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Flat Patties

A fast-food cheeseburger is like a drunken assignation with a stranger met at a wedding reception: momentarily delectable but often leading to shame, nausea, and possibly even health issues.
Making a virtue of a usually guilt-ridden quickie
By MC SLIM JB | May 08, 2009

Temple Bar’s beef carpaccio

Beef carpaccio has suffered an unfortunate fate.
Elevating a classic
By KENJI ALT | October 16, 2008

Brookline Family Restaurant’s Döner Kebab

This Greek-turned-Turkish restaurant serves up fresh, authentic fare that could put to ease homesick Turks and Brits alike.
Meat the family
By KENJI ALT | September 17, 2008

Rosticeria Cancun Dos

The first and most striking difference is that Cancun Dos has tables and a kitchen (at Cancun Uno, you had to settle for a counter and a stove).
Two’s a charm
By KENJI ALT | August 06, 2008

Tango's molleja

The molleja act as carrier for the intense flavor of the grill and boasts a crisp, salty, nearly blackened crust.
Salty smoky sweeties
By KENJI ALT | July 30, 2008

El Potro

Like a Mexican wrestling luchador, El Potro hides its true identity under a mask.
Curtido in disguise
By KENJI ALT | July 23, 2008

Audubon Circle’s habanero-infused guava margarita and grilled shrimp with citrus dipping sauce

They start with the world’s hottest peppers and let them soak in white tequila for three days until a mere whiff puts tears in your eyes.
Red-hot summer
By KENJI ALT | July 03, 2008

Taiwan Café’s braised pork with peanut and pickled mustard greens

Taiwan Café’s $6.95 lunch-special menu eschews standard Chinese-American fare.
Chinatown on a roll
By KENJI ALT | June 11, 2008

Uni Sashimi Bar’s Sakuramasu

Go to the Eliot Hotel’s Uni and, unless you’ve spent time working as a fish buyer in Japan, you’re going to see things on the menu that you’ve never heard of, let alone eaten.
Get fresh
By KENJI ALT | May 14, 2008