In the glory days of the Dallas Cowboys—the early 1990s—kids used to joke about how the team’s compact, unstoppable running back Emmitt Smith took ballet lessons in the off-season. It made theoretical sense, kind of, that studying movement would improve his footwork. But the thought that it was Smith’s moonlighting in Capezios and a tutu […]
In the glory days of the Dallas Cowboys—the early 1990s—kids used to joke about how the team’s compact, unstoppable running back Emmitt Smith took ballet lessons in the off-season. It made theoretical sense, kind of, that studying movement would improve his footwork. But the thought that it was Smith’s moonlighting in Capezios and a tutu […]
Everyone loves cookies, but beneath this universal fact lay dozens of feuding factions. Chewy! Crispy! Chocolate chip! Oatmeal raisin! Thick! Thin! The rivalries abound, but fortunately, so do our town’s cookie choices. Here’re a dozen guaranteed to satisfy all sides of the Cookie Camp. Now, if only we could agree on what to dunk them […]
Pizza the action Just call us “Pie Town.” A new pizza joint—this time in Belmont—is slated to open this week. Called Belmont Pizza & Pub, Harry Horner’s new restaurant will have outdoor seating and —good news, Belmont-dwellers!—delivery to folks in the neighborhood and Downtown. The new pizza spot’s home is 221 Carlton Rd. in Kathy’s […]
Sharing. It’s the first lesson we learn as kids and we’re usually pretty good at it by the time we’re of drinking age. Wine has always been a beverage intended to share—to do otherwise would seem terribly selfish, not to mention intoxicating. Suggest sharing a beer with someone, though, and you’re likely to get ridiculed. […]
Last week marked the fourth anniversary of Seung-Hui Cho’s shooting rampage on the campus of Virginia Tech that killed 32, plus Cho, and injured 17. In the four years since, even as Nidal Malik Hasan and Jared Lee Loughner have used legally-purchased firearms for mass murder, there has been little progress in reforming the loose […]
Nice is pie For Christopher Herring, “only” is a very important word. As the general manager points out, new pizza restaurant Slice is the only ’za spot in town to use Boar’s Head meats and cheeses, the only totally eco-friendly pie operation (everything they use, down to the forks, is biodegradable) and the only locally […]
Made from the same vinifera grapes as fine wines, today’s kosher wines offer a level of quality and selection that will surprise you and your matzo ball soup.
Elemental, elegant, and earthy all at once, eggs star in local meals from breakfast to dinner, in dishes from humble to worldly. Here’re a few notable examples. Bluegrass Grill Regulars rave about Bluegrass Grill’s The Duke, an over-the-top version of Eggs Benedict: an English muffin piled high with bacon and turkey sausage, poached eggs and […]
Five northwestern members—Glass House, Montfair, Moss, Stinson and White Hall vineyards—have branched off with a mini trail (cleverly named The Appellation Trail), giving tourers a day-trip destination for tasting quality wines that come with personalized attention and beautiful surroundings.
Java University? Local brewru (see what we did there?) and Mudhouse Director of Operations Dan Pabst took his coffee smarts to the street last week, opening up a “coffee education popup” near the Saturday City Market. Pabst says the idea was borne out of at-home lessons he’d been giving his friends on brewing a great […]