Boston Ethiopian Haven Brightens The Mood, & Palate Habesha Restaurant 535 Main St. Malden, Mass. As the weather turns from bright and autumnal to dull early winter, corners of Boston can feel like rows of endless gray, beige, Sasha PatkinKelley McLaughlin 14 Dec 2023 · 3 min read
Boston Turkish Pide Turkish Lazuri Cafe 487 Cambridge St. Boston Close your eyes. Imagine a sunny corner cafe with tiny outdoor tables, where there are always people milling about and chatting. A place Sasha PatkinKelley McLaughlin 1 Dec 2023 · 3 min read
Boston Noodle Heaven Home Taste 58 Mt Auburn St. Watertown, Mass. When we think of comfort food — food that warms our hearts and bodies and makes the world OK again — we think of Sasha PatkinKelley McLaughlin 10 Nov 2023 · 4 min read
Boston A Taguarita Adds Cozy To Harvard Square Orinoco Harvard Square 56 John F. Kennedy St. Cambridge, Mass. We’d heard many good things lately about Orinoco, a Latin kitchen inspired by “taguaritas,” rustic, family-run eateries found along Sasha PatkinKelley McLaughlin 19 Oct 2023 · 3 min read
Boston Not Your Bubbe’s Latkes — But Almost Kosher! Zaftigs Delicatessen 335 Harvard St. Brookline, Mass. “Knish Happens,” “Love you a latke,” “Almost Kosher,” and “Got Matzo Balls?” Zaftigs in Brookline knows its brand, and its tongue-in-cheek T‑shirts Sasha PatkinKelley McLaughlin 26 Sep 2023 · 3 min read
Boston A Hobbit Hole Offers Up A Magic Meal Antique Table Lynn 2 Essex St. Lynn, Mass. If you have ever read or watched a fantasy adventure, you are no stranger to the wonderful world of magical dining spaces. Sasha PatkinKelley McLaughlin 15 Sep 2023 · 3 min read
Boston Thaiger Meets (Vegan) Duck; Curry Soothes With Mix Of Sweet, Sour, Salt, & Spice The first thing you notice when you enter Crying Thaiger Rustic Thai Kitchen in Malden, Mass., is that the walls are painted black. But that doesn’t mean it’s Sasha PatkinKelley McLaughlin 16 Aug 2023 · 4 min read