Eric Twardzik
When Eric’s not jogging around the city trying to work up an appetite, you’ll probably find TFL’s resident cocktail aficionado in one of Boston’s top cocktail bars sipping a Negroni. As the former Boston editor at UrbanDaddy, he spent two years scoping out local restaurants and bars; today he also writes about spirits for Cocktail Enthusiast and Bevvy.
Early days spent chowing on old ladies’ church festival pierogies in rural Pennsylvania fostered the writer’s love of food and drink, which has only grown during his eight years in our city. Here his preferred spot is Gene’s Chinese Flatbread Cafe, a bustling noodle joint in Downtown Crossing. Aside from the unique hand-pulled noodles, he loves the modest, “criminally-underpriced” vibe. “It always looks closed, even when it’s open,” he says.
Eric takes a philosophical approach to eating. “Every day you get three opportunities—ok, maybe more. It’s sort of magical,” he says. “Why not make the most of it every single time—whether you’re eating an Italian hoagie or a nine-course meal?”
Fun Fact
Eric has no pets, but he’s always wanted a French Bulldog
Articles By Eric Twardzik
Warm Up This Winter with Boozy Hot Chocolate
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Where to Get Boston's Best Italian Food To-Go
Five Festive Winter Cocktail Recipes
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A Guide to the Best Boston Area Butcher Shops
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Where to Order Matzo Ball Soup in the Boston Area This Winter
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Sip Takeout Sake Alongside Your Sushi from These Boston Spots
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Find the Perfect Fried Chicken Sandwich To-Go at These Boston Spots
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Boston’s Best Indian Food To-Go
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Celebrate the Season with Takeout Pie from Boston Bakeries
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Where to Get Boston’s Best Sushi To-Go
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Where to Get Boston’s Best Breakfast Burritos To-Go
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Where to Get Apple Cider Donuts This Fall
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Boston Public Market
Villa Mexico Cafe
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Mediterranean
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The Best Raw Bars Now Open in Boston
The Longfellow Bar at Alden & Harlow
Mastic Tale · Moona
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Where to Get Healthy Bowls and Salads To-Go During the COVID-19 Era
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Where to Get Thai Takeout During the COVID-19 Shutdown
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Where to Get Ice Cream To-Go During the COVID-19 Shutdown
- Seasonal
A Holiday Gift Guide for Boston Food Lovers: 2020 Edition
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Where to Get Seafood To-Go During the Coronavirus Era
Tulum · Atlántico
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Where to Get Fried Clams in Boston This Summer
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Where to Get a Picnic in Boston This Summer
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Where to Get Dumplings To-Go During the COVID-19 Shutdown
- Jamaica Plain · Bagels · $$
Exodus Bagels
Must-Try Takeout Cocktail: Moonless from Spoke Wine Bar
Honeycomb Creamery
Improved Contrarian · Ivory Pearl
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Where to Get Boston’s Best French Fries To-Go
Gene’s Chinese Flatbread Café
Must-Try Takeout Cocktail: Highland Chicken’s Boozy Milkshakes
The Publick House
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Where to Order the Best Macaroni and Cheese in Boston
5 Classic Whiskey Cocktail Recipes from Boston Bartenders
- Fenway · Southeast Asian · $$$
Tiger Mama
Italian Greyhound · Benedetto
OAK Long Bar + Kitchen
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French
Thicket & Tonic · Craigie on Main
- Somerville · American · Bar · $$
Trina's Starlite Lounge
5 Cozy Fall Cocktail Recipes from Boston Bartenders
Midnight in Paris · Colette
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Stay Warm This Winter with Boston’s Best Hot Chocolate
Mint Julep · The Smoke Shop BBQ
The Bar Room at No. 9 Park
5 Must-Make Negroni Recipes from Boston Bartenders
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Buttermilk Biscuits
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Indian
Where to Get Cocktails To-Go in Boston
5 Spicy Margarita Recipes from Boston Bartenders
Frezcal · Toro
5 Swizzle Recipes from Boston Bartenders
Delux Cafe
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Dumplings
Ganko Ittetsu Ramen
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Donuts
- East Boston (+) · Italian · Pizza · $
Santarpio’s Pizza
Drink's Mai Tai Cocktail Kit · Drink
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Grain Bowls and Salads
Starlite Bloody Mary · Trina's Starlite Lounge
A Short Path Gin and Tonic, Six Ways
Yume Ga Arukara
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Burritos
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Brookline
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Lobster Rolls
- Somerville · Ice Cream · $
Gracie's Ice Cream
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka
Espresso Martini · Alcove
Lone Star Margarita · Lone Star Taco Bar
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Back Bay
Martini · Orfano
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Tacos
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Order Takeout Ramen from These Top Boston Spots
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Fenway
How to Make Blossom Bar’s Craft Cocktails at Home During the COVID-19 Shutdown
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Cocktail Bars
Boston Bars and Restaurants Now Selling Cocktail Kits To-Go
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South End
Boston’s Best Restaurant Meal Kits During Quarantine
Boston’s Best Takeout and Delivery During the Coronavirus Era
Fezcal · Moona
Jewel On The Hill · Peregrine
Hot Toddy · Black Lamb
Raba Raba · Hojoko
Jabberwocky · backbar
Bourbon Chartreuse Smash · Wood's Hill Pier 4
Banana Hammock · Highland Fried
Poire Martini · Colette Wine Bistro
Carrie Swizzle · The Hawthorne
Tom & Jerry · No. 9 Park
Bittersweet Aloha · The Salty Pig
Appleseed Lane · Bambara Kitchen & Bar
Palos y Piedras · Fool's Errand
#Brunchpunch · Rosebud American Kitchen & Bar
Pisco Sour · Celeste
Concord Hymn · Toro
Espresso Martini · Yvonne's
Una Pimenta · SRV
PAGU Milk Punch · Pagu
Walking on Sunshine · Temple Bar
Blue Side Up · Little Donkey
The Crimson Permanent Assurance · Forage
Cosmopolitan · Pammy's
Larry Bird · Craigie on Main
Obi Wan Negroni · Fat Hen
The Law of Octaves · La Brasa
Hotel Nacional · Gustazo Cuban Kitchen & Bar
A Rope to a Flame · The Westland
Negroni Bianco · Fox & The Knife
Pale Fire · The Hourly Oyster House
Monkey Biz · Island Creek Oyster Bar
Nordester · Variety Bar at The Comedy Studio
Jalisco Disco · BISq
Reason to Believe · The Longfellow Bar
Umeshu Spritz · Whaling in Oklahoma
Saint Anne · The Hawthorne
Aztec Thrush · Chickadee
New York Streets Swizzle · Lion's Tail
Lafayette Flip · Better Sorts Social Club
Hare-way to the Stars · Veggie Galaxy
Sig Sour · Citizen Public House & Oyster Bar
Serre de la Madone · Menton
Pisco Punch · Rail Stop Restaurant & Bar
Lumberjack Rabbit · Café du Pays
Bees Nest · Lookout Rooftop and Bar
Beet It · The Ghost Walks
Malted Brandy Alexander · Mamaleh's Delicatessen
Blue Hawaii Five-O · Tiger Mama
The Anacoana · Spoke
The Opening Line · Myers + Chang
Whiskey Smash · Eastern Standard
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#brunchgoals: Mother's Day Edition
Captain Lou (Off the Top Rope) · Russell House Tavern
Persian Summer · Wink & Nod
A Bridge to Emerald City · Loyal Nine
Matt's Quickie · Trina's Starlite Lounge
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