Like a Fine Wine: Lucia Ristorante Celebrates 40
Boston’s North End restaurant Lucia Ristorante, celebrates 40 years. Enjoy old menu items at retro prices and help support the Massachusetts Red Cross hurricane relief fund.
Category: Food
Sudbury Life: Shiny New Whole Foods
The thing about me is that I, like most people no doubt, am a constant push and pull, yin and yang, this but that. I love tradition and am not fond of change but on the other hand I am obsessed with innovation and change. Being invited to visit and …
Brunch in Cambridge Worth the Trip from Boston: Alden & Harlow
So yes, they say the trip from Boston to Cambridge and vice versa will be messed up for the next 10 weeks (oh joy!) but there are buses, and it is a beautiful time of year for a stroll or bike ride along the Charles River. Also, who are we …
I Love Fall Outings: Mann Orchards' Corn Maze
I was recently invited to visit the new Riverside Farms corn maze at Mann Orchards in Methuen, MA. The first thing I had to do was figure out exactly where Methuen was and when I realised how quick and easy it was to get there, I gathered up the family …
Early Harvest: Apples, Fritters and Pies (Sponsored)
August is that time with lingering summer heat and last beach days. September we go back to school but the summer sun is still strong. Fall, flannel plaid and apple picking still seems very far off. However, late August and early September is actually the best time to go apple …
Mix-It Up For Dinner or Lunch: Cambridge
Earlier this summer I was invited to check out a restaurant that I have walked by many times but never stopped in. After my first visit, I have been back within a week with the whole family. I know these hot summer nights will have us ordering takeout a lot …
Peanuts at Fenway: Charlie Brown
I love getting the paper and reading the comics. I loved it as a kid and I still do now. When I think of the Peanuts comic strip, I have four very clear images in my head: Schroeder at the piano, Linus with his banket, Lucy at her “advice” booth, and Charlie …
Harvest's The Book and the Cook: Battersby
Harvest Restaurant is nestled down in one of Harvard Square’s little nooks and has a fabulous patio for this time of year. I was lucky to attend one of Harvets’ “The Book and the Cook” evenings a while back and loved it. The setup is great, you sit with …
Dinner Tonight: June 11, 2017
Today was an errand day and a shopping day. We trekked out to MarketStreet in Lynnfield to pick up one of Isabelle’s birthday presents. We also got a dress for me at Pink Parkway. Then we stopped into the Amazon Books store for our first irl (in real life as opposed to …
Secret Burger Sauce
Shake Shack has one. McDonalds has a song about theirs; Do you remember it? Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce … on a sesame seed bun? No doubt your favourite ‘secret burger’ on the menu at places like Craigie on Main, Alden & Harlow, and Drink all have a …