It seems like just yesterday that I was bidding au revoir to my beloved bluefin tuna who was heading south (I had dreams of him or her enjoying the beautiful waters of St. Barts but my finned friend apparently does not get all the way to Paradise Found :-)) to avoid the Boston winter. But winter…
Bluefin Tuna
NYC: Bouley
The first time we dined at Bouley was almost 20 years ago on Saturday May 11, 1996. No – it was not so wonderful that the date is seared in my mind forever. Rather, we saw Rent on Broadway that night (it had not even been open for two weeks at this point.) Jonathan Larson’s…
Boston: Select Oyster Bar
We rang in 2015 with a great dinner at home thanks to some sweet finds at the Boston Public Market (described here). As is our custom, rather than spending tons of money on New Year’s Eve, we head out for oysters and lunch on New Year’s day (this tradition started when we owned the restaurant and worked…
Recipe: Bluefin Tuna
There are many wonderful things about living in Boston but one of the highlights is the access to terrific seafood. Thanks to the fine folks at Red’s Best who set up shop in my local farmers market every Tuesday and Thursday I managed to develop a serious addiction to bluefin maguro a.k.a. bluefin tuna. The…