Passing through Cohasset Village in the dead of winter, it’s easy to forget that there is, in fact, life on Earth. Welcome, then, are the lights in Ava Cucina, the warmth of its husband-and-wife owners, and the wonderful length of hot radiators they installed beneath the … [Read more...]
70 years of tradition
Cozied into a booth over a plate of good honest mashed potatoes and turkey tips on a wintry day at Cronin’s Publick House makes life feel like a simpler and slower experience than it does in the wired world outside. Located just up a side street from the once mighty Fore River … [Read more...]
Sintra: A treasure of a restaurant in Braintree
It’s nice to see a restaurant grow, bit by bit, expanding as time passes and needs arise. When owner-Chef Brian Jenkins and his wife Kerri opened Sintra in 2003 it was a storefront space with 40-foot ceilings, a loft, and its “front” door around the back. In 2007, Jenkins took … [Read more...]
Elegance and hospitality in Norwood
What a surprise it was recently to discover Olivadi in Norwood’s quiet center after having only ever visited the town’s commercial Route 1 strip over the years. The ample size of the venue and its extensive woodwork, windows, deck, private rooms, and large built-in cabinetry … [Read more...]
A family restaurant carries on
Just as the dying leaves, early nights, and cold of November in New England had me thinking that the best bet would to be a move to California -- a bowl of perfect New England clam chowder came my way and set me cheering for the home team again. I devoured the aforementioned … [Read more...]
New spot in Plymouth
It’s fitting to be dining in Plymouth a week before Thanksgiving at Alden Park – a restaurant named after John Alden, the first man thought to have stepped off the Mayflower onto Plymouth Rock not far from the restaurant. The small investment group that owns Alden Park shares … [Read more...]
A little south of the border
La Paloma’s chicken enchiladas are the perfect comfort food. (Photos By Joan Wilder for The Globe). One bite into the La Mexicana chicken enchiladas ($12 dinner, $9 lunch) at the new La Paloma, and it’s clear that I’ve been eating dry burritos for much too … [Read more...]
At Sagra, good, affordable Italian
While the sparkle of Dedham’s relatively new Legacy Place tends to eclipse the rest of town, Sagra, which opened around the corner in May, is catering to a crowd that wants affordable Italian food outside the shiny, high-rent district. This is the second outing from … [Read more...]
Wahlberg’s Alma Nove shines
You might not think, in a less-than-stellar economy, that there’d be room for a new, high-end restaurant in the suburbs. But as owner-chef Paul Wahlberg has proven, there’s always room at the top. The top, in this case, is actually the side — the waterside. Alma Nove is … [Read more...]
Antique charm and Greek cuisine
Consider the baked potato. Not many restaurants do anymore. Most chefs, it seems, are ever questing after new alchemies of flavor in their dishes. And when the chef is great, rich food can take people to the heights. Still, I don’t always want a rich dish when I dine out and … [Read more...]
