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Police say she was traveling with John Diletto, 66, who was towing a loaded snowmobile trailer with his 2004 Chevy Trailblazer. He lost control on the snow-covered road and crashed into a tree near Clarenbury Lane, police said.
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Thank you to everyone who has visited The Everygirl! Your comments, tweets & emails have meant so much to me. We will be posting updates and sneak peeks on twitter & facebook until the launch in Feb and hope you'll follow us!
I would like to thank you with this photo of Buddy dressed as Santa Claus. A budget friendly and handsome gift.
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Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas & the very best in 2012. I realize that not everyone celebrates Christmas, so whatever you celebrate -- I hope your day is merry + bright.
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Elizabeth Warren knows what education can do. Her new book, A Fighting Chance (Metropolitan Books), tells of what it did for her—starting at age 16, when she secretly applied to college and persuaded her parents to let her go. After earning both a bachelor's and a law degree, she immersed herself in bankruptcy law, which taught her how easily ordinary people can spiral into debt. Here, the Democratic U.S. senator from Massachusetts tells Marie Claire why she's decided to tackle the problem of student-loan debt, and what the government can—and should—do to help.
Q: Why have you taken on the issue of student debt?
A: The cost of college has gone through the roof. More and more young people have to finance through bigger and bigger student loans. They leave school and they're trying to start a life, start a family, get a job—and they're drowning in debt.
I want every person to have the kinds of opportunities I had. It's personal. My parents struggled financially. My father ended up as a maintenance man, and my mother worked the phones at Sears. Education opened a thousand doors for me. I had loans, and I worked part-time, and it was enough to keep me going. But the big difference is that I went to school at a time when this country was investing in students.
Q: How big a problem are we talking about?
A: There's $1.2 trillion outstanding in student loan debt. That's more than credit card or car loans, more than any other kind of consumer debt except mortgages. It's crushing people.
Q: It also has the highest delinquency rate of all types of consumer debt.
A: That's right. Because students can't manage debt loads this size, particularly in a sluggish economy.
Q: Why should people care about this issue
Student loan debt affects the whole economy. Instead of buying a house or a car, young people are pinching pennies to deal with crushing amounts of debt. That's not good for the economy. It's not good for businesses. We need those young people entering the workforce and able to spend.
Q: What is Congress doing to help?
A: This is the part that makes me grind my teeth. Right now, the United States government is making huge profits off the backs of our students. Our young people not only have to pay back the cost of the loans, they have to pay billions more in interest to the government—like an extra tax for trying to get an education. That's just wrong. We ought to be investing in young people who are trying to get an education—not making it harder for them.
Q: Student loans are treated differently than many other kinds of debt under bankruptcy law, so it's much harder for struggling borrowers to discharge their student loans. Do you think this should be changed?
A: Yes. I have co-sponsored a bill with Sen. Durbinthat called for making student loans dischargeable in bankruptcy. Keep in mind: people who have student loan debt—they didn't go to the mall and charge up a bunch of things they couldn't afford—but if they had gone to the mall, they could discharge those debts in bankruptcy. It's only the student loan debt they can't discharge.
Q: So what should the government be doing?
A: For both private loans and federal loans, the fixes are pretty similar. We need to restore bankruptcy protections, provide better oversight of the government contractors that work with borrowers and process loan payments, and ensure that struggling borrowers can get help to modify their loans.
Q: About those private contractors handling student loans, how could the Education Department be providing better oversight?
A: The first step here is transparency. There's not much information about how student loans are performing or how the loan servicers are working with borrowers to help them repay their debt. The Department of Education should collect better information and make it public.
Q: The student-loan system is complex. What advice do you have people at different parts of the process?
A: For the person who hasn't taken on any student loans yet, someone who's looking at college: First, fill out the federal financial aid form. It's online and it's free. Students who don't fill out the form miss out, not just on federal grants and loans, but also on scholarships from their colleges and from their state. Fill out the form. It's really important.
Q: What about for people who are further along, and behind on their loans or teetering on that financial edge?
