by David | Aug 29, 2009 | culture, eating, urbanism
What’s better than rice? Risotto. What’s better than risotto? Fried risotto, that’s what. Fried balls of rice with cheese, meat and sometimes other stuffings are called arancini (“little oranges”) in Italy, and I was lucky enough to...
by David | Aug 23, 2009 | culture, eating, reading & writing, urbanism
I ventured to South Boston today to meet up with Fashion Blogger A. I was waiting in a cafe near the Broadway T and noticed a tragic typeo writeo error: Here’s the deal: Arugula is lettuce. Italians call it rucola. Rugelach are delicious pastry of Ashkenazic...
by David | Aug 18, 2009 | eating
When the weather gets into the 90s I try to stay inside during daylight hours, as much for the shade as the humidity-cutting air conditioning. So it’s important to have lunch material on hand to avoid having to go out. What I thought was scraping the bottom of...
by David | Aug 7, 2009 | eating
Sometimes you’re in the mood for small plates. Maybe it’s indecision or fear of commitment, maybe it’s a desire to eat a little less for once or to save some money, and sometimes they just look so good. After taking in some First Friday art with the...
by David | Aug 1, 2009 | eating
Ok, one more time: kneidlach on the left; kreplach on the right. Kneidlach. Kreplach. Any questions? Good.
by David | Jul 28, 2009 | culture, eating, urbanism
I had been tipped off to the opening of a new deli in the North End, and despite being rather skeptical of a new business that calls itself “famous,” I checked out Nick Varano’s Famous Deli at lunch today. I ordered pastrami. Hot, on rye, no funny...
