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Restaurants

Lawrence’s Test Kitchen

On a Friday afternoon in the heart of Northern Essex Community College’s urban Lawrence campus, El Encanto restaurant is doing a brisk lunchtime busin...

Hospitality First at Ellis Square Social

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 a...

Superfine Has Something For Everyone

There are few places on the North Shore where you can get a perfectly cooked 14-ounce New York strip steak that was aged in-house for two months for u...

The New Tonno Wakefield

Wakefield’s culinary scene just got better. Anthony Caturano, chef and owner of Prezza and Tonno, has opened a third restaurant in Wakefield, located ...

North Andover’s Wine Lab

It’s a concept that is surprisingly rare on the East Coast. While brewpubs have been popping up like dandelions all over the North Shore offering comm...

Secrets of Successful Grilling

Professional chefs use many methods to test steak for doneness. Daniel Gursha, executive chef at Ledger in Salem, slides a super-thin cake tester into...