tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post115841120771349102..comments2023-10-02T04:41:34.722-04:00Comments on Marry in Massachusetts: The Donut that Ate The Haymarketmassmarrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02358207247771711952noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post-1158438306097877332006-09-16T16:25:00.000-04:002006-09-16T16:25:00.000-04:00As to DD's popularity, indeed I tremble when I ref...As to DD's popularity, indeed I tremble when I reflect on American taste, to bastardize a Jefferson quote.<BR/><BR/>A friend who was a remarkable chef in New York told me more than once that in many ways I was a much better cook than she but that I couldn't make it as a restaurant cooky. She judged that with the same ingredients, I could come up with a more remarkable, more memorable, prettier and better tasting meal. However, I could not do it again. That's what people expect, want and demand from their favorite restaurants -- that the food they order will be the same as the last time. <BR/><BR/>Another chum who has the New Hampshire plate BREWER and lives up to it notes that Budweiser was long America's favorite beer. AB brews it exactly the same every time in every brewery. People know what they'll get.massmarrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02358207247771711952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post-1158437352351528352006-09-16T16:09:00.000-04:002006-09-16T16:09:00.000-04:00Well, I'll find out when they open and try. Is tha...Well, I'll find out when they open and try. Is that pronounced in Bostonese or otherwise? Never mind, I'll go and listen.<BR/><BR/>Of course, Mike's was there at the Haymarket, where I've been going for 27 years almost every week. When my boys were little, it was kind of a bribe, which became a ritual. We'd head off at dawn or a little later and combine veggy/fruit shopping with a family breakfast. <BR/><BR/>I don't want to jinx anything by revealing that I was afraid the Big Dig finally meant the end of the Haymarket. You know, it's also on Blackstone Street, named for my rogue minister/founding Bostonian.massmarrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02358207247771711952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post-1158435510027063692006-09-16T15:38:00.000-04:002006-09-16T15:38:00.000-04:00can i plug my favorite greasy spoon? Mass Ave Rest...can i plug my favorite greasy spoon? Mass Ave Restaurant ('Mars' among my friends), located on Mass Ave about halfway between Harv Sq and MIT. It is only maybe 5 years old, but proves that you dont have to be in business for generations to cook great cheap breakfast [and lunch] food! those missing Mike's might give it a whirl...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post-1158431257225205822006-09-16T14:27:00.000-04:002006-09-16T14:27:00.000-04:00i feel your pain, and i like the one-off neighborh...i feel your pain, and i like the one-off neighborhoody places too. however i think it should be remembered that DD isnt forcing people into their places to buy their stuff. people actively suport DD business. yes, sometimes because that's all there is now in a neighborhood, but also because they like it. so as i see it the average donut buyer is as much to blame for keeping DD in full blush as is DD itself. i say the same to Europeans who bemoan the advent of McDonalds in their towns. Well, they themselves are buying the stuff! they're complicit! sometimes the finger needs to point in more than one direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post-1158421811656761892006-09-16T11:50:00.000-04:002006-09-16T11:50:00.000-04:00Areas like the North End should have some form of ...Areas like the North End should have some form of protection to preserve it for historical purposes.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.com