Not only are crocuses popping up here and there, but in Boston and environs some fabulous sounding restaurants have popped up here and there. Flour Bakery (you know the one near the children’s museum) is working hard to open their third location down by Central Bottle Wine and Provisions in Cambridge, Bergamot has opened in…
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Valentine’s day with the Kids
I have never been a fan of Valentine’s day…well, I did always look forward to those little red hot Valetine’s heart candies. The ones that make your tongue tingle and scream “CINAMMON” in your mouth. Then there was the year abroad in college in the UK when I discovered they had candy hearts with mean…
To Meat or Not To Meat That is the Question
Peta 2 has their vote going on for the 2008 World’s sexiest vegetarians. Peta has their list of 2008 top 10vegetarian friendly ball parks. And examiner.com‘sBoston Vegetarian Examiner has a great list of vegetarian prix fixe menus available to ring in 2009. I’m sure that in the coming days some people are planning to start…
Christmas in Carver: From Carving Turkey To Carving Out Family Time
What does a family of New York (once or twice removed) Jews do when Chanukah falls right around Christmas? We carve out some family time. You can’t have a Chanukah party two weeks before Chanukah starts because waiting for the first night will be an eternity for the kids. It is bad enough that they…
Sofra: The Details
My favourite new coffee spot and bakery/cafe is Sofra and I’ve written about it briefly, but now you can get the details. The bakery is a great place to stop for breakfast as an alternative to a large chain. The quality of the coffee and food and in particular the flavours are hard to come…
Our Rockefeller: Charles Square Tree Lighting
As a family we are New Yorkers at the core intertwined with our new Bostonian and Cantabrigian roots. Aside from the fact that, as a family unit, we don’t celebrate Christmas (that’s just at Grandma’s house) there is still something magical about the Rockefeller Center treeand the tree lighting. We check in with one another about…
Black Friday: Shop Well, Eat Well
Truth be told, I would not be caught dead shopping on Black Friday, because I have the luxury of being a stay at home mom so I can shop any other time during the week and I have the flaw of becoming hostile and a tad bit cranky when I shop in a crowd. When I wasn’t…
Food For Thought
Main course: I’m not actually going to give you food for your thoughts, but spending time thinking about this may change how you shop and eat. The question is how do you define value when it comes to food? Do you just look at price? What about the quality of the food and the value…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 