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Temple Bar’s beef carpaccio

Elevating a classic
Beef carpaccio has suffered an unfortunate fate.

By: KENJI ALT | October 22, 2008

Brookline Family Restaurant’s Döner Kebab

Meat the family
This Greek-turned-Turkish restaurant serves up fresh, authentic fare that could put to ease homesick Turks and Brits alike.

By: KENJI ALT | October 29, 2008

Tango's molleja

Salty smoky sweeties
The molleja act as carrier for the intense flavor of the grill and boasts a crisp, salty, nearly blackened crust.

By: KENJI ALT | October 29, 2008

Audubon Circle’s habanero-infused guava margarita and grilled shrimp with citrus dipping sauce

Red-hot summer
They start with the world’s hottest peppers and let them soak in white tequila for three days until a mere whiff puts tears in your eyes.

By: KENJI ALT | July 03, 2008

Taiwan Café’s braised pork with peanut and pickled mustard greens

Chinatown on a roll
Taiwan Café’s $6.95 lunch-special menu eschews standard Chinese-American fare.

By: KENJI ALT | June 11, 2008

Uni Sashimi Bar’s Sakuramasu

Get fresh
Go to the Eliot Hotel’s Uni and, unless you’ve spent time working as a fish buyer in Japan, you’re going to see things on the menu that you’ve never heard of, let alone eaten.

By: KENJI ALT | May 14, 2008

Garden at the Cellar’s All-Day Egg Sandwich

No, it’s not two for $3, and yes, it’s worth every extra penny
Anyone with a passion for whiskey knows it’s easy to argue until closing time about the respective merits of Scotch and bourbon.

By: KENJI ALT | April 30, 2008

Zoe’s Gourmet Chinese’s braised-beef filets and vegetables with hot chili

Pleasure to burn
It’s hard to imagine that there’s any decent food — much less decent regional Chinese food — to be found on the barren stretch between Inman and Porter squares.

By: KENJI ALT | April 16, 2008

Craigie Street Bistrot’s ragoût of venison sausage and mushrooms with slow-cooked egg

When bringing home the bacon’s just not good enough
Surely, you think, this is the end of the rainbow. Not at Craigie Street.

By: KENJI ALT | April 09, 2008

Bin 26 Enoteca’s grilled Mediterranean sea bass

Simple’s the new fancy
Where else in the city can you get haute Iranian cuisine served in a modestly elegant setting?

By: KENJI ALT | April 02, 2008

Myers+Chang’s Tiger’s Tears

No reason to cry
In my personal opinion, Pan-Asian restaurants are a bad idea.

By: KENJI ALT | February 27, 2008

Sichuan Garden’s ox meat and tripe with roasted-chili peanut vinaigrette

Hot stuff
Decades of bad choices made by diners have made it hard for non-Chinese-speaking eaters to gain the respect of a cook in a Chinese-American restaurant.

By: KENJI ALT | February 20, 2008

KO Prime’s Bone Marrow

Bones to pick
For the past decade or so, I’ve been of the mind that you can always judge a restaurant by the quality of its bread and butter.

By: KENJI ALT | February 13, 2008

Montien’s en-toon-mor-fai

Ring of fire
Walk in and ask for a table at Montien in the Theater District, and chances are you’ll be fine with the menu.

By: KENJI ALT | January 30, 2008

O Ya’s kinmedai with white soy ginger, myoga, and lemon oil

Decadently understated
O Ya chef Tim Cushman is not a monkey.

By: KENJI ALT | January 16, 2008

Toro's lengua con lentejas y salsa verde

Bite your tongue
When it comes to exciting members of the animal kingdom, it’s hard to beat a bull.

By: KENJI ALT | January 09, 2008

The Beehive’s Eggs Shakshuka

Comfort food, Moroccan-style
The Beehive’s jazz beat is grooving a little earlier on Saturday and Sunday mornings these days.

By: TERRI RUTTER | December 14, 2007

Rocca’s smashed almond bark

'A very nice thing to munch on'
While smashed almond bark is indeed a very nice treat with which to end a meal or an evening, it can also be a delightful beginning or a good bar snack.

By: TERRI RUTTER | December 14, 2007