Breaking: my @NYTimes investigation w/ David Fahrenthold reveals The Natl Restaurant Association’s lucrative scheme: $$ fees unwitting workers pay for ‘food safety certification’ are funneled to cover the costs of the groups’ Goliath battle against higher wages nytimes.com/2023/01/17/us/…

NEW: How restaurant workers (without realizing it) pay for the lobbying that keeps their own wages low. nytimes.com/2023/01/17/us/…

Didn’t realize I needed an Instagram “Eater Boston” alert on my phone while on vacation. The comments. Hope someone actually does some research on the topic.

Middle of February & golf course is full. We live in crazy times.

Holiday special at Hemlock ⛳️ Creamy Grits, collard greens, sausage & cheesy eggs

This list doesn’t make sense without mentioning VIALE, PHOENIX or MIRACLE OF SCIENCE. Great spots in that part of town.

This week’s donation meals: Beef bolo with broccoli & parm. Hemlock team ⛳️

Once a sous chef for Lydia Shire, Dianna MacPhee now prepares 5,000 meals a day for critically ill clients bostonglobe.com/2023/02/21/lif… via The Boston Globe

Tickets for our next round of Fireside dinners is live. 24 people per night. You’ll make new friends, like us. ⛳️ Link linktr.ee/hemlockbrookli…

North shore tortilla deliveries Joppa in Newburyport Sandpiper Bakery in Ipswich

Our family & friends have been dealing with so much loss this year. Tonight, our hearts ache again. Live, love, embrace happiness & those around you. “Es tan corto el amor, y es tan largo el olvido” - Neruda

Peruano style whole roasted chicken at Hemlock ⛳️ Stop in for lunch & order a 1/2 bird with fries, salad & choice of sauce ~ Peruvian green sauce, buttermilk ranch, Carolina gold bbq, maple mustard or aji amarillo mayo. OR pick up & take home for dinner. We are here til 6!

Nashville Hot Fried Chicken sandwich @ Hemlock ⛳️ Embrace the fuego 🔥🔥

Corned beef, salsa verde, cabbage, pickled jalapeños on our handmade flour tortillas @ Sundown Bar in Worcester tonight. We will also have birria & vegan chorizo tacos + Fried chicken sandos.

hey y'all very tough news today -- everyone is ok but sparky lost a lot including gear for gigs & karaoke -- if you ever had a great night with the people's karaoke at Charlie's, Highland, yr resto holiday party etc, help out and throw some bucks his way plz RT gofund.me/ecc00957

This weekend’s Fireside dinners ~ SUCKLING PIG! Get your tickets for this Friday & Saturday seatings @ Hemlock ⛳️ How often do you get to sit around a table of friends & enjoy a bounty of delicious suckling pig? Seems like a great weekend to do exactly that.

Nice to see Red Sox players playing well in the WBC. Let’s hope they carry that over to the season #WBC2023

Dessert! Super sized family style crème brûlée was a big hit at our Fireside dinners. Take a scoop & pass it on to the next person til it’s gone! Fun & delicious. Thank you to all who joined us, for making these dinners so much fun. Stay tuned for April dates!

Happy opening day from all of us BisqSandos & TaqueriaElBarrio It’s a cold one out there, so bundle up. Let’s go Red Sox ⚾️

The best food at sports arenas is in Boston it's not even close