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Fat Chance

You know the scenario. All too well.

There you are, faithfully sticking to your new healthy-eating regime. You’ve got your carb intake on low, your protein on high, and your temptation level set on cruise control. Keep going like this, ...

The Weekend Guide

How to beat the heat this weekend? Keep busy.

EAT
Boston Restaurant Week

What: Your last chance to graze on top-notch fare for prices far sweeter than usual.
Why: Save the cash; screw the calories.
When: Fri., ...

Liquid Assets

Think that mojitos and martinis are getting mundane? Not when Pino Maffeo — one of the city’s most adventurous mad-scientist chefs — is messing with them.

From his laboratory-cum-kitchen at Restaurant L, Maffeo has just launched a novel cocktail list that will ...

Swine, Women, and Song

One thing we Bostonians kick ass on: charity fundraising.

One thing we kick the bucket on: barbecue.

Come Monday we’ll get a chance to both rectify our shortcomings and spotlight our strengths at the street-wide Pig Pickin’ event in Somerville.

The Weekend Guide

Summer’s here, and the time is right for dancing in the streets. All together now …

EAT
Icarus Anniversary Dinner
What:
A three-course dinner for $27 on the consistently fabulous restaurant’s 27th birthday.
Why: The epitome of aging gracefully.
When:

To Market, to Market

Union Square. Hipsters and young families have been pooling in its ever-gentrifying wilds for years. And no wonder: It’s got low housing costs, nearly crime-free neighborhoods, and is spitting distance from the big city.

But the true badge of a ...

Italian Nice

There’s Milly, and then there’s Chloé. There’s Lexus, and then there’s Jaguar. There’s ice cream, and then there’s gelato.

As even a one-time visitor to Rome knows, the latter is the acme of frozen treats, erupting with intense all-natural flavors ...

Slice of Life

Do you hear it? That sound of wailing and gnashing of teeth is the collective misery of Jamaica Plain residents bemoaning the shuttering of Pizza Oggi, a takeout pizzeria that won a near cultish following after its opening two years ...