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Mother Love and Food

May 12, 2012 by Joan Wilder, reposted from Boston.com

I remember with the greatest love and amusement the years my mother spent struggling to keep track of what foods her three daughters liked. One would eat hot dogs, but only with catsup, while it was mustard or nothing for another. Plain pasta for one, sauced for the other two. One of us liked only[.....]

Waterside dining in urban spot

April 2, 2012 by Joan Wilder, Boston Globe

To spear a full sliver of garlic from the broth of some good mussels, you have to trust the chef: Undercooked and it’ll ruin your night; cooked well, it’ll half make it. When faced with the choice at 88 Wharf last month, I took the plunge knowing that Josh Ziskin had recently come on board[.....]

Coffee art with water views

February 5, 2012 by Joan Wilder, Boston Globe

Say it’s a clear, sunny day. Or, a cold one with light snow falling. Hey, it could be raining or blowing a gale, it doesn’t matter: The water views from Hingham’s new Redeye Roasters Café & Espresso Lounge are beautiful. And so is the interior of the cozy new café. The space,[.....]

For Jacques Pepin cooking is about creating pleasure

December 18, 2011 by Joan Wilder, Boston Globe South

As Jacques Pépin made the rounds of the 120 guests attending the celebrity chef dinner at Hingham’s Summer Shack last Monday, guest after guest embraced the legendary chef – metaphorically or literally. “We just love you!’’ said a woman as she held Pépin’s hand in both her own. An exceedingly social creature, Pépin matched this[.....]

Wahlberg brothers open Wahlburgers

November 20, 2011 by Joan Wilder, Boston Globe South

News of the recent opening of Hingham’s new burger joint exploded this summer in a Hollywood-powered media blitz that was hard to miss. Even before the TV segments, newspaper, US and People magazine blurbs, there was lots of local talk: a deal for a reality show on the place had been signed; a green initiative,[.....]

Vodka pie crust, rolled not stirred (repost)

October 31, 2011 by Joan Wilder

So a cold wind blew in last week, and like a dumb blonde turns toward the nearest guy, it made me want to make apple pie. I’m not much of a baker, but I have a few confections in my repertoire, and apple pie is what I make this time of year. I’ve been using[.....]

Making hot sauce like they have for decades

September 24, 2011 by Joan Wilder

Once a year, in September, Maria Rodrigues makes enough fantastically delicious hot sauce to last her family a year. It takes a lot of peppers. “I get four bushels – the long red ones,” said Rodrigues, who’s been making the sauce since she was girl in the Azores. Having heard big raves about this hot[.....]

Revisiting Festa della Madonna della Luce

September 4, 2011 by Joan Wilder, Originally posted for last year's festival.

Today a small pine grove in Hingham erupted in picnic tables covered with food and hundreds of people. The little-known annual celebration was the 51stlocal Festa della Madonna della Luce – the Feast of the Mother of Light. It takes place every year on the late August Sunday after a weeklong festival of the same[.....]

Free food

August 29, 2011 by Joan Wilder

I bumped into Paul Trojano today. He lives in Norwell, has a place in Vermont, owns Caffe Graffiti in Boston’s North End, and loves to forage for food. Look what he gave me. They’re called Chicken of the Woods mushrooms. He picked them on Prospect Street in Hingham this morning. He also got oyster mushrooms[.....]

Buzzing off for a while: both the bees and me

August 29, 2011 by Joan Wilder

There are some things in life I just can’t fathom. For instance, how can there possibly be room inside a honeybee for all its parts — brain, heart, eyes, wings – never mind a stomach full of honey? But that’s only the start of what boggles the mind about bees. I mean, consider the half-pound[.....]

About Globe South Dish

Hi, I’m Joan Wilder and right after I launched this website in early September (’11), I took a leave from writing The Dish, the weekly Boston.com food column I’d been doing for the last three years. I stopped because I started writing a really fun restaurant business book with a great Boston restaurateur. And I love it. So, now, although I’m still reviewing restaurants for (Boston) Globe South once in a while, I’m not adding much other new content to this site. Not for a while anyway. But there’s a lot here. A lot about restaurants and food purveyors and cooks, chefs, recipes, and people in the 47 towns south of Boston that are covered by Globe South. So, please, search around -- and if you haven't had enough, visit joanwilder.net.

Mother Love and Food

Waterside dining in urban spot

Coffee art with water views

For Jacques Pepin cooking is about creating pleasure

Wahlberg brothers open Wahlburgers

Vodka pie crust, rolled not stirred (repost)

Making hot sauce like they have for decades

Revisiting Festa della Madonna della Luce

Free food

Buzzing off for a while: both the bees and me

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