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Flour by Joanne Chang

by Shelby Larsson
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Shelby shares the love for Joanne Chang, who will be signing her cookbook on Saturday, September 24 from 1-1:45pm, at our first ever Local Market in Boston. We’re delighted that Daily Candy just included the event in their Weekend Guide. We hope you can come! -Maggie While I have been accused of being obsessive about

Classic Ice Cream Sandwich

by Jill Chen
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As a kid, one of my all-time favorite summer treats was the classic ice cream sandwich. Remember the ones that came out of a bell-ringing tricycle cart? The jingle-ling from the Good Humour or Dickie Dee guy sent us all running home begging for change. Because July is National Ice Cream month, and because it’s

Whim: A Dinner Party at Smolak Farms

by Maggie Battista
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Last week, I followed one of my favorite chefs to the country. Chef Jason Bond of Bondir restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts, launched the Whim dinner series at Smolak Farms, a weekly Wednesday night event that places amazing urban chefs in the bucolic setting of a remote country farm. Imagine green garden soup with fresh summer

Books on Cooks: Gabrielle Hamilton’s “Blood, Bones & Butter”

by Luke Poling
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All of us at Eat Boutique are into cookbooks, often reading them like graphic novels before we slip toward sleep each night. But books about cooks have a favorite place in our kitchens too and the talented filmmaker/writer Luke Poling has offered to share his perspective on his favorites. Please welcome Luke in the comments.

5 Little Secrets and a Canal House-inspired Lunch

by Maggie Battista
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I am going to let you in on five little secrets. First, (secret #1) it’s tough to put these words out there but I have totally over-extended myself. Sometimes, I feel like I have 10 different jobs. Eat Boutique is my passion, my heart, really. But it certainly battles for my free time, up against

Food Event: Our Palate vs. Our Planet

by Maggie Battista
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A few of us over at Eat Boutique – okay, perhaps all of us! – are in love with Joanne Chang. She’s started several fabulous Boston-area bakeries that showcase, among other delicious goodies, some of the best cinnamon rolls around; they’re so good they were even featured on the Food Network. Joanne and a great

big LITTLE Get Together

by Maggie Battista
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I learned about big LITTLE Get Together, a personal chef service based on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, a few weeks ago. Founders Flannery Klette-Kolton and Lauren Gerrie are the ultimate hostesses, putting their big hearts toward creating contemporary urban cuisine with amazing ingredients. They shared these lovely recipes, recipes that made me want

Deirdre & Caleb, Pane e Salute

by Maggie Battista
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I have a thing for Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber. This thing is more like a crush, a serious crush. Well, perhaps it’s more like a rabid fascination with and aspiration for what they are… a sweet couple who cares so much about authentic food and old-fashioned hospitality that they’ve carved a great life for

Open Letter to the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten

by Maggie Battista
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Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to meet Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa. It was an incredibly intimate affair, one I shared with a close friend of mine and about… 2,000 other people. Yes, I was one of THOSE people who waited in line for two hours to purchase copies of her new book

Grown Up Mac and Cheese

by Maggie Battista

I’m on a Barefoot Contessa kick this week. In fact, I think I may be in love with her. Not real love, like the love I feel for my husband or even my dog. It’s the kind of love I feel for people who build community via their food. She helps me nurture my little

Potato Gratin with Leeks and Shitake Mushrooms

by Maggie Battista

I’ve never really made a gratin recipe. I may have tried a recipe years ago, only to find that when exact measurements weren’t followed it cooked into a big, gooey mess. Last night was a very different experience. My husband and I had some friends over, as we’re like to do most Saturday nights. My

Recipe: Apple Cranberry Crisp

by Maggie Battista

Sometimes, when I have an excess of organic fruits or vegetables from the farm and haven’t found independent inspiration for their preparation, I type what I have into a search box and see what pops up. Though I have over 200 cookbooks, I still go straight to the Internet. Today, I was overwhelmed with the

Recipe: French Chocolate Bark

by Maggie Battista

The Barefoot Contessa showcased a lovely recipe for French Chocolate Bark earlier this month and it was so easy. I am all about easy, so I had to try it. I made a large batch earlier this week for delivery to my husband’s work. I found that it was a dessert masked as a slightly

Davide’s Farewell Tour

by Maggie Battista

A few nights ago, a very dear friend of mine visited my home, probably for one of the last times in a very long time. Davide is a floral designer from my last life; we worked together very well and became good friends. His Visa is up and he is traveling back to his home,

Former Boutique Restaurant Chef Babara Lynch Builds Restaurant Complex

by Maggie Battista

Barbara Lynch, a darling of the Boston restaurant scene, has surpassed “boutique” status, or has she? She has been building a restaurant complex in the historic Fort Point section of Boston to the sum of $7.5 million. The development firm building the complex that will house Lynch’s group of restaurants is investing $2.5 million for

Marco Pierre White Resents Bloggers, Well, All Critics

by Maggie Battista

There was a food-focused panel discussion at the 92nd Street Y in NYC a few nights ago. Marco Pierre White, Thomas Keller, and William Grimes discussed celebrity chefs, haute cuisine and food bloggers. Here’s an excerpt from James Oliver Cury’s post on Epi Log. “And finally, how do the great chefs feel about food blogs?

Mark Bittman’s New Cookbook

by Maggie Battista

Mark Bittman has just released his latest cookbook, a tribute to vegetarianism. Heidi Swanson over at 101 Cookbooks has done a nice write-up, profiling a recipe perfect for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Heidi writes, “Mark Bittman wrote a giant, 996-page vegetarian cookbook….yes, that Mark Bittman. I know, I was a bit perplexed as well. And

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