When most folks think about smoked salmon it’s of lox atop a bagel. You haven’t fully appreciated the oily, rich goodness of the fish until you try Whole Foods’ “hothouse salmon” or Urban Hearth’s 8-ounce smoked fillets.

This notebook about dining options during Covid-19: Recently opened La Saison Bakery serves up some of the best baked goods in a town with a bounty of good bakeries. Start with the croissants, light and airy yet buttery – if you can get them.

Get some post-Thanksgiving comfort food in the form of an Ultimate Fried Catfish Sandwich from The Smoke Shop, fried chicken from Redbones and sandwiches from the Little Blue Bakery cart in Alewife.

We’re probably all going to be in a turkey tryptophan coma or two this week. For a New England-sanctioned palate cleanser, head to the newly renovated Noir Bar patio at the Charles Hotel for a bowl of lobster bisque.

Socrates Toulopoulos’ baby is still in the family (along with a sister restaurant in Billerica) though under new management, and it just reopened a takeout storefront now known as Newtowne Grille Express.

What to do about Thanksgiving during coronavirus, when traditions of big gatherings are getting stifled under masks and distancing requirements? Plenty of Cambridge restaurants are hungry to make feasting at home easy.

In this notebook about dining options during Covid-19, we discover some grab-and-go slightly sinful sides that work well as a lunch main: Bon Me’s lemongrass fried chicken thighs and Harvard House of Pizza’s garlic bread with cheese.

Pammy’s has pivoted nicely to coronavirus. For starters, it’s installed an outside patio so intimate and cozy you don’t really notice other diners, or cars whizzing by – the better to appreciate innovative cuisine with standout dishes such as wagyu skirt steak and tuna crudo.

The Plough and Stars reopened in late summer with a menu of delectable classics, including an excellent blackened catfish sandwich – a tender, seared piece of fish coated in blackening spices with an apt smear of Cajun aioli, all tucked in an airy bun.

Halloween’s in the air, but the coronavirus pandemic makes trick-or-treating a spooky prospect. Boo Bags from EHChocolatier are one glorious alternative to the traditional way of garnering a little one’s holiday sweets.