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From Asia, With Cookies

Often referred to as “the Oscars of the food world,” the James Beard Awards celebrate professionals in the culinary arts. This year, three Boston-based chefs received nominations for the ‘Best Chef: Northeast’ award. This is the last in a three-part series profiling the chefs. Joanne Chang may seem quiet and composed in an Asian-Taiwanese fashion, [...]

Hardcore chef Jamie Bissonnette rocks his way to James Beard Award

Often referred to as “the Oscars of the food world,” the James Beard Awards celebrate professionals in the culinary arts. This year, three Boston-based chefs received nominations for the ‘Best Chef: Northeast’ award. This is the second in a three-part series profiling the chefs. Chef Jamie Bissonnette has always been a hardcore kid. A stocky, [...]

Beating Biscuits: A Profile of Hungry Mother’s Barry Maiden

Often referred to as “the Oscars of the food world,” the James Beard Awards celebrate professionals throughout the culinary arts. This year, three Boston-based chefs received nominations for the ‘Best Chef: Northeast’ award. Don’t forget to tell MUSE which chef you think should win, and in the meantime, here’s the first of MUSE’s three-part series [...]

Boston-based chef Ming Tsai on latest project Blue Dragon

Ming Tsai has a lot of friends, but he doesn’t know all of them. In the crowded dining room of his new “Asian-fusion gastropub,” Tsai leans back in his chair at the chef’s table, sifts through piles of paperwork with a crumpled brow, checks his ornate silver watch and asks about The Daily Free Press’s [...]

Boston’s Restaurant Week: The Top of the Hub

If it’s your first time in Boston for Restaurant Week, it’s normal to be overwhelmed. With over 200 of Boston’s finest restaurants offering fixed-price meals that college students can afford, it’s hard to choose which restaurant to try. But in these final days of this year’s Restaurant Week, if you’re interested in enjoying three-courses of [...]