From Rochester to Boston

I've just arrived in Boston from Rochester, NY. I'm not really new, though; I grew up in Sharon, about 25 miles south of Boston, and then spent five years in Rochester for college and a year of lab work. It's good to be back! About three months before my impending move away from Rochester, the Rochester Insider, a weekly paper focusing on entertainment, asked me to be an official blogger for their site. I spent a few months happily blogging about food and a little bit of science, and then I moved.

I'll still be writing about my kitchen mishaps over at that blog, but since the Rochester readers probably don't care about specific Boston restaurants, I'll be bringing the restaurant review part of my blog over here. If you're interested in my sometimes painful attempts at cooking, my microwave experiments, or my dinner parties, I'll be posting about those once or twice a week at the Insider.

As for this blog, I'll be writing about my adventures eating my way through Boston and the surrounding areas. Feel free to leave any suggestions--I'm always looking for new stuff to try :)

The first few posts will be coming soon, in between massive sessions of putting together Ikea furniture and unpacking boxes, but for now, you can check out one of my older posts on the Rochester blog called A Taste of New England, where I played tourist for a few days, visiting Boston, Gloucester, and Rockport.

About the Bloggers: Joel Edinberg

Joel has neglected to write himself a bio, so I will tell you the following facts about him:

• He has a great Jewfro, which you can only partly see in the above photo.
• He is a ridiculously good tenor (and bari and alto and soprano) sax player. (And flute. And drums. And didgeridoo. And probably some other things I'm forgetting.) Check out his band, Somerville Symphony Orkestar.
• He loves eating spicy food, kickboxing, and initiating brutal tickle wars.
• He's great in the kitchen, especially when using cast iron.
• We've been dating since June '09, so he has accompanied me on most of my food adventures since then. Our first date was at Muqueca!

Joel's Posts:

• Cupcake Quest: Sweet Bites
• Chopstick it over, Tokyo! - A miniseries on dining in Japan
• Welcome to Japan
• Yakitori
• Japan, what a funny place
• These are a few of my favorite meals
• Fall Menu Tasting at Brasserie Jo

About the Bloggers: Ben Margolis

Mmm, fish face.

Yes, there are some stories that I'm too ashamed to tell. For everything else, there's Food in Unusual Places.

Because here's the thing: I love meat.

I grew up in New York City, where there's steaming hot dogs on every corner. When I got to work downtown, I realized that there are also carts with Middle Eastern halal rice and kabobs, dripping with flavor. Then I went to college in Rochester, where I found out that hot dogs and sausages are grilled, and not just at festivals! Visiting my friends in the East Village back in the City, I came to find vegetarian trucks and a dessert truck. Have you ever been to Portland, OR? They have food trucks covering every ethnicity, and Cambridge, MA has some too. Luckily, my new job as of Summer 2008 is in Cambridge, near the MIT food trucks.

How am I still alive? I have a stomach of steel. And huge biceps. Hey, the protein has to go somewhere, right?

I promise to use my stomach for the greater good: to bring you the most delicious, inexpensive, innovative food from the unlikeliest of places.

Ben's Posts:
Food in Unusual Places: Villa Mexico Maximizes Real Estate in Beacon Hill
Food in Unusual Places: Rolls Done Right at Beijing Tokyo Sushi Bar

 

About the Bloggers: Rachel Blumenthal

Here is Rachel in her unnatural habitat.

A Massachusetts native, Rachel recently finished a master's degree in the science journalism program at Boston University, but sometimes food is more fun to write about than science. She started blogging about food while she was attending the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY and started Fork it over, Boston! upon returning to Massachusetts. Although she loves attempting to cook, it usually doesn't go over very well, so she really enjoys dining out.

Rachel could probably survive on a steady diet of pasta and chocolate-filled koalas (not at the same time, though.) Rachel is a remarkably picky food blogger, often avoiding things like sushi, Mexican food, and Mediterranean food, but she is trying hard to diversify.

Rachel also loves photography and music. You can see some of her photography at flickr.com, deviantart.com, and rachelblumenthal.net.

Email Rachel here.

About the Bloggers: Joy Uyeno

Joy Uyeno writes about fashion, food, travel, and culture. She graduated from the University of Hawaii Manoa and earned her Master's degree in Writing and Publishing from Emerson College.
Click here to email Joy.

Joy's Posts:
Cupcake Quest: Long Distance Cupcake Love