bigelow street bites

So this little adorable munchkin entered the world eight weeks ago, and it seems about time to check in and talk about the challenges of cooking with a newborn! It turns out that spending hours reading cookbooks, shopping, and chopping are much more difficult with an a...

Admittedly, I was a bit intimidated to buy my first octopus at the fish market. Usually it is sitting in a heaping pile at the back of the fish counter - gray, covered in suckers and just generally unpleasant to the eye. However, when cooked properly, it can be one of...

Who doesn't love a delicious piece of crusty bread slathered with creamy butter or dipped in olive oil? Personally, I am a sucker for great bread. I would be a hopeless participant in any diet that required me to give up bread or baked goods. And I am particularly loya...

There's nothing better on a Saturday morning than a gooey, cheesy breakfast sandwich. Fresh, crunchy bread or biscuit, topped with a perfectly cooked egg and some colorful, tasty condiments is the way to go. Over the past several weekends at home, I have been experimen...

This year's Boston winter has been a particularly cold one. Think cold, blustery nights with temperatures below zero with wind chill. On these dark, frigid evenings, I can think of nothing better than a hot bowl of authentic ramen noodle soup. We are lucky to be surrou...

My husband and I recently spent ten days exploring (and eating our way through) the beautiful region of Catalonia. The region has been getting much attention recently due to some extraordinary political issues that have come to a head over the past few months. Cataloni...

Making sushi at home can be a daunting challenge. It involves numerous specialty ingredients such as dried sheets of seaweed and a bamboo rolling mat, and patience and perseverance to craft perfectly rounded rolls. Chirashi is a more rustic Japanese dish of raw fish pi...

I was honored to be asked by two close friends to cater a 70th birthday celebration for one of their fathers. It was a terrific opportunity to get creative on the menu and drink pairings for a small group. Inspired by recent cooking classes that I have attended, and th...

Saffron is considered the world's most expensive spice. The threads of golden saffron are actually the stigmas of the saffron flower, which are harvested and processed by hand. Each saffron flower has approximately three stigmas, which means it takes over 4,600 flowers...

For my birthday this year, I celebrated with dear family and friends while enjoying some of Boston's freshest seafood product thanks to Red's Best. Red's Best was founded in 2006 by Jared Auerbach and is one of Boston's premier seafood wholesalers. Jared's vision when...