You don’t have to wait for the warm breezes of summer to dine al fresco. Battery Wharf Hotel has a wonderful location nestled between the water and Boston’s North End. Their swanky Aragosta Bar is a wonderful place to go for date night or a cocktail, but even more fun is snuggling under a blanket…
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Sex, Drugs & Rock & Roll: Boston Ballet is at it again
Dapper men in droves, mean girls, fantasy suites, making out, hooking up, and Champagne flowing more freely than opinions on a certain striped dress, and no I’m not talking about The Bachelorette. The sex is implied (so don’t worry about bringing the kids.) The drugs are free-flowing Champagne or perhaps the intoxication is just the…
WITS15 Guide To Boston: Eat Well
Cocktails at Toro. Women in Travel is coming to Boston and in addition to the love of travel many of us also have a love of good, local food. Luckily Boston has plenty of that. The Revere Hotel is not too far from Chinatown, Newbury Street, Charles Street, Boston Common. Boston is a pretty small…
Weekend Guide: Slush it Out
Live it up this weekend. No need to beware the ides of March because (a) you are not Caesar and (b) they’re not until the 15th. So here are a few ways to celebrate the weekend. Saturday Blue Man Group Lips are blue, but then again so are their entire faces. Blue Man Group is…
Breakfast for Dinner: Fun Night Out at The Breakfast Club
The Breakfast Club is a great little spot just across the river from where I live, nestled in behind The Skating Club of Boston and Harvard Stadium. In addition to a great, huge breakfast menu, there is a perfect little parking lot which this winter is kind of a big deal. Go there for the…
Blue Dragon Meals: Takeout from your Kitchen (Giveaway)
It’s no secret that I love to cook, but that doesn’t mean I always have time to cook what I’d like. There are days when I’m feeling rushed and I’m missing ingredients. We have our fill of hot dog and chicken nugget days. Should I have my druthers, we would have cereal for dinner more…
Mindy Kaling, Invisibility, Super Powers & the Superbowl
I still think about if I could have a super power which one would it be. It’s a question one thinks about from those early days of childhood when you actually have moments of feeling like you do have those super powers. You can almost fly when you’re soaring high on the swings that you…
Superbowl XLIX Recipes: 3 Recipes for the Game
The Superbowl is here and for some of us it’s all about the game. For the rest of us, it’s about the game, the friends, the commercials and the food. Here are few recipes that landed in my inbox that sound just right for the game. I’m especially intrigued by the “Not From” Buffalo Chicken…
Get Schooled in Spirits at Saloon
With a new year, brings new ideas, and new goals. For many, learning something new is on that list. When it comes to learning, it is most successful when the motivation is there. When you learn something you are going to use, the motivation is definitely there. Saloon is inviting you to get schooled in…
Brunch: Island Creek Oyster Bar
The thing about brunch on a Sunday afternoon is that you can enjoy a few special treats (even if you made resolutions that say otherwise) and enjoy a leisurely meal because it’s Sunday afternoon and if you don’t slow down now, you’ll never get through the week to come with grace. Even if you resolved…
Tea at The Taj: Relax and Indulge
This year, winter break is a nice long stretch. The hustle and bustle of Christmas might have been a lot of fun, but perhaps you’re wiped out from the travel, the shopping, the wrapping, and the reveling. On Facebook, I read about many friends who had to roll with the punches this Christmas with flu…
Frozen Gift Guide: The Non-Disney Version
I know, we live in New England and it’s very, very, very…very cold out now, but that doesn’t mean that everyone enjoys roasting marshmallows, sipping hot chocolate, and huddling over glasses of hot buttered rum. Die hard ice cream lovers enjoy frozen treats all year round. Not to mention, if you run out of time to…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 