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He Said, She Said – Pairing Valrhona Chocolate and Port at Finale Desserterie & Bakery

29 March 2012

Pairing Menu for Valrhona Chocolate and Port Tasting
White Chocolate Mousse Cup made with Valrhona Ivoire
Croft Pink
Milk Chocolate Mousse Cup made with Valrhona Jivara
Taylor 20 Year Old Tawny
Praline Feuilletine made with Valrhona Noisette Noir
Taylor 30 Year Old Tawny
Manjari Mini Pastry made with Valrhona Manjari
Warre’s 1999 LBV
Whoopie Pie made with Valrhona Guanaja
Graham’s “Six Grapes” Reserve Porto
GLENN – [...]

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The Burger Chronicles – First Printer

26 March 2012

The occasion – a very belated birthday celebration. The question – where would I like to dine? Since we would be in Harvard Square and, really, what better way to celebrate the slog through another year than with a burger, I honed in on burger-centric restos. And since there was a new gastro-pub in Harvard Square  and [...]

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He Said, She Said – Sweet Caroline’s in the Fenway

9 March 2012

Part of the occasional series The Fenway: One Bite at a Time
Katrin – Located at 1260 Boylston Street, just one block from Fenway Park, Sweet Caroline’s is in a space that has been home to some rather short-lived restaurants and bars in recent years, including a chicken wing place and a Mexican cantina. Every time [...]

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He Said, She Said – An Evening of Bubbles and Bites at Finale Desserterie & Bakery

2 March 2012

The Pairing Menu for Bubbles and Bites
2010 Michele Chiarlo, Moscato d’Asti “Nivole” (Piedmont, Italy) paired with crème brûlée
2009 Rosa Regale, Brachetto d’Acqui (Piedmont, Italy) paired with a Manjari Mousse Cup
NV Nino Franco “Rustico” Prosecco (Veneto, Italy) paired with Finale’s signature Cheesecake
NV “Anna de Codorniu” Brut Cava (Spain) paired with a Fruit Tart
NV Chandon, Brut (California) [...]

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The Burger Chronicles – The Dockside

28 February 2012

Turkey Burger – for a change of pace

I wouldn’t characterize myself as a sports bar kinda guy, yet two friends with the best of intentions had given me a gift certificate for my local sports watering hole. When a former work colleague suggested we meet for lunch, the opportunity to use the certificate was at [...]

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Aquarian Cheese Plate

23 February 2012

 Time for the yearly mid-winter birthday bash – my contribution the cheese course; so off to Central Bottle+Provision to confer with cheesemonger Stephanie Santos about which cheeses were showing well. I did have a rough outline of my cheese plate: it would be somewhat traditionalist –  structured around the trinity – cow, sheep, goat – while encompassing  a [...]

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The Burger Chronicles – At Home

21 February 2012

My “at home” burger.
A schematic of the burger ascending from the bottom -

Toasted seeded roll from Pain d’Avignon
Baby Romaine
Au Poivre patty from Whole Foods
Bleu d’Auvergne
Grilled onion
Bacon mayo

Is self-grading appropriate? Whatever. This had the potential to be a  Hall of Fame-er – excellent components well combined. I particularly liked the match up between the blue cheese and the [...]

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The Dinearound – Myers+Chang

9 February 2012

The members of the Dinearound were looking for a change. We’d grown bored with chef-inflected white table cloth dining where a server strolls through the dining room rationing rolls one by one. We were seeking something more  fun and – shall I say – basic. For our last outing, we’d gathered at Tupelo (again) for [...]

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The Burger Chronicles – Five Guys

3 February 2012

I’ve revealed that my burger quest began once upon a time at Wendy’s. And though my tastes have evolved since then, revisiting one’s roots can provide perspective. A friend suggesting  we meet for lunch provided an opportunity to review Burger Basics 101 – a visit to Five Guys became the plan. Five Guys is “fast food” but not “grab-n-go” food; [...]

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Cheese Class: Old World vs. New with Cheesemonger Stephanie Santos

20 January 2012

For me, this was the perfect evening (but then, I’m hardly typical) - comparing and contrasting ten cheeses, five Old World classics with five New World cheeses derived from those classics, all under the tutelage of Stephanie Santos, cheesemonger at Central Bottle. The theme of the class had intrigued me; my thoughts concerning European versus American cheeses [...]

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