Vermicelli bowl with spring rolls and lemongrass seitan from Banh Mi Oi in West Roxbury. Also ordered fresh rolls, BBQ pork banh mi, and their incredible iced coffee. #projecttakeout ⁦@BostonGlobe⁩

This sums up the dining experience on Monday. ⁦@coppaboston⁩

Scenes from outdoor dining: Buttermilk & Bourbon, booked til 9 pm.

Fern fronds. A spring “delight”!

Like the equivalent of this Mary Oliver quote. Thank you!

The Belleville News-Democrat in Belleville, Illinois:

The Winona Daily News in Winona, Minnesota:

This is from the Blue Mountain Eagle in John Day, Oregon.

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😭😭😭

No.

Back on my BS.

Soboro-don, a chicken-and-egg Mother’s Day dinner with help from “The Gaijin Cookbook,” forthcoming from @ivanramen and @chrisyingz (My son says I should make it again.)

Congratulations to chef Tony Messina of Uni for winning this year’s Best Chef Northeast James Beard award.