A Call to Summer Enthusiasts

Joie Gerhardt My New England peers may find this month abrasively hot and sticky…but I’m no stranger to year round heat- my life in the Virgin Islands gave me the…

Eat Beat July 2023

Paul Giorgio  And The Winner Is: The wildly successful annual Taste of Shrewsbury Street was held in late June. Who has the best food? Well according to the judges, Vintage…

EAT BEAT MAY 2023

Paul Giorgio Mark Your Calendar:  The widely popular Taste of Shrewsbury Street returns Tuesday June 20 from 5-9 PM on Worcester’s Shrewsbury Street. This annual event with amazing food, live…

DINING REVIEW: La Balena Ristorante

50 Massachusetts Avenue, Lunenburg (978) 696-3238 Bernard Whitemore Totally unfamiliar with Lunenburg, I typed the address for La Balena into my phone and, after proceeding north on Rt 190, we…

Unrefined: From Palate to Pale Ale

Joie Gerhardt I poured samples of black lager with barrel-aged sumatra beans, a honey and citrus accented weissbier, and a tropical DIPA into the glasses of 850+ patrons. Our table…