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11:05

Devra First - Hi everyone. Sorry I'm a little late. Stuck in traffic. How are you?

11:05

[Comment From Guy]
Hi Devra -- nice piece this morning on fish tacos. Can't wait to try some of them out.

11:06

Devra First - Thanks. Enjoy! Here is the fish taco link.

11:07

[Comment From Susan]
Hi Devra, I wonder if you can tell us how you manage the weight/health aspect of eating out all the time. I know that once upon a time I was one of those people who could eat without apparent consequence. At A Certain Age, that changed and I had to start watching what I eat. Two thousand calories goes by really fast on a careful diet. Eating out, that can sometimes be passed before you get very far into the entre. I know how I deal with it – I don’t eat out often, so that I can feel free to enjoy and indulge when I do. However, you make your living eating out. I would love to hear any “tricks” that might tempt me out more often. (I’m very jealous when I read your reviews since I know I can rarely eat the meals I read about.)

11:09

Devra First - I'm afraid I've reached that Certain Age myself. I eat mostly fruit and vegetables during the day, knowing I'll be eating fried food and tons of butter later. I try to exercise regularly. I'm not the most disciplined person in the universe where that is concerned, unfortunately, and I'd be lying if I said this job hasn't caught up with me at all in that regard. It is a bit of a struggle.

11:09

[Comment From Dan]
Looking for a great spot for lunch at South station. Tired of Les Zygomates, Radius (too expensive), Flour (good but too far), or Hei La Moon for dim sum. Thanks.

11:10

Devra First - Xinh Xinh for Vietnamese? Channel Cafe? (They have fish tacos!) Too bad Persephone closed. If I worked near Chinatown, I would gradually work my way through all the neighborhood restaurants. Anyone work near there and have other suggestions?

11:11

[Comment From erik]
im good! whats your favorite bbq in boston? i always hear redbones, blue ribbon, and jake's... are those the top dawgz?

11:12

Devra First - Glad you're good! I like Blue Ribbon the best. How about all of you?

11:12

[Comment From Guy]
Blue Ribbon is where I'd go.

11:12

Devra First - Great sauces. Their pulled pork sandwich is really good.

11:13

[Comment From Guy]
Two weeks ago you asked about tomatoes -- I hadn't tried the ones that came in on our CSA at the time. I can now safely report that our tomatoes have been unexciting. Scarcely better than supermarket tomatoes. Cherry tomatoes, though, have been great. Otherwise, the CSA this year has been a boatload of green and yellow beans, sweet corn, and some lettuce. A few small turnips and beets, and yesterday we got about 8 small Italian eggplants.

11:14

Devra First - What are you going to do with the eggplants? We haven't gotten any, and I miss them. Lots of potatoes and a nice bunch of leeks now, though. I made potato leek soup over the weekend. And I've had a few decent tomatoes since last chat. And lots of great corn! And peaches! Though those didn't come from the CSA.

11:15

[Comment From johnk]
Hello - any good deals still out there in the city now that restaurant week is over? (steak and seafood interest mostly)

11:17

Devra First - There are tons. Quite a few restaurants extended restaurant week, and many offer good prix fixe deals. For example, Morton's is doing a three-course steak and seafood dinner for $49.99. Here is the menu. You just have to poke around a bit to find the deals. Check out the websites of places you'd like to try and see what they say.

11:18

[Comment From Guy]
I'm not sure about the eggplants yet -- I love eggplant parm, but I also recently had some great Sichuan-style stir-fried eggplant, and I'd like to try making it myself.

11:18

Devra First - That sounds great. I like to roast them over a burner and then make baba ganoush.

11:18

[Comment From Matt]
Where is the best Pulled pork sandwich in Boston? Is Blue Ribbon the tops?

11:19

Devra First - It's my tops for sure. Anyone else have contenders?

11:19

[Comment From Matt]
oh for good deals, check out hubeats.com. They have Boston's special deals every day

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