Category Archives: Stores
May 8, 2014 Chocolate by Mueller
As we walk into Reading Terminal Market, we walk by this amazing little shop where guys inside are hand dipping…well just about everything. Check out this delicious chocolate and peanut butter dipped pretzel! And WHAT?!?! is this thing? For a whopping $10, it is a tower of deliciousness. A chocolate covered Reese’s peanut butter cup, […]
Tags: cash only, chocolate, philadelphia
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May 8, 2014 Reading Terminal Market
Reading Terminal Market is just steps away from the Ritz Carlton Hotel in city center. We end up spending a lot of time there, not only for the great people watching, but for the one stop shopping it provides. For those of you from Boston, it’s like Fanueil Hall, but bigger, and better. You can […]
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May 2, 2014 Julie Michaud Prettyology 1st Birthday Bash
On Wednesday night, Julie Michaud Prettyology hosted their 1st birthday bash at their beauty lab on Newbury Street. Of course there were cupcakes, light bites and bubbly! Julie, the founder and creative director, has trained and worked in Paris and New York. She has over two decades of experience (although you wouldn’t think two decades […]
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April 22, 2014 Broma Brownies
I had the pleasure of meeting Derek and Kristin Wilson this weekend at their pop up at Olives and Grace. The Wilson’s are the minds and talent behind Broma Brownie Co. (formerly Boston Brownie Co.) Between the two of them, Derek and Kristin have almost 50 years of restaurant experience (Kristin is the pastry chef […]
Tags: brownies, gluten free, mail order, specialty goods
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April 18, 2014 Skoah – Chestnut Hill
It was a rainy on Sunday, a perfect day for a little pampering. I headed over to The Street in Chestnut Hill to get my fitskin facial. While I was waiting for Anastasiya, I had the chance to chat with Pete Dziedzic, who co-owns Skoah with his husband Jay Judas. I love Pete’s story, he […]
Tags: chestnut hill, spa
April 17, 2014 Northlight Baking Co. Macaron Sampling at CocoaNuts
I happened to need a gift for a party we were going to, and headed over to Cocoanuts in the North End to pick up some sweets (blog post coming soon). I had the chance to chat with Tara Shea (co-owner) while I was in there, and she mentioned that Shira Melen, of Northlight Baking […]
Tags: north end, specialty goods
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April 11, 2014 Cakeology
Cakeology opened it’s storefront downtown in September of last year. Cakeology has been on my radar for some time now, check out my post from a while back, before the store opened and Victoria was just delivering cupcakes. The shop is cute, there are a few tables to sit and eat your decadent desserts at […]
Tags: closed, cupcakes, dessert, downtown crossing
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April 6, 2014 Train Gum
Sam Singer, a Watertown native, and graduate of Hobart college, started Train Gum in in his dorm room (where all great ideas start). After moving back to the Boston area, he now operates Train Gum out of Somerville. Wanting to bring gum into the natural foods market, Singer formulated a gum with 5 ingredients: Chicle […]
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April 3, 2014 Graeter’s
What do you get for someone that has everything? Ice cream. Graeter’s (if you haven’t heard about them) is an ice cream company out of Cincinnati, OH. Order a 6 pack for $60 or a 12 pack for $120, you can mix and match your flavors. Graeter’s creates its ice cream 2 gallons at a […]
Tags: ice cream
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