Bostonist: Chefs Collaborative dinner. Want.

Nom-inducing name-drop-a-ganza post from last weekend. I balked at paying $100 for this event (though it's worthy and seemed like a good value), but I did get some small measure of satisfaction from getting the scoop on the ridiculous menu before the attendees did:

[Jamie] Bissonnette will be breaking out some Thai-style ceviche and some of his signature charcuterie, and Kelly will be making "Honey Smoked Hiramasa with Pumpkin Seed Cracker, Pickled Local Squash, and Bloody Mary Tomato Salad with Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes, Rain Organic Vodka Gelee, Horseradish Cream" (yum!). Gilson will be cooking up some venison, and may try to use some chocolate nibs from Taza Chocolate (the local chocolatier is a sponsor of the event). Gilson is also one of four New England chefs who have agreed to include some endangered, hard-to-find food items from Slow Food USA's Ark of Taste, so you may find some of those limited-edition goodies popping up in his dishes.



I loathe horseradish and have no desire to eat venison, but I still feel as though I missed the ball. Where was my organic local rouge vif d'temps carriage?

(Photo credit: Darwin Bell via Flikr Creative Commons)

Bostonist: Ciao Bella says bon giorno to Boston with free ice cream

Yum! This free-ness was a while back, but the gelato is here to stay. Here's where you can get it in our 'hood:

Boston

Whole Foods Market
181 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA 02114
617-723-0004

Brighton

Whole Foods Market
15 Washington St.
Brighton, MA 02135
617-738-8187

Cambridge

Whole Foods Market
340 River Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-876-6990

Harvest Supermarkets
581 Massachusetts Av
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-661-1580

Boston

Whole Foods Market
15 Westland Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-375-1010

Cambridge

Whole Foods Market
115 Prospect St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-492-0070

Boston, Jamaica Plain

Harvest Market
57 South St
Boston, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-524-1667

Cambridge

Whole Foods Market
200 Alewife Brook Parkway
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-491-0040

Pemberton Farms
2225 Mass Ave
Cambridge, MA 02140
617-491-2244

(Photo credit: Ciao Bella)

Bostonist: South End Buttery - How does it stack up?

As far as new openings go, the yuppie-tastic dinner menu at the Buttery was not high on my "must try" list (which is getting far too long), but we ended up there after we stumbled away from Final Friday at Space 242 in search of eats, and my beloved Franklin told us we'd have to wait an hour for a table. We had a fun group of five for the dinner, though, so it ended up being quite fun (albeit expensive), and I was able to get a fairly decent photo with the iPhone, so I put the results on Bostonist.

Weekly Dig: Three pastry chefs hit the sweet spot

This story will forever be remembered in my mind as the story that introduced me to the Ashmont Grill's blueberry pie, crafted with care by Claire Garland. I could barely conduct my interview with Garland, so shaken was I by the transcendent (I know I probably overuse that word, but it's merited in this case), transcendent blueberry pie she served me over a nice sugary cup of coffee at the Ashmont a few weeks ago. Yum yum yum. Full piece here.

Weekly Dig: Chevre, meet crust

Mmm, cheesecake.

Mmm, chevre.

That's basically how this article came to be. Taking some artery-clogging goodness for the team, that's what I'm all about.

(photo by Lexy Winter for the Weekly Dig.)