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Flour Bakery Cookbook Giveaway

by Casey Barber February 23, 2011

You’ve swooned over the homemade pop tarts. You’ve seen the rave reviews for the bakery. And now it’s time to get a copy of Joanne Chang’s cookbook Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston’s Flour Bakery + Cafe for yourself. Come on, don’t you want to make friends with all your neighborhood pups by giving them the [...]

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Flour Bakery Pop-Tarts

by Casey Barber January 10, 2011

“Have you ever had a homemade pop-tart? I mean, you know it’s going to be better than those boxed leaden bricks that pass for breakfast, but this—this was ethereal. It transcended pastry.”

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Kale, Leek and Bacon Bread Pudding

by Casey Barber January 3, 2011

“This dish is the latest in my ongoing quest to convince the population at large that kale is the greatest of greens. Judging from the reaction to the two(!) casseroles that were demolished over the course of the night, I’d say kale has a few new fans in the Boston area.”

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Neighborhood Guide: Boston’s South End

by Good. Food. Stories. Contributor November 10, 2010

“From our first date in Delux—where the decorations are Graceland meets Macy’s Santaland on the day after Christmas and the kitchen is smaller than our walk-in closet—to the South End Buttery, where our families toasted to our life together the night before our wedding, we’ve played out our relationship in many of the South End’s great restaurants.”

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Drinking in the New Year

by Casey Barber January 6, 2010

“Now that you’ve heard all about our annual New Year’s Eve culinary traditions, did you really think with a food lineup like that, we’d just keep the drinks program to wine, beer and champagne? In keeping with our over-the-top presentation, it shouldn’t surprise you to know that we’ve instituted an Around-the-World hourly drinks schedule that puts your old fraternity’s mixer themes to shame.”

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Felice Anno Nuovo: A Boston-Italian New Year

by Casey Barber January 4, 2010

“After the first year’s ad hoc affair where I cooked a few random appetizers and munchies, we started assigning ethnic themes to the party food. As the crowds grew from seven to now more than 70 people, we of course couldn’t leave well enough alone, and the tradition got a little more elaborate every time.”

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