David Chan has eaten more Chinese food than you.

photo by Rick Loomis

As I send this in, it’s the evening of Friday the 19th, and the second of the suspected bombers has just been captured. I have no idea where this will go from here, but hopefully this is over.

I live in Cambridge two blocks from where the Boston Marathon bombing brothers apparently lived. It is the strangest thing to have your neighborhood be international news, but of course I love my neighborhood and my hometown. After all of this insanity cools off, I’m sure there will be some of you interested in coming by to have a gawk at the apartment building on Norfolk St in Cambridge where these two crazies lived. It’s only natural to be curious about it, and I don’t blame you.

If you’re going to come, let me suggest you stop for a good meal while you’re here, so you can help out some local businesses which have had to shutter for the time being. In fact, I’ve heard that many of them are serving up food to the hundreds of law enforcement personnel on the scene. That’s classy. What’s more – the eating is great, and is one of those often cited as a ‘best up and coming dining neighorhood’ in the Boston area.

Here’s a few personal recommendations to try that are within a two-block radius of the Norfolk and Cambridge Street intersection that you’ve seen on the news:

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A restaurant review for the ages.

Available at Pearl & Ash on the Bowery.

Photo: Melissa Hom

Did a little taco tour yesterday with Dave Schubert. Here are some of the highlights.

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Pon mi fowl. Pon mi beef.

Our friends at The Oinkster (our favorite LA burger spot) are up to some great things.

Peep the tumblr here

We’ve always been an advocate of the idea of a Universal McDonald’s in New York.

This argument is super convincing, and they should really put this petition in front of the White House

NYC noodle wisdom

Should be an app, but this’ll do well regardless.

As if you really needed more.

So many questions in this NY Times review of Guy Fieri’s American Kitchen & Bar in Times Square

If you plan a trip out to Point Reyes in Northern California, make sure to bring a couple bottles of bubbly (Chandon’s a local favorite) and possibly a grill for your post stair climb celebration at this tucked away, no-frills Oyster Shack situated on Drakes Bay in Inverness, California.

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Looks like Wyclef is opening a restaurant in Manhattan.

The NY Times takes a look at new variations of the dumpling that are popping up in restaurants around the city. The pretzel dumplings at Talde (above) looks especially delicious.

Since the only way men can get in is with a female companion, this makes for a great date spot in Tokyo.

Erin Yang makes abstract illustrations of food she enjoys when eating out. Above is the Kung Pao Pastrami with peanuts, celery, red peppers and Tianjin chiles from Mission Chinese in NYC.

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Eating cheap in NY, courtesy of NY Mag’s annual Cheap Eats.

Photo: Danny Kim. Food Styling by Jamie Kimm.