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Jewish rye--I dunno.  
Bagels--Kupels on Harvard Street North of Coolidge Corner, Brookline.
        "Say Cup-L's" (according to the bag).  Unchallenged, I think.
         My New York friends concur.  
French Bread--There's this chain up here called Au Bon Pain that
         purportedly sells French bread, but I'm not so sure.  Their
         baguettes, for one thing, seem to be too bready.  Too fluffy.
         Not thin & crusty, the way I imagine real baguettes should be.
         But I'm not an expert on French bread, since I don't own a 
         kitchen scale on which to weigh the flour.

My favorite bakery--Clear Flower Bakery, on a back street off of 
Commonwealth Ave., near the intersection with Brighton Ave.  I 
believe it is on the Brookline side of the line.  Awesome sourdough
bread, and if you get there early enough in the morning, sticky
rolls that melt in your mouth.  

Hmmm.  I can smell the dough now...

--Shawn

In article <SRO.92Dec18004855@media-lab.media.mit.edu> sro@media.mit.edu (Shawn O'Donnell) writes:
>Jewish rye--I dunno.  


For Jewish rye, (ask for "cissle") try Diamond Bakery on Beacon
St. in Newton, a block or two west of Walnut St. (where Newton's
B&C is).

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In article <SRO.92Dec18004855@media-lab.media.mit.edu> sro@media.mit.edu (Shawn O'Donnell) writes:

   Jewish rye--I dunno.  
   Bagels--Kupels on Harvard Street North of Coolidge Corner, Brookline.
	   "Say Cup-L's" (according to the bag).  Unchallenged, I think.
	    My New York friends concur.  
   French Bread--There's this chain up here called Au Bon Pain that
	    purportedly sells French bread, but I'm not so sure.  Their
	    baguettes, for one thing, seem to be too bready.  Too fluffy.
	    Not thin & crusty, the way I imagine real baguettes should be.
	    But I'm not an expert on French bread, since I don't own a 
	    kitchen scale on which to weigh the flour.

Try Wheatstone's on Peterborough Street in the Fenway.  They have
lotsa good bread, including some quite respectable baguettes and good
sourdough.  They also serve coffee etc.  It's a real nice place to
sit and have a muffin or a scone or something.
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As the one who started this thread, I want to thank everyone who
has come up with suggestions.  I was especially happy to learn
about the Clear Flour Bakery because it's just down the street.

On the other hand, I'm sorry to disagree with so many who've
recommended Kupels for bagels.  Much too soft.  I find that
Eagerman's (a terribly-run store by the way) are a lot more
like the real thing; so do my New York-bred son and daughter-
in-law.

New question: Indian restaurants in Boston.  Any advice?

nm

As the one who started this thread, I want to thank everyone who
has come up with suggestions.  I was especially happy to learn
about the Clear Flour Bakery because it's just down the street.

On the other hand, I'm sorry to disagree with so many who've
recommended Kupels for bagels.  Much too soft.  I find that
Eagerman's (a terribly-run store by the way) are a lot more
like the real thing; so do my New York-bred son and daughter-
in-law.

New question: Indian restaurants in Boston.  Any advice?

nm

In article <1992Dec21.160231.13259@starbase.trincoll.edu> nmiller@starbase.trincoll.edu (norman miller) writes:
>
>New question: Indian restaurants in Boston.  Any advice?
>

     My favorite is Kebab & Curry on Mass. Ave. in Boston.  I'm a personal
fan of vindaloo.  Their lamb vindaloo is both spicey enough and, as
importantly, tangy enough.

     I have also tried the Indian place near Harvard Square (I don't
remember the name, its on the second floor), and was not very impressed.

 

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Ralph Clifford
rdc@world.std.com (Internet)

If you find the Kupel's bagels too soft, you could try Katz Bakery (it may
be Katz Bagel Bakery) in Chelsea.  Their bagels are crustier (also smaller;
they have real holes, almost like doughnuts).
They are essentially a wholesale operation, but they are open for retail 
at some times.   I remember that they used to open continuously from some
time of Friday until some time on Sunday.  The rest of the week the hours
are short.

I'd suggest calling them. You may also want directions.  I don't have a map with me, 
but I can give general ones.  Take the Tobin (or Mystic/Tobin) bridge north
across the Mystic River; this is Route 1.  Take the first exit into Chelsea.
Turn right at the bottom of the ramp (you may have to, or the ramp may curve).
Continue on this street a number of blocks, until you are about a block or two
past Broadway. At this point, you will be in a fairly open area with a street
heading from your lower right to your upper left.  Turn left on to this street
(it is just a little gentler than a true left turn); it should be the street
that Katz is on, which is either Pearl or Division (I think they're at the 
corner of Pearl and Division).  You should see it soon, on the right.  There
is a door facing the corner for the retail store, although at low crowd times,
it may be closed.  In this case, there is another door further along that you
can use.

Both Katz and Chelsea are a little grubby now, alas.  When I was a little boy,
my grandfather (who had a store on Broadway, just a short distance away) would
take me to buy bagels on the way home from the store every Saturday night. I
always got to eat a hot bagel in the car; it was often too hot for me to hold,
and my grandmother had to hold it for me in her gloved hands.

Julian C. Lander
jclander@mitre.org

In article <1992Dec21.160231.13259@starbase.trincoll.edu> nmiller@starbase.trincoll.edu (norman miller) writes:

[snip]

   New question: Indian restaurants in Boston.  Any advice?

   nm

Kebab n Kurry on Mass Ave (near Beacon) is good.  There are many other
good ones in Central Square in Cambridge...my favorites are Shalimar and
Oh Calcutta.


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