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Northshore October 2025
A stuffed dumpling at Ellis Square Social is the buzziest dish on the North Shore this fall. Made from pâte à choux—the same dough used for gougères and eclairs—the single fat dumpling is stuffed with slow-cooked duck ragù and sits atop a mound of deeply colored mushrooms. On the menu at Ellis Square, the new spot that replaced Beverly’s Barrel House over the summer, the dumpling is listed in the section titled “Mom Always Told You to Share!” While sharing might be a good idea—the dish is hearty and filling and certainly shouldn’t precede a steak unless you are very, very hungry—it’s hard to put your fork down once yo
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