Tag: Massachusetts
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The Same Framingham Spot, Round Three
Back at what the GPS breadcrumbs confirm is the exact same Framingham Center location as the October 2022 takeout run — whether this was still the CJ’s Northside Grill era or whatever briefly followed it before the space turned over, the wing math checks out either way: ramekins of dip, celery and carrots, and the…
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Bedford Takeout and the Mystery of “Love Energy Food”
Grilled or blackened wings with an herb garnish and a hot sauce drizzle, packed in a plain pizza-style takeout box — and stuck to the bag, a sticker reading LOVE ENERGY FOOD in yellow text I could not fully make out. Is that the restaurant’s name? A delivery service’s branding? A koan I’m meant to…
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A Boxborough Standby
A takeout container and a cup of ranch, six days after the grocery-run post above — whether this is a callback to that raw package finally getting cooked, or an entirely separate takeout night, the timeline is a little fuzzy. Either way, Boxborough was clearly getting a lot of wing traffic in late 2022. Recipe…
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Before They Were Wings: The Grocery Run
Every home-cooked batch starts somewhere, and this entry captures that somewhere: a plain package of raw chicken wings, straight off the store shelf, price tag and nutrition panel included. Not glamorous. Not yet sauced. But honest — the unglamorous middle step that every single other post on this blog conveniently skips over. Recipe inspiration for…
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Framingham Center Takeout, Round Two (Same Spot, Probably)
The GPS on this one lands within about nine meters of the February 2023 entry below — same address, near-certainly the same restaurant, whatever it was calling itself by late 2022. Styrofoam container, foil liner, and a sauce cup with a handwritten “B” on the lid, which I’m choosing to believe stands for “Buffalo” and…
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The Pepper Rub Experiment
August 2022, and this batch got a heavier hand with the black pepper than usual — you can see the coarse crack all over the skin in the photo, alongside, once again, a side of bacon, because apparently that pairing became a habit sometime after the 2019 Acton entry and never really left. The extra…
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Backyard Pizza, Boxborough Edition
June 2022, Boxborough, Massachusetts, and this pizza made it all the way outside — photographed on a wood peel with grass visible in the background. Olives and assorted toppings on a crust that looks like it got real oven (or maybe outdoor pizza oven) heat. Boxborough is a new town for this archive too, which…
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A February Boxborough Batch
A blue plate against a dark kitchen backdrop, February 2022 — deep-winter wing energy, the kind of meal that exists specifically because it’s cold outside and the oven makes the kitchen warmer. No further ceremony required. Recipe inspiration: RecipeTin Eats’ Truly Crispy Baked Buffalo Wings.
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North Andover: Wings Next to Oysters, As God Intended
A December visit to what was clearly a step up in venue: wings with ranch and hot sauce on the side, and — visible in the background — a plate of oysters on ice. Whoever I was dining with had better taste than me, or at least a bigger budget. No restaurant name in frame,…
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Fourth of July Wings in Fall River
Independence Day, 2021, and instead of a barbecue I apparently found a plate of wings with a little salad garnish for balance — the culinary equivalent of wearing sunscreen so you can stay out longer. No restaurant name in the shot, but it was a good enough plate to justify skipping the grill entirely. If…