The Daily Grub

While I started the season off hoping — as I do every year — that my Cubbies would have a serious shot at winning that elusive World Series title, it was over before it even began. But I’m not going to cry about it — I did that last year. Instead, I’m going to root for another team and eat a lot.

Are you ready for some football?!?! It’s the first Monday night football game of the season and if you’re a Patriots fan set on settling in and ordering some delivery tonight, GrubHub.com is offering exclusive deals with some of Boston’s best delivery restaurants.

When’s the last time you tried whipping up a first-rate French meal? Perhaps with the current revival of Julia Child’s work, — thanks in large part to “Julie & Julia,” the film chronicling the life of the celebrated cook — you’ve considered popping by a French bistro, picking up a crispy baguette on your way home from work, or finally combating that coq au vin.

There exist in this world, a singularly, perfectly and wonderfully delectable breakfast sandwich. Who would have thought I had to head all the way to Boston to discover it.

Great food and good friends can sometimes make up for poor service — sometimes, not always.

Gindy Singh was in diapers when his father first opened Shalimar of India in 1986. Like most parents, Avtar Singh wanted his son to have all the things he didn’t have growing up.

Earth deserves a pat on the back, don’t you think? Today the world will celebrate one of its greenest holidays, Earth Day. People all around the globe will take time to appreciate and respect our environment and, most importantly, encourage social awareness.