In the dead of winter, 1990, the first-ever Boston Wine Festival was held at the Boston Harbor Hotel. The organizers, including Chef Daniel Bruce, hoped that this series of food and wine pairing

Spotted from the sea in 1614 by a historical figure more closely associated with the Jamestown settlement in Virginia than Massachusetts

The Fat Monk at Post 390 (406 Stuart St., 617-399-0015, post390restaurant.com): If the four-sided fireplace in the first-floor tavern at this bi-level Back Bay restaurant doesn’t heat you up, this libation featuring Old Monk rum infused with brown sugar and spice-dusted sugar pumpkins fat-washed in brown butter—along with sherry and hot orange-scented water—certainly will.

 Growing up in Shrewsbury, Mass., eating freshly harvested tomatoes and zucchini from his great uncle’s and grandparents’ garden along with fish caught on family fishing trips, Chef Jonathan

 Hungry shoppers, rejoice! Newbury Street, Boston’s popular destination for upscale retail, is the temporary home of one of the largest oyster suppliers in the country. For briny goodness throu

 The Peabody Essex Museum, the oldest continuously operating museum in the U.S., has long boasted an exquisite collection of historical Native American objects dating back to the 17th century. Th

 Though somewhat scaled back, Boston’s First Night celebration (refer to listing, page 16) has one thing going for it that it hasn’t been able to claim in years past—all events for the 2016

  The days are short, the air is suffused with the promise of snow and you have a sudden urge to light candles and sing in public. It must be time to celebrate the solstice with Brian O’Do