Rachel Leah Blumenthal

@blumie625.bsky.social

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Food editor of Boston magazine. Also: musician, cookbook enthusiast, succulent enthusiast/killer. Mainly posting about food, parenting, and whatever I see in my wanderings around Greater Boston.

A two-bite dish of lamb tartar on a sourdough crumpet, garnished with nasturtium and more.
A bowl of risotto has a ring of dark brown broth around the edge and is topped with parmesan and black pepper.
Four triangular slices of shrimp toast are garnished with sesame seeds, scallions, and pickled pineapple, served on a brown plate and photographed on a light gray surface.
Korean rice cakes are topped with a tomato sauce and shredded cheese, on a restaurant table next to a cocktail.
Two bowls of noodle soup, one with meat and one with seafood, are nect to a plate of herbs and glasses of sake.
A takeout container is full of spaghetti with hot dog bits and sauteed peppers and onions, plus a hard-boiled egg.
Thick pieces of pastrami are on light rye bread on aluminum foil.
Long, thick noodles that look like fat spaghetti are tangled on a white plate, garnished with cheese and bits of herbs.
Meat, lettuce, and tomatoes are wrapped up in a pita next to seasoned fries, photographed in a homey restaurant dining room.
Overhead view of a yellow-orange soup in a black takeout bowl. It's full of pork belly bits, mustard greens, diced red onion, a lime slice, and a ball of fried noodles.
Shrimp heavily dusted with a red seasoning sit in a mini cast iron pan next to sliced bread.
A hand pulls ramen noodles out of a bowl of dark red-brown broth topped with red onions in front of a wall painted with a colorful floral mural.
A really big sandwich on focaccia, cut in half in white paper.
Bits of fried dough wrapped in wide rice noodles, a slice of green tea mousse cake, a pineapple bun, and a pork floss bun in styrofoam takeout containers on a wooden table.
A croissant sits on a wooden tray on a white marble table next to a chocolate drink garnished with dried flower petals.
Lasagna topped with melted cheese, sitting in a pool of tomato sauce in a shallow bowl
Bacon, egg, and cheese on a poppyseed bun
A tall stack of thick onion rings next to a glass of red wine on the table at a steakhouse.
Mofongo with chicharrón in front of a colorful painting.
A mostly gray cat with bits of beige and pale orange fur sits on a changing table and stares just past the camera, with an attitude.
Cubes of watermelon are topped with a crispy garnish and edible flower.
Sichuan-style wontons in a white bowl with red trim.
Ham on mini croissants