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Monthly Archives: October 2010

21/10/10 Cakes Bakery

I had written about Cakes bakery before (http://dgrubs.wordpress.com/2010/09/08/cakes-bakery/). I was in the neighborhood and figured I’d stop in for another try. I made a quick search of their Facebook page to see what was going on-and found out that they had been interviewed by the Phantom Gourmet-pretty cool! I was in around 6pm on a […]

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20/10/10 New Bridge Cafe

The NewBridge is Chelsea is a diamond in the rough-a hidden gem (except to people in the know). It has been in business since 1975 and has won multiple awards (Best of Boston, Phantom Gourmet etc.) but go and see for yourself. The place looks like it’s still in the 70’s decor-wise, but you aren’t […]

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19/10/10 Zing Pizza

Zing Pizza is located in Porter Square in Cambridge, right near the T station at 1923 Massachusetts Avenue. I bought a buywithme.com coupon and tried it out. We bought a half ‘holy pepperoni’ (whole @ $16.50)and half ‘john dough’ (whole @ $14.50) pizza and a T Rex calzone. The holy pepperoni is  ‘all natural vegetarian […]

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18/10/10 Country Pizza

Some of my favorite places to grab a bite just happen to be next to gas stations. I’ve been going to Country Pizza for over 10 years now. I used to go all the time in high school and still go back from time to time even though I now live in the city (I […]

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17/10/10 Parkers Maple Barn (NH)

Just over the Massachusetts/New Hampshire border is Mason, NH and Parker’s Maple Barn. A little over an hour to get to this place from Boston, there’s no way to get here without taking some back roads. We go on a Saturday afternoon and enjoy the fall foliage on the way up. You wonder if you […]

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17/10/10 Towne

This is the new “it” spot from Lydia Shire (Scampo, Excelsior, Blue Sky, Locke Ober, Pignoli) and Jasper White (Jasper’s and Summer Shack). On a Tuesday night, Towne was packed. We arrived at 7:30pm but there wasn’t an open seat all night until we left at about 9:30pm. Located next to the Hynes Convention Center […]

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13/10/10 Myers and Chang

So when I think of the south end, I think hip, trendy, expensive. I think that what makes Myers and Chang ‘hip’ are the people who go there to eat, not the place itself. The outside is pretty darn modern, the whole front wall is glass with images of their logo and a big red […]

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13/10/10 Conversations with Katie

Katie and I always have good conversations, mainly about food. She was telling me that the Stop and Shop near her office on Harvard Avenue in Brookline has these great rolls-the Miami roll. Located in the bakery section, these are rolls in the case, baked by Stop and Shop. I have to say that I […]

13/10/10 Nordstrom’s Cafe Bistro

I have done other reviews of the Nordstrom’s Cafe Bistro (http://dgrubs.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/nordstroms-cafe-bistro-2/) (http://dgrubs.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/nordstroms-cafe-bistro/) , but had to put in another post of a great pizza I had the other day. Crimini mushroom pizza with herbed ricotta cheese (it seems like I have been having lots of good pizza these days). The mushrooms were cooked perfectly-the right […]

12/10/10 Il Casale

We ventured out here in the beginning of October for a second try. It was great the first time, but will it be consistently good the second time around? We order some of the same things, and some new things. We order the pistachio and burrata again ($5). Still amazing. The burrata is creamy and […]

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