A: Find out about the help that's available. The federal government has several repayment programs that can cut a borrower's payment to a percentage of income, but it's not as easy as it should be to enroll in these plans. People have to search online to learn about the programs and call their servicers to ask about them. For some people, this will provide real help.
Q: The cost of college is a huge, underlying part of this student debt conversation. How do we meaningfully attack the cost pro
A: One of the ways we can do that is to make sure that colleges have skin in the game for getting their students educated and able to repay any money they borrow. It's going to take everyone working hard on this: the colleges, the government, and the students. We've all got to push in the same direction on bringing down the cost of school.
I'll say one more thing. Three out of every four students today is in a public university. When I was growing up, the states invested in public universities to keep the costs low for students. Today, the states make much smaller investments than they made a generation ago. That means our students and their families have to pick up the costs. We need to make those investments in education so that all of our kids have a low-cost option for a high-quality education.
Q: What are the odds that in this political climate Congress can get something done?
A: You can't get what you don't fight for. We make change when we get noisy and insist that Congress follow through. There's so much at stake. Fixing the student-loan problem is about building a strong future for our country. That's where I'm focused and that's where I'm going to stay focused.
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Steed's offending took place in Thetford over a period of 23 years, beginning in the 1980s.
In 2006, he began to offend again, entering into an inappropriate sexual relationship with a young adult; more recently he sent text messages to a female child, grooming her. Steed was yesterday sentenced to 18 years imprisonment and must serve a minimum of 13 before being considered for release.
This has been a long and complex case which has involved extensive enquiries. Steed is a dangerous individual who preyed on young girls in the Thetford area for many years. I would like to commend the victims for their bravery in coming forward and reporting the abuse they have suffered, and I hope that yesterday's sentence gives them some comfort that he will be locked up for many years to come and closure to be able to move forward with their lives.
A 49 year old man is today beginning an 18-year prison sentence after being found guilty of a string of sexual offences against children and one adult in Thetford.
Gary Steed of Peppers Close, Weeting, denied all the charges but was found guilty by a jury at Norwich Crown Court.
Police have today recovered the body of a man from the river in Thetford. The body was discovered in the river where it crosses the A11 earlier this morning.
The death is being treated as unexplained. A post mortem examination will be carried out in due course.
No formal identification has yet been made.
Norfolk Police are carrying out searches close to the A11 in Thetford in the hunt for a missing man.
Tomasz Czech, 54, went missing from his home in Chester Way on Friday night. He left his home at around 6pm to take his dog for a walk and has not been seen since.
Mr Czech is described as approximately 5ft 8 in height and of average build. He was wearing a black jacket with green markings on it, blue jeans and black trainers when last seen.
He would normally walk his dog for in the wooded area and pathways next to the Little River Ouse towards Brandon.
The dog's collar was found at the side of the A11 near the Brandon Road roundabout. Police are now searching the nearby area for Tomasz and his dog.
Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen Tomasz or a loose brown boxer dog in the Thetford and Brandon areas.
Anyone with information concerning his whereabouts should contact Norfolk Police on 101.
Police in Thetford are searching for a 54-year-old man who's gone missing.
Tomasz Czech went missing from his Chester Way home on Friday night leaving at about 6pm to take his dog for a walk. He has not been seen or heard from since.
He's described as white, approximately 5ft 8 in height and of average build. He has black hair and was wearing a black jacket with green markings on it, blue jeans and black trainers when last seen.
Tomasz would normally walk his dog in the wooded area and pathways near the Little River Ouse.
Police officers in Thetford have seized a large quantity of alcohol as part of an operation to target street drinking in the town.
Over the past eight weeks 120 items cans and bottles alcohol have been seized from people caught drinking in No Alcohol Zones. The majority of this was beer and cider, but some spirits and wine were also confiscated. All of the alcohol has now been disposed of.
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The Vatican in April accused the nuns of promoting "certain radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith."
