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“A lifestyle blog with a focus on my food adventures”

Monthly Archives: January 2011

26/01/11 Richies

I had a coupon to Richie’s, which used to be the old Cafe Nicholas in Washington Square, so we decided to venture over there one rainy night. Not quite sure what kind of decor theme they were trying to go with, part diner, with the floors and the neon signs, but then there’s a fire […]

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26/01/11 Au Chocolat

A friend of mine bought me these as a gift. A raspberry truffle. I have to admit that I don’t really go for fruit with my chocolate. Smooth hazelnut-SO good. This one was smooth inside, whipped like a three musketeers-yum! Coffee-very strong flavor-smooth inside, not bad. Milk truffle-a little uneventful. Chocolate covered nuts, need I […]

26/01/11 Island Creek Oyster Bar

Island Creek Oysters are based out of Duxbury, Massachusetts and their new restaurant in the Hotel Commonwealth helps them spotlight (and highlight) their brand. Island Creek Oyster Bar is located in the old space that Great Bay used to occupy. The space is pretty large and open. The front area has a bar (and lounge, […]

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25/01/11 Basho

We had been to Basho once before (see post), but this time we came back to use our groupon. Apologies in advance for the dim lighting in the pictures….Above are the fried chicken meatballs ($8). They were light and came smothered in a light sweet sauce. The shrimp tempura dinner ($21) which I had before. […]

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25/01/11 Hoffs Bakery

We bought a pie from Hoff’s for a fundraiser during the holidays. The pie came frozen, and they recommend that you keep it frozen until you’re ready to serve. The pie is pre sliced into 14 pieces. It has a graham cracker crust, dark chocolate and a peanut butter mousse filling. Each slice is finished […]