About this episode

Tanya Edwards discusses the history and closure of Boston Market in Massachusetts.

In this episode, writer Tanya Edwards tells us about the rise and fall of Boston Market (née Boston Chicken), which just closed its final Massachusetts location.

People in this episode

Host: Lee Stabert

Guest: Tanya Edwards

Topics covered

• Boston Market
• food history
• restaurant culture
• business decline
• local history

Keywords

• Boston Market
• Boston Chicken
• restaurant history
• Tanya Edwards
• Massachusetts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boston Market, Boston Chicken

Places: Massachusetts

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