Recipes, Restaurant Reviews, and Travel
After receiving more than a few recommendations to try Menton (some from the same friends repeatedly), my wife and I decided to use our annual birthday dinner to splurge on a meal at this French-inspired fine dining restaurant. Even though we're a little late joining the bandwagon, we had an excellent meal that lived up... Continue Reading →
Here's how I knew Dumpling House was good the first time I ate there: A friend of mine and I had just gone to whiskey tasting and were feeling the effects just a touch. We decided to do something we don't normally do and that was to have dinner at two different restaurants. The first... Continue Reading →
The search for great barbecue in Southern New England is not a futile effort, but it is most certainly an effort. There is, of course, plenty of edible barbecue, but really great barbecue, like the kind you might find in the Southern U.S., is hard to come by. There are a few havens I've come... Continue Reading →
I was invited and given a free VIP ticket to attend Boston Magazine's The Cue - an annual food festival featuring BBQ from some of the best restaurants in Massachusetts and a cocktail competition between some of the area's best mixologists. The Cue is part of a two-night event where the second day is a... Continue Reading →
Fresh salsa is hard to beat and practically impossible to find at the grocery store. When a representative for Nola's Fresh Foods contacted me to try a free sample of their Salsa Fresca, I was more than interested if not a little skeptical. The name threw me for a loop because NOLA usual means New Orleans, LA,... Continue Reading →
Dim Sum is one of my all time favorite meal experiences. I've been going for brunch for years, but still nowhere near as much as I would like. Chau Chow City in Chinatown (not to be confused with Chau Chow in Dorchester, MA, which is unrelated) is one of my favorite places to get dim... Continue Reading →
Bachelor party weekend. That's what was happening the first time I tried Vejigantes. About a dozen of my closest friends took me out for lunch at Vejigantes on the second day of my weekend-long bachelor party bash in Boston (say, "Bachelor party bash in boston" three times fast). I'm not exactly sure why they picked... Continue Reading →
As part of a birthday celebration, a friend suggested that we all get some sushi from Cafe Sushi. He'd been raving about it for a while and took his opportunity to have the rest of us try it out. The restaurant offers some of the usual pieces of fish that all sushi restaurants feature, but Cafe Sushi's... Continue Reading →
I have been waiting for Townsman to open in Boston ever since hearing the sad news that Chef Matthew Jennings was closing up his incredible restaurant, Farmstead, in Providence, RI. Two friends invited my wife and I to join them for dinner when they secured a rare weekend reservation. We all couldn't wait to see if... Continue Reading →
