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…
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Join the Club: The Gifts that Give and Give and Give
Once upon a time there were “gift of the month” clubs. They were expensive, unique, somewhat personal, but the food itself was nothing to write home about. It was more about the novelty of a monthly gift, and beautiful packaging. We’ve come a long way from the original “gourmet” gift of the month clubs. Here…
Join The Club: You’re Such a Ham!
Formaggio Kitchen‘s Charcuterie Share is like having your very own cellar filled with beautifully hand made meats. Formaggio’s award-winning charcutière Julie Biggs transforms locally and humanely raised meats into pâtés, sausages, terrines, and cured delicacies. She sources rabbit, pork, duck, and other meats from small family farms across New England, and maintains the highest standards…
Join the Club: I Love You Because You are Cheesy
Formaggio kitchen is more than a majestic cheese cave, but I think you know that already. Of course there is a cheese of the month club. Each month, Formaggio hand selects three cheeses with a special focus on seasonal cheeses, and what is looking its best at that time. Each monthly selection will include a…
Join The Club: Meet Me at Hopster’s
One thing that we don’t do nearly enough is go out with our friends. We are all too busy somehow. Newcomer, Hopster’s Brew and Boards will take care of that with their 99 Club. Every 3 months, you will gather with friends (the more the merrier) and up to a total of 20 other local…
Your Monthly Bread: A Gift from Hyannis to Your Door
As you might have seen recently in the Wall Street Journal, Pain D’Avignon has a bread-lover’s dream come true with their bread of the month club. There is a choice of :three months ($150), six months ($275), and twelve months ($500). Click here for a full list of what each month entails (from January’s Winter…
30 Days of Comfort and Joy: December Dining in Boston (1-10)
Comfort and joy comes in many shapes, forms, sizes and packages Here is my selection of places to find comfort and joy one bite at a time this month. The crispy Denver lamb rib with mint pesto at the Biltmore Bar and Grille, a hidden gem in Newton, is perfect. I don’t usually like mint…
Time to Put the Pope’s Nose to the Grindstone: Thanksgiving To Do List
It’s the official culinary countdown for Thanksgiving. The house is kind of, sort of organized and clean. I have a good idea of who is coming when. We have plans for an early dinner out with the first set of family arriving at Puritan and Co. today. We have plans to take out Bon Me…
Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker: Dewdrops, nutcrackers and 4,000 crystals
As I sit outside class, rack after rack of beautiful hand-stitched costumes roll by. They will soon be coming to life on stage in dress rehearsals making the renderings of the newest production of the Nutcracker come to life. The dewdrops fairy’s bodice and tutu alone has 4,000 crystals set on it. Each one done…
Pencil It In PIN: Weekend of November 15th-17th
This weekend I’m going to mix up my usual breakfast routine. I’m heading down to Kitchen Inc. in Somerville to check out chefs Joshua Lewin of Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro and Katrina Jazayeri of Belly Wine Bar and Cuisine En Locale’s “Texas Breakfast” . This TX Taco stand will pop up at at 201…
After School: Snacks and Challah
Our favourite challah in town is definitely Hi Rise’s challah (Cambridge ). If you like a but sweeter and cake-like then the winner has to be Cheryl Ann’s from Brookline.
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 