‘Boston’ Archive

Boston: Myers + Chang September 29, 2011 14 Comments

1145 Washington St Boston, MA 02118 (617) 542-5200 http://www.myersandchang.com So it’s actually been four months since I’ve had this meal in Boston. I eat at a lot of places and due to lack of time or romantic/bad lighting, half of the restaurants I want to blog about never get blogged. Especially if more than a [...]

Boston: 2nd Trip to Flour June 14, 2011 7 Comments

Flour 1595 Washington St., Boston MA 02118 (617) 267-4300 www.flourbakery.com Who skipped breakfast this morning? You wouldn’t want to skip if Flour was in your town. This was my breakfast during my second trip there during just one stay in Boston. (First trip documented here.) Breakfast Pizza Luscious Berry Bread Pudding

Chili in an Omelet May 23, 2011 4 Comments

Exactly a week ago, Best Friend and I tried to hit up Mike and Patty’s for breakfast in Boston. We were disappointed and a bit heart broken to find that not only were they closed on Mondays but also Tuesdays! I was due to fly out Tuesday afternoon. We sighed and consoled ourselves with some [...]

Boston: Flour May 16, 2011 10 Comments

1595 Washington St., Boston MA 02118 (617) 267-4300 www.flourbakery.com I am so grateful to Franish Nonspeaker for recommending Flour, a popular bakery in Boston with three locations. BFF and I both agree that we have to add Flour to Mike and Patty’s as our regular breakfast places in Boston. We stopped by Flour first thing [...]

Shabu Zen September 30, 2009 1 Comment

Shabu Zen 16 Tyler Street Boston, MA 02134 617.292.8828 (617) 782-8888 www.shabuzen.com The day after I went to Little Q and had the strangest but still tasty experience of hot pot, Mary Ellen took me to hot pot that is closer to what I was used to in Allston, Massachusetts. This one was kind of [...]

Legal Sea Foods September 25, 2009 2 Comments

Taken from my copy of 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler’s Life List, an old Christmas gift from Selina: Despite Boston’s recent culinary hype, and despite a new generation of chefs that dismisses the city’s old guard establishments as boring or bland, Bostonians cherish tradition and the tried-and-true, and that’s where Legal [...]

Rangzen Tibetan Place September 24, 2009 No Comments

Rangzen Tibetan Place 24 Pearl St Cambridge, MA 02139 617) 354-8881 rangzenfood.com/default.aspx During my recent trip to Boston, Mary Ellen introduced me to the first Tibetan restaurant I’ve been to. It’s tasty! I want to go back and try more aspects. Like dumplings. So we ate at night, and the tables are really squished together. [...]

Little Q September 22, 2009 No Comments

1585 Hancock St Quincy, MA 02169 (617) 773-5888 www.littlequsa.com I took Mary Ellen to hot pot at Sinh Sinh in Houston a while ago with Kim and Chris. She was excited because she had come to love hot pot while in Boston. However, she was a little surprised at our hot pot since it was [...]

L.A. Burdick Chocolate Cafe September 21, 2009 1 Comment

L.A. Burdick Chocolate Cafe Harvard Square Cafe 52-D Brattle Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617-491-4340 www.burdickchocolate.com Saturday morning, we started off our day at Burdick Chocolate Cafe. A day can’t go wrong if you start it off with chocolate. Mary Ellen and I each picked something to eat and split later. I chose a hazelnut [...]

Mike and Patty’s – Best Egg Breakfast Sandwiches of Our Lives September 18, 2009 2 Comments

Mike and Patty’s 12 Church St (between Tremont St & Fayette St) Boston, MA 02116 (617) 423-3447 www.mikeandpattys.com Mike and Patty’s teeny tiny storefront. I originally added this on my to do list for Boston because I yelped around. Then a friend suggested it on my facebook profile so it augmented my already eager determination. [...]