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LIZA WEISSTUCH

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Grace notes

Sacred Hearts , States of Grace
Among the shows that open each season, a few stand out like a pair of stiletto heels spotted in a swarm of rubber-soled footwear.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  January 30, 2007

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A winter’s tale

The season ahead on area stages
Even as the family drama of your holiday comes to a close, there’s no need to don a kerchief and settle in for a long winter’s nap.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  December 28, 2006

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West Side Kitchen

A new golden oldie
West Side Kitchen is part diner, part Norman Rockwell luncheonette, and entirely cozy.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  November 29, 2006

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Life after Cheers

George Wendt gets jury duty
I saw Twelve Angry Men , the black-and-white 1957 film, in high school in the 1990s.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  October 31, 2006

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Taco Mex

An East Boston border crossing
As major American cities go, Boston is about as far as you can get from Mexico.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  October 11, 2006

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The Junction

Quaint and comforting — for a bar
From the outside, the Junction looks like a country bed and breakfast that would be more suitably placed amid rolling fields of overgrown heather than next to a Subway restaurant.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  September 20, 2006

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Jake’s Café

Hold the frills  
Times are tough. Businesses all over the place are tossing in perks to sweeten up the deal — a free cooler when you open a bank account, a store voucher when you buy jeans at mall chains, six months of paid condo fees when you purchase a home.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  August 17, 2006

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Café Arpeggio

Stylish Southie eatery hits all the right notes
You can hardly toss a coin in this town without hitting a coffee shop, and there are practically as many sandwich, wrap, and sub joints as there are Red Sox fans.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  June 14, 2006

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Re-entry

ART’s No Exit returns
There’s a pointed irony surrounding the return of the American Repertory Theatre’s No Exit : if Hell is other people, then why are all the actors so thrilled to be working together again?
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  June 14, 2006

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Kolbeh of Kabob

Grilled goodness
Long before charcoal fueled the flames of American cookouts, barbecuing was the foundation of cooking in the Middle East.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  May 17, 2006

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Fringe benefits

The Maternal Instinct and Rosa
The clock is ticking in The Maternal Instinct (at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre through April 16).
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  April 11, 2006

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Road trip

Marc Wolf’s post-9/11 odyssey  
The open road has always been ripe territory for cultural scrutiny and self-discovery.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  April 04, 2006

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Paul Revere Restaurant

Retro, original-style
It’s the kind of place you’d expect to stumble upon on the rural roads of Missouri or the congested byways of suburban New Jersey.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  April 05, 2006

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Volle Nolle

A North End spot goes pasta-free
There’s a new restaurant in the North End — but wait!
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  March 23, 2006

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Spring boards

From baseball to Shakespeare to male swans
As the winter wind makes fast tracks, it leaves a burgeoning crop of ancient masterpieces, world premieres, farces, and musicals to blossom come April.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  March 10, 2006

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Samurai

Sushi as comfort food
There are increasingly fewer things in this world that we can count on.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  February 22, 2006

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Long day’s journeys

Zeitgeist Stage's Flesh and Blood , As Yet To Be Built's Tape
The intensity of the Stassos family’s unhappiness would make Aeschylus blush.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  February 15, 2006

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Outer limits

Simpatico , Restraints
Conscience pushes people to extremes in Sam Shepard’s Simpatico .
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  February 02, 2006

Strong brew

E xtra alcohol and lots of malts make barley wine shine
At microbreweries throughout the city, though, barley wines are intended to be sipped straight — no chaser, no frills, no dilution, no apologies. When made meticulously enough, barley wine needs little embellishment.
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  January 13, 2006

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Chilly scenes in winter

The year ahead on Boston stages
The drama of the holidays (and I don’t mean A Christmas Carol) may be behind us, but there’s plenty more drama — and comedy and musicals — ahead to light up long winter nights.  
By LIZA WEISSTUCH  |  October 27, 2008
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