One of the simple pleasures of my life is dining alone. I absolutely adore having a good meal in a cozy seat for breakfast, lunch or dinner all by my lonesome. I discovered this pleasure when I was 20. I’d dropped out of school, left Boston, and was back home […]
I was standing in front of the bakery in Roche Brothers downtown. The pistachio donut looked really tempting. What the heck, I thought, it’s the holidays, and I’ll indulge. I grabbed a piece of waxed paper and reach for one when I realized that it was cold and that it […]
Soul Food in Boston…not. A recent article in the Boston Globe, Savoring a healthier, revitalized soul food by Peggy Hernandez bothered me a bit. Not because I’m not interested in healthier soul food (I am and do) but because of the fact that only one local restaurant cited in the […]
Respite. Rest. Get-away. A break. It was only a day and a half but I felt rejuvenated from the quick trip to (fill in the blank but this time it was Truro). The clear view to the ocean from my friend’s deck high in the hills surrounded by and looking […]
My mother is central to my Easter memories. She made Easter (and every other holiday) special in my life. I don’t know how she pulled it off. I don’t know if she enjoyed it. I know there was a keen sense of duty among her and the other women in […]
“I know you got soul, if you didn’t you wouldn’t be in here.” These lyrics by Bobby Byrd featuring James Brown pop into my mind immediately when I walk into Slade’s. Every year, in the afternoon after I’ve walked or worked (as I did this year) the Beantown Jazz Festival, […]
