What I’m eating: Boricua Bites brings comfort food to Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Nostalgia can be a hollow tool when it neglects personal evolution, but if comfort food is involved, I’ll welcome the wistfulness with open arms.
Wingstop adds another chicken option to city, where does it rank?
While the origin of chicken wings can be much debated, the item and its lore in America has cemented the food as an easy and reliable delicacy to cover in sauces and stuff in our faces during football games, and sometimes just after a long day.
What I’m eating: Sweet, savory and succulent chicken and waffles
WILBRAHAM — If my increasingly fragile stomach allowed, I could have chicken and waffles every other day for the rest of my life. When done right, the meal is that good.
Provisions Picks: two big California reds from Bedrock
As we enter the cold, dark days of winter, it is time to talk about a category that has become somewhat unfashionable lately: big California reds.
Provisions Picks: Time to give the Franciacorta region its due
As we reach the New Year, it is of course time to talk about bubbles. While we could discuss Champagne, as we almost always do during this time of year, I’d rather turn your attention to a region that simply never seems to get its due: Franciacorta.
Dinner and Show: Gourmet grinders and gladiators
The bristling cold of winter often leaves me blue. Seeing the sky turn pitch-black by 5 p.m. daily leaves me in a malaise as I pine for warm days where I could bask in the outdoors. During this hibernation period, I crave comfort food more than ever.