Chef Paul Wahlberg's new restaurant, Alma Nove, , is slated to open mid- to late-April at the Hingham Shipyard on Route 3A. Rumors about its demise were, in fact, only a change of plans: a first location at the shipyard fell through and a second was found. Which may end up being … [Read more...]
Scituate’s Front Street Gourmet
There must be some as yet unidentified bad gene that makes certain people periodically unable to think of a single thing to make for dinner, for guests, for appetizers, for lunch -- even for breakfast. I get stricken with this condition once in a while, and my husband is even … [Read more...]
Phin’s Restaurant
Sitting at a bare wooden table at Phin's Restaurant in downtown Scituate waiting for my lunch last week, I wasn't expecting much. The restaurant's interior is so uninspiring that I couldn't imagine that the food could be good. But it is. It's very good. Just for the heck of it, … [Read more...]
Striped bass and other local favorites
If you're in the market for some uber local seafood get stripped bass now! "Fisherman bring them right in the backdoor," said Dennis Dudley at Mullaney's Harborside Fish Market in downtown Scituate. The state's commercial striped bass fishing season opened on July 12 this year … [Read more...]
Garlic’s Little Brother
For the past ten days, I've been tracking the scape harvest across the microclimates of Massachusetts and can announce with surety that the time is now: Scapes are out there in the gardens, farms, and markets of Boston's South Shore this week. Do you know scapes? Or garlic … [Read more...]
Italian dishes are better outdoors in Scituate
I'm starting a list: South Shore restaurants that have outdoor dining. I don't think it's going to be very long. So far, Riva in Scituate is number one because although it's sheltered from zooming traffic it's open to village street life. On the mid-week early evening I had … [Read more...]
