Winter 2008

CONTENTS WINTER 2008

DEPARTMENTS 3 GRIST FOR THE MILL Editor’s Letter 4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 5 SUBSCRIBE TO EDIBLE BOSTON 7 SPILLING THE BEANS • The Quest for the Perfect Cup of Coffee By Barbara McFayden • The Macaron: AWelcome Transplant By Jessica Zdeb • Sasquatch Smokehouse By Rachel Travers Photographs by Michael Piazza 17 FARMER'S DIARY By John Lee 20 COOKING FRESH • Get Crack’n By Irene Costello and Joan MacIsaac 62 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY 64 SAVOR THE SEASON FEATURES 18 RUFFLED FEATHERS By Elizabeth Gawthrop Riely 27 TAKE A CHOWDER By Clare Leschin-Hoar Photographs by Michael Piazza 34 ‘CAUSE I’M A WOMAN: W-O-M-A-N By Rosie DeQuattro Photographs by Michael Piazza 42 A YEAR AT MAGGIE’S FARM: GETTING STARTED By Kim Motylewski 49 LEARNING YOUR LOCAL FOOD HISTORY OR A STEP TOWARD PRESERVATION By Anna Feldman 55 THE GUESTS AT THE SHEPHERD’S GATE By Alisa Zlotoff COVER PHOTOGRAPH by Michael Piazza