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Cookbook Conference, Part 1

by Maggie Battista
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I love cookbooks. Like so many of you, I harbor hundreds of them, a trove of gems, each sparkling and shiny and waiting to be my next gleefully consumed novel. They sort of call out to me from my shelf, like a pretty vintage handbag that surprises me each time I dig it out from

Holiday Local Market Recap

by Maggie Battista
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Wow, it’s hard to believe that our Holiday Local Market was last month. On December 10th, more than 600 of you enjoyed handmade food samples and carefully chose from all those special items for holiday gifts. All the food makers were so pleased to meet you – thank you for spending time with us, tasting

Holiday Local Market: The Food Makers

by Maggie Battista
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I’m beaming! The Eat Boutique Holiday Local Market is this Saturday, December 10 and I couldn’t be more excited to meet you all. Behind the scenes, I’ve been making hang tags for the gift wrapping station, making up batches of gift boxes, and printing signs for our (count ‘em!) 15 food makers. I thought it

Holiday Local Market Update

by Maggie Battista
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Gosh, has it been almost three months since our Fall Local Market? The time just flies by when you’ve been: Attending the New York Food and Wine Festival Finalizing holiday gift boxes of handmade food Meeting new food makers in New York, Maine, New Hampshire and Bermuda Cooking for 12 at Thanksgiving, all on the

Holiday Local Market Volunteers

by Maggie Battista
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It’s been a few weeks since I last posted but I promise, it’s for good reason. I’m deep in planning on our December Holiday Local Market. So deep. The Market and all of our holiday gift box preparation is making for long hours not doing the thing I love: writing! Instead of writing, I’m tasting…

Eat Boutique Holiday Local Market

by Maggie Battista
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This past weekend, New England was blanketed with a layer of wet, heavy snow. Despite it being just plain wrong for the snow to make such an early appearance, the chilly air and light coat of white made me so excited for the holidays. Why? Well, I’ve got a couple pieces of good news… First,

Eat Boutique at Rockport Harvest Fest

by Maggie Battista
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I nearly forgot to tell you! I’ll be speaking on a panel at Rockport’s Harvest Fest on Saturday, October 15th – this weekend! Heather from Food for Thought will be moderating the panel on “Does local matter when it comes to food?” I can’t wait to chat with my co-panelists Jane Ward from Food and

Eat Boutique Local Market: Martha’s Photos (Recap #2)

by Maggie Battista
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To further showcase the awesomeness of the food community, I wanted to share Martha’s photos of our first Eat Boutique Local Market on September 24th. The most popular question from our event was: “When will you host the next Local Market?” Well, thank you for asking! The simple posing of the question is a huge

Eat Boutique Local Market: Brian’s Photos (Recap #1)

by Maggie Battista
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I’m in a bit of a haze today, a happy haze. More than 300 people attended Eat Boutique’s first Local Market in Boston yesterday. I think I speak for everyone on the Eat Boutique team by saying, THANK YOU! We were delighted to meet so many people who are passionate about beautifully-packaged, handmade food. We

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

Meet, Taste & Shop: Eat Boutique Local Market

by Maggie Battista
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I’m beaming and it isn’t just because the sun is supposed to finally shine in Boston after five days of rain. I’ve spent the week talking with food makers, preparing for our first ever Eat Boutique Local Market on September 24. Are you coming? Gosh, you better! I mean, we even had this snazzy flyer

Maggie’s Summer Regrets and Remedies

by Maggie Battista
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It’s August 18th and I have yet to go to the beach this summer. I believe that’s a serious mistake because, guess what? My garden tomatoes are exploding on the vines and summer is over in about four weeks and, sadly, I can already smell Fall in the air. I love Fall, so I’m not

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

Get Ready: Summer Cocktails, Gifts & a Local Market

by Maggie Battista
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Summer and I have a thing for each other. But that wasn’t so when I was young. In fact, I hated summer as a kid. It was just so hot and air conditioning was a luxury not meant for us. But as I got older, I got wiser and like the Pink Ladies sing in

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

Boutique Alternatives for Boston Restaurant Week

by Maggie Battista
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A bitterly cold February evening. Seven chatty food writers. A brand new pizza restaurant. Almost 10 wood-fired pizzas. All that just starts to set the stage for a long-awaited dinner I attended with a few fun ladies. We gathered at Pizzeria Posto (Somerville, Massachusetts) to indulge in cheese, red sauce and some rapid-fire conversation, only

Eat Boutique Blogger Potluck Recap

by Maggie Battista
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A weird thing happened when I returned from living abroad earlier this year. In Paris, that gorgeous spot I called home for a while, everyone looked so fashionable, so unique, so strange to me; they all seemed absolutely nothing like my boring American self. On the contrary, the moment I stepped off the plane back

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