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December 6, 2019
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Food
Salem

Serving Up Seafood for No Kid Hungry with Ledger’s Feast of the Seven Fishes

by Felicia Cheney
by Joey Phoenix Salem’s Ledger Restaurant is in preparation for its second annual Feast of the Seven Fishes, a delicious evening of food, drink, and community right in the heart of Salem’s downtown. On Monday, December 16, 2019, chefs from Salem, Greater Boston, and Portland, ME are converging at Ledger for this exciting piscatorial endeavor.  While the feast is a
December 6, 2019
June 24, 2019
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Food
Salem

The Breakfast Connoisseur: ‘Not Breakfast’

by John Andrews
Did you think the Breakfast Connoisseur only reviewed breakfast? Well think again. by Laura Owens I know I titled myself as the “Breakfast Connoisseur,” and I know the article titles explicitly states this will be about not breakfast foods, but just go with it. Breakfast is food, and food is good, and I can’t help but eat all of it
June 24, 2019