Recent content by Bill Blass

Lord and Taylor was nice, but not THAT nice. Better than JCPenney, but not as nice as Nordstrom’s, let alone Saks or Neiman’s. The trend is a sad one I think. I’m not opposed to athletic wear or accessories, but it’s spilling over into everything, and it’s pushing out elegant nice things across...

I guess health conscious is a good thing. But *everything* seems to be “sport” nowadays. Clothing is all causal or athleisure, no one seems to enjoy wearing a suit anymore. Watches are all sport or dive focused, what happened to dress watches? Cars are all sporty, very few true luxury options...

No, they aren’t. There aren’t “so many” people switching. Now granted, induction bridges a lot of gaps left by traditional electric stoves, and it is better. But there are a lot of shortcomings: Expensive Need all-new cookware (probably) Can’t lift or tilt a pan or the connection breaks Can’t...

I would add a few more limitations to induction, but yeah, that’s a pretty good summary. I would like to see data on how much of the pollutants are from heating via gas vs stoves. And commercial vs residential buildings. I feel like there’s a major impact you can make before you come for the...

Yes. Gas is better for cooking than electric. It heats up and cools down faster, you can maintain a single temperature without it turning on and off. You have finer control over the temperature. You can visually see the flame to know how hot it is. You can cook without worrying about smashing or...

Sometimes I think people grew up with crap, all they knew was crap, and they embraced the crap as normal; then one day they retroactively learn it was crap all along, but crap is now tied to their childhood memories, and no one wants to have a crappy childhood, so they convince themselves it’s...

Restaurants are pretty good. The carry a casino premium though. Red 8 is good, and more authentic Cantonese food. Mystique is fun and energetic. Rare is a kind of high roller place, with showy high end steaks (compared to somewhere more traditional like Grill 43).

421-425 Market St. in Brighton? http://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/421-425-market-street is the latest, but it's been a dead core in a pit for a while now.

Thanks everyone (mostly)! I’m torn on parking lots of course because I hate seeing them but I love using them. I guess I didn’t read the plans closely enough. Hiding them in a structure is probably the best option here.

I'm all for projects like these. I haven't been on here long, but am interested to see the opinions on surface lots. I can understand from an aesthetic perspective, but if I go to Whole Foods, where am I supposed to park?