WHO’S IN CHARGE It took Pookie Akarasereepoowapon 10 years to find her way to owning her own place — the wonderful Eggs & Thai Café in Dedham Center. The Bangkok-born Marlborough resident moved to the United States in 2008 and spent her first year working in the kitchen of … [Read more...]
At family-style A3, Italian-American menu is just right
IN THE KITCHEN If you live in the suburbs, you might not have a family-style eatery nearby that’s consistently good enough to frequent often like people do in many cities, especially European ones. But Boston’s suburban dining scene gets better every year, and Kingston took a … [Read more...]
Salt raw bar in Plymouth
WHO’S IN CHARGE Chef Johnny Sheehan has got himself his first restaurant on the Plymouth waterfront. Sheehan, who worked in Boston at Ken Oringer’s Clio and the remarkable but short-lived Liquid Art House, has partnered with co-owner Dan Casinelli and family to open Salt Raw … [Read more...]
Lap up Mediterranean by the beach
WHO’S IN CHARGE Building a restaurant is never simple. After more than two years under construction, Mambo’s Kitchen & Bar at Nantasket Beach has finally opened. That’s a relief for owner-operator Anthony Ghosn, 33, who had hoped to open last summer. “We had a lot of … [Read more...]
Cohasset’s Olympus Grille
WHO’S IN CHARGE Thank goodness for consistent neighborhood restaurants we can count on to have good food when we want a satisfying meal and don’t have time to shop, cook, or go out. I’m partial to family-run places and the Karavasilis family, who own and operate Cohasset’s … [Read more...]
The Farmer’s Daughter
IN THE KITCHEN Evidently, there are 720 ways you can reorder six objects in a row. To my way of thinking, that’s about the same number of ways you can love what people do with food. Chandra Gouldrup, chef-owner of The Farmer’s Daughter in Easton, inspires that love through her … [Read more...]
Good takeout that’s not an afterthought
IN THE KITCHEN There’s something so easy about takeout: You don’t have to get dressed, for one thing. But where to get good takeout in the suburbs? It’s usually an afterthought at restaurants and you might want higher quality fare than you can get at a fast-food place. This was … [Read more...]
