by David | May 3, 2012 | culture, eating, economics, urbanism
I went to check out the newish Dwelltime Coffeebar and Bakeshop in the newly-hopping Broadway zone of mid-Cambridge. Whilst enjoying an americano, smooth and served with a glass of water like they do in civilized nations, and a whole wheat bacon scallion scone, not...
by David | Apr 30, 2012 | culture, design, eating
Sometimes, a package is wrapped so beautifully, you don’t want to open it. When the package contains food, I can get over that feeling pretty fast. Here’s something you may not know: everybody’s favorite West End French-themed Korean deli with a...
by David | Apr 23, 2012 | culture, science!
Despite my grouchiness, Donorschoose keeps sending me thank-you notes. Despite my grouchiness, I keep finding them wonderful. Today I received a batch of cards from the classroom of Mrs. Horton, where I had contributed to the purchase of a globe, and apparently some...
by David | Apr 17, 2012 | culture, design, photo, technology
Has everybody finally finished discussing Instagram’s billion buck Zuck-quisition? Probably not, but I can’t wait for all the chatter to settle down to ponder what it means when a generation puts such a value on nostalgia for something they probably...
by David | Apr 6, 2012 | culture, eating
You know how every office has somebody that loves to tell stories, often the same ones again and agin? I’m not gonna lie, it can be annoying, except when you get a really good story out of it. This is one such story: The Legend of the Passover Hamster. It...
by David | Apr 17, 2011 | culture, eating
Are you afraid of falafel? Well, if you is or if you ain’t, I direct your attention to a bout of the limeduck national sport, overthinking, going on over at the Clover Food Lab (and trucks), where they sell a sandwich called “chickpea fritter” that...