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Advice from sadder but wiser Bostonians
Let’s skip the sugarcoating. Boston can be a tricky place.
By NINA MACLAUGHLIN | September 02, 2008

Twelve patties, no cake

A burger safari
Can one revive something that is, unlike barbecue, universally American, and steeped in personal nostalgia?
By ROBERT NADEAU | August 13, 2008

Royal fun

Colonial’s rousing As You Like It
As You Like It accomplishes what every production of a Shakespeare comedy tries to do.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | July 22, 2008

Samuel Adams American Homebrew Contest winners

Cheered beers
Ever since Jimmy Carter legalized homebrewing in 1978, Americans have been sterilizing bottles, boiling barley malt, and trying their hands at a galaxy of adventuresome beer styles.
By MIKE MILIARD | April 23, 2008

Shiki

Another Brookline sushi place? It’s actually a welcome addition.
I recently learned I made an error when I wrote that 147 places sell sushi in Brookline.
By ROBERT NADEAU | April 16, 2008

Beer: the next generation

Hopped-up brews are proliferating in Rhode Island, from neighborhood bars to the corner package store
Nikki’s Liquors, at first blush, seems like a typical liquor store.
By IAN DONNIS | February 06, 2008

The best of Oktoberfest

Forget Munich. A local German beer expert offers a primer on the best Bavarian lagers to enjoy this Oktoberfest — and all autumn long.
To hear it told, Munich’s Oktoberfest these days is a circus.
By MIKE MILIARD | September 26, 2007

Geoffrey’s Café

Scores with low prices and upscale comfort food
I was asked recently why all the new restaurants are so expensive.
By ROBERT NADEAU | July 02, 2007

Frozen fans relish the start of a new season

Opening day
The Sox are back, and that’s a good thing.
By IAN DONNIS | April 11, 2007

Mela

Traditional Indian food, on the rocks
When I heard that this space had been taken over by One World Cuisine, I knew it would end up handsomely decorated, with above-average food.
By ROBERT NADEAU | January 17, 2007

Alchemist Lounge

An old space with new flair
The bar critics — is that a tautology or an oxymoron?
By ROBERT NADEAU | September 13, 2006

Samuel Adams Brewer Patriot Collection

Revolutionary
A nation founded on beer is a strong republic indeed.
By MIKE MILIARD | August 08, 2006

Berliner Kindl Weisse and Göbber Himbeer Sirup

Grün oder rot?
It’s summer again, time for lazy-sipping wheat beers like Harpoon UFO, Magic Hat Circus Boy, and Sam Adams Hefeweizen.
By MIKE MILIARD | July 20, 2006

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