Spice and Baking shops, Cambridge MA

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Curiospice at 2265 Mass Ave in Cambridge (near Davis

huh, i had never even heard of this place (my media browsing must be poor!). thanks for the tip.

You, young p_t, have not been reading my posts with the attention they deserve:

Cape Ann Fresh Catch [Greater Boston Area, MA]

I picked up a pound of very fresh-seeming haddock and a pound of salmon from them on Monday. Their suggested recipe was to roast sliced potatoes, tomatoes and thinly sliced shallots, with salt, olive oil, and a touch of fresh thyme covered at 425 for 45 mins, then add a layer of thinly sliced lemon topped with the fish (seasoned with salt and more thyme), and roast, covered again, for another 15 min. I tweaked this a bit: I added a liberal dash of maras pepper flakes (maras is a Turkish hot red…

Late again: Boston, MA, June 2018. Openings and closings!

That section of Mass Ave, starting with Pemberton and ending with Curio Spices on one side, and the Bangladeshi grocery across the ave, is a very good food destination now. (Although I miss Bengal Cafe on that strip, with its harried owners and their wildly uneven food: they had hard-to-get Bengali dishes on the menu, and when they got things right – which was often, but not always – they really hit sixes [the cricket equivalent of home runs].)

It’s a superb store. It’s expensive, but the quality and freshness of the spices there are even higher.

Multiple, freshly ground local hot peppers, anyone?
Local turmeric, anyone?