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Devra First

@devrafirst

Boston Globe restaurant critic and food writer. She/her. Find me @devrafirst.bsky.social

It’s been an uneven return for Boston institution Eastern Standard, but things seem to be looking up. (Which is what you have to do to find the place. It feels different from when its friendly red awning beckoned at street level.) bostonglobe.com/2024/12/24/lif… via @BostonGlobe


It was a "luxe rooms, plenty of vibes, handmade pasta, hand-pulled noodles, birria tacos, Japanese kaiseki, bananas and espresso martinis had a baby" kind of year, pls read all about it: bostonglobe.com/2024/12/18/lif… via @BostonGlobe


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2024 has been the foodiest presidential campaign of them all, writes Globe restaurant critic @devrafirst. trib.al/vrUeZws


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From @devrafirst: He started making cooking videos to showcase Haitian cuisine. Now he serves it in the South End. trib.al/ZSwnbKR


It is kind and right of the restaurant to apologize, but this is really on the people who thought it was perfectly fine to go out to dinner dressed as Nazis. bostonglobe.com/2024/10/15/met… via @BostonGlobe


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From @devrafirst: They fed patients in the early days of AIDS. Their work continues to shape health care today. trib.al/pAS5i08


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We ate at 10 dim sum restaurants in greater Boston to find out which one reigns supreme. Someone had to do it. We found the best in ... bostonglobe.com/2024/05/22/lif… via @devrafirst #AANHPIHeritageMonth


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“Pátzcuaro Taqueria & Bar doesn’t feel like it’s in Newton,” wrote Globe restaurant critic and food writer @devrafirst. “It feels — and tastes — like it’s in Pátzcuaro, chef-owner Avelina Saavedra’s hometown in Michoacán, Mexico.” trib.al/hHiYv39


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Review: Woods Hill Pier 4 is good for more than just a pretty view, writes Globe restaurant critic @devrafirst. trib.al/k3y2nCp


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“Drag Me to Dinner,” which premiered on Hulu just in time for Pride Month, is a mashup of concepts like “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Chopped." A bad cooking show is a good excuse to throw a party, writes @devrafirst. trib.al/MmdrtPQ


What is it like to visit a BYOB bar? What is a BYOB bar? Answers to these and other burning Barlette questions herein. bostonglobe.com/2023/05/25/lif… via @BostonGlobe


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