Revisiting Boston Chefs and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Profile Series
We’ve finally pushed past 2020 and ushered in 2021. Boston’s First Night was broadcast on TV screens and New York’s famous ball drop in Times Square happened without the crowds. The transition was marked with a spritz of champagne and the blow of a horn. And where there is hope, anything is possible. This past [...]
The Newest Demon: A Pandemic Halloween
“Judaism does have quite a folklore, mostly from Jewish mysticism, that posits Jewish spirits and even demons,” says Steve Schlozman, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the author of The Zombie Autopsies. “The problem with tying it to Halloween is the less than savory history regarding Halloween and Jewish people, especially [...]
Edible Food Finds: Sandpiper Bakery
With local roots deeply anchored in the North Shore, it’s not surprising that Sandpiper Bakery’s co-owner Susanne Clermont chose the bakery’s name while walking on Crane Beach with her infant daughter, Lucy. “One evening I spotted a sandpiper looking for food. It was so beautiful, walking on the sand, flying over the sea. I wanted [...]
What’s love got to do with it? Everything!
David Josef: The man behind the masks By Nina Livingstone Photos courtesy of David Josef I read about David Josef, fashion designer, mask maker in early April. What I discovered caught my attention and I went on to learn more about his previous work, dressing up beautiful women such as Cher, Diana Ross, Cyndy Lauper [...]
Boston Chefs and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Profile Series
Since her very first interview with Peter Davis of Henrietta’s Table (Summer 2018), Nina Livingstone has conducted six riveting Q+A interviews with local chefs for Edible Boston, both in print and online. After losing her sight and most of her hearing, Nina relies on her sense of smell, taste and touch when writing about food [...]
WGBH “In It Together”: Interview with Nina Livingstone
On Wednesday April 22nd, 2020 at 7pm EST, Nina Livingstone was interviewed by Arun Rath for the WGBH radio show "In It Together" about the experience of being blind and deaf during the coronavirus pandemic. The full radio show can be accessed here. Arun Rath: Social distancing is challenging for everyone, [...]
Small Businesses, Big Hearts: As the number of coronavirus cases tally daily, these chefs step up to the plate
Pasta Case, Twyrl Sauces to go, Twyrl Loading deliveries, Twyrl Senior meal kit, Twyrl On March 15, Gov. Charlie Baker announced the statewide closure of all bars and restaurants, allowing takeout and delivery only. [...]
Social Distancing: Don’t Touch Me!
For some in the deaf and blind community, it’s not what they want to hear (no pun intended). “As long as this exists, this sunshine and this cloudless sky, and as long as I can enjoy it, how can I be sad?” ― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl By Nina Livingstone How [...]
Stepping into the Fifth Wave: International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. By Nina Livingstone It was “Gloria: A Life” at the American Repertory Theater last month that let me revisit the women’s movement through the eyes of Gloria Steinem. I watched history unfold onstage, reminding me of how far [...]
Edible Interview with Chef Irene Li, an Online Exclusive
By Nina Livingstone Photos By Elaine Hiller Bundled up against a biting wind, I stood in front of Mei Mei’s wall of windows. I couldn’t wait to get inside. Irene Li had described her restaurant as warm, cozy, and comfortable. With its bright-yellow chairs, exposed brick, and wooden-topped tables, it was indeed inviting. Once inside, [...]
Edible Interview with Chef Karen Akunowicz, an Online Exclusive
This story appeared as an Edible Boston Online Exclusive in December 2019. By Nina Livingstone Photos By Brianne Beckman A sip of water, another spritz of my fragrance and a final check of my braille questions and I was walking into what had been named Boston’s Best New Restaurant for 2019. I was about to [...]
Psychic Medium Joanne Gerber Brings Together Spirituality and Secrets
Joanne Gerber is one of only 16 scientifically certified research mediums with the Windbridge Research Center. I met with psychic medium Joanne Gerber as she was heading to the Paramount Theater in Rutland, Vt., for “An Evening of Spirit Communication." At the Oct. 25 event, Gerber would reach “beyond the veil for an opportunity to connect [...]
Books, Snacks, and a Chair: Summer Reading Is Here
Professional demands don’t always allow people to set aside time for their heavy tomes—that is, until summer presents its permission slip. A warm summer breeze taps the wind chimes, signaling us to visit the books that have been waiting patiently on our shelves for this moment to arrive. As an avid reader, I don’t always [...]
Q + A: Rebecca Arnold of Wholeheart Provisions
By Nina Livingstone This year’s cold, wet spring hadn’t yet loosened its grip on New England. Yet when I entered Whole Heart Provisions, a natural warmth emanated not just from its bright decor but from the owner herself. Rebecca Arnold’s energy and enthusiasm filled the spacious restaurant in Cambridge’s Central Square. It was in the [...]
A Sign of the Times
Why the Bay State is one of the best places to live for the LGBTQ deaf and blind Massachusetts, as professional interpreter for the deaf and deaf/blind Allen Reposh has found, is one of the best places for the LBGTQ people with vision and hearing impairments to live. Here, Reposh (right) is pursuing his passion [...]