “ripped” means, but here’s a hint to those who aren’t...
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  eat new england Dec 27, 2022

  Small But Mighty-Good Burgers at Little Joint in Providence's ‘Little Italy'

  New England is home to several Italian neighborhoods with outstanding restaurants and food shops. There are smaller sections in places like South Medford and New Haven and full-blown multi-block areas like Boston’s North End and the Federal Hill section of Providence. The North End and Federal Hill aren’t only about Italian places, however, especia...
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  pizza Dec 16, 2022

  One of the Best Places to Get Square Pizza ‘Round Boston

  There are many different styles of pizza, and one type that is cooked in a pan sometimes brings to mind meals from days past – though perhaps meals that were memorable in a not-so-good way. Indeed, the rectangular slices of Sicilian pizza or bakery pizza that can be found here and there in the Boston area and elsewhere in Massachusetts…...