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FOOD IN THE PUBLICK INTEREST: A TALE OF TWO VERY DIFFERENT COLONIAL RESTAURANTS

Written by Filed Under: Drinks, Eats, GTFO, LIFESTYLE

While the Wayside Inn has the feel of a special-occasion place, the Warren Tavern is a completely different animal, instead being a rather small watering hole located in one of the most congested neighborhoods in Boston, though also one of its most beautiful.

FIRST LOOK: ELM STREET TAPROOM

Written by Filed Under: Better Boston Beer Bureau, Drinks, Eats, LIFESTYLE

Elm Street Taproom—which is not a brewery, by the way—is so scarily like Democracy Brewing in look and feel that the two appear to be like doppelgangers, almost like beer-based versions of, say, Larry David and Bernie Sanders.

ILIADMATIC: ODDS BODKIN BRINGS BARDIC STORYTELLING TO A TRANSFORMED GRENDEL’S DEN

Written by Filed Under: A+E, Drinks, Eats, FEATURES, LIFESTYLE, MUSIC, Non-fiction, Performing Arts

Besides the voices, the sound effects, like wind or foot-stomps and the open-tuned guitars, Bodkin introduces his shows with the sort of accessible yet scholarly lore that eases listeners into his worlds.

MEET THE NEW SPOTS… SAME AS THE OLD SPOTS

Written by Filed Under: Better Boston Beer Bureau, Drinks, Eats, FEATURES, GTFO, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction

Longtime institutions are closing, but could a new batch be primed to replace them?

UNLIKELY BEVFELLOWS: HOPTEA IS UNEXPECTED, UNNECESSARY, AND MY FAVORITE NEW NONALCOHOLIC INVENTION

Written by Filed Under: Drinks, LIFESTYLE

Compelling isn’t the most flattering word for a soft drink. It’s not a compliment that I would ordinarily use to describe something meant to be swallowed, but it’s necessary here, because HopTea isn’t something that we knew existed, or that we needed.

HOLIDAY EATS: ESSENTIAL PIT STOPS AND HIDEAWAYS FOR GREATER BOSTON SHOPPERS

Written by Filed Under: Drinks, Eats, LIFESTYLE, Shop

Boston has some vibrant, interesting, and charming neighborhoods where people can do their holiday shopping in a much more enjoyable manner, and there are typically plenty of cozy little local spots to duck in out of the cold to grab a bite to eat or drink.