‘I’ll Have the Salad Nee-Swaaah, He’ll Have the Nyaw-Kee’

Editors note: The correct pronounciation is “I’ll have the Saa-lod Nee-Swaz, he’ll have the Nyokkee.” Face it, we all have a couple of ethnic foods we can’t pronounce. I’ve butchered “mascarpone” for years by referring to the Italian-style cream cheese as “mar-scapone.” And that seems rich since I hail from the Land of the Dropped […]

‘Baking Bad’ on ‘Saturday Night Live’

When I decided to the pull the plug on my 30-year career in daily journalism last winter, my partner, Gayle Fee, suggested — with a straight face so I knew she was kidding — that I open a “kush bakery.” “It’s gold, Jerry, GOLD,” she joked, using one of our favorite and oft-quoted “Seinfeld” lines. […]

Best Greek Salad Dressing You’ll Ever Eat. Adio, Christo’s!

It’s unlikely you’re in the mood for a crisp Greek salad today with the Storm of the Century bearing down on us in southern New England. It’s really a day for hot lemony chicken soup. Brrrr. But Kevin Convey, a longtime customer of Christo’s — the Brockton landmark that closed its doors on New Year’s […]