Dean Johnson

Dean Johnson reviews Smythe & Dove, a new steakhouse with a casually upscale bar/lounge in the heart of downtown Andover.

Charley Baer is truly a working farmer. He tends 25 acres in South Berwick, Maine, to harvest just one product … heirloom beans.

The Tex-Mex cuisine served at G’s is in line with the current food industry’s maxim that less is more. Dean Johnson reviews this new Haverhill restaurant.

That’s the hoary punch line, of course, to dozens of jokes. The foodie version goes something like this: What are the three top priorities for a restaurant?

It is a common story in the restaurant business: A chef spends several years getting established at a respected eatery and along the way garners…

Inside The Uncategorizable Music of Melvern Taylor Melvern Taylor has been a part of the Merrimack Valley music scene for decades, but someone needs to…

When folks dine out these days, especially families, they too often have to decide whether they prefer quality or quantity. How do you sample a…

There is a backstory to this review of the Lawrence eatery Sazon Peru. I originally intended to review it late last summer, and was, in fact,…

Cheddar and Rye boasts a funky Bohemian vibe — You almost expect to see Jack Kerouac in a corner, pounding away on a typewriter, eating and chain-smoking.

Black & Blue Steak and Crab in Burlington offers a contemporary twist on your traditional steakhouse with niceties such as a no middleman seafood menu.

Lowell Model Railroad Designer Takes on Times Square Giant The Washington Post called it a “whimsical wonderland,” the Boston Globe dubbed it “an amazing, high-tech mini…

For Gulshan Kumar, the owner of Rangoli Grill in Westford, the Hindu festival of lights known as Diwali is an important autumn holiday. Diwali honors…