Trattoria di Monica
We are back from our summer vacation, just in time (literally) to welcome our daughter’s friend from college who came to the Boston area for a three day visit. Our daughter was… Read More
New Rivers
About a year ago, I started following the Instagram of a Providence, Rhode Island based restaurant New Rivers. It’s not a new restaurant, but a friend who lives in the city told me… Read More
Tiger Mama
There are three friends, Amy, Laura and Sheila with whom I have enjoyed many dinners and cooking classes over the years. In fact, they were the “original companion diners” in my post… Read More
Lenox, Massachusetts
A few weekends ago, we spent just under 48 hours in Lenox, Massachusetts to celebrate a friend’s milestone birthday. On the agenda was good food and drink, a little activity both in… Read More
Amuleto Mexican Table
Maybe it’s ironic, or divine intervention that I had a review of a newish Mexican place scheduled for the blog this week. If you don’t already have plans for Cinco de Mayo… Read More
Osteria Posto
The Alpine Restaurant Group, owners of Davis Square’s Posto, Painted Burro and Rosebud American Kitchen & Bar, opened an upscale Italian eatery in Waltham, Massachusetts last Fall. Osteria Posto is perched above… Read More
Miami Culinary Tours
A few weeks back, my husband was invited with some of his colleagues for a few days of mostly fun in the sun in South Beach, a section of famed Miami Beach… Read More
Brunch in New York City
A few weeks ago, we were in New York for a couple of days. My husband had some business and I made it my business to join him at the tail… Read More
Doretta Taverna
Michael Schlow is a fixture of the Boston food scene, although he is equally well known on the national stage. Schlow currently owns 8 restaurants in California, Washington, D.C., New Hampshire, Connecticut and… Read More
The Blue Ox
The city of Lynn, once a bastion of manufacturing (shoes in particular) has some really great things going on, not the least of which is a female mayor, but that’s for another… Read More
L.A. Story Part Two
What have you been cooking this summer? I’d love to hear what you have been up to in your kitchens in the comments below! I have been spending a lot of time… Read More
Ohana
This past Spring, one of my dearest friends, Susan invited me to a luncheon for the Massachusetts General Hospital Friends of Cancer Center in Boston. It was a lovely event and proceeds… Read More
