As Chef Art D’Allessandro lowers a piece of cod into hot oil at Arthur & Pat’s in Brant Rock, he’s doing the same thing cooks have been doing at this Marshfield institution since his parents opened it almost 40 years ago. Not much changes in the world of the South Shore … [Read more...]
Making hot sauce like they have for decades
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 … [Read more...]
Free food
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 … [Read more...]
Strawberry Festival builds community
Sometimes strawberries aren’t only summer’s first mouthwatering fruit. Sometimes they’re double agents. Dressed up as the starlets of shortcake, for instance, they also serve as good will ambassadors and friend-makers. Take their role in last weekend’s Strawberry … [Read more...]
Sea views with each bite
Oh, the joy of a waterside table! And after the winter we’ve had, it’s magical to sit at one even if you’re wearing a coat. The water, in this case, is the same body through which the Pilgrims made their way to Plymouth Rock (the boulder’s just up the road) and the restaurant is … [Read more...]
Organic gardening workshop
A dozen people gathered in the cold sunlight at Holly Hill Farm in Cohasset last Saturday for an organic gardening workshop. Happily, it was also opening day for the summer farm stand. And, although there wasn’t much for sale yet, what there was, was great: leeks, sunchokes, and … [Read more...]
Cooking with Chef Kevin Long at Tosca
Wondering what would be special for holiday eats, I called one of my favorite chefs, Kevin Long, to see what he was doing. “I thought oysters with a pomegranate mignonette would be kind of fun,” said Long, when I walked into Tosca in Hingham one afternoon last week. The chef … [Read more...]
Uncle Luigi’s Turkey: the best recipe
I was at the market the other day and noticed two different women asking the butcher how to make a turkey. Which is funny since most of us make them every year yet somehow forget what to do. I used to be that way, but not anymore. Here’s a tried and true recipe that results in … [Read more...]
Making hot sauce the Portuguese way
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 … [Read more...]
Two Lovers
At the tip of Hull the other day, Boston skyline in the distance, a gust of cold wind blew and I got a flash of longing for deep winter and beef stew. Don’t ask. I can’t believe it either. All winter, I long so for the warm months that it seems crazy to miss it when summer … [Read more...]
