Rachel Leah Blumenthal » kendall square http://www.rachelblumenthal.net Writer, Photographer, Musician Thu, 11 Jul 2013 03:25:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 CBS Boston: Restaurant Review: Hungry Mother http://www.rachelblumenthal.net/2011/10/05/cbs-boston-restaurant-review-hungry-mother/ http://www.rachelblumenthal.net/2011/10/05/cbs-boston-restaurant-review-hungry-mother/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:00:04 +0000 http://www.rachelblumenthal.net/?p=313 I’ve noticed a fairly common unwillingness in this region to pay a high price for Southern cuisine. Grits, ham, sorghum, catfish: these words seem to trigger immediate outrage when paired with fine dining costs. Somewhere along the line, we’ve managed to box Southern food into a small container of cheapness and deep frying. Fortunately, there are several Boston-area spots that destroy this stereotype, offering up high quality Southern food to packed houses night after night; once people are willing to take the plunge, they’re hooked. Kendall Square’s gem, Hungry Mother, is one of these places.

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The layout is a maze of white walls, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a mix of high tables and standard tables. Bright light and clean lines make it a perfect home for art exhibits – and not the timid landscapes and skylines you see in many coffee shops.

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]]> http://www.rachelblumenthal.net/2011/09/12/cbs-boston-gallery-review-voltage-coffee-art/feed/ 0 CBS Boston: Food Truck Review: Momogoose http://www.rachelblumenthal.net/2011/09/09/cbs-boston-food-truck-review-momogoose/ http://www.rachelblumenthal.net/2011/09/09/cbs-boston-food-truck-review-momogoose/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:00:35 +0000 http://www.rachelblumenthal.net/?p=338 “Momogoose is absurdly fast, cheap, and filling. Don’t let the huge line scare you: within seconds of ordering, you’ll be walking away, food in hands. Momogoose, a pan-Asian food truck, is parked closest to the main street in the mega-row of food trucks near the Kendall Square T station in Cambridge, so it tends to draw the biggest crowd of all the trucks, but they certainly know how to handle the hordes. Food trucks like Momogoose are a fun adventure; items are constantly running out, so you have to be a bit flexible – and keep an eye on the daily specials, as those are often the most exciting choices. If a menu item is covered with tape, it’s out. Quick – pick something else.”

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