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December 19, 2015 Stephanie’s on Newbury

Dianne and I met over at Stephanie’s on Newbury a while back. It was a great chance for us to catch up since it had been such a long time. The restaurant has gotten a facelift since I was last here, how ever many years ago. The color palette has changed to gray with splashes […]

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December 18, 2015 Live Noodles

I’m a sucker for noodles and dumplings, so when Live Noodles came in right down the street, I was dying to try them out. They serve traditional hand pulled noodles with authentic soup. From their website: Lanzhou beef lamian, or Lanzhou beef hand-pulled noodle, is a type of Chinese noodle dish originated in Lanzhou, China, […]

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December 15, 2015 Beta Burger

Just after Thanksgiving, when I couldn’t bear another turkey leftover anything, I headed over to Mission Hill to Beta Burger. I met up with owner Adrian Wong who gave me the lay of the land. They have seating upstairs with great lighting from the floor to ceiling window (a food blogger’s dream!). The parking can  be a […]

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December 15, 2015 Park

These days it’s hard for me to keep up. It was only 3 months late in taking my friend Julia out for her birthday when we headed over to Park in Harvard Square. Note that this was a few months ago, the weather was nice enough that they opened the windows and we sat just inside […]

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December 14, 2015 Doretta Taverna

Doretta Taverna is Michael Schlow’s newest restaurant that is in the former Via Matta space. The restaurant is a complete 180 from what Via Matta was, complete with a new entrance! The restaurant is open and airy – the large bar is the focal point in the center of the restaurant. The fresh fish are […]

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December 13, 2015 Brigs at the Crossing

After eating Bruegger’s three days in a row, I needed a real breakfast. We went to Brigs at the Crossing. When we arrived, there were a lot of old timers eating breakfast – they serve it all day, 7am to 2:30pm. I had the Western omelette with ham, onion, peppers and swiss cheese (instead of […]

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December 12, 2015 Red Bowl

On a recent trip to North Carolina to visit my niece of her birthday, we did a lot of eating out. Not the kinds of places that I would necessarily go to, but then again, sometimes you are at the mercy of your host, you go where they like to eat. The first night we […]

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December 11, 2015 The Helmand

As long as we were in the area, Leah and I went out to dinner after a book launch party at The Helmand. This place has been on my list for years, I first learned about it from my massage therapist Katie. The restaurant has two rooms, a large front dining area and a smaller […]

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December 9, 2015 The Honey Paw

Portland might be one of my favorite places, not only for the views and the shops, but for the amount of delicious restaurants packed into a small area. It’s so hard to choose where to go each time, but this time we opted to check out the Honey Paw. It’s the sister restaurant to Hugo’s […]

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December 8, 2015 WUBurger

One night, while I was browsing my Instagram feed, I saw Hungry Tommy’s picture of WuBurger. When we were looking for a place to grab dinner a couple of nights later, we decided to check it out. The restaurant is outfitted with retro booths and had plenty of seating. In addition to burgers they have a […]

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