Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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From the Editor contributors Anthony Tieuli Secret Society for months we've been gearing up for our annual BONS issue, which spotlights our area's best places to shop, eat, and be entertained, among other categories. There are so many places to choose from on the eateries, so a profile of this quirky, casual one was a welcome idea. Brandy Rand scoured the North Shore for a not-so- well-known watering hole, which you can read about in "Ruby Sipper" on page 22. The Rudder has a fun history and contin- ues to dazzle patrons with its waterfront setting and frills-free ambience. Rand also rounded up some Mexican eateries ("¡Ole!," page 136) that should get you in a Cinco de Mayo mood. Some of us here had never heard of a few of these restaurants, but they're on our short lists now. In addition to food, in this issue you'll North Shore, which got us thinking about all of the impeccable shops, businesses, and services nearby that a lot of us just don't know much about. So, we decided to dedi- cate this issue to those hidden gems. Some are off the beaten path. Some are small. And some are just plain new. As always, we love checking out the North Shore's food and drink offerings, and we had particular fun unearthing some of the area's lesser-known restaurants and watering holes. For our food review, Anna and David Kasabian eagerly offered up one of their favorite spots, Willow Rest, in Gloucester ("Rest Stop," page 18). The North Shore is rife with popular, upscale 10 nshoremag.com May/June 2012 read about retail, cultural, and historical venues whose existence might be news to you. Julia Quinn-Szcesuil, a local writer, has for some time been popping into the Plum Island Soap Company to peruse the shop's handmade natural soaps. You can read more about her favorite hidden gem in "Soap Star" on page 32. Nahant resident and writer Jeanne O'Brien Coffey spent time at Northeastern University's Marine Science Center ("Marine Corp.," page 68), an under-the-radar facility that's making pretty cool scientific headway right here in our own backyard. One of the most impres- sive yet little-known gems we encountered in making this issue is John Whittaker's Methuen business, Canine Protection International, where he trains world-class protection dogs and, more applicably for most of us, breaks hard-headed pets of their most aggravating habits. Don't miss it. The centerpiece of this hidden gems issue is Alexandra Pecci's feature, "Un- known North Shore" (page 128), which you'll be able to use as a guide to the area's best-kept secrets all summer long. Don't see your favorite in our pages? Send us a note and let us know your hidden picks. —Lindsay Lambert, Editor Of shooting "¡Ole!" (page 136), photographer Tieuli says, "After photographing hundreds of restaurants over the years, I have learned (the hard way) that it's not always the best idea to sam- ple the food being photographed… Good Mexi- can food is one of my true weaknesses. I found myself running a few extra miles after shooting this feature! Tieuli, who also shot "Rest Stop" (page 18) and "Ruby Sipper" (page 22), also shoots for This Old House, Boston magazine, WGBH Boston, and America's Test Kitchen. Debbie Strong For this issue's story "Mind Over Matter" (page 92), Strong interviewed Don Glass, a hypnotist who's helping people lose weight through hypnosis. "Glass cleared up a lot of the mis- conceptions people have about hypnotism," she says. "Hearing about how much he has helped people change their lives was mind-blowing." Strong is a senior editor at Everyday Health whose work has appeared in Shape, Dance Teach- er, iVillage.com, DailyGlow.com, and AOL.com. Julie Batten With a degree in Theatre from Mount Holyoke College and an MFA in writing and literature from Bennington Writing Seminars, Batten was thrilled to be given a chance to hang out with theatre people in order to write "Center Stage" (page 150) for this issue. She last appeared on stage as the Artful Dodger in a production of Oliver!, and has had a thing for top hats ever since! Henrique Plantikow Plantikow is an editorial photographer based in New Hampshire. Though he comes from a graphic design background, Plantikow has of late been working on a photographic project involv- ing New Hampshire youth culture. Of his work for this issue ("Soap Star," page 32), Plantikow says, "I had a lot of fun photographing Michelle… she's very passionate about her work." See more of Plantikow's work at plantikowphoto.com. Lambert photograph by sadie dayton