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Food Editor Sheryl Julian and food stylist Lisa Falso prepare dishes for featured photographs, including rice salad, left.

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Simonds's rainbow slaw

Say the word barbecue and coleslaw immediately comes to mind, usually with a mayonnaise dressing. This is not your typical slaw.

My perfect day

We asked notable Bostonians, like PR guru Colette Phillips, to envision an ideal summer day — from boxing gyms to Buddhist meditation.

Talk Your idea of a perfect day?

Photo gallery

Sate that sweet tooth

We sampled cupcakes around the city — tough job, we know. Here are eight of our favorite places to get a frosting and cake fix. Yum.

Barcode

Sweet spot for travelers

Scarlet Oak Tavern's Rain Drop (left) seemed easy to dismiss at first, but it pulled us in with hints of blueberry on the back of fresh citrus.

Drink boston Where to find vintage cocktails

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Coquilles St. Jacques, served at Elephant Walk

Diary of a celiac

How one woman found satisfaction while staying gluten-free.

Recipes for newlyweds

New to marriage — and cooking? Check out our guide.

blog

A dish I've been trying to get right for years

This is taramosalata, a Greek smoked fish roe spread that's either dreamy or awful. Awful versions are very strong, but this is a culture...

Boston's best pizzas

Devra First takes us on a pizza crawl through Greater Boston.

Plonk of the month

Good American wines

Drink American this Fourth of July.

Restaurants

Dining Out

Just like Nonna used to make

The simple food and elegant flavors at Il Casale are reminiscent of your Italian grandmother's home cooking.

50+ Dining Out reviews

Turkish delights in Arlington

You'll find Imam bayildi (above), exquisite eggplant, falafel, and more at Pasha.

50+ Cheap Eats reviews

The new potluck table

Guests leave the gelatin behind and bring more sophisticated food. Well-arranged potlucks spread cost and work around.

Versatile wines to bring to a potluck
Recipe Pulled chicken sandwiches with slaw
Recipe BLT panzanella
Recipe Chocolate pine-nut tart
Recipe Rice salad

Guide

Chocolate Galore

Score points with your sweetie with something made of chocolate.

A tale of 13 women and the sea

When 13 women in the local food industry went fishing, the nibble they got came second to the bites they brought.

KIDS IN THE KITCHEN

Make granola parfait with the kids

It may be difficult to get kids to eat oatmeal but they love granola, which is another healthy breakfast. It's also much less expensive to make yourself.

For chef in training, self-discovery

Erwin Chuk is a student working at Technique, the teaching restaurant at the year-old Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Boston, located near Lechmere.

Recipe Zucchini pancakes

Food & Travel

Paella: the pride of Spain

There’s hardly a tourist restaurant in Spain that doesn’t offer paella, but the dish really comes into its own in Valencia.

Recipe Paella Valenciana

G Force

DIY cookbooks

Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton have all the skills between them to publish their own cookbooks. Instead they combined forces for a new book.

Video | Back of the House

Here comes the food

Behind the scenes at Brian and Ginnie Yoo's wedding in Ipswich, Steven Barck and his crew from Table of Contents Catering in Boston spent several hours hard at work in the kitchen.

Seasons | Short Orders | Occasions