Union Square is a place I drove through every week when I used to tutor a child. It was somewhere I passed through but never had time to stop. As the tutoring days ended and my family life began, I started to explore the area a little more. Honk brought me to Union Square and…
Category: Boston
Amsterdam Falafel: Beyond Traditional
When Amsterdam Falafel Shop first opened in Davis square, I heard a lot of buzz about the place, but when I eventually made my way over there I didn’t immediately fall in love. Perhaps it was the dark and cramped space, but more likely it was because I had two kids in tow, I was…
Common Threads: Boston Ballet and Artist Janet Echelman Push Boundaries
Brookline artist Janet Echelman has had everyone looking up, through and beyond with her fibre art sculpture, As If It Were Already Here, that hangs above the Rose Kennedy Greenway. While Echelman’s piece still evokes awe and wonder from those who see it in person or in photographs, in a way it does feel as…
Dinner in the “Middle” of the Ocean: A Mirbeau Inn Mirage at Plymouth Rock Oyster Flats
I grew up near Toronto and summers often meant a rustic cottage by a lake in the region known as Cottage Country. Dinners were always on the porch or by the dock and we often had pike or other fresh fish that we had caught that afternoon. A plate of food that comes from underfoot…
Scenes from Le Dîner en Blanc Boston 2015
Le Dîner en Blanc is a spectacular phenomenon created by François Pasquier over 27 years ago in Paris with a handful of friends. Now it takes place in cities across the globe with nearly 15,000 friends and friends to be all dressed in white to break bread side by side, light up the night, and dance…
Dine Like a Parisian in Cambridge: It’s not the food it’s how you do it.
As a child I lived in France for two years, although I didn’t have cocktail hour then, I understood the habits of dining à la Française. In France, at the time, we had two hours for lunch at school. Most children went home to have their main meal of the day then with their…
Summer Life in the City: Family Film Fest at the Prudential
There’s a funny thing people do when they are away from home and on vacation. They go out. They explore. They stay out past the usual bedtimes. They try new things. They carry on annual summer traditions. The thing is, you don’t actually have to travel far or travel at all to do those things. Summer in the…
Posto Mobile Pizza Food Truck: Come for the Pizza and Keep the Sauce
Pizza really is the best fast food available. The problem is that it isn’t always fast and it isn’t always made from the best ingredients. If you can find a place that makes it well, they have the right ingredients and the right equipment. In the Boston area (Boston’s South End, Cambridge, Somerville), we have…
Committee: Love at First Bite
Boston’s Seaport is an eclectic mix of art, cocktails overlooking the water, gathering spots for a cold beer, and construction sites. I love it over there. It is a spacious corner of Boston where the vibe is hip and fun, but I feel totally comfortable going out with the family too. Last night, I got…
Elephant Walks Between Two Slices of Bread: New Lunch Options in the South End
The Elephant Walk is known for it’s unique bicultural (yet not fusion) French and Cambodian menus. Whether you order off the French side of the menu or the Cambodian side, my friends and I each have our favorite Elephant Walk dishes that we order again and again for dinner. I tend to think of it…
Chain Link: Restaurants Worth Checking Out
In general, I skip a chain restaurant and prefer to go to a small, local independent restaurant whether I’m at home or in traveling to another city. With social media sources for information such as Yelp, Chowhound, Urbanspoon Zomato, my Facebook feed full of food loving folks, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest, I can get a good…
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…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 