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Elvis Costello had it with Armed Forces,and lost it almost overnight with some idiotic drunken babble in an Ohio hotel bar. Bob Dylan had it with "Like a Rolling Stone" and "Positively 4th Street," and lost it with "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?". Prince had it with Purple Rain and lost it with Around the World in a Day.
In September of 1998, pop auteur Elliott Smith had his moment. At the time, Smith was riding high on the acclaim he'd received for his musical contributions to the 1997 hit film Good Will Hunting.His song "Miss Misery" had been nominated for an Academy Award, and a white-suited, visibly uncomfortable Smith even performed the song at the Oscars, sandwiched between leather-lunged divas Trisha Yearwood and Celine Dion.
With the August 1998 release of XO-- Smith's debut with DreamWorks Records after releasing three indie solo discs, and two albums and an EP with the Portland grunge band Heatmiser -- music-biz expectations were high. Some pundits even speculated that Good Will Huntingwould ignite Smith's career as The Graduatehad done for Simon and Garfunkel.
The following month, Smith held court before an overflow crowd at the downtown Seattle venue Showbox. The gig drew many longtime Smith loyalists, the kind of fans who could, on command, recite the lyrics to "Between the Bars" or "Needle in the Hay." But you could also sense a sizable contingent who were there because they'd heard from a friend that this guy was the new rage. They looked on with excited curiosity as the scrawny, acne-scarred introvert in the wool cap played one melodic, emotionally insular song after another. They listened intently to his nearly indecipherable between-song mumbles.
Two years later, Smith's moment has come and gone, and it's obvious that there are no hit singles or platinum albums on the horizon for him. But he seems genuinely relieved that the hoopla has died down, and wishes he could forever escape the baggage that Good Will Huntingcreated for him.
"It was weird," the 30-year-old Smith says from a tour stop in Edinburgh, Scotland. "I went from being an anomalistic indie person to 'Oscar Guy.' And I didn't really like it. It seems that I'll never get away from it. It's kind of strange, because it doesn't have very much connection with what I'm trying to do. Those songs had all been released before, except for one song."
Smith's bout with fame unleashed a flood of media misconceptions and misinformation about him. Among the highlights: Good Will Huntingdirector Gus Van Sant discovered Smith playing in a coffee house in 1996 (Smith had already released two solo albums by that time); Smith had a fling with the film's female lead, Minnie Driver (just friends, he says); and his Oscar nomination was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream (pure fiction, he says).
On the musical front, the film's success cemented Smith's image as the minstrel of melancholy, a confessional folk troubadour. Many failed to notice that his intricate pop song structures had little in common with folk music.
Growing up in Dallas in the '70s, Smith's heroes had been the Beatles, Stevie Wonder and the Clash, not Woody Guthrie or Ramblin' Jack Elliott. But some critics mistook Smith's frequent use of the acoustic guitar as a signal that he was some kind of postmodern heir to the folk tradition.
"I was just using the technology that was available to me," he says. "You can do a lot of things on acoustic guitar. But to some people, the simple fact that you're playing an acoustic guitar means that it's folk music. I think that's ridiculous, but those are probably people who've never actually heard folk."
Actually, if Smith's work suggests the influence of any one artist, it's Big Star-era Alex Chilton. Smith often encores with Chilton's nostalgic ballad "Thirteen," and his best album, the intimate, home-made 1997 release either/or,was a gorgeous distillation of the best elements of Big Star's Radio Cityand Sister Lovers.
Smith ended either/orwith the acoustic track "Say Yes," an obvious homage to Radio City's acoustic closer, "I'm in Love With a Girl." To make the connection unmistakable, Smith's song began with the line: "I'm in love with the world/Through the eyes of a girl."
Like the early-'70s Chilton, Smith's voice is a high, fragile instrument that's on a first-name basis with heartache. It allows him to make even the most cryptic, code-language lyrics register viscerally.
Smith has been playing music since the age of 10, starting on piano and quickly gravitating to guitar. At the age of 14, he moved with his mother and two younger siblings from Dallas to Portland, Oregon.
