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The Upsetter screens at the Coolidge
If the hip-hop generation ever calls for martial law, the revolution will be sponsored by Scion. The rectangularly adventurous car company is our closest corporate ally, bankrolling a large segment of the low-slung-pants community, and providing the rest of us with sweet events that rarely dent the pocket.
By CHRIS FARAONE | November 25, 2008

Erbaluce

Elaborate cuisine that's simply delicious
If they start rotisserie leagues for restaurants, I'm never going to draft a chef in the first round. I just can't follow them all, what with their constant job changes and stints working for other chefs — for a week, for a year, taking out the garbage, who knows?
By ROBERT NADEAU | November 19, 2008

Cantina La Mexicana

A modest taqueria expands to go a little bit uptown
I've long been a patron of the eccentrically capitalized TaQueria La Mexicana in Somerville's Union Square, relying on it for tasty, cheap tacos from actual Mexican owners.
By MC SLIM JB | November 19, 2008

Roadhouse Craft Beer & BBQ

Off to a (somewhat) smoky start
So, about the long-awaited Roadhouse Craft Beer & BBQ, sister restaurant to the popular Publick House, which has finally been rebuilt, licensed, and is now open.
By ROBERT NADEAU | November 12, 2008

The Battery

Fried fish to make an Irishman misty
Standing in a long queue of Irish ex-pats at the Battery, a new counter-service fish-and-chips shop in Brighton Center, I pondered what local foods I'd miss if I moved overseas.
By MC SLIM JB | November 13, 2008

Celebratory swigs

Holiday bottles that don't break the bank
How do we celebrate the holidays during a global financial fiasco?
By TODD RICHARD | November 12, 2008

The business of bubbly

A Mainer's new book explores the queen of champagne
Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin (say that a few times fast) is a woman after my own heart.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | November 05, 2008

Oskar Blues Ten Fidy Imperial Stout

Black gold
“Ten Fidy” is not the price per gallon, but simply the name of the latest, greatest beer from Oskar Blues Brewery in Lyons, Colorado.
By MIKE MILIARD | October 31, 2008

BOKX 109

Go meat in Newton
To get questions about the name out of the way, “bokx” is the industry term for boxed cuts of meat, and number 109 is prime rib.
By ROBERT NADEAU | October 29, 2008

Broadway Bistro

Setting a subtle mood
Broadway Bistro has a prime corner location with large windows looking onto the historic street in its name, as well as onto a side street.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | October 29, 2008

Tamarind Bay Coastal Cuisine

A second successful effort from an Indian-food master
Tamarind Bay in Harvard Square set a new standard for Indian restaurants in Boston, and perhaps in the whole country.
By ROBERT NADEAU | October 16, 2008

The Melting Pot

Dip into confusing dining
You can eat pretty well at the Melting Pot, but you need some focus and discipline.
By ROBERT NADEAU | October 29, 2008

Pilgrims’ progress

Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies
India, 1838. The opium business is booming, and drug money fills the British Empire’s coffers, offsetting a trade imbalance created by imports of Chinese tea and silk. But now the emperor wants the drug trade stopped.
By CHRIS WANGLER | October 08, 2008