New England States

Why Doesn't New York City Sell the World's Best Ice Cream Flavor?

WikipediaThe real breakfast of champions​New York City is truly an ice cream wasteland. And not just because Late Night Snack is ridiculously difficult to find here. This city is devoid of the world's best ice cream flavor--Grape Nuts. Yes, the cereal itself might evoke breakfasts of blandn ... More >>

Jeremy Udden's Plainville

Clam Chowder at Grand Central's Oyster Bar, One of NYC's Best Soups for 98 Years

​#22 of our 100 Days/100 Dishes count-up, and white like library paste, the Oyster Bar's New England clam chowder is one of the glories of Yankee cooking. Though not really part of New England (you have to go a few miles northeast to Connecticut to be part of that sainted realm), NYC can boa ... More >>

Former Il Buco Owner to Open in Williamsburg

​Following the lead of the Meatball Shop, Crif Dogs, La Esquina, Xi'an Famous Foods, Mole, and people under the age of five, the former owner of Il Buco is heading to Williamsburg.

On Friday, That White Stuff May Again Fall From the Sky

Never forget!​Okay, we're going to go ahead and put this out there, because that's the best way of making sure it doesn't happen, right? Or that, if it does happen, we'll be prepared? (Looking at you Sanitation Department.) Here's the scoop: There's a new storm to watch, and it may be coming o ... More >>

People Cooking Less at Home; Red Lobster Lowers Prices

​Is butter the new hot condiment? If high-end restaurants in Asia are anything to go by, diners might soon expect to see a butter list with their meal. [Wall Street Journal] France is now McDonald's second biggest market next to the U.S. Across Europe, people are cooking less at home. [Wall S ... More >>

The 2010 Ice Factory Helps the Ohio Theatre Say Farewell

Hater and Nurses in New England are among the two last shows to be staged on Wooster Street

Inside the Nitrous Mafia, an East Coast Hippie-Crack Ring

Summer concert season means jamming to the familiar hiss of 'hippie crack'

Adam Sandler Takes a Celebrity Vaca with His Old SNL Pals in Grown Ups

Paul Flaherty+Chris Corsano+Okkyung Lee

Nancy Elliott, New Hampshire State Rep, Speaks on Anal Sex

​You gotta love the vox populi traditions of New England. Though New Hampshire got gay marriage passed back in ought-nine, opponents have been busy and the judiciary committee of the NH House recently considered recommending repeal. (The effort failed.) State representative Nancy Elliott (R- ... More >>

The Best Thing Ever Coming to an Animal Palace Near You This Long Weekend

The Best Thing Ever are three musically inclined college friends from Boston University who reunite occasionally for novelty-themed tours. First there was the 2006 Bathroom Tour, in which the trio showed up unannounced to a predetermined set of New England toilets to lead acoustic singalongs--some ... More >>

The Mummy's Tomb

PANDORA'S BOX

Many worlds behind one sonar

Childsplay

Bostonians Revolt Against Shake Shack Invasion; Mickey D's Goes Upscale

​Ruth "Ruthie" Collock West of the Ruthie's Soul Food restaurants died Nov. 12 at age 75. The North Carolinian moved to Brooklyn after finishing school and worked her way up from waitress to restaurateur. [NY Post] Not everyone is pleased about Danny Meyer's plan for a Boston outpost of Shake ... More >>

The Early Word on Ed's Chowder House: Skip It

Chowder sampler, clockwise from top New England clam, Manhattan blue crab, and sweet corn ​ Ed's Chowder House smells right--like lemon and that flinty, mineral aroma of good shellfish. But that's where the good news ends. It's not that the food is terrible--although the slaw does deserve that ... More >>

Gay Marriage Fights Continue, Sparking Celebrity Nude

​As Vermont unites homosexual couples in matrimony for the first time -- celebrated by Ben & Jerry's with limited-edition Chubby Hubby to Hubby Hubby ice cream -- the fight for marriage equality continues elsewhere. In an attempt to keep gay marriage from claiming all of New England, Rhode Isl ... More >>

Good News For Haddock-Lovers: Some Fisheries Rebounding, Others Floundering

Don't eat him!​ You might remember the interview published here with journalist Charles Clover about his new documentary, End of the Line. Part of that movie reports on a study by a group of scientists led by Boris Worm at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. Using world catch data, they ... More >>

Animals Attack New York, Continued: Goats, Doves, Etc.

When we reported yesterday on those fighting, speed-singing finches that were being smuggled into New York, we tried hard not to make the obvious connection to the ongoing war between our city and the animal kingdom. But that was just whistling in the graveyard. The finches were a message. We have b ... More >>

Gay Marriage Wins in Maine; D.C. Fights to Recognize It

Maine's got gay marriage. Governor John Baldacci signed a marriage equality bill that passed the state legislature this morning. New England is kicking New York's ass. Massachusetts got the ball rolling. New Hampshire's lawmakers have passed a gay marriage law that waits on the governor. Vermont o ... More >>

NH Legislature Passes Gay Marriage Bill

"Then he felt a kind of queerness come over him at having said what he'd said; though, naturally, being a New Hampshireman, he wouldn't take it back." -- Stephen Vincent Benet, "The Devil and Daniel Webster." The New Hampshire state senate just passed, by a vote of 13 to 11, HB436, a gay marriage ... More >>

Jeremy Udden's Plainville

Rachel Maddow

HARD TIMES

Flash in the Pan: Clam and Andouille Pot

This pot of steamed clams is incredibly quick, simple and cheap. Use whatever clams you like--fat cherrystones are delicious, but the smaller littlenecks are pictured above. Same goes for the sausage, although I like the way spicy andouille perks up the clam broth. In the summer, use linguica (th ... More >>

WITCH WAY

It’s magic at the Sunshine

Major Stars+Spectre Folk

Clip Job: Ever Taste a 'Moxie'?

Fried Clam Porn

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Burning Down the House

The literati get some heat in Brock Clarke's blazing comic novel

Summer Shorts

Fading towns but rising talent in Rebecca Curtis's debut story collection

Anything But Sly: Secret Family-Holiday-Movie Formula Revealed

Hunting and Gathering

Fashion for field and stream—or Manhattan

Barred Bards

Rebels with inner cause: O death where is thy sting-a-ling-a-ling?

Doctors Assisting Torture

The medical art of breaking down prisoners in our war against international terrorism

Dance

Music

Pilgrims' Progress in the Contemporary World of Reality TV

Shore Dinner

A seafood restaurant that owes much to the tartar sauce

New York's Prince of Darkness

Pataki Policies Put Us at the Blackout Brink

Brown Sound

Local Post-Dub Label Agitronicizes the Oil Barons

Eating for Two

Post-City Hall Dining Options

Theater

Nation

Girl From the North Country

Busting a Dam

Chills and Spills

In & Out

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