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Bar Volpe

By On February 29, 2024

The stars aligned for a small group of friends to gather recently at Bar Volpe in South Boston.  We don’t see each other as a foursome as often as we once did,… Read More

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Moeca

By On February 16, 2023

A few weeks back, my husband and I met up with our dear friends Maral and Mark for dinner at relative newcomer to the Cambridge dining scene, Moeca.  Funny enough, years ago… Read More

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Faccia a Faccia

By On November 10, 2022

Well, it has been a hot minute, truly about a month since I last posted here on the The Kitchen Scout.  Life has been hectic and it seems as though we’ve been… Read More

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Rezdora

By On July 14, 2022

Hi friends, How are you?  It has been awhile since I’ve posted an update to the blog, and truth be told it is largely a reflection of a somewhat quiet cooking life… Read More

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Geppetto

By On October 28, 2021

Last weekend, my husband and I tried out the latest opening from Will Gilson, Geppetto located in Cambridge Crossing.  You may recall one of my earliest restaurant reviews here on the blog… Read More

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Servia

By On September 30, 2021

One of the many things I have missed over the past year and a half is dining out.  While I haven’t avoided restaurants altogether, the number of visits we’ve made has been… Read More

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Orfano (now closed)

By On February 20, 2020

Oh dear.  It’s rare that my reviews coincide with The Boston Globe’s.  However, the infamous Devra First, whose intensely poetic write-ups are both enviable and annoying, has reviewed Orfano this past week… Read More

Annual Wrap Ups

It’s a Wrap, 2019!

By On December 26, 2019

It’s the day after Christmas and the house is quiet.  Sleepyheads are still in bed while others have left the building in pursuit of fresh air.  I’m on my second cup of… Read More

Dining & Reviews

Ilili New York

By On June 6, 2019

Just a quick post this week to share a wonderful restaurant that we visited in New York a few weeks ago on our way to our younger daughter’s college graduation. Owned by… Read More

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Celeste

By On May 9, 2019

A few weeks back, we traveled to Union Square, a section of Somerville to try out Celeste, a Peruvian restaurant that opened in March of 2018 and has since earned much acclaim… Read More

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Art and Food in NYC

By On April 11, 2019

For the past many Februaries in recent memory, my husband and I have spent a weekend in New York City.  He has an annual meeting he attends that coincides with either Valentine’s… Read More

Dining & Reviews

Country Mile

By On March 21, 2019

The exterior of Country Mile on Belmont Street in Watertown is nondescript.  Like us, you may drive right by it unaware.  Had I paid closer attention ahead of driving there, I might have… Read More