by David | Apr 30, 2012 | culture, design, eating
Sometimes, a package is wrapped so beautifully, you don’t want to open it. When the package contains food, I can get over that feeling pretty fast. Here’s something you may not know: everybody’s favorite West End French-themed Korean deli with a...
by David | Nov 9, 2009 | transportation, urbanism
I tried to exit North Station this morning and found two of the doors padlocked from the outside. Not that it would have mattered if they were padlocked from the inside. Vandalism or overzealous security, it’s hard to say. 7:30 is not exactly the wee hours of...
by David | Oct 4, 2009 | photo, transportation, urbanism
I set out last week from North Station, taking the commuter rail with legions of downtown office-workers headed home to the suburbs like Don Draper. But wasn’t headed for scotch and family, I was taking my first car-free trip to the DeCordova museum for the...
by David | Sep 1, 2009 | eating
I walked into the sandwich shop in a bit of a morning fog, outside my usual breakfast zone, and surveyed the pastries. No savory scones here, not even a forlorn croissant, just doughy-looking bagels (feh) and a rag-tag assortment of muffins. I selected the lemon...