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March 21, 2017 Bar Boulud

I had been sitting on a gift card from the Mandarin for quite a while and decided that I was never going to make it to the spa, as much as I would have liked to. So I decided to take my gal pals out to lunch at Bar Boulud. The Boston location is the […]

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May 16, 2016 AKA Bistro

AKA Bistro closed its doors on May 8th, but we were lucky enough to visit before they did. AKA was run by Chef/Owner Chris Chung, who you may know from his days at UNI in the Elliot Hotel. AKA served French and Asian cuisine with classic favorites like quiche lorraine, croque monsieur, and ramen. A […]

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December 2, 2015 Praline

My friend Leah spoils me. When we got together recently, she brought me some sweet treats from Praline. This treat is a religieuse a la vanille and it was truly a religious experience. It was light and fluffy, sweet but not too sweet, crisp and yet so smooth. While I generally don’t get chocolate desserts, […]

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September 12, 2014 Gaslight

Gaslight, Brasserie du Coin, literally Brasserie on the corner is part of the Aquitane Group who bring you restaurants such as Aquitane, Cinquecento, Union Bar and Grille and Metropolis Cafe. Gaslight is run by Executive Chef Seth Woods and Michael Zentner, his Chef de Cuisine. The decor is that of a traditional French Brasseie, from […]

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February 6, 2014 Miel Brasserie Provencale

After our food demo at Petit Robert, we head over to the InterContinental for lunch. With the weather getting worse, we figured that we would rather be at our next destination instead of risking lunch at Petit Robert and missing our spa appointments. It’s well past lunch time, so we have the restaurant almost to […]

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January 24, 2014 L’Espalier

We had a lovely dinner with old friends at L’Espalier. Located on Boylston Street, if you aren’t specifically looking for the restaurant, you might walk right by it. The restaurant was originally located on Boylston when in opened in 1978, it moved to a townhouse in the Back Bay in  1982, only to return to […]

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January 23, 2014 Petit Robert Cooking Demo

There was only supposed to be a 30% chance of snow. When I left my house on Saturday morning and it was raining – but by the time we got to Petit Robert, it had changed to snow. I can’t think of a better way to spend a snowy morning – watching Chef Jacky Robert […]

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June 12, 2011 Overnight in Boston

My mother and I spent an overnight in Boston-enjoying what this great city has to offer. First stop, check into the Elliot Hotel located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue. A really great hotel-boutique, before it was ‘in’, with lots of charm. The lobby area is small and sparse, but every room […]

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January 4, 2011 Brasserie Jo

Located in the Colonnade hotel, Brasserie Jo is Jean Joho’s authentic french bistro. We come here every year on New Year’s Day for brunch. This year however, it was breakfast not brunch (because we went before noon). A new feature this year was the make your own bloody mary bar by the front door. The […]

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