I'm Brendan — I'll Take You to the Boston Seafood and North End Spots My Family Has Eaten at for 40 Years

My name is Brendan and my family has been in South Boston for three generations. Boston's food culture is built around the sea and the neighbourhood: the lobster roll is a specific thing and the best version is not served in the tourist restaurants, the clam chowder at the waterfront fish shacks is categorically different from the hotel version, and the North End — Boston's Italian neighbourhood — has bakeries and delis that have been operating since the 1940s. I take groups through the waterfront and into the North End across a morning: a waterfront fish shack for the lobster roll, a clam chowder tasting, and a North End cannoli and espresso at a bakery that has been making the same recipe since 1946. I explain Boston's neighbourhood history and why this city's food is significantly better than its reputation.