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May 31, 2016 Ciao Pizza and Pasta

Ciao Pizza and Pasta is a little shop located just across the street from the Chelsea courthouse. The newly renovated eat in area features about 10 seats at the bar – but most people come in for takeout. The restaurant features coal fired pizza made in 90 seconds and pasta made from scratch. We had […]

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November 2, 2015 Plaza Food Hall

While walking around we happened upon the Plaza Food Hall. The hall opened in 2010 with Todd English’s as the anchor. It has since added on to become 32,000 sq. ft of deliciousness. The shops are carefully curated. Some well know favorites and some new names pop up in the list. We started out our […]

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June 4, 2015 Tuscan Market

Tuscan Market is located just past the border in Salem, New Hampshire, a 45 minute drive from the city. We went up on Saturday afternoon for lunch and a tour. Tuscan Market is a more casual restaurant and retail shop, whereas Tuscan Kitchen next door is focused on fine dining. The Market offers house made […]

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September 1, 2014 Alta Strada

M and I went to Alta Strada after the Jeni’s Ice Cream Demo. It was clearing out as it was on the later side, so we had the full attention of our waiter. I had the Spicy Chitarra with Lobster, Shrimp, Tomato, and Basil ($23). It was a little spicy, but really delicious. The pasta […]

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July 29, 2014 Bacco

I headed over to the North End after work to meet two of my favorite old interns who both now live in the neighborhood. They suggested that we head over to Bacco, a two story restaurant on the corner of Salem Street. The sun was shining and the windows were all open – we grabbed […]

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January 10, 2014 Union Square Cafe

After we read Setting the Table for book club, I had to check out Union Square Cafe to see if Danny Meyer was all talk, or if he practiced what he preached. We were running a few minutes late, so I called the restaurant to let them know. When we arrived, it wasn’t busy yet, […]

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January 8, 2014 Giulia

On the snowiest day of  winter thus far, a friend and I venture out to Giulia in Cambridge. Located between Harvard Square and Porter Square, it is the first restaurant of Michael Pagliarini, award-winning former chef of Via Matta, and his wife, Pamela Ralston. There is a warm welcoming feeling when we walk in, from […]

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December 4, 2013 80 Thoreau

This is another one of those posts that slipped through the cracks. We went to 80 Thoreau almost a year ago, but I never posted about it. So here is it! Locaed on the second floor on an old train depot in Concord, 80 Thoreau brings fine dining to the suburbs. The maitre d’ is […]

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November 20, 2013 MMMac N’ Cheese

Located in the food court in Quincy Market, you could very well walk right by this stall if you weren’t looking for it. Prices range from $5.50 – $9.50 for a small and $6.50 – $10.50 for a large. They make all the mac and cheese to order – wait time is under 5 minutes. […]

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November 5, 2013 Remi

We were exhausted after running around the whole day, so we decided to eat relatively close to the hotel. We happened upon Remi for dinner. They have a very colorful decor with high ceilings – really quite stunning. I liked that the bread basket had so many options. A little goat cheese spread for the […]

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