A cat-shaped pastry from Japonaise Bakery & Cafe. A popular Brookline bakery that’s been temporarily closed for over a year has shared a long-awaited update. Back in May 2021, Japonaise Bakery and Cafe — a favorite for Japanese-meets-French treats for over three decades — closed its doors for extensive renovations.

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My last meal was the spicy garlic eggplant and pork dish and, of course, some dumplings. Photos: Steph Solis/Axios Gourmet Dumpling House calls it quits Thursday, so I thought I'd stop by for a final meal. Why it matters: The restaurant has been a fixture of Boston's Chinatown since it opened 15 years ago, but it's closing due to rising rents and employee resignations, the company wrote in a Google post.

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith visited Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury Wednesday. (File Photo) David Becker Legendary Aerosmith star Steven Tyler made a visit to Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury Wednesday. The oyster farm and restaurant, which boasts both a raw bar and farm tours, posted about the visit on Instagram, writing “Love it when our friends visit us at work 🤘.”

As much as the Fourth of July is about celebrating American independence with fireworks and parades, the holiday isn't complete unless you eat at least one hot dog, red, white, and blue cupcake, slice of watermelon, or serving of Boston baked beans. You can find many of these same foods at any other picnic or barbecue.

BOSTON - Employees at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts ratified their first labor deal Tuesday, becoming the latest prestigious art institution to protect workers with a union contract. The collective bargaining agreement is the first since museum workers voted to join the United Auto Workers Local 2110 in November 2020, the union and management said in a joint statement.