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With Boston Pride making the decision to move its 2021 festivities online, there won’t be a physical parade to watch before heading off to grab drinks or a bite with friends. But that doesn’t mean restaurants and breweries are tabling their annual celebrations.
To honor Pride Month, a handful of local eateries, taprooms, and wine shops are offering drink specials, limited-edition beer releases, desserts, and more. And they’re not just sticking a rainbow flag in a sandwich and calling it a day, either. Many are donating proceeds from specials and events to causes like BAGLY, the Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth; the It Gets Better Project; and GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
Aberration or apparition? Ghost kitchens could replace your favorite haunt
These virtual restaurants offer chefs a lifeline during a pandemic, and beyond.
By Kara Baskin Globe Correspondent,Updated January 26, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
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Back in the old days of 2019, youâd visit a restaurant to chat with the bartender, see a familiar waiter, and enjoy a favorite dish. Now that restaurant might actually be a ghost kitchen â no bartender, no waiter, and maybe a completely new dish, too.
Many top restaurateurs are trying out ghost concepts to weather the pandemic, and some are considering keeping on even after it ends. Ghost kitchens lack the typical infrastructure of servers, table service, and so on. Instead, this is a virtual restaurant restricted to mere takeout and delivery and restrained primarily by budget and imagination, and frequently a departure from a chefâs typical repertoire. Itâs ideal for the low-touch COVID-19 age, when customers are leer
Where to get kid-friendly takeout
Here are 11 local spots with exceptional kidsâ menus.
By Kara Baskin Globe Correspondent,Updated January 22, 2021, 8:00 a.m.
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A kids menu spread at Cafe Landwer.REMI THORNTON
Last week, the Globe launched Project Takeout, a campaign urging readers to order takeout (or delivery!) whenever possible. This simple act, if you can afford it, helps to support local restaurants, which are really struggling right now.
In that spirit, here are 11 terrific restaurants around town that also offer thoughtful kidsâ menus. Imagine: a night without heating up chicken nuggets. Give them a call â and leave them a tip.
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Without a doubt, the coronavirus pandemic has been among the main, if not the main, topics in 2020.
Concord had its fair share of COVID-19 stories, from schools to sports and more.
Below are the top-10 COVID stories from the Concord Journal, based on total page views.
A patient with symptoms of COVID-19, or novel coronavirus, was recently tested at Emerson Hospital.
According to Dr. Barry Kitch, chief medical officer at Emerson, the patient self-identified and said they had recently traveled abroad.
“The patient called the hospital in advance, so we were able to take all precautions when the patient came to the ED to be tested,” Kitch said in a statement. “The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) results indicate that the patient has tested presumptive positive and the specimen was sent to the Centers for Disease Control for confirmation.”
MAYNARD As Gov. Charlie Baker tightens restrictions on restaurants, further limiting the number of people who can dine indoors due to the pandemic, a young local chef is trying to adapt to the changing market.
Benjamin Peacock recently opened Peacock Market and Meals in Maynard, where he is preparing a takeout menu of what he calls “better than restaurant-quality food.”
The market is at the Pleasant Café, 36 Main St., where Peacock is renting kitchen space until the restaurant reopens next spring.
About six months ago, shortly after being laid off, Peacock began preparing and delivering meals at home, mostly for family and friends. As his business expanded, he began looking for space to cook and when the opportunity came up to use the kitchen at Pleasant Café he jumped at it.