Where to: Soul on Shawmut, serving classic (and sometimes not-so-classic) soul food in Roxbury. Why: For tasty takes on ...

"We try to recreate those dishes that people love. A lot of comfort food, but mostly a lot of New Orleans staples, said Chetwan Smith. Their biggest hits include sweet heat cauliflower and eggplant ...

Chef Jernard Wells likes to joke that he “didn’t land on culinary,” and that rather, the culinary life landed on him.