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12 Harborside Dr, Boston, MA 02128
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I'd 86 Galleria Umberto since there's really nothing gluten free there (it's pizza & calzones, with other breaded & fried things) . Marco & Nebo in the North End, as well as Erbaluce seem to be pretty aware of the gluten issue & go out of their way to make sure there's no cross contamination. I believe that the chef (Charles Draghi) at Erbaluce's wife has celiac, & I also remeber reading that if you call Marco ahead of time, they will even make gluten free bread for you.
Nebo Restaurant and Bar
90 North Washington Street, Boston, MA 02114
69 Church Street, Boston, MA 02116
re: southie_chick
Forgot about the gluten when I mentioned Galleria Umberto. Even the arancini has bread crumbs, right?
re: scotty27
Correct - all arancini tend to.
re: scotty27
scotty27 has a great list here. I couldn't agree more.
re: scotty27
pico? and the food at ltk is horrible.
i'll add neptune oyster and island creek oyster bar to this list.
east boston has some amazing central american restaurants if you're not scared of the "t" and bare-bones environemnets, like rincon limon and jalisco.
per the post below, erbaluce is one of my total new faves.
When you mention Tadich Grill, I wonder if you might like Amrheins in S Boston. It's there sincee 1890...about 50 years newer than Tadich; but similar ol Boston feel..reasonable prices. Short cab or a little cumbersome T.
Charlies's is good and close for breakfast..think urban diner.
Sullivan's is basically a hoy dog place with 1 of the best views in the world.
I'd pass on B&G. Not that it isn't great but I'm guessing you've got plenty of oyster bars in WA
Amrheins Restaurant
80 W Broadway, Boston, MA 02127
re: 9lives
Think the prices at Amrheins have experienced price creep. Went there recently and some entrees were below $20 but several were $20 - $30. The bar is something to be seen though, although a brand name martini was $12.50 (steak house level price)
Amrheins Restaurant
80 W Broadway, Boston, MA 02127
re: Fort Point
I'll take yout word fo it; but when the the OP mentiomed Tadich Grill, even with Amrhein's price creep. It' less than TD and give a true feel ofhistoric Boston
Amrheins Restaurant
80 W Broadway, Boston, MA 02127
I lived in Boston for eight years before moving to the Bay Area. For regional, not-too-expensive choices (my expertise, since I was a grad student at the time) I would suggest:
The Barking Crab - in South Boston. Picture long tables on the waterfront covered with brown paper. People in bibs all around you cracking crabs. You get the idea.
Grendel's den in Harvard Square, Cambridge. Come here for the atmosphere. The food is adequate, not great, but really cheap - especially during happy hour. But the crowd is great! Lots of students and academics. While you are in the square, get a hot chocolate at Burdick's or stop by Cafe Pamplona.
Mary Chung's is an MIT institution. Not too fancy chinese food, good spicy noodles (dun dun noodles) can be found here. Or you could just try wandering around chinatown.
Addis Red Sea is a great Ethiopian place in the South End, not TOO far from the convention center.
Just some ideas...
The Barking Crab
88 Sleeper Street, Boston, MA 02210
Mary Chung Restaurant
460 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Cambridge, MA, Cambridge, MA
Cafe Pamplona
12 Bow St, Cambridge, MA 02138
re: Aimless Wander
You trying to kill him at the Barking Crab or at the very least, give a bad impression of Boston food? :-O
Good to hang out for drinks but the food is not choworthy imho (and others from the last thread on it)...
Take a walk into the South End and hit B&G Oysters for a lobster roll and fresh oysters...
The Barking Crab
88 Sleeper Street, Boston, MA 02210
re: Aimless Wander
Im really sorry, but I think this is really bad advice.
In a seacoast town advising someone to go to the most laughed at (behind Anthonys Pier 4) frozen seafood house? Crabs are NOT local.
Grendel's den is poor but cheap bar food. Good in a pinch but NOT a destination restaurant.
Addis Red Sea is a sad imitation of complex Ethiopian food.
