by David | Apr 14, 2014 | eating, urbanism
One of the newest trucks on the scene at City Hall Plaza is Mediterranean Home Cooking, what looks like a family operation with no evident social media presence or brick and mortar location. But they do have one of my favorite things, a focused menu: That’s...
by David | Apr 11, 2014 | eating, urbanism
The menu board is improved and the prices have gone up, but the Chicken & Rice Guys still deliver exactly what they say and they do it very well. Last year I had the chicken and rice, this time I tried the lamb and rice, small size. I admire the focus and...
by David | Apr 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
I learned today via UniversalHub that the estimable @limeyg passed away from cancer at the age of 45. The world is poorer for the loss of one with such admirable wit and lust for life. If you weren’t lucky enough to meet her, you can still read her blog.
by David | Apr 10, 2014 | eating, urbanism
Yesterday the good folks at the Compliments food truck seem to have decided it was their duty to dispense compliments to their patrons. It certainly brightened my day. I got “hey, I really like your sunglasses” (they’re Warby Parkers, and it’s...
by David | Apr 9, 2014 | eating, urbanism
I was sorely tempted to return to The Latin Spoon for empanadas on this almost springy Tuesday, but the Quest requires that I visit each truck in turn before repeating. I’d been to M&M Ribs before and enjoyed it, so it was nice to return to a familiar menu....
by David | Apr 8, 2014 | eating, urbanism
At City Hall Plaza yesterday, there was a different kind of truck, more like a trailer really, offering Mexican sandwiches called tortas. It was Tenoch Movil, the roving branch of Tenoch Mexican restaurant of Medford and Boston. This is my kind of food truck...
by David | Apr 7, 2014 | culture, working
There’s a lot of talk that learning to being able to (write) code is the new must-have skill. I think there may be something to that, but I think another key skill to be taught and learned will be how to write a decent bug report. If you’re thinking,...
by David | Apr 4, 2014 | eating, urbanism
Another wind-blown lunch at City Hall Plaza. Today, we chose The Bacon Truck. Judging by the line, most people felt there was no other choice, though Green Bean Mobile Cafe (with solar panels, a bit of a joke at City Hall Plaza) and Mediterranean Home Cooking (with...
by David | Apr 3, 2014 | eating, urbanism
I had it all planned out. In observance of Cheese Weasel Day, I would have lunch at Roxy’s Grilled Cheese truck at City Hall Plaza. As it turned out, Roxy was priorly engaged so the choice came down to Paris Creperie and the Chicken and Rice Guys. CNR had scary...
by David | Apr 2, 2014 | eating, urbanism
It was like a glorious summer day – in San Francisco – as I braved the wind-swept plain of Boston City Hall Plaza for another truck lunch. All three scheduled trucks were in attendance, Compliments, Boston’s Baddest Burger, and newcomer...
by David | Apr 1, 2014 | eating, urbanism
On a sunny if windswept fools’ day, I resumed the not so foolish errand of eating at every City Hall Plaza food truck. The schedule is up, three trucks a day by five days of the week, the path is clear. Tuesday’s lineup was said to be The Latin Spoon,...
by David | Mar 26, 2014 | reading & writing
I was going to write a long screed in defense of the idea of satisficing, but this is probably enough to make my point. Satisfice is a portmanteau of satisfy and suffice, and I’m almost always satisfied with a good portmanteau. By contrast, a maximizer would be...
