Noshing

Tatte Fine Cookies + Cakes’ cookies

PHIL AMARA — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:09:39 GMT

What you knead
Self-taught baker Tzurit Or has been plying her patissier trade, in some form or other, since she was 12.

Zuzzy’s Cookie Dough

PHIL AMARA — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:11:36 GMT

Lovin’ Spoonfuls
Zuzzy’s Cookie Dough is deadly good. It’s the kind of stuff Willy Wonka would use to stucco the walls of his summer house.

Grezzo Restaurant’s vegan ice cream

TERRI RUTTER — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:37:18 GMT

Got milk? Nope.
Made with a base of puréed cashews and the meat from young Thai coconuts, this vegan, all-raw dessert is a bit surprising — and delicious.

'Cue Culture

PHIL AMARA — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:20:44 GMT

All up in your grill
This pulpy, fiery-sweet sauce is a mélange of tongue-tingling flavors.

Turtledove Pesto

PHIL AMARA — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:59:11 GMT

Sauce boss
Samuel Adams and Dunkin’ Donuts are local brands that need no introduction, even nationally.

Wicked Natural Caramel Mustard

PHILIP AMARA — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:52:13 GMT

When worlds collide
It’s easy to imagine the lucky culinary mishap that launched Wicked Good’s bold concoction as a version of that old Reese’s ad: “You got caramel in my mustard!”

Santa Sweet’s UglyRipe tomatoes

KENJI ALT — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:53:38 GMT

Endless summer
Nobody doubts that the best tomatoes — some say the only tomatoes worth eating — come from your own backyard at the end of the summer.

Serenade Chocolatier

PHIL AMARA — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:05:02 GMT

Confection resurrection
Brookline’s food spectrum is one of the best and most diverse in the greater Boston area.

Zoo-Doria Animal Biscuits

TERRI RUTTER — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:01:24 GMT

Cool cats . . . and birds, and elephants, and turtles, and . . .
People with little kids are lucky. Not because they have to wipe runny noses, but because they get to eat all those fun kid foods, such as Cheez Doodles.

Bella Ravioli

PHIL AMARA — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:54:12 GMT

Rav review
Don’t fret for Bella.

Tazo Chocolate

PHIL AMARA — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:35:11 GMT

Cacao, yo!
The Taza Chocolate founders are a trip.

New flavors for Niman Ranch bacon

CLARE LESCHIN-HOAR — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:32:32 GMT

Hog wild
Not only that, but we believe that happy hogs do indeed make better bacon.

Beard Papa’s cream puffs

KENJI ALT — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:39:50 GMT

Sweet!
If there’s one thing that the Japanese excel at, it’s taking an existing product and beating it into its most perfect form.

Alex’s Lemon Krimpets

TAMARA WIEDER — Wed, 09 May 2007 20:26:15 GMT

Mmm, tasty
I grew up in a Tastykake family.

Henry and Lisa’s Natural Seafood

CLARE LESCHIN-HOAR — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:51:44 GMT

Fish without fear
Let’s face it: most of us still couldn’t say with certainty if that fish on our dish is the government-approved, six-ounce serving or not.

Dancing Deer’s O’Deer cookies

TAMARA WIEDER — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:49:19 GMT

Ah, sweet day
Put down the green beer.

The Little Pearl’s Boston Caviar Party

GENEVIEVE RAJEWSKI — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:28:38 GMT

Decadence within reach
Thirty dollars per person doesn’t buy much of a night out in Boston these days.

Salty Oats cookies

MARLISSA BRIGGETT — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 04:51:15 GMT

Resolve to eat them
Quick! Before you make your New Year’s resolutions, run out and buy Terri Horn’s Salty Oats cookies.

The Fudge Bar’s pumpkin-pie fudge

TAMARA WIEDER — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:50:08 GMT

The holidays in a (very sweet) box
Beware: reading this column may be detrimental to your waistline.

Pluots

KATE COHEN — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:19:51 GMT

Good breeding
Although fruit breeding is nothing new — clementines date back to 1902, and grapes are routinely bred for wine varieties — summer fruits have only lately been the beneficiaries of clever fruit geneticists.