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On February 24, writers Tejal Rao, Devra First, and Korsha Wilson will join in conversation with Eater’s Ashok Selvam

Support Black-owned restaurants: Get takeout Are you in the mood for island flavors, healthy smoothies, pizza and chill, or date-night romance? Here’s where to go. By Devra First Globe Staff,Updated February 17, 2021, 10:25 a.m. Email to a Friend This month marks the fourth annual Boston Black Restaurant Challenge, which sets diners the enjoyable goal of patronizing one Black-owned restaurant each week. The community and its independent restaurants need support now more than ever, in February and beyond. More than 20 percent of Massachusetts restaurants that closed at the beginning of th...

We all live in Flavortown now Virtual restaurants affiliated with Guy Fieri and other celebrities deliver to our doors. Is that a good thing? By Devra First Globe Staff,Updated February 16, 2021, 10:00 a.m. Email to a Friend I live in Flavortown now. So do you. Flavortown may be an understatement. This is Flavornation. In recent days, a restaurant called Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen has appeared on takeout apps around the country. It’s part of the portfolio of a company called Virtual Dining Concepts, cofounded by Robert Earl and son Robbie. Earl the Elder is the former chief exec...

What is the future of Boston’s Black-owned restaurants? These businesses entered the pandemic at an economic disadvantage. It’s time for everyone to invest in them, and not just during Black History Month. By Devra First Globe Staff,Updated February 2, 2021, 6:52 p.m. Email to a Friend The music cues in the video’s background, a staccato beat before a jazzy horn kicks in. A masked woman inside Mattapan’s Cafe Juice Up speaks. “Hello, Boston,” says Representative Chynah Tyler. “I want to welcome you to the fourth annual Black Restaurant Challenge.” Febru...

Get takeout. It’s your civic duty. Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that’s just the start. By Devra First Globe Staff,Updated January 14, 2021, 12:44 p.m. Email to a Friend Hear me out, because I’m being serious. We’re being serious. Today the Globe launches a campaign, Project Takeout, asking the public to do just that. Get takeout once a week if you can. Get takeout twice. Revisit a restaurant that’s an old favorite, or try a new one. (For inspiration, check out our online map at globe.com/project-takeout and follow the Foo...