Peggy Hernández

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Peggy Hernández

On May 3, Josh Lewin was headed to a birthday party after work earlier this month for one of his employee’s children when his world was upended. The chef, a co-owner and culinary director of the Somerville bistro Juliet, was helmeted and driving his Suzuki GSX motorcycle shortly after 9 p.m. from the restaurant and toward his home in Revere, site of the party. But, after a light in Charlestown turned green, a black sedan made a left turn in front of him, and the vehicles collided.

1 month ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Peggy Hernández

BROOKLINE — Veo Robert has spent most of his professional career as a chef mastering European cuisine in some of Boston’s best restaurants. Now, in the wake of homesickness for the food of his youth following the COVID-19 pandemic, he is staging pop-up dinners to test the area’s appetite for the dishes of his native Laos.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Peggy Hernández

BROOKLINE — Veo Robert has spent most of his professional career as a chef mastering European cuisine in some of Boston’s best restaurants. Now, in the wake of homesickness for the food of his youth following the COVID-19 pandemic, he is staging pop-up dinners to test the area’s appetite for the dishes of his native Laos.

Feb 17, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Peggy Hernández

In the last few years, fresh takes on Asian cuisines have grabbed Greater Boston by the taste buds. There’s Quincy spots Rubato with its Hong Kong-style cafe and Lê Madeline, a modern Vietnamese bistro. Over in Brookline Village, Mahaniyom is drawing crowds with its flavor-popping Thai dishes. Now Veo Robert hopes to bring Lao-inspired dishes to fore.

Nov 19, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Peggy Hernández

James E. Kukstis, who last year was a Food Network Christmas cookie challenge contestant, has a wealth of knowledge about how to improve the taste of cookies made at home. The Scituate native, 36, has been making cookies since he was a child and runs Mr. Butterscotch Bakes, his personalized cookies business, when not at WHDH-TV, where he’s a journalist. Below are some of Kukstis’s tips on how to save money, where not to skimp, and how to generally make the baking process easier.