Further proof that dessert makes people do crazy things: A man who just arrived here on vacation from Ireland is charged with stealing a cannoli at knifepoint from Bova's on Salem Street shortly after 3:30 a.m., per the Suffolk County District Attorney's office. He held an employee at knifepoint and asked him to "shush." He's since surrendered his passport and been ordered to stay away from Bova's. We know the North End is touristy, but come on... [UH, Earlier]
Sorry, San Franciscans: Cosentino proudly calls himself an East Coaster in this video with his offal Boston counterpart, Jamie Bissonnette. Watch as Jamie and Chris enjoy beef heart crostini at JM Curley, sing the praises of Barbara Lynch ("Barbara from the Block!"), and devour buffalo heart at Toro (which will soon open in New York). Enjoy the meaty, ball-tappin' (you'll see) video straight ahead. Then watch him consume even more meat at New York's Takashi!
RIP.
The moment has finally arrived: Boston's beloved/reviled/sticky-floored bastion of excess, the Purple Shamrock, closes down on Saturday. Today they'll host a drunken melee Irish wake to say goodbye. You might want to fake sick and leave work now—the festivities begin at 12:30.
Don't ask, don't tell.
Forget drugs, or beer, or weapons, or illegally downloaded iTunes ... in New Bedford, the real hot contraband is chocolate syrup. Right now, low-fat flavored milk is prohibited in schools because it's bad for you or something. (Chocolate skim milk is totally fine, though. And what about strawberry? Or vodka?) Anyway, students at New Bedford's Vocational-Technical High School have found a new vocation: smuggling!
She's too rich to care what we think.Illustration: Andrei Kallaur, Jen Cotton
There's little doubt that Paula Deen is a name-licensing legend: After all, this is the woman who sells butter-flavord lip balm and parlayed a type 2 diabetes diagnosis into a prescription-medicine spokesperson deal. But her deals go much deeper than that. The latest example: a press release that calls our attention to a line of Paula Deen–branded Anti-Fatigue Kitchen Mats.
Chef Chris Parsons
Chris Parsons's newest project will be called Steel & Rye, and it's in Milton. As we noted previously, Parsons closed the lovely Parson's Table in Winchester with his sights set on a more urban locale. According to an e-mail we received this morning, the spot will open in mid-October.
The talent.Photo: Getty Images
It sounds like Thomas Keller is finally getting serious about food TV: While the chef appears here and there on television (and famously consulted on the movie Ratatouille), he's never had his own show. But this might be a start. Grub Street learns he's headed to London with producer Phil Rosenthal to start production on the pilot for a still-unnamed series.
Making all the wrong choices.Photo: Isabella Vosmikova/Bravo
Last night, the unthinkable occurred on Top Chef Masters — well, not the unthinkable, which of course would be Art popping out of a cake in a diaper and proposing to Curtis, but it was something pretty bad. I’d like to think I’ll never forgive the judges for what they’ve done, but it’s fine if they want to ruin the show’s credibility and, frankly, I’ll be moving on to happier thoughts after this kitchen closes. But before that happens, let’s revisit the grim details of last night’s competition and again place bets on who’s going to win, shall we?
“Cookin is gooood!”
I'm picky about meatball subs so when I say is good it's really good
“Awsome food and drink”
After spending all your hard earned dollars in the Pru enjoy a few cool one here before you take the T home.
“Absolutely Amazing”
Having worked at Olive Garden for 3 years I guess I never really knew what REAL Italian food tasted like.
