Boston Globe restaurant critic and food writer. She/her. Find me @devrafirst.bsky.social
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It’s been an uneven return for Boston institution Eastern Standard, but things seem to be looking up. (Which is what you have to do to find the place. It feels different from when its friendly red awning beckoned at street level.) bostonglobe.com/2024/12/24/l… via @BostonGlobe
It was a "luxe rooms, plenty of vibes, handmade pasta, hand-pulled noodles, birria tacos, Japanese kaiseki, bananas and espresso martinis had a baby" kind of year, pls read all about it: bostonglobe.com/2024/12/18/l… via @BostonGlobe
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From @devrafirst | Dining report: What you’ll find at new Sofra in Allston trib.al/fQ8uTo0
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2024 has been the foodiest presidential campaign of them all, writes Globe restaurant critic @devrafirst. trib.al/vrUeZws
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From @devrafirst: I’ll have the tasting menu with beverage pairings. But hold the booze. trib.al/O0RLoLr
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From @devrafirst: He started making cooking videos to showcase Haitian cuisine. Now he serves it in the South End. trib.al/ZSwnbKR
It is kind and right of the restaurant to apologize, but this is really on the people who thought it was perfectly fine to go out to dinner dressed as Nazis. bostonglobe.com/2024/10/15/m… via @BostonGlobe
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From @devrafirst: The Dubai chocolate bar took over the Internet. Then it took over Boston. trib.al/ToER5di
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From @devrafirst: 10 restaurant openings to know about this fall trib.al/WY7xIZl
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From @devrafirst: They fed patients in the early days of AIDS. Their work continues to shape health care today. trib.al/pAS5i08
Bill to add 200-plus liquor licenses in Boston moves forward bostonglobe.com/2024/05/30/b… via @BostonGlobe
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We ate at 10 dim sum restaurants in greater Boston to find out which one reigns supreme. Someone had to do it. We found the best in ... bostonglobe.com/2024/05/22/l… via @devrafirst #AANHPIHeritageMonth
Smaller. I had it initially but had to cut for space and hoped it would be clear, but alas apparently not. Thanks for reading!
There is no plug for anyone or anything. “Their” is an English word referring back to “restaurants.”
"There have also been boycotts of restaurants supporting Israel or calling their food Israeli, which some consider cultural appropriation of Palestinian food." The end clause is included to explain why some have boycotted restaurants calling their food Israeli.
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“Pátzcuaro Taqueria & Bar doesn’t feel like it’s in Newton,” wrote Globe restaurant critic and food writer @devrafirst. “It feels — and tastes — like it’s in Pátzcuaro, chef-owner Avelina Saavedra’s hometown in Michoacán, Mexico.” trib.al/hHiYv39
This is so generous and lovely, Aaron. I'm really moved by your observations around how I write about workers, "giving them personality and dignity in their labor." Thank you.