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    Boston

    Boston is dear to my heart because it is where I spent most of my adult years. It's where "Tiny Urban Kitchen" began, and it's where I called home for over 20 years.

    Most Recent Posts

    • Amar Boston Raffles Hotel
      Amar - Raffles Hotel in Boston
    • Comfort Kitchen Boston
      Comfort Kitchen - Modern African food in Boston
    • Pammys Cambridge
      Pammy's Cambridge
    • La Padrona Boston
      Jody Adams La Padrona in the Raffles Hotel
    • La Contessa Boston
      Contessa Ristorante - Great Italian in Boston
    • Jen's Top Restaurants to visit in Boston - 2023 Update
    • A Month in Boston: our first post-Covid Trip
    • Jinny's Pizzeria Newton
    • Farewell Bergamot
    • Happy New Year! A look back at 2017
    • Jen's Top Restaurants to visit in Boston - 2017 update
    • Urban Hearth Cambridge - Cafe by day, Supper Club by night
    • Sugidama Soba & Izakaya Davis Square
    • (Partial) Solar Eclipse Fun! Solar Eclipse 2017
    • Il Pesce Eataly Boston - Barbara Lynch
    • Benedetto Cambridge by Michael Pagliarini
    • PAGU Cambridge - Japanese Spanish fusion
    • Erbaluce - best carbonara in Boston
    • Waypoint Cambridge -Michael Scelfo's new restaurant
    • Sneak Preview: Tracy Chang's Pagu in Cambridge

