Arts

The Roaming Fork | Roam on

I can’t believe it — this is my last column of the semester. I am sad about this, to say the least. From caterpillars to taro roots to kava, thank you so much for joining me on this culinary adventure. What a long, strange trip it’s been. I hope this column, if nothing else, has helped you appreciate the weird, wonderful diversity of food that exists on this planet — and what a remarkable selection of things turn out to be edible. I hope I’ve opened your horizons, but if you’ve tuned in each week just to be grossed out and laugh at me, that’s fine too. Still, as we part ways, I’d like to encourage you to take the plunge. Eat something you’re not familiar with. If it’s cooked properly, the worst thing that’s likely to happen is that you don’t like it.

British artist Jake Bugg shines by pairing nostalgia with originality

Jessie Ware redefines genre in ‘Devotion’

Restaurant Review | Reliable Pizzeria Posto references cuisine from Naples to Napa

Festival Preview | Independent Film Festival hosts feast of films

Concert Review | Fleetwood Mac rises to occasion at TD Garden

‘To the Wonder’ marred by nonsensical plot

Flatbread Company offers fantastic pizza, bowling fun

Enjoy mixing your food with fun? Davis Square’s Flatbread Company happens to share a venue with Sacco’s Bowl Haven, a funky candlepin bowling alley that is the last alley standing of those opened by the famous Sacco bowling family. The Saccos allowed Flatbread to take over the building as well as the bowling alley, and now the restaurant has become a Davis fan favorite for those who know where to look. Located on Day Street, Flatbread is just a block away from the heart of the square, but many Jumbos could go their entire time at Tufts without ever noticing the brick building with its fairly humble sign hanging above the door. This is especially true as no other businesses are on the street. The restaurant has no reason to fret, though. Rave reviews by word-of-mouth mean a surplus of customers on Friday and Saturday evenings, ready for some of the best all-natural, wood-fired, clay-oven pizza around.

Restaurant Review | Mistral offers great atmosphere, delicious food

Book review | ‘Lean In’ asks why gender inequality persists

Interview | Derek Cianfrance talks documentary background, collaboration with Gosling

‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ far exceeds expectations

Weak character, plot development bring down ‘Sapphires’

Weekender | Exploring breakfast culture in Ball Square

‘Caveman’ combines soft electronica, psychedelia

Concert Review | Feisty Local Natives concert recalls band’s breakout album

Theater Review | Huntington's 'Raisin' falls short of potential

The curtain comes up on "A Raisin in the Sun" as dawn breaks over one dilapidated and roach?infested Chicago apartment, home to the Younger family for decades. The early morning introduces three generations of Youngers awaiting a life insurance check for a whopping $10,000, the result of recently deceased family patriarch Big Walter's lifetime of work. Stripped down, "A Raisin in the Sun" tells the story of an African?American family struggling against poverty and racism in the quest for its own piece of the American dream.

Rebecca Santiago | Is So Vain

There were several glorious aspects of my brief stint in the Dominican Republic over spring break. First, the all?inclusive drinks. Did you guys know you can put vodka in a Shirley Temple? You can. Second, the sun. I have a tan now, and I'm so excited to dip into my summer beauty products, if only for a week.

Film Review | 'The Croods' raises childish animation to refreshing, intellectual level

Set against a prehistoric backdrop during the rise of natural destruction by shifting tectonic plates and erupting volcanoes, "The Croods" follows a family of six as it journeys for survival throughout lands filled with colorful, lush vegetation and fantastical creatures. The journey is fraught with family disputes and the clashing of cultures as the traditional ways of life for this Stone Age family are challenged by their need to adapt to the changing environment.

Danielle Jenkins | Greenwise

I have often heard the argument that reusable mugs and bottles only pay off their carbon footprint if you reuse the bottle or mug 1,000 times.