FOOD & DRINK
Dead whale washes up on beach in Marblehead
A dead whale has washed up on a beach in Marblehead. The whale was spotted on Preston Beach Thursday afternoon. Police said they referred the case to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NBC10 Boston has reached out to officials for more information. There are numerous organizations trained to respond...
Mass. State Lottery winner: Man wins $1 million from $5 scratch ticket
A Massachusetts man won a $1 million prize from a lottery ticket he’d bought for $5 in his hometown. The prize was from the lottery’s “Waves of Cash” scratch ticket game, which was released on Aug. 1, 2023. There’s just one $1 million prize left to be claimed in the game as of April 25.
Marblehead mother is an open book about her sobriety
BOSTON — Laura McKowen has been sober for more than a decade, but her difficult journey to recovery took years and an escalating series of crises caused by her alcohol use. After her first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, the Marblehead mom spent a year working on her sobriety before she was finally able to stop drinking for good. McKowen’s first book We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life hit store shelves in early 2020. She gained a significant following on social media and soon launched her own online sobriety support community The Luckiest Club. In 2023, McKowen released her second book Push Off from Here: 9 Essential Truths to Get You Through Life. She’s now working on a third book and is encouraged by the notable change in the social stigma that surrounds sobriety.
Celebrity chef Tiffani Faison hosting Big Queer Food Fest in Boston Sunday
A food festival is coming to Boston this weekend with the goal of creating a more diverse and accepting culinary landscape, one bite at a time. Big Queer Food Fest will be held in Boston for the very first time at High Street Place on Sunday, April 28. As part of BQFF’s On the Road series, which features food-focused events with LGBTQ+ chefs across the country, the event will be hosted by celebrity chef and Boston local Tiffani Faison.
The ultimate Boston-area pizza guide
For five years, I have traversed the Boston area in search of pizzerias that replicate the magic of a New York slice.Who am I to question our institutions? Well, I'm a fatty from New Jersey with nearly three decades of pizza-eating under my belt.I've identified a collection of pizzerias I would defend — at least as the best in the region.What I did: Ate dozens of slices of pepperoni and the occasional Sicilian to compare the sauces and textures. I wrote it all down to tell you how they stack up. Don't let the glob of mozzarella fool you. The...
The 'Brighton Breader' Mystery: Cubes Of Bread Dumped In Resident's Yard
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Brighton resident Abby Hall calls it “The Breadening.” Every two weeks for the past three years, she has walked out of her home to find bread in a corner of her front yard. “Every time, there’s just a pile of cubed white bread,”...
Clover Food Lab emerging from bankruptcy with expansion plans
[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.]. A local restaurant chain that features vegetarian fare is exiting bankruptcy and is now looking to expand. According to a press release, Clover Food Lab is emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, using the time from last November to now to restructure while closing its outlets in Boston's Copley Square and Somerville's Assembly Row along with a Dedham warehouse.
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