Go to the North End for a great taste of boston, Galleria Umberto for lunch for great Arancini, Maurizios for well priced Sardinian food, and Neptune Oyster for excellent seafood. A bit pricy, but I believe it's a must for any seafood loving visitor. (If you can afford it)
Cambridge has some decent Portuguese restaurants, however I'd head over to Helmand in Cambridge for great Afghani food.
I agree on the Erbaluce rec- Sit at the bar, tell them you're gluten intolerant and have a fabolous dinner!
Neptune Oyster
63 Salem St Ste 1, Boston, MA 02113
69 Church Street, Boston, MA 02116
re: jessabella617
You're seriously going to tell someone who's gluten-intolerant to go to Galleria Umberto, where everything except the dixie cups full of wine has either breading or dough?
I'd suggest Erbaluce. They are very friendly to gluten allergies and the food is pretty awesome.
69 Church Street, Boston, MA 02116
If you can afford one splurge, go to Locke Ober, It defines Boston the way Galatoires defines New Orleans. Have Jack Kennedy's lobster bisque.http://www.lockeober.com/menu.htm
re: 9lives
I thought it had re-opened..I am sending a spy over there in the next week because it worries me, here in Louisiana, to have a place like that in flux.
re: hazelhurst
According to today's Globe it's reopening this Friday:
re: Allstonian
That's good news!
re: Allstonian
Thank you...hard to thinkof the place without butter and cream but it was always an odd amalgam on a menu...maybe the new menu will be equally odd.
The Elephant Walk has an entire gluten free menu!
Elephant Walk
2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140
One cuisine I haven't seen mentioned yet that we do really well in Boston is Spanish. The two best spots for that are Taberna de Haro and Estragon. Lots of good gluten-free options, and very good Spanish wine lists (especially Taberna de Haro).
Taberna De Haro
999 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446
700 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118
beck, below i have linked some long recent threads offering advice to recent or future CH visitors.they may have bits of interest for you. i think you could help us help you better by telling us - where will you be staying?will you be doing the T or taxi? and what entree price point you'd prefer to target. Most of us want to tell you about 'the best places' but that can mean so many things.
As to 'traditional Boston' or 'regional', i will mention that for significantly sized, well-established immigrant communities, Boston's are irish, italian, armenian/lebanese/turkish, and portuguese.
the central american and brazilian communities have grown substantially in recent decades. Your own SF has much more diversity than we, and it doesn't make sense to me to ref. you to any asian or italian places, but my experiences in SF suggest to me that we may have more portuguese, armenian, central american and brazilian. Are you staying near copley square/hynes? if so, the Portuguese community of east cambridge is about a 20 min taxi. I recommend the pork w/ clams at Casa Portugal or J and J Seafood .The armenian community is centered in Watertown, across the river and next to Cambridge, another 20-25 min cab ride. Other CHs may know of closer Armenian/Lebanese options for you. The best Brazilian rec. listed in the below link, Casa Brazil, is in Allston, easily T or cab accessible from Hynes. Just fyi, except for Casablanca and the 2 seafood spots I mentioned, the other recommended restnts are located in some of the dirtiest/least attractive parts of our handsome city.
best Portuguese thread:
best brazilian thread:
There are a number of 'Boston institutions' that are unworthy of recommending. Of those that are worthy,
you might consider Jacob Wirth, as alrdy suggested; Durgin Park (famous for prime rib and indian pudding and loud gruff waitresses); and Legal Seafood, but from what i have seen on CH, these are generally not frequented much by CHs but by tourists and non CHs.
Across the river, a very good Harvard Sq., Cambridge, restnt.institution is Casablanca, famous for its murals from the film and its Harvard-heavy clientele. Mediterranean and regional American foods.
For seafood, Island Creek Oyster Bar and Neptune Seafood are CH favs and they both also offer local fish and shellfish, done in both trad and inventive ways,fried (local) clams, clam chowdah and lobstah.
