* Fresh Pond Seafood - 75 Summer St, Arlington Supposed to be very good fried seafood * Alive and Kicking Lobster - 269 Putnam Ave, Cambridge Buttered lobster roll Celebrity Pizza - 684 Mt Auburn, Watertown 30+ flavors soft serve, and good fried seafood *J&J restaurant - 157 Washington St, Somerville http://www.chowhound.com/topics/152692 , good portuguese, try beef prego sandwich (very garlicky) Tried, delicious, be warned that Beef Prego takes ~10 minutes YoMa - Burmese - http://www.chowhound.com/topics/371812 http://thefoodmonkey.com/?p=234 5 North Beacon St, Allston MA Highland Kitchen - http://www.chowhound.com/topics/469043 Pub on Highland outside Davis, good cuban and others * Flour Bakery - http://www.flourbakery.com/ Great sounding sandwiches, pastries * Capone foods (Mass Ave north of Porter) - try duck and squash lasagna Deluxe Town Diner - http://www.deluxetowndiner.com/home.html Try the sweet potato pancakes Hungry Mother - http://www.hungrymothercambridge.com/ http://www.chowhound.com/topics/500554 pricey souther, sounded good *Moulton's Seafood - http://www.chowhound.com/topics/528379 Winthrop St and Winter St, Medford (past Tufts) Tasty fried seafood Viva Mi Arepa - http://www.wickedgood.info/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=39607 5197 Washington Street, West Roxbury * Machu Picchu Rotisserie - Paruvinista sandwich Cafe Baraka - http://www.barakacafe.com/ Lebanese, sounds tasty, good chowhound recs *Pini's Pizza - http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/477021 "Best pizza in Somerville", good thin crust Tasty. their "classic" (garlic and sausage) is really good Crema Cafe - Harvard Square Blackberry lemonade and tasty sounding sandwiches * Galleria Umberto - Cheap north end lunch, http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/food/96/10/24/onthecheap.html * Pennypackers - food truck and Magoun Sq shop - awesome porchetta sandwich http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/food-dining/2014/03/18/fast-casual-pennypacker-hip-addition-magoun-square/t8JUZ7PqbuJPPCUbb6nZ7I/story.html NYC: Xian - chinese lamb burger http://justcooknyc.blogspot.com/2010/01/dessert-truck-is-back-sorta-lamb.html Glendale Bake Shop - 1290 Lexington Ave http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?s=42a7a4227c4dc46b7491cb6d72de44a7&showtopic=100947 Fresh pretzel rolls for Steph Key lime piesicle - http://gothamist.com/2006/06/10/the_hungry_cabb_3.php Out in Red Hook, hit up with Fairway Gaucho Steak Co - http://thefoodmonkey.com/?p=236 752 10th Ave, 51st St How Sweet It Is - super bakery, goat cheesecake with kumquats 157 Allen St. Salumeria Biellese - artisinal salamis http://www.seriouseats.com/newyork/2008/05/salumeria-biellese-chelsea-manhattan-nyc-best-italian-sandwiches.html * Dumpling House - 118 Eldrige St http://umamimart.blogspot.com/2007/12/meal-for-2-at-dumpling-house.html Momofuku Milk Bar - 207 2nd Ave (13th St) http://thewanderingeater.com/2008/11/19/momofuku-milk-bar-bakery/ Try pork and egg bun, sounds great * Doughnut Plant - lower east side http://www.doughnutplant.com/ Crazy sounding donuts Pizza Mezzaluna - Soho pizzaria http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/03/pizza-mezzuluna-greenwich-village-nyc.html Co. (pizza) - 230 9th Ave (24th St) Sullivan St Bakery (and no-knead bread) guy makes pizzas various - http://saltandfat.com/post/409158890/eating-new-york Sigmund Pretzelshop - http://www.sigmundnyc.com/ 29 Ave B (2nd and 3rd) various - http://www.highlowfooddrink.com/2010/05/some-ideas-on-visiting-nyc.html * BaoHaus - http://www.bionicbites.com/2010/04/i-heart-buns-at-baohaus-nyc/#more-6864 Steamed bun sandwiches Caracas Arepa Bar - http://www.caracasarepabar.com various - http://www.donalskehan.com/beta/2011/02/my-new-york-foodie-guide/ NYC Food Trucks - tweat.it Schnitzel truck - http://schnitzelandthings.com/ Guerilla Ice Cream - http://www.guerrillaicecream.com/ Recipes to try: Pork Tenderloin with Salsa Verde (not mexican salsa): http://www.chow.com/recipes/10993 Baked Ziti with Prosciutto http://www.chow.com/recipes/10826 Chipotle Orange Chicken http://www.elanaspantry.com/2008/04/13/chipotle-orange-chicken/ Banana swirled brownies http://pickypalate.blogspot.com/2008/04/caramelized-roasted-banana-swirled.html Nori-crusted tuna, seared http://fotocuisine.com/2008/04/29/nori-crusted-ahi-with-soy-lime-honey-wasabi-glaze-over-pad-thai-stir-fry/ Duck breast prosciutto http://www.thehungryengineer.com/cooking/homemade-duck-prosciutto/ Honey walnut shrimp http://blogchef.net/honey-walnut-shrimp-recipe/ 101 Things to Grill http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/dining/30mini.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1&ref=homepage&src=me Char Siu Pork http://debskitchencreations.blogspot.com/2010/07/char-siu-pork-2.html Butternut Squash Risotto http://naturallyella.com/2010/09/14/1944/ Pumpkin Garlic Knots http://www.handletheheat.com/2010/10/pumpkin-garlic-knots.html Pumpkin Mac & Cheese http://www.healthyfoodforliving.com/?p=13129 Pumpkin Banana Pie http://www.google.com/landing/thanksgiving/#tart Quiche with hash brown crust http://lacasitainspirada.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/oh-reality/ Box fan jerky http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5912487412723519389# http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/beef-jerky-recipe/index.html Pretzel rolls http://butteryum.blogspot.com/2011/05/pretzel-rolls.html Malaysian Beef Jerky http://www.citrusandcandy.com/2011/05/bak-kwa.html Sauerbraten http://passthesushi.com/celebrating-oktoberfest-with-sauerbraten-spetzle Pretzel Dumplings http://www.nytimes.com/recipes/12889/Pretzel-Pork-and-Chive-Dumplings-With-Tahini-.html Butter Pie http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/dining/17pierex3.html Crack Pie http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-crackpierec11-2010feb11,0,2787157,full.story Pumpkin Butterscotch Brownies http://picky-palate.com/2010/10/21/gooey-pumpkin-butterscotch-brownies/ Soi Polo-style fried chicken!!!! http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2009/04/recipe-sukhamvit-soi-five-fried-chicken/38633/