GET OUT, POP-UP
For some of us, heavy snow and severe coldness have a tendency to spark the temptation to avoid all human contact for the weekend aside from texting. It makes going out into the world seem unbearable...
View ArticleREVIEW: FIVE HORSES TAVERN
Five Horses Tavern is the newest eatery to hole up in Davis Square, filling in where the decidedly meh Sagra closed down earlier this year, bringing to the new digs a modern American menu and beer. You...
View ArticleVEG HEAD: OLEA CAFE
We vegetarians know how difficult it can be to eat out. More importantly, we know how awkward it is when our meat-eating friends try to accommodate us: “What can you eat, lettuce? We’ll get salads.”...
View ArticleVEG HEAD: CAMBERVILLE FOR NON-CARNIVORES
Here’s the best of the best from fine dining to late night eats that will quell those veggie cravings. ILLUSTRATIONS BY JAMIE SIGADEL PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE RIZZO @SRIZZ0 ———————– BEST FINE DINING OLEANA...
View ArticleVEG HEAD: BBQ SEASON
Ah, ’tis the season. The Fourth of July is around the corner, and it’s time to sport your jorts, wave dinky flags, and most importantly, get barbecuing. News flash: There’s more to throw on the barbie...
View ArticleVEG HEAD: THIS JUST IN
Y’all who give us a crazy name need to stop. We beg ya. The above image is by Sabrina Zbasnik. TODAY and Match.com paired up recently to reveal what potential significant others do not want to find out...
View ArticleSTAFF INFECTION: GINA CURRERI
EXIT POLLSTER/ CELLULOSE ENTHUSIAST DIG DUTIES: Creeping outside your favorite venue, descending upon you when you’re at your least eloquent and photogenic, recommending somewhere for your drunk ass to...
View ArticleVEG HEAD: CARBS OUT, GREENS IN
Know what’s vegetarian? Pasta, cookies, ice cream, bread, and all those other delectable treats that are chock full of carbs and sugars. But that doesn’t mean you should eat it. So this one’s for the...
View ArticleVEG HEAD: MEATLESS IN BOSTON
Photo from Veggie Planet. Assessing the vegetarian scene Boston’s affectionate nickname reveals little about the city’s dining scene—at the rate we’re going, tourists might as well change it to...
View ArticleFREE RADICAL: VEGANS ARE DICKS. SO ARE MEAT EATERS.
Whenever I meet a new vegan or vegetarian, I avoid asking them why they made that dietary choice because I know that it will have one of three outcomes: First and foremost, I might put my dining mate...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY FORUM: WHERE ISN’T THE BEEF AT FENWAY?
Way back in 2010, before the Red Sox went through hell and back again and the organization had both cultural significance and clout of success to pat itself on the back regularly, it patted well as the...
View ArticleTROLLEY TROLLOP: VEGGIE TALES OF HORROR
I blame ice cream. You ever have ice cream? Of course you have. You’re not dead. Or stupid. So you can probably understand where I’m coming from when I blame ice cream for my hatred of vegetables. You...
View ArticleTHE DIG’S 2013 STUDENT GUIDE: FOOD & DRINK LISTINGS
FOOD AND DRINK BRUNCH [Gaslight. 560 Harrison Ave., Boston. @GaslightBoston. gaslight560.com] [The Regal Beagle. 308 Harvard St., Brookline. @BeagleBoston. thebeaglebrookline.com] [Aquitaine. 569...
View ArticleDEFEND YOURSELF: LOUIE BERCELI
Native New Englander, Louie Berceli, has a knack for making the relatable and humiliating hilarious. Coupled with his booming voice, that skill has helped him become a local favorite in the Boston...
View ArticleDIG THIS: VEGAN DINNER @ UPSTAIRS ON THE SQUARE
Vegans, for the most part, aren’t half as annoying as carnivores make them out to be. With that said, any extreme veggie who says vegan fare is easy to cook is straight lying. Leave the chef work to...
View ArticleDEAR READER: THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS ISSUE
Welcome to Marty Walsh’s Boston. Depending on who a line like that is coming from–and how it’s delivered– all manner of meaning could be loaded into that statement. For our purposes just take it at...
View ArticleDIG HEALTH AND FITNESS: ONE YEAR OFF THE MEAT WAGON
Photo by Scott Murry | @hotdogtaco This is going to be a bit preachy, so buckle your belt if you can stretch it around that monster truck tire mid-section of yours. It’s the story of how my best friend...
View ArticleDIG HEALTH AND FITNESS
Health advice especially fit for the unfit Illustration by Nick Sullivan Let’s be honest. Even if you’re a health nut who enjoys DigBoston, chances are you rarely turn to us for updates on the latest...
View ArticleWELLNESS FOR DEGENERATES: PROTEIN WARS
Meat. We love it. We devour it. We crave it. Well, I do – steak tips, ribs, turkey burgers, chicken wings – lay it all out. And with BBQ season rapidly approaching, the carnivorous spread of wild game...
View ArticleWHAT’S OLD IS NEW: CENTRE STREET CAFE OWNERS REFLECT ON THEIR FIRST MONTH,...
With a soft opening on Halloween, and a grand opening on November 4, Centre Street Cafe is now one month old. Unless, of course, you include the 17 year history attached with the name and the space...
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