3 places we supported this week
Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff.
By Marcela GarcÃa, Sheryl Julian and Naomi Martin Globe Columnist, Globe Correspondent and Globe Staff,Updated March 2, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
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ANTONIOâS BACARO
I miss the casual pre-COVID-19 scene at Antonioâs Bacaro â friendly, unpretentious, and always a sure bet to bring authentic northern Italian cuisine to the table. Owners Joe and Sonia Garufi have hung in there, along with their outstanding chef, Anthony Haley, so this Hyde Park gem, reasonably priced, remains a gourmet-level lifeline and my go-to place for a pasta fix to-go.
khao soi brisket.
Photograph courtesy of Cha Yen Thai Cookery
New England winters seem made for Thai basil. Fiercer than its Italian cousin, this purple-stemmed variety has a slight anise flavor and spicy kick that warms the entire body.
It stars in the wide-noodle
kee mao and saucy eggplant stir-fry at Watertown’s Cha Yen Thai Cookery, the shoebox-sized restaurant that has been turning diners into devotees since 2014. Why? Everything is fresh, and cooked to order with homemade ingredients like roasted and ground chilies without additives, says owner/chef Manita Bunnagitkarn (who owns Boston’s Kala Thai Cookery, too).
Chef/owner Manita Bunnagitkarn opened Cha Yen Thai Cookery in 2014.