Critic’s Notebook: Another sneak peek at the 75 Best Places to Eat

Man, I could use a drink. I’ve found myself saying that a lot lately. And if there’s one marginally good thing to come out of the pandemic, it’s that restaurants get to sell cocktails to-go. Bartending is a lot harder than it looks. Plus, my bar...

I don’t want to sound grateful for the pandemic. It’s been awful, and I welcome its demise. But if COVID-19 hadn’t dramatically disrupted the restaurant scene — and my job along with it — I likely wouldn’t have discovered some of the more...

Sometimes I like to have a little drink. These are my favorite cocktails from the past year. 5. Hangover Bloody Mary at Great Maple. Tito’s Vodka, house bloody mix and horseradish, garnish of chorizo and gruyere cheese toast ($14, weekend brunch...

I just spent two weeks trying to clean out my inbox. I get a lot of mail. Some of it is nice to read. Some of it, not so much. All of it highly opinionated. Apparently I rub people the wrong way from time to time, and they don’t hesitate to let me...

This is where I’m not supposed to admit that I drink a lot. But I only drink so that I can come up with lists like this every year. No, seriously, it’s a necessary part of my job, and I promise I’m not drunk while writing this — wink, wink.  5....