Food Pages
THE BOSTON GLOBE
What She’s Having: Devra First dines at DakZen in Somerville for authentic Thai cuisine.
Kara Baskin chats with the owners of Sonsie, Parish Café and Bella Luna & The Milky Way about their staying power in Boston as they celebrate their 25th anniversaries this year.
Insider: Gräem Nuts and Chocolate in Concord (Ann Trieger Kurland); Tretap fizzy maple water (Ann Trieger Kurland); Global Village Cuisine’s globally-inspired frozen meals (Ann Trieger Kurland).
The Confident Cook: Sheryl Julian provides a recipe for Armenian-inspired roast chicken pieces on bulgar and tuck caramelized onions
Getting Salty: Kara Baskin chats with Lacy Toback, assistant manager at Anchovies in the South End.
Rachel Ellner chats with Jacques Pepin about his New England life.
Tinker Ready pens that the earthy-crunchy generation from the ‘60s and ‘70s helped change the way we eat.
Bottles: Gary Dzen features Backlash Beer Co.’s Roxbury brewery, which has been a long time in the making.
Seasonal Recipes: Thai-style pork fried rice (Claudia Catalano); Pears poached in red wine with mascarpone and toasted walnuts (Karoline Boehm Goodnick).
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Cover Story: Tejal Rao reports on Baroo’s closing and legacy in L.A.
Allison Roman shares a recipe for braised chicken thighs.
Restaurant Review: Pete Wells gives Henry at Life Hotel by JJ one star.
City Kitchen: David Tanis makes a delicious cauliflower side dish.
Hungry City: Melissa Clark shares a recipe for a green bean stir fry.
Wine School: Eric Asimov talks us through Saumur Champigny, a cabernet franc from the Loire Valley.
Front Burner: This week, Florence Fabricant showcases gift baskets from Harrods by way of Williams Sonoma; pie making classes at Brooklyn Kitchen; a graphic novel about dishware store Fishs Eddy; Snuk Foods, a new online source for international ingredients; a bread box and butter dish from Food52; Dia de los Muertos doughnuts.
Off the Menu: Hachibei, a midtown restaurant that specializes in eel, headlines Florence Fabricant’s roundup of NYC restaurant news. Openings include Leonti and Lobster GoGo; Rouge Tomate in Chelsea has closed.
Hungry City: Ligaya Mishan enjoys daily-changing specials at Ajo y Oregano in Parkchester.
Robert Simonson visits Buffalo Trace’s new climate-controlled aging facility in Kentucky.
Karen Stabiner follows chef Jeremy Fox of Rustic Kitchen in California as he takes a dish from ideation to execution.
Brigid Washington talks to chef Cheetie Kumar about Diwali sweets.
BOSTON HERALD
J.Q. Louise suggests restaurants & bars along the Red Sox parade route.
J.Q. Louise discusses with Mary Ann Esposito about her new cookbook, “Ciao Italia.”
SF CHRONICLE
Paolo Lucchesi spotlights Mission Street Food, detailing its legacy and naming it the most influential San Francisco restaurant of the past decade.
Justin Phillips shares that Golden Road Brewery has canceled its plans for an Oakland beer garden after an outcry over the project size and abundance of local craft breweries already in the neighborhood.
Tara Duggan highlights Bi-Rite Café, serving ice cream, espresso and quesadillas in hopes of attracting families from nearby neighborhoods.
Emma Silvers details her night at Dimples, an interesting but welcoming bar in Japantown.
Jan Newberry rounds up the matriarchs of Bay Area cuisine, past and present.
Justin Phillips reports on Foxsister, sharing its plans to overhaul its menu, now focusing on noodle dishes with broader influences.
LA TIMES
Hadley Tomicki chats with Carlos De La Rosa Marquez and his father on their new Tijuana-style taco spot, Carlos’s Tijuana Tacos.
Ben Mesirow rounds up the best gin and tonics in L.A. right now.
Hadley Tomicki reviews You Kitchen in Alhambra, offering handmade dumplings through a touchscreen ordering process.
Hadley Tomicki rounds up what’s happening in the food and drink world:
- Timothy Hollingsworth, the chef and owner at Otium in downtown L.A., opened a new restaurant called Free Play
- Beau Laughlin and Jay Milliken have opened Atrium, a new restaurant featuring dishes like uni cacio e pepe spaghetti and Hawaiian hamachi crudo
- Lodge Bread Co., the Culver City-based bakery, has a new location at Woodland Hills’ Valley Country Mart featuring a smaller menu
- Reps for David Chang’s restaurant group confirm that Chang is developing a local branch of Momofuku Noodle Bar in 2019
- Brandon’s, a stand-alone cocktail bar, is now open in Mid-Wilshire’s new 6th & La Brea brewpub
- Rachel Thomas recently opened Bar Franca, a cocktail bar on Main Street
- The beachfront biergarten On the Waterfront Café has reopened under new owners and will now be known as the Waterfront
- 40 Love, a new country club-inspired lounge is now open on La Cienega Boulevard