The 'best places' i have recommended in the links below- all have their culinary equivalents in SF
but we feel wicked lucky to have them here in Boston.
trip report from NYC hound:
Neptune Oyster
63 Salem St Ste 1, Boston, MA 02113
Jacob Wirth Restaurant
31 Stuart St, Boston, MA 02116
Casablanca Restaurant
40 Brattle St., Cambridge, MA 02138
Casa Portugal
1200 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139
Durgin Park
1 Faneuil Hall Sq, Boston, MA 02109
Island Creek Oyster Bar
500 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215
I don't know the Bay Area well so this may not be new or worth it -- try Myers + Chang for a menu that's very friendly to gluten allergies, if I remember correctly. It's marked with gluten-free offerings, I think, and is otherwise very tasty and a fun spot.
Myers + Chang
1145 Washington St, Boston, MA 02118
Well, I was just going to say I went down to Faneuil Hall every night to eat at Cheers — what could be more Bostonian than that! — but, no, I didn't.
No dinner the first night except horrible Chinese at O'Hare. Got into Logan at 12:45 am.
The next day at lunch I went to Tapeo on Newbury (or is it Newb'ry?) since it was close to the conference center. Not bad, not great. The pulpo a feira was good, the duck breast with fois gras and red cabbage okay if a little, okay, more than a little, greasy. And salty. But I'm a sucker for salt.
Dinner was fabulous, however. Erbaluce — thanks for the recommendation — was a block from my hotel and I spent a lovely evening at the bar learning about Boston's "cordial" liquor license. (Thanks, Nick, for the lesson.) Razor clams steamed with fennel, very unlike the razor clams I grew up with on the West Coast but still delicious if a little sandy. The silver hake with greens and gigante beans was excellent.
The next night I took the T and walked in the rain to Casa Portugal. I would have a good recommendation just for the experience. People on Yelp have complained about the service but I thought the waitresses were efficient and personable given how busy the restaurant was. (I've worked in restaurants myself and have more sympathy for restaurant staff than other people I know.) The caldo verde could have used a bit more kale IMHO — mine does — but it was good. The pork with clams were delicious though I wish I had someone to split the dish with. I liked the idea of cooking the three components — pork, clams and potatoes — separately and then mixing them right before serving. Many of the customers knew each other making the restaurant feel more small town.
I stopped at Christina's for ice cream afterwards. A little disappointing. If you're ever in SF, be sure to hit Humphrey Slocombe or Ici in Berkeley. Worth the trip to the Mission or Elmwood.
Monday night I went to see Paul Revere's house and eat at Neptune Oyster, on your and Nick's recommendation. Despite what someone mentioned, there aren't really many oyster bars on the West Coast like the Neptune. There's one in SF and a bigger one in Portland (OR, not ME), both fairly old. Mostly the seafood bars that do exist are part of a larger restaurant (McCormick and Schmick's, e.g.). Yummy. And real tight. Even had a kumamoto from back home on Willapa Bay. (That's pronounced WILL-ah-pah, not wi-LAP-ah, for those of you not from there.)
Finally, I lunch yesterday at Jacob Wirth. Mostly because it's been around so long (and because I had/have a cold and it was close to the hotel). But I love sausages and sauerkraut, too, so I enjoyed it. The food wasn't absolutely fabulous but it had some integrity (that is, it wasn't trying to be something it wasn't) and tasted good, though I like my sauerkraut a little more cooked.
So, all in all, I had a good time and thanks, thanks, thanks for taking the time to give me your recommendations. (BTW, loved the dixie cup comment.)
Neptune Oyster
63 Salem St Ste 1, Boston, MA 02113
Jacob Wirth Restaurant
31 Stuart St, Boston, MA 02116
Casa Portugal
1200 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139
69 Church Street, Boston, MA 02116
re: b2beck
terrif. Now we can refer to your experiences when we make recs to other visitors and, of course, ourselves!Happy spring out there; we're getting there. p.s. I miss the Unagi and Avocado banh mi at Sea Salt in Berkeley.
re: opinionatedchef
Well, I can't any kind of banh mi but Sea Salt is a good place to eat. If you're in Berkeley and you're looking for good Japanese food, try Norikonoko. Very small, very much a two-person, home-style restaurant but waaaay more Japanese than most of the places you find in the U.S. (I lived in Japan for a year and have a pretty good idea of what's authentically Japanese.) It's near campus on Telegraph a block below Dwight.
re: b2beck
I spent 2 mos in japan awhile ago so this is a tremendous tip; thank you!
