All Star Pizza Bar: For their awesome toppings.(Cambridge) Barismo: For the best coffee roasting and cappuccinos (Arlington) Clover: For their collection of trucks and brick and mortar shops that will keep you well fed fast. (Cambridge, Boston, Burlington, Brookline, Watertown) Deluxe Town Diner: For their delectable diner dishes from breakfast to dinner. (Watertown) East…
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Kirkland Tap and Trotter: Brunch
Kirkland Tap and Trotter, which just over the Cambridge border, outside of Harvard Square, is the guy (could be girl but since Chef Tony Maws is a guy this analogy works better that way) on campus that everyone wants to know. It’s not the Big Man on Campus but the really nice, approachable, easy going…
Rhubarb Spoon Sweets: Sofra
What you see is the blushing pink of the local spring rhubarb. What you don’t see is the rose. The spoon sweets keep the tartness of rhubarb and mix with the earthy floral fragrant quality of rose water. It is like a spring walk through the neighbourhood. You feel the cool of the morning breeze…
Sundays are for Navel Grazing: Brunch at Puritan & Co
You walk into Sunday brunch at Puritan & Co. and the room is buzzing with energy. Once you settle in though, time seems to slow. You can get lost in conversation, linger over a few last crumbs on your plate left from a delicious pastry, or sip a second cocktail because it is Sunday and…
Commonwealth Restaurant Cambridge: Marky Mark and the Funky Brunch
I’ve been waiting to visit Chef Nookie Postal’s Commonwealth for a while now, but our schedules kept getting in the way. Finally, this Sunday was the day. Our first order of business were the $1 oysters which are served from 11:00 am to 7 pm on Sundays. I love the space. It’s got a lot…
George Howell Coffee Shop (Newtonville)
This week I stopped into George Howell coffee shop in Newtonville. It was a great place to meet a friend for coffee. When I arrived, the place was completely full, but within minutes a table was free for us. There are a handful of seats at the counter and a 1/2 dozen tables or more….
Café Beaujolais Coffee Cake: Our Go To Recipe
When I was head of the Parents Association I made this coffee cake on a Google assisted whim because we had buttermilk to use up. It was a huge hit and even the kids had a taste at the next class potluck because I made it again. Since then, it has been our go to…
Field Trip: Seven Stars Bakery- Providence, Rhode Island
I buy Seven Stars Bakery breads at my local Whole Foods (Fresh Pond, Cambridge). I love their durham stick. So, when my husband had a cyclocross race near the Franklin Park Zoo in Rhode Island, we just had to stop at the real bakery on the way home. I warmed up with a much needed…
Winter Farmer’s Market: Beyond Kale
Why bother going to a farmer’s market in the winter? If you live in New England are you just going to a room full of booths with kale and other hardy greens? Fear not, the winter’s farmers markets go way beyond root vegetables and fibrous greens. There is locally roasted coffee, baked treats to keep…
30 Days of Comfort and Joy: Part 2 (#11-20)
In case you missed Part 1 of 3, begin at the beginning with 30 Days of Comfort and Joy: Boston Dining. I’m a fan of oysters, my father is a fan of oysters, my daughter is a fan of oysters and many of my friends are oyster lovers as well. As residents of the coast…
Sugar is sweeter: Chambre de Sucre
If you are a North American parent who has had a peek into the world of Japanese bento then you know that when it comes to adorable looking food we don’t stand a chance. The Japanese company, Chambre de Sucre doesn’t have decades of experience, but rather centuries of experience making these miniscule sugar sculptures….
A docent is a prof: A dosant should not exist
I’m supposed to be writing about father’s day, or at least that is the post I had planned, but something horrible is happening and as a croissant lover, I feel I need to do something. Let us begin with this simple equation: a croissant + a donut = nothing at all unless this is perhaps…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 