Devra First @devrafirst

Boston Globe restaurant critic and food writer. She/her. Find me @devrafirst.bsky.social Boston MA Joined October 2008

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Devra First @devrafirst

9 months ago

It’s been an uneven return for Boston institution Eastern Standard, but things seem to be looking up. (Which is what you have to do to find the place. It feels different from when its friendly red awning beckoned at street level.) bostonglobe.com/2024/12/24/lif… via @BostonGlobe

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Devra First @devrafirst

9 months ago

It was a "luxe rooms, plenty of vibes, handmade pasta, hand-pulled noodles, birria tacos, Japanese kaiseki, bananas and espresso martinis had a baby" kind of year, pls read all about it: bostonglobe.com/2024/12/18/lif… via @BostonGlobe

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9 months ago

From @devrafirst | Dining report: What you’ll find at new Sofra in Allston trib.al/fQ8uTo0

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10 months ago

2024 has been the foodiest presidential campaign of them all, writes Globe restaurant critic @devrafirst. trib.al/vrUeZws

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10 months ago

Boston Globe editorial board endorses Kamala Harris for president bostonglobe.com/2024/10/18/opi… via @BostonGlobe

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11 months ago

From @devrafirst: I’ll have the tasting menu with beverage pairings. But hold the booze. trib.al/O0RLoLr

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11 months ago

From @devrafirst: He started making cooking videos to showcase Haitian cuisine. Now he serves it in the South End. trib.al/ZSwnbKR

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11 months ago

It is kind and right of the restaurant to apologize, but this is really on the people who thought it was perfectly fine to go out to dinner dressed as Nazis. bostonglobe.com/2024/10/15/met… via @BostonGlobe

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11 months ago

From @devrafirst: The Dubai chocolate bar took over the Internet. Then it took over Boston. trib.al/ToER5di

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a year ago

From @devrafirst: 10 restaurant openings to know about this fall trib.al/WY7xIZl

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a year ago

From @devrafirst: They fed patients in the early days of AIDS. Their work continues to shape health care today. trib.al/pAS5i08

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a year ago

Bill to add 200-plus liquor licenses in Boston moves forward bostonglobe.com/2024/05/30/bus… via @BostonGlobe

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a year ago

We ate at 10 dim sum restaurants in greater Boston to find out which one reigns supreme. Someone had to do it. We found the best in ... bostonglobe.com/2024/05/22/lif… via @devrafirst #AANHPIHeritageMonth

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2 years ago

“Pátzcuaro Taqueria & Bar doesn’t feel like it’s in Newton,” wrote Globe restaurant critic and food writer @devrafirst. “It feels — and tastes — like it’s in Pátzcuaro, chef-owner Avelina Saavedra’s hometown in Michoacán, Mexico.” trib.al/hHiYv39

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2 years ago

Review: Woods Hill Pier 4 is good for more than just a pretty view, writes Globe restaurant critic @devrafirst. trib.al/k3y2nCp

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2 years ago

“Drag Me to Dinner,” which premiered on Hulu just in time for Pride Month, is a mashup of concepts like “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Chopped." A bad cooking show is a good excuse to throw a party, writes @devrafirst. trib.al/MmdrtPQ

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2 years ago

Review: the Banks Fish House, which has a problem of, ahem, scale. bostonglobe.com/2023/06/06/lif… via @BostonGlobe

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2 years ago

Sherry Pocknett named Best Chef: Northeast at the James Beard Awards bostonglobe.com/2023/06/05/lif… via @BostonGlobe

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2 years ago

The Globe's obituary for Mary-Catherine Deibel, a rare soul whose joie de vivre will be missed by so many. bostonglobe.com/2023/06/04/met… via @BostonGlobe

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Devra First @devrafirst

2 years ago

What is it like to visit a BYOB bar? What is a BYOB bar? Answers to these and other burning Barlette questions herein. bostonglobe.com/2023/05/25/lif… via @BostonGlobe