A Chilean Sandie at Chacarero

– “Excuse me, where in Chile exactly are these from? I lived in Santiago for 5 months and I never ran into them.” – “Habla epañol?” – “Si. Weón, biben Santiago pero nunca bi etos sándwiche’. S’benden en la ciudad o en Valpo o el Norte…? –  “Todos partes, carita.” –  “Bacán. Que lo mejor? –  “Con carne y…

CajunCreole Spice at Border Cafe

Border Café, odio et amo. Hostessing here for 4 months, I hated the loud music, boisterous drunk clientele, disorganized management structure, pissy waiters constantly whining about sizzling-fajita-burns and that relentless CajunCreole food stench that bores its way through threads of clothing and pores of skin and inevitably marks you as a patron of the place for…

Sweet Snacks at L.A. Burdick

L.A. Burdick got me going through bitter cold winters while at Harvard, frequently tripping on quaint, impossibly narrow little colonial-style cobblestone paths which were perpetually iced-over and slippery as all hell. Falling into a freezing cold puddle of dank brown slush only ruined my day in cases where I wasn’t concurrently on my way to this…

Num Nums at the North Shore

Here is my idea of a satisfying meal in Rockport, MA. ROY MOORE LOBSTER CO. in Rockport This place is hands-down my favorite place to get seafood in New England, an unassuming, modest little hole-in-the-wall packed with live lobsters fresh from the traps (which come in from the boat which docks in the backyard of…

Savoring the South Shore

A few places around the Cape that I enjoy: CLAM SHACK IN FALMOUTH Faithful to its name, an un-presumptuous little shack right on the water, photos of proud fisherman holding up monstrous sea-creatures hung up on the walls, a bit of wet netting visible in the back. The sizzling of the frier, the counter-slapping of…

Kitchen Shoot at Cuchi Cuchi

Walking into the kitchen of Cuchi Cuchi, a strange little restaurant on Main St. in Cambridge, I had no idea I’d be embarking on a globe-trot adventure. Creative and slightly crazy twists on classic dishes from every continent served on small plates (making it possible to try 4-5 of them in a row) surfaced from…