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Mass Eatery Featured On 'Kitchen Nightmares' Thriving Post-Show, Report Says
Over a decade after being featured on the television show “Kitchen Nightmares,” a Massachusets restaurant seems to have benefited from chef Gordon Ramsay’s visit.
Olde Hitching Post, located in Plymouth County at 48 Spring Street in Hanson, is one of the lucky, once-failing restaurants that has survived and now seemingly thrives following its stint on the reality television show.
The eatery, which serves up soups, salad, burgers, and much more, was featured on the reality show’s sixth season and aired in 2013.
During the episode, the notoriously harsh Ramsay gave then-owner Tom a tongue…
Massachusetts' Own Matt Damon's Math Not Adding Up On 'SNL'
Matt Damon's math isn't quite adding up.
The Massachusetts native was among a bevy of A-list celebs who made cameo appearances on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, as Kristen Wiig was inducted into the Five-Timers' Club.
Rudd, 55, has also hosted the show five times, and was the first celeb to pop up during Wiig's monologue Saturday night, April 6.
Then came former writer Paula Pell, and then, Damon, who grew up in Cambridge, donning a Five-timers' jacket.
"First off, big fan," 53-year-old Damon tells 50-year-old Wiig from the audience. "I grew up watching you on SNL."
"You …
This Mass Town Among Best Places To Live In US, According To Brand-New Rankings
When it comes to putting down roots, this Massachusetts locale is among the best in the nation, according to a new ranking.
The Norfolk County town of Brookline came in at No. 11 on Niche’s 2024 “Best Places to Live in America” ranking. It also took the No. 1 spot on the site’s “Best Places to Live in Massachusetts” list.
Niche looked at a variety of factors to come up with its ranking, including cost of living, public schools, crime and safety, housing costs, and diversity.
With an overall grade of A+, Brookline was praised for being “warm and cozy with plenty to do,” according to one Nic…
Taylor Swift's Relatives Include This Iconic Poet, Ancestry Reveals
From one “tortured poet” to another: the uber-famous Taylor Swift is related to another famous wordsmith, who happens to be from Massachusetts.
Taylor Swift, the internationally-loved pop star who recently announced her upcoming album “The Tortured Poets Department,” was discovered to be related to iconic poet Emily Dickinson, NBC’s TODAY Show announced on Monday, March 4.
According to Ancestry, who revealed the star-studded lineage to TODAY, Swift and Dickinson are both descendants of a 17th-century English immigrant, who was an early settler in Connecticut, in the Hartford County t…
