Where to Eat: Boston Calling Music Festival 2017

If you want you grab a bite heading to or from Boston Calling here are my suggestions: Diner food and just a fun chill spot: Breakfast Club I’m so egg-cited, and I just can’t hide it 💃🏼🎶 @thebreakfastclubboston is a hidden gem in lower Allston with a huge brunch menu. Their benedicts are super creative…

Brunch a Love Story: Il Casale

il Casale Cucina Italiana in Belmont is a warm, welcoming space.  The dining room is often filled with regulars from around town, the occasional Top Chef film crew, and those who have heard how good the food is. I am a fan of dinner at il Casale and have been in for special occasions and…

Trot Trot to Hudson: Foliage and Tasty Food in Hudson, MA

I have no idea where most of New England actually is.  I hear names of towns that all sound vaguely familiar and each town seems to have a similarly named town to the North, East and West of Boston. As a family we’d head out to some small town for various festivals or occasions.  Town…

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…

5 Local Hostess Gifts: Drink Local

When I refer to “hostess” I use the broad definition.  What I mean by that is if you are attending a party you bring a hostess gift, and if you are hosting a party you deserve to treat yourself.  We’ve all joined our summer and fall CSAs and some brave souls have also signed up…

A Back to School Alphabet: Where to Eat

  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…

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….

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…

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…

Vote and You Shall Receive

Get up and vote today and you shall be rewarded.  You will not only have the honour of choosing the next president, but you will also use your super powers as a valid member of this democracy.  Just in case that wasn’t enough, some companies have decided to give you a little boost.  Vote and…

Coffee, Breakfast, and maybe a little Brunch or Lunch

Local openings, closings, new things, old things; anything that is on my radar will be listed here. So here goes: I.  Sofra Oleana has a new baby: Sofra.  Oleana is an amazing restaurant in Inman Square.  The food is incredible and the garden is fabulous.  They even have some inside/outside seating, heat lamps and blankets for those chilly fall evenings…