Nick The Foodie Boston

http://doradotacos.com/

Location: Brookline, MA

The Foodie: Strongly Recommends

I often find myself comparing Mexican street food to sexual positions – they’re all good, but everyone has their favorite.

First, you’ve got the plain ‘ol standard burrito – the missionary position if you will. Everything so stationary, rigid, wrapped up securely.

Then you got yourself the taco, a little wilder – like she’s the fish, cabbage and baja sauce on your tortilla.

On special occasions, you might find yourself with a torta – little different, no tortilla, sort of like a burrito between two slices of toasted bread or bun. Compare to doggy-style perhaps.

But every once in a while, when the mood is just right and there’s a full moon and you’ve both downed too much wine, something crazy happens…something new and different…the preying mantis or superman or some shit like that.

Well, you’ve got yerself a Cemita my friend. That’s right – toasted sesame bun, black beans, avocado, Oaxaca cheese, chipotles en adobo, cilantro – topped with choices like house-made ground chorizo and pork loin milanesa.

So if you want that rare wild night to come whenever you please, swing by Dorado to feast upon their Cemitas. After the ravenous, sweaty, sloppy experience of eating one you’ll feel satisfied beyond belief.

And when you’ve both had yours…cool down with an aqua fresca.

http://eatgoodfooddrinkbetterbeer.com/publickhouse/

Location: Brookline, MA

The Foodie: Recommends

NICK’S VITALS THROUGHOUT VISIT TO PUBLICK HOUSE:

First few sips of Saison Dupont (6.5%) from draft:

Heart Rate EKG: ,__,|,__,|,__,|,__,|,__,|,__,|,__,|,__,
Pulse: 70 Beats per Minute (BPM) [60-100 Normal Range]
Respiratory Rate: 16 breaths per minute [12-20 Normal Range]

After glass of Achel Brune (8%), rare to find in the US, one of the six great trappiste ales:

Heart Rate EKG ,_,|,_,|,_:-)_,|,_,|,_*,_,*_,|,_,|,_,!,_,|,_,|,_,| ,
Pulse: 90 BPM
Respiratory Rate: 20 breaths per minute

After glass of Sint Bernardus Quadrupel (10%)

Heart Rate EKG ,|,|,|,|,|,|,__________________________
Pulse: 30BPM
Respiratory Rate: 5 breaths per minute

When they revived me and I came to, I proclaimed Publick House the best bar for beer lovers in Boston. Then I had another Belgian brew.

www.zaftigs.com

Location: Brookline, MA

The Foodie: Recommends

Damn it feels good to be a Jewish deli
A real gangsta-ass deli plays his corned beef right
A real gangsta-ass deli never runs his f*kin’ eggs
’cause real gangsta-ass deli don’t start a long-line fight
And delis always gotta big menu
Showin’ all his boys how he does bagels
But real gangsta-ass delis don’t flex lox
’cause real gangsta-ass delis know they got em fresh
And everythings cool in the mind of a deli
’cause gangsta-ass delis think deep
Up three-sixty-five a year 24/6 – Nissan to Adar
’cause real gangsta ass delis don’t sleep

And all I gotta say to you
Wannabe, gonnabe, brunchsuckin’, pancake-eatin’ prankstas
’cause when the pastrami dies down what the f*ck you gonna do
Damn it feels good to be a Jewish deli