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Peggy Hernández

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Contributing Reporter at The Boston Globe

Contributing Reporter at The Washington Post

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  • 1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Peggy Hernández

    DUXBURY — Mary Alisa Sherman has made variations of her signature chocolate birthday cake, layered or sheet pan, for four decades from a secret recipe handed down by her godmother and tweaked over time. The stay-at-home mom has baked the cake for her three children, her 7 grandchildren, nieces and nephews, for the Duxbury historical society’s receptions, local volunteer group gatherings, and for her five older sisters.

  • 1 month 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.

  • 2 months 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.

  • 2 months 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.

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Peggy Hernández
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21 Jan 25

RT @CarolynJung: Sad beyond words. Charles Phan, trailblazing S.F. chef of the Slanted Door, has died https://t.co/KGfznBpG18 via @sfchroni…

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25 Oct 24

Democracy Dies in Darkness https://t.co/dy0hBsH31k

Peggy Hernández
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22 Oct 24

Yes. I’m still watching British Bakeoff and my fam focused right away on Dylan due to his amazing talent. Hope he makes the final! https://t.co/Zot3Dnjzyz via @NYTimes