Love this thread!! Am in Boston another year (bf is at school) and hope to try as many "Bostonian" places too!
When I read "truly bostonian restaurants" I get the impression you want places which are not taken over by tourists every night.
The Chart House next to the long wharf mariott is a good start.
Stop by Hook Lobster for a chowder.
Yankee Lobster is a mix of tourists but has a huge repeat business.
The Daily Catch has been in Boston for what now seems forever. There are two locations, I would go for the North End.
If you are driving, The Stockyard in Brighton has been in business for over 35 years. Family own and they never got into the expansion thing. They concentrate on the one location and the prices are fair and food great.
Yankee Lobster
300 Northern Ave, Boston, MA
Daily Catch
323 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113
re: will007
Both the Chart House and the Stockyard are odd recommendations, IMO. Not very good food at either place. Plus the Chart House is quite touristy.
re: C. Hamster
and the daily catch is tiny and packed with tourists for pretty average food.
re: C. Hamster
The Stockyard isn't bad for what it is, and does meet the criteria of being typically Boston (neighborhood Boston that is, not gourmet Boston) and not touristy. And I daresay it has "integrity" (it is what it is and does it well.) But it's a far cry from what I'd consider "something good that will make the trip and change in time zones worth it."
On the other hand - the OP put in this request back in April, I daresay (s)he has come and gone long since.
The daily catch on Hanover street is a mix of tourists and people living in the area. The food is pretty good.
Having been to the chart house a few months back, I would say this is less touristy than ten years ago, and the food is above average.
This is where I take out of town friends:
Seafood: You have to go to Union Oyster house and sit in the ancient seats at the oyster bar where Paul Revere used to hang out. Have the oysters, go elsewhere for dinner. Island Creek Oyster Bar (if you want a high end experience) or Barking Crab (if you prefer picnic tables facing the harbor, pitchers of beer, and cracking open lobsters with an actual stone).
Boston Traditional: Durgin Park or Kitchen Restaurant. Neither is super crazy great, but they are Boston traditional. Don't bother with Amrheins. I like it a lot for watching games, but it is just traditional pub food that you can get anywhere.
Best (Expensive) Restaurants: Menton (Creative American/French) and O Ya (Sushi).
Unusual Food (Offal): Coppa or Craigie on Maine. They both make their own cured and unusual stuff inhouse. Craigie has a pig's head for two, which makes for a memorable dish. Coppa's beef heart pastrami is delicious.
Italian for Non-New Englanders: Nothing beats the lobster/seafood pasta plate for two at Giacomo's. It is The North End restaurant, that often has a line down the street. Very fresh and memorably delicious. Make sure you order the Giacomo's sauce, and then the diablo sauce on the side. Erbaluce is good for creative high end Italian.
Steak: My current favorite is a new place--Boston Chops. They are not a chain (like most of the rest) and have a wide range of very tasty steaks.
Vietnamese: Dorchester has some great Vietnamese food, rivaled only by San Francisco, in my experience. I would recommend Anh Hong and Pho Le. Get the 7 course beef or seafood at Anh Hong. Very good and quite an experience.
Other Asian: The new place in Dorchester (Van Shabu) has a $20 all you can eat shabu hot pot plus sushi during lunch. My favorite shabu for dinner is in China Town, called Shabu-Zen. When in China Town, I also recommend Peach Farm, New Jumbo Seafood, Taiwan Cafe, Taiwan Cafe, and Xinh Xinh.
African: Blue Nile in JP or Asmara on Mass Ave for Ethiopian/Eritrean food. Or do yourself a great favor and go to Chopped Chef Winner's Taranga on Washington Street for very tasty and not expensive Senegalese Cuisine.
Oleana in Cambridge, if in your budget, for amazing Mediterranean food.
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