    Boston

    • Amar - Raffles Hotel in Boston
    • Comfort Kitchen - Modern African food in Boston
    • Pammy's Cambridge
    • Jody Adams La Padrona in the Raffles Hotel
    • Contessa Ristorante - Great Italian in Boston
    • Jen's Top Restaurants to visit in Boston - 2023 Update
    • A Month in Boston: our first post-Covid Trip
    • Jinny's Pizzeria Newton
    • Farewell Bergamot
    • Happy New Year! A look back at 2017
    • Jen's Top Restaurants to visit in Boston - 2017 update
    • Urban Hearth Cambridge - Cafe by day, Supper Club by night
    • Sugidama Soba & Izakaya Davis Square
    • (Partial) Solar Eclipse Fun! Solar Eclipse 2017
    • Il Pesce Eataly Boston - Barbara Lynch
    • Benedetto Cambridge by Michael Pagliarini
    • PAGU Cambridge - Japanese Spanish fusion
    • Erbaluce - best carbonara in Boston
    • Waypoint Cambridge -Michael Scelfo's new restaurant
    • Sneak Preview: Tracy Chang's Pagu in Cambridge
    • Backyard Farms Tomato Dinner at Seaport's Action Kitchen
    • Bar Mezzana
    • Little Donkey Cambridge
    • Buono Ferragosto at Prezza
    • Giveaway - Battle of the Burger 2016
    • Forage Cambridge
    • Bar Boulud Boston
    • Loyal Nine Cambridge
    • Winsor Dim Sum Cafe
    • Temple Bar Cambridge
    • Strip by Strega Boston
    • Trade Boston (Jody Adams)
    • Butternut Squash Crab Soup + Giveaway!
    • Little Big Diner Newton - a first look!
    • Happy New Year! Part III - Best New Boston Restaurants 2015
    • Happy New Year! A Look Back at 2015 - Part I
    • Alive and Kicking Lobster
    • Tasting Counter Somerville
    • La Brasa Somerville
    • Bondir Cambridge - new executive chef
    • Study Cambridge
    • Shabu Zen Allston
    • Beijing Chinese Dining Lexington
    • Ogawa Coffee
    • Hojoko at Fenway Boston
    • Serafina Boston
    • Shepard Cambridge
    • Farm to Table Dinner Series - No. 8 Kitchen & Spirits + Colby Farms
    • Boston Public Market is OPEN!
    • SELECT Oyster Bar
    • Mu Ramen Boston Pop-up "Mu Invades Alden"
    • Updated! Jen's Top Restaurants in Boston
    • #21PostsInMay DONE! Reflections . . .
    • BISq Cambridge is Open! A sneak peek at dishes!
    • Naco Taco Cambridge
    • Pho House Cambridge - a first look {Snapshot}
    • Night Market Harvard Square
    • Kirkland Tap and Trotter Brunch
    • Giulia Pasta Table Tasting Menu
    • Meadhall Cambridge
    • A Lunch at Nebo (featuring Backyard Farms Tomatoes)
    • Ittoku Boston Izakaya
    • Babbo Pizzeria Boston
    • Cafe ArtScience Spring Menu
    • The Breakfast Club Allston
    • West Bridge Cambridge - 4 course Seasonal Tasting Menu
    • Brunch at The Sinclair Cambridge
    • Cilantro Chinese Cambridge - a first look
    • Taste of South End Boston
    • Coppa Boston
    • Reflections During a Snowstorm + $100 Visa Card Giveaway! {Thanks to Milano® !)
    • Taste of South End THIS TUESDAY + Giveaway for 2 tickets!
    • Santouka Ramen Harvard Square
    • Boston Wine Expo 2015 THIS WEEKEND! Giveaway - 2 tickets!
    • Mix-It Noodle Bar Grill Cambridge - a first look (Mix It Porter Square)
    • Shojo Boston
    • Why I love going to Bergamot
    • Happy New Year - A Look Back at 2014 (Part II) - Recipes + Boston restaurants
    • Juniper (Wellesley)
    • Craigie on Main - Pig's Head for Two
    • Jen's List of Boston's Top 10 Restaurant Dishes
    • Toro Boston (South End)
    • Asta (Back Bay, Boston)
    • Tiny Urban Tidbits - Exploring Boston restaurants!
    • The Barking Crab
    • A Weekend in Boston
    • Besito (Mexican restaurant in the Burlington Mall)
    • Cape Cod Trip Report + Giveaway for 2 free nights at any Radisson!
    • Fried Clams, Lobster Rolls, and Local Breweries in the North Shore
    • Thai North
    • Ribelle (Brookline, Washington Square)
    • Precinct Kitchen in the Boston Loews Hotel (Back Bay, Boston)
    • Petit Robert (South End) - New chef from Europe
    • Soon Spoon Pop-Up featuring Tony Messina from Uni Sashimi Bar
    • Backyard Farms Tomatoes / Clover Summer Came Early Food Truck Event
    • Uni Sashimi Bar (Chef Tony Messina)
    • Row 34 (Fort Point)
    • Giveaway winner for the Boston Wine Expo 2014 tickets!
    • Boston Wine Expo 2014 + Giveaway!
    • Morton's Steak House (Boston)

    Cambridge

    • Joe's Pizza (Harvard Square)
    • Pammy's Cambridge
    • Jen's Top Restaurants to visit in Boston - 2023 Update
    • Farewell Bergamot
    • Urban Hearth Cambridge - Cafe by day, Supper Club by night
    • (Partial) Solar Eclipse Fun! Solar Eclipse 2017
    • Benedetto Cambridge by Michael Pagliarini
    • PAGU Cambridge - Japanese Spanish fusion
    • Waypoint Cambridge -Michael Scelfo's new restaurant
    • Sneak Preview: Tracy Chang's Pagu in Cambridge
    • Little Donkey Cambridge
    • Forage Cambridge
    • Loyal Nine Cambridge
    • Temple Bar Cambridge
    • Alive and Kicking Lobster
    • Bondir Cambridge - new executive chef
    • Study Cambridge
    • Hi-Rise Bread Company
    • Shepard Cambridge
    • BISq Cambridge is Open! A sneak peek at dishes!
    • Naco Taco Cambridge
    • Pho House Cambridge - a first look {Snapshot}
    • Night Market Harvard Square
    • Kirkland Tap and Trotter Brunch
    • Giulia Pasta Table Tasting Menu
    • Meadhall Cambridge
    • Cafe ArtScience Spring Menu
    • West Bridge Cambridge - 4 course Seasonal Tasting Menu
    • Brunch at The Sinclair Cambridge
    • Cilantro Chinese Cambridge - a first look
    • Stonyfield Yogurt Pearls + Cafe ArtScience!
    • Santouka Ramen Harvard Square
    • Mix-It Noodle Bar Grill Cambridge - a first look (Mix It Porter Square)
    • Why I love going to Bergamot
    • Craigie on Main - Pig's Head for Two
    • Shabu & Mein (Kendall Square, Cambridge)
    • Cafe ArtScience
    • Tasty Burger (Harvard Square)
    • Belly Wine Bar (Cambridge)
    • Cafe Sushi (Omakase)
    • The Sinclair (Harvard Square)
    • Area Four {Snapshot}
    • Dumpling House (Cambridge) - a first look
    • {Snapshot} Qing Dao Garden
    • Sofra Bakery & Cafe {Snapshot}
    • Alden & Harlow
    • Kirkland Tap & Trotter
    • Alden & Harlow (a sneak peek at Michael Scelfo's new restaurant)
    • Posto Pizzeria
    • P.F. Chang's Summer Menu
    • Puritan & Co {SNAPSHOT}
    • Chez Henri {NOW CLOSED}
    • Jen's Top Restaurants to Visit in Boston
    • Yume Wo Katare
    • Bon Me (Cambridge)
    • Bondir (revisited)
    • Cambridge Common
    • 11th Annual S. Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Competition - New England Regionals
    • Craigie on Main (brunch)
    • East Coast Grill (brunch)
    • Puritan & Co
    • Giulia Cambridge
    • Hungry Mother
    • Sunday Night Suppers via Formaggio Kitchen
    • Temple Bar
    • Park (Harvard Square)
    • Formaggio Kitchen Barbecue
    • Shabu Ya
    • The Monday Club's new Food Bar {NOW CLOSED}
    • Firebrand Saints
    • Bridlewood Wines at Harvest
    • Cooking for a Cause - East End House
    • Super Fusion Sushi (Cambridge)
    • Rafiki Bistro - update NOW CLOSED
    • Welcome to My New Hood
    • Baraka Cafe
    • Moksa
    • Om (dinner) {NOW CLOSED}
    • Area Four
    • L.A. Burdick's
    • Guchi's Midnight Ramen Pop Up
    • Armando's Pizza
    • Abigail's
    • Baking Lesson at Panera in Porter Square
    • Clover
    • All Star Sandwich Bar Global Street Foods
    • T.W.Food
    • Ten Tables (Cambridge) Bar Menu
    • Thelonious Monkfish
    • Emma's Pizza
    • Bom Cafe
    • Pinkberry
    • EmPower Breakfast at Rialto
    • Bondir
    • Craigie on Main {The Ultimate Craigie Experience}
    • Tomato Vine Dining Tour with Will Gilson + Giveaway!
    • Atasca
    • Lord Hobo
    • Rialto (the Bar)
    • Helmand

    Greater Boston

    • Amar - Raffles Hotel in Boston
    • Comfort Kitchen - Modern African food in Boston
    • Jody Adams La Padrona in the Raffles Hotel
    • Little Big Diner Newton - a first look!
    • Tasting Counter Somerville
    • La Brasa Somerville
    • Beijing Chinese Dining Lexington
    • Ittoku Boston Izakaya
    • Why I love going to Bergamot
    • Juniper (Wellesley)
    • East Somerville Foodie Crawl ticket winner is . . .
    • Besito (Mexican restaurant in the Burlington Mall)
    • Thai North
    • Ribelle (Brookline, Washington Square)
    • Saloon (Somerville, Davis Square, speakeasy)
    • The Painted Burro 2nd Annual Guac Off 2014
    • Sofra Bakery & Cafe {Snapshot}
    • Foundry on Elm
    • Sarma
    • Kirkland Tap & Trotter
    • Posto Pizzeria
    • Bobby Flay Burger Bar
    • Golden Garden {Snapshot}
    • {Snapshot} Bergamot Spring Menu
    • 80 Thoreau
    • Lumiere
    • The Dining Alternative
    • Sycamore
    • Puritan & Co
    • Oga
    • Joyful Garden
    • Amelia's Kitchen
    • Machu Picchu Charcoal Chicken & Grill
    • R.F. O'Sullivan & Son
    • Wild Willy's
    • Taza Chocolate Factory Pop Up Restaurant
    • Pho 'N Rice
    • Golden Garden
    • Formosa Taipei
    • Tango
    • The Upper Crust
    • Shangri La
    • Celebrity Pizza and Dairy Bar
    • Fugakyu
    • Sel de La Terre - Natick Collection
    • Rancatore's
    • Dabin
    • Daikanyama (Lexington, MA)
    • Legal Seafoods
    • Dabin
    • FuLoon Restaurant
    • Stone Hearth Pizza
    • New Ginza
    • Texas Roadhouse

    Narrow your search:

    Allston
    Back Bay
    Cambridge
    Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Berkshires
    Greater Boston
    Lexington
    North End
    Somerville
    South End
    Watertown
    • Amar Boston Raffles Hotel
      Amar - Raffles Hotel in Boston
    • Pammys Cambridge
      Pammy's Cambridge
    • Joe's Pizza NYC
      Joe's Pizza (Harvard Square)
    • Comfort Kitchen Boston
      Comfort Kitchen - Modern African food in Boston
    • La Padrona Boston
      Jody Adams La Padrona in the Raffles Hotel
    • La Contessa Boston
      Contessa Ristorante - Great Italian in Boston
    • Why I love going to Bergamot
    • Salts
    • Jen's Top Restaurants to visit in Boston - 2023 Update
    • A Month in Boston: our first post-Covid Trip
    • Jinny's Pizzeria Newton
    • Dave's Fresh Pasta
    • Redbones
    • Texas Roadhouse
    • Stone Hearth Pizza
    • FuLoon Restaurant
    • 80 Thoreau
    • Juniper (Wellesley)
    • All Star Sandwich Bar
    • Fugakyu
    • Farewell Il Panino :(
    • Five Guys Burgers and Fries
    • No. 9 Park Boston
    • Farewell Bergamot
    • In Remembrance
    • Happy New Year! A look back at 2017
    • Happy New Year! A Look Back at 2015 - Part I
    • Boston Rescue Mission: Sunday Community Dinner
    • Atasca
    • Jen's Top Restaurants to visit in Boston - 2017 update
    • Thai North
    • Dumpling House (Cambridge) - a first look
    • Area Four {Snapshot}
    • Cafe Sushi (Omakase)
    • Updated! Jen's Top Restaurants in Boston
    • A Weekend in Boston
    • Cape Cod Trip Report + Giveaway for 2 free nights at any Radisson!
    • 13th Anniversary Weekend Trip (Berkshires, Tanglewood)
    • Is it December already? Where I ate in Boston in November
    • Happy New Year! Part III - Best New Boston Restaurants 2015

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    Hi, my name's Jen and welcome to my cooking, eating, and travel site! I am an expat who moved from Boston to Hong Kong 5 years ago. Born and raised in Ohio to Taiwanese immigrant parents, I am a chemistry nerd, patent attorney by day, blogger by night, church musician on weekends, and food enthusiast always. Feel free to explore away, maybe starting with the Recipe Index or one of the travel pages! I hope you enjoy this site!

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