Charitable Living – Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters

Norwell Farms Celebrates with Local Chefs

We have the city living lifestyle (hence @BostonCityLiving), but that doesn’t mean pounding the pavement, dining out on Newbury Street and hanging out at the local playground 24/7. We love to escape the city for a little bit here and there. The nice thing about the Boston area is that you don’t have to travel…

Pastry Chefs Gather for Sugar Rush

We are not Paris, but Boston’s pastry scene is magnifique and has been developing at a the speed that spun sugar sets over the last few years. I got a taste of some of what the area’s best pastry chefs have to offer at the 4th Annual Sugar Rush. Sugar Rush was started by pastry…

Crew Edition: Weekend Guide

This weekend is the world famous Head of the Charles Regatta. It should be a perfect weekend for it, unlike that one year when it rained so hard they actually had to cancel it. The scenery is just at it’s prime with the beautiful leaves. Take a walk away from the Charles and for a…

Bee Nice: Gather Chocolate from Harbor Sweets

I am not someone who has a sweet tooth, but I do enjoy a well-made chocolate or dessert. What I mean by “not having a sweet tooth” is that I rarely crave sweets. It doesn’t mean I don’t like them. I just crave bread and salty bites more. That means if I’m sharing a sweet…

Dog Days of Summer Start Now: Kirkland Tap and Trotter

What does “doy days of summer” even mean? According to Becky Little in National Geographic, dog days of summer refer to the stars and how the ancient Greek interpreted them. In ancient Greece, the constellation Canis Major was thought to be a dog chasing Lepus, the hare. The star Sirius is the dog’s nose; the Greeks…

June 3rd at Fenway: Pride Night

June 3rd is a special day at Fenway. The Green Monster is dressing up in all the colours of the rainbow and there will be a little extra blue on the field too. It’s always a tough game for me to watch when my childhood team, the Toronto Blue Jays, plays my home team, the Red…

Red Sox Winter Weekend: Family at Foxwoods.

It may be a little early for Spring fever but when it comes to Red Sox fans spring training cannot come soon enough. Next weekend, January 22nd through the 24th Red Sox fans can get a big dose of their favorite team and sport at Foxwoods. Winter Weekend is a family friendly Red Sox extravaganza…

Drink for a Cause: Negroni Week in Boston

Campari is a sunset red liqueur that is perfect for summer. It is also an essential ingredient for the Negroni. From June 1st through June 7th over 2,510 bars and restaurants are celebrating Negroni week to raise money for charity. Charities include the Developing Minds Foundation (Brick & Mortar), Rosie’s Place (BRIX Wine Shop), Greater…

Fenway + Yoga = FenwaYoga

My daughter loves her yoga classes. I grew up in a family of yogis. I even enjoyed going to mom and baby yoga. When the yoga was for me though, I have given it several tries and it just wasn’t an experience I enjoyed. My mind would feel like it was on hyperspeed and my…

Spring 2014: A little if this & a little of that

It is spring in Boston and we all still have our shovels and ice scrapers at the ready lest we jinx the season. We smell the damp spring air. We see the crocuses in bloom, and our hearts sing just a little. Spring is also Easter and Passover, and perhaps even more festive the marathon,…

The Best Brunch of the Year: Boston’s Super Hunger Brunch

The Greater Boston Food Bank’s Super Hunger Brunch is an event that I try to participate in every year. It is the easiest way to support one of Boston’s most important organizations. It’s a fun event to participate in, and the restaurants and chefs put so much into this day that there is no excuse…