Among the amazing birthday gifts my friends gave to me was this: a whole smoked brisket from The BBQ Don. I’m a huge fan of BBQ, and as I’ve written before here, The BBQ Don has the best brisket I’ve ever tasted. When I told Mrs. T. about his upcoming Thanksgiving Special, she enthusiastically thought

If you periodically crave perfectly-executed breads and pastries, where the ingredients are few and pure, and the staff both live and breathe dough, look no further than Brookline’s Clear Flour Bread. It is a small and humble-looking place, where lines stretch out the door early on a Saturday morning just as the doors open. Many cars

The Food Tour (prior posts here and here) has continued, but at home. Mrs. T. and our daughters have been in Montana for a wedding and family visit. So, it has been just our son and I at home. We have family members with food allergies or strong distastes for certain foods, and so, this

With just my son and I at home this coming week, and he ill with a bad cold, it has been pretty quiet. But, it has been a great opportunity to do some minor repairs around the house. So, my Friday night was a long session of painting and caulking. I was so focused on

The sun is shining, I just dropped off Mrs. T. and our daughters at the airport (visiting her sister), and I am ready for a late Friday lunch. I am a fan of Calvin Trillin’s writing, and I’ve always been inspired to do his suggested meal tour, a literal moveable feast. You go from place