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This will be my last column for No Reservations. By my count it will be my 66th. Food coverage in Hampshire Life will be taking a different direction so I am moving on. I’ve enjoyed writing No Reservations and I’ll … Continue reading
Category Archives: Pioneer Valley Restaurants
My wife and I took her son, Gideon, and his son, Oscar, out to Eclipse for a treat last Friday night. ECLIPSE (186 Main St., Northampton, 584-6006, www.eclipse186.com) is the newest entry in the fine-dining scene in Northampton. Opened in … Continue reading
Eating a not very together arancini at Pinocchio’s in Northampton, I realized that there is no street food in the town. Sure there’s pizza, and a bagel if you just get one and eat it, but where are the hot … Continue reading
When word spread that Jim and Rita Sands were reopening Zoe’s in the former Butternuts space in Hadley, people were excited. Zoe’s Fish and Chop House in Easthampton had ended its 13-year run in 2003, done in by high energy … Continue reading
INDIA HOUSE (45 State St., Northampton, 586-6344, www.indiahousenorthampton.com), the venerable Indian restaurant, did just that. For one meal, my daughter-in-law Katie and I ate outside in the unseasonable heat. We started with vegetable pakora, four large fritters of shredded vegetables … Continue reading
I was sitting in SD26 in Manhattan with my cousin and her husband. Mitch started by saying that although it was a good restaurant, SD26 probably wouldn’t make the list of the top 50 restaurants in New York. He compared … Continue reading
Martin Amaya comes from a family in El Salvador in which the women were in charge of the kitchen. His mother and sisters made everything from scratch; his mother even built a wood-fired oven for baking. Amaya spent a lot … Continue reading