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Meet me at the vegan bar hall and cafe

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IN THE KITCHEN If you’re tired of having to repeatedly explain to people that no, even (most) pizza is not vegan, then I’ve got a place in Quincy for you. Rewild, billed as a vegan beer hall and café, serves terrific pizza with homemade plant-based cheeses that can happily satisfy even the most committed carnivore.[…..]

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Milton’s beautiful Steel & Rye

Steel & Rye chef Brendan Joy’s resume is a who’s who of great kitchens. In Boston alone, it includes Radius, Clio, Toro, No. 9 Park, and Sportello. Joy took the helm at Steel & Rye in 2016, replacing chef Chris Parsons, who opened the restaurant in 2012 with owners Dan Kerrigan and Milton native Bill[…..]

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New chef-owner makes Cohasset bistro even better

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IN THE KITCHEN You can spot new chef-owner Brian Hennebury at work in the small open kitchen of 5 South Main in Cohasset for breakfast, lunch — and now, dinner, too. Fresh off a nine-year stint as executive chef of Hingham’s upscale Tosca, the Rockland resident bought this gem of an eatery from Jennifer Warshaw[…..]

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Oysters set the stage at Duxbury’s gastropub

Oysterman's fried oyster appetiser photo by Joan Wilder Boston Globe restaurants

IN THE KITCHEN As I bite into a fried oyster on my first visit to The Oysterman, my mood lifts. The dish is good and good-looking, too, with yellow, cornmeal-coated oysters set atop pink pickled onions, green lettuce, lime wedges, and dots of an orange aioli. The plate sends a message: Someone cares in the[…..]

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More of the good stuff at Nantasket Beach’s HK Too

Boston Globe by Joan Wilder The bar at HK Too Boston restaurants

WHO’S IN CHARGE Jane and Jeff Wicks, owners of our favorite summer shack, Hull’s Kitchen, have stretched out and replicated themselves two doors up the beach in a space three times the size and named HK Too. After working with their son Ben for 12 years at the original place, Jane and Jeff have moved[…..]

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At this pub, food and friends go hand in hand

The bar at Oscar's Dedham, MA Boston Globe Joan Wilder

IN THE KITCHEN General manager Mike Tallon’s hosting skill makes Oscar’s feel welcoming, like somebody’s home. And although Tallon doesn’t own this terrific little pub in Dedham Square (it’s owned by an investment group headed by Boston’s John Gibbons), Oscar’s was his idea and he’s its face. His enthusiasm for creating a “third place”[…..]

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At Braintree’s El Sarape, top-notch Mexican fare

IN THE KITCHEN I’ve wanted the recipe for El Sarape’s cilantro sauce for ages, but whenever I’ve asked, all I’ve gotten is a smile. Javier Adame, who owns the restaurant with his brother Guillermo, learned it from his mother growing up in Saltillo, Mexico. On Oct. 6, the Braintree restaurant will celebrate 30 years in[…..]

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Have phone can’t eat

IN THE KITCHEN Big boiling pots of seasoned water do the bulk of the work in Shaking Crab’s kitchen. A New England-Asian take on the Cajun seafood boil so popular in the South, Shaking Crab’s main offering is steamed shellfish drenched in one of four sauces and served peel-and-eat style. Co-owner Kevin Duong, 28,[…..]

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Trident Galley & Raw Bar at the Shipyard

Trident Galley & Raw Bar, Hingham Shipyard

IN THE KITCHEN Chef owner Brian Houlihan opened his first restaurant, Cohasset’s Bia Bistro, 15 years ago. Since then, he’s built a great reputation and a small empire on the South Shore, making it a better place. First he expanded Bia from 45 seats to 80 (and is about to expand it even more).[…..]

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Legacy Place: Temazcal Tequila Cantina

IN THE KITCHEN Head chef Donley Liburd runs Temazcal Tequila Cantina’s large Dedham kitchen with help from corporate executive chef Sean McDonald. Liburd is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and joined the cantina after years at Boston’s Cask ‘n Flagon and Legal Harborside. The restaurant is owned by one of the city’s[…..]

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Meet me at the vegan bar hall and cafe

Milton’s beautiful Steel & Rye

New chef-owner makes Cohasset bistro even better

Oysters set the stage at Duxbury’s gastropub

More of the good stuff at Nantasket Beach’s HK Too

At this pub, food and friends go hand in hand

At Braintree’s El Sarape, top-notch Mexican fare

Have phone can’t eat

Trident Galley & Raw Bar at the Shipyard

Legacy Place: Temazcal Tequila Cantina

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