A few months ago I observed that we now have three Thai restaurants along Dorchester Avenue between Lower Mills and Fields Corner! The oldest of these closed briefly a few months ago and recently reopened under new management with a… Read More ›
Food & Restaurants
S&W, Take Two
Exactly a month ago I published a review of Smith and Wollensky in this blog. It was based on a single visit, and it was definitely not a 5-star review. More like a 3.5, and that was apparently not satisfactory… Read More ›
S&W
That stands for Smith and W… …Relax: the W doesn’t stand for Wesson! It stands for Wollensky, of course. Normally Barbara and I would never go to such a high-end restaurant, but this was a special occasion. We had dinner… Read More ›
The Next Generation
The Next Generation. No, not Star Trek—we’re talking America’s Test Kitchen: The Next Generation on Amazon FreeVee. Normally I don’t like cooking competitions. But I continued to watch all ten episodes of this competition because of my love for the… Read More ›
Possibly our last dinner at the Ashmont Grill
Should we be sad about the news, or should we be happy about the wonderful people we met and wonderful meals we ate at the Ashmont Grill over the past 18 years? The answer is on their website: Don’t cry… Read More ›
Farewell, Ashmont Grill 🥲
This is very sad: Our favorite local restaurant, the Ashmont Grill, is closing its doors permanently in three weeks. I’ve written about the Grill many times. For a few examples, check out these posts: I could go on at great… Read More ›
Returning (again!) to the Grill—this time for NYE
Completing our Dining in Dorchester holiday week trifecta, Barbara and I followed up Sunday’s Christmas dinner at Chau Chow and Wednesday’s baked stuffed lobster from Adams Fish with New Year’s Eve dinner at our local favorite, the Ashmont Grill. We… Read More ›
BSL@AFM (mmm…lobstah!)
Dr. Google seems to think that BSL stands for either British Sign Language or Breed-Specific Legislation or maybe even Biosafety Level. “But what,” you ask, “do any of those have to do with lobster?” Nothing, of course. That’s because BSL… Read More ›
A very traditional Christmas dinner
In accordance with tradition, Barbara and I had our Christmas dinner yesterday at a Chinese restaurant: Chau Chow in Dorchester. It was more a feast than a dinner, leaving plenty of yummy leftovers. Unfortunately they were sold out of roast… Read More ›
At holiday time…
…we always want to return to our local favorite where everybody knows your name. In our case, that’s the Ashmont Grill, with excellent food, first-class service, and the feeling of being home. So Barbara and I had our penultimate 2022… Read More ›
Why are there so many Thai restaurants when there are so few Thai Americans?
According to the U.S. Census, far fewer than one tenth of one percent of Massachusetts residents identify as Thai. So why are there so many Thai restaurants? For instance, on Dorchester Avenue alone we have three: Just Thai, Thai Oishi,… Read More ›
Searching for Italy in Dorchester
Pizza and pasta: that’s what 72% of all Americans think Italian food consists of. But we know better here in Dorchester. There’s no need to drive to the North End, where it’s impossible to park. Just go to Chris Douglass’s… Read More ›
Think globally, eat locally…at Tavolo.
Another delicious destination last night, all of half a mile away, a relaxing evening at one of our neighborhood’s pair of favorites: Chris Douglass’s Tavolo Ristorante. We started with rosemary focaccia, which always comes with chili flakes, parmesan, and evoo…. Read More ›
“Scottish cuisine”: an oxymoron?
Think of the world’s great cuisines: French, Italian, Chinese, Greek, Turkish, Japanese, Indian, Thai, and Spanish (though YMMV). You’ll note that most of these are from warm or even hot climates. Very few people list Norwegian, Russian, or Scottish among… Read More ›
We just can’t stay away!
Barbara and I seem to go to the Ashmont Grill more often than some people would expect. But we just can’t stay away! Last night, being a Thursday, was Buck-a-Shuck, so Barbara started with a dozen delicious oysters. I started… Read More ›
Dinner at The Bowery
Barbara and I had dinner last night on the beautiful patio of The Bowery in Lower Mills. Lobster roll with gigantic tater tots for her, properly cooked (i.e. rare, as ordered) steakhouse burger with side salad for me. Good food… Read More ›
Too hot to cook!
Yes, I know. Going out to eat twice in one week is decadent. But it’s just so hot. Definitely too hot to cook. So we went to our usual favorite, the Ashmont Grill. Barbara started with what used to be… Read More ›
Tavolo
Too hot to cook last night! So we just had to go out to eat at Tavolo. It was quite a sacrifice, but someone had to do it. Unfortunately, they were understaffed. Poor Chris was the only server! But he… Read More ›
შემომეჭამა
There might be a typo in that title! Did you catch it? No, this not just a bunch of squiggles! It’s a real word, written in a real script, in a real language—one that is spoken by four million real… Read More ›
Three steamed lobstahs
Freshly steamed take-out from George at Adams Fish Market. The cats are very curious.
Learning Strategies 