When I was little, we always got pizza for dinner our first night of any trip to New York. We would sit down around my aunt’s table, pass cream sodas and root beer around, open up all of the boxes–cheese, sausage, mushroom, my favorite–and eat off of paper towels. I needed two hands to hold [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Eating in Boston’
March 15, 2013
Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and Some Monkey Business
Since my self-imposed ban on Whole Foods, I do most of my grocery shopping at the back of my freezer–and the rest at Trader Joe’s. And though it’s nearly lost me on a couple of occasions to soggy lettuce or some “eh” looking pork, I have to say this: what TJ’s does well, it does [...]
December 13, 2012
Brazilian Steak in Boston
Meat. Booze. More meat. Flan. Last night I was introduced to Fogo de Chao. If you’ve been to a Brazilian steak house, you know what I mean by a lot of meat. And if you haven’t, just say yes to the caipirinhas–cocktails of chacaça (sugar cane rum) sugar and lime. They start selling them before [...]
June 25, 2012
Cannoli Question: Mike’s Vs. Modern
If you’re a cannoli lover, or just turn into one every time you set foot in the North End, you probably get in the same line every time. But on my last adventure to this mecca of pasta, pastries, and absolutely no street parking, when I finally located the end of the Mike’s line (practically [...]
January 13, 2012
TSA Takes the (Cup)cake
Frosting doesn’t fly, according to the TSA. Leave your cupcakes at home or risk confiscation.