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FRESH, the Movie and Movement

by Shelby Larsson
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While Eat Boutique is not necessarily a site where we discuss the politics of food, this subject matters to any one who cares about what they eat, where that food comes from, and the people that produce that food. In that vein, we thought you all might be interested in learning more about a new

Dinner at Market, Gloucester, MA

by Maggie Battista
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I needed a break. I’m sure you know the drill. You work, work, work 60 hours each week and forget that, wow, the seasons are changing right before your eyes and, wow, you’re so lucky to live in Massachusetts. But I had forgotten all that and desperately needed a mini-vacation, a moment to reconnect with

Backyard Boutique Farming

by Maggie Battista
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In addition to supporting boutique food businesses, all of us at Eat Boutique endeavor to focus on the great food growing in our own back yard. I’ve been especially busy planning my vegetable garden since… well… since I plucked my last squash late last year. Even while gorging on amazing local food in Paris all

Ebenezer’s Pub, Maine

by Shelby Larsson
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Over the river and through the woods, you might just find the country’s best beer bar. Tucked away in the outskirts of tiny Lovell, Maine, Ebenezer’s Pub is a cozy, unassuming spot that features some of Belgium’s finest brews. ‘Bezer’s, as my dad calls it, is located (relatively) close to the town in Maine where

Farm Girl Faves: New England Food Spots

by Chelsea Bardot Lewis
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I moved to the north shores of Massachusetts almost four years ago when my husband took a job at Green Meadows Farm in Hamilton, Massachusetts. I had been living in Somerville, Massachusetts, which I loved, and was a bit anxious about moving to the suburbs. I was amazed at how quickly we were integrated into

Eat Local… Meat

by Lise Carrigg
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Today, while reading about Michael Pollan’s new book, Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, I found myself nodding “yes,” in agreement with his message, which he succinctly summarized in In Defense of Food: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” Pollan is preaching to the choir with me, but I did still order the new book

Pretty Things Beer and Ale

by Shelby Larsson
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“Eat local!” “Eat your view.” “Consume grass-fed, free-range, small batch, homemade foods.” These are the battle cries that we have heard in recent years, and many of us have responded by buying produce at farmer’s markets and paying more attention to how or where our food is produced.  Eating locally is equally great for the

Pete & Jen’s Backyard Birds

by Maggie Battista
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Pete and Jen are on a mission, and this week they’re mission saved my belly, my pork belly. As sustainable farmers and locavores, they raise chickens, pigs, rabbits and lambs in Concord, Massachusetts pastures where they can enjoy fresh air, grass and acres on which to roam. Their chickens are such highly regarded that the

T.W. Food Local Dinner

by Maggie Battista
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Locavores everywhere are jealous of anyone with a root cellar. A root cellar is an under-earth method of storing homegrown produce to make it all last through the non-growing season. I don’t have one, but a girl can dream. Without one, my squash, pumpkins and gourds sadly just don’t make it past November. Then again,

Friday Night Dinner, Garden at the Cellar

by Maggie Battista

A few weeks ago, the husband requested my presence at a date in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the city in which our romance blossomed seven years ago. We both lived in the North Cambridge/Porter Square vicinity, a neighborhood fairly barren of fine dining establishments at the time, a little sweet pocket of Cambridge that just didn’t have

My Local, Not-So-Local Fruit Stand Makes Me Sad

by Maggie Battista

I had quite an interesting exchange this evening. We had run out of vegetables from our farm share so I popped into the local fruit stand to pick up some salad greens and fruit. Calareso’s Fruit Stand is located in Reading, Massachusetts, and sells fresh vegetables, fruit, plants, flowers and baked goods. (During the winter,

Pot of Local, Heirloom Beans

by Maggie Battista

I love beans. I grew up on beans. When most other families had rice or potatoes on the side, my Mom always had a big pot of beans on the stove, or packed up in the fridge, ready to go. My Mom is from Honduras and she said that as a child never a meal

ShoutOut: Green Meadows Organic Farm

by Maggie Battista

It was almost 50 degrees in Boston today. The skies are clear and blue. The snow from earlier in the week is melting, preparing for the new layer of snow we’ll receive on Thursday. I ran out of farm fresh eggs last night while making eggnog for Christmas. I only bake with fresh hen eggs

Tuesday Night: All Local Dinner… at my house!

by Maggie Battista

On Tuesday night, I decided to cook the vegetables I had picked up from my Winter CSA at Green Meadows Farm in Hamilton, Massachusetts. Each week, I pick up 10-12 organic, fair-trade items. They are always as local as they can be, except for the bananas. (There are no bananas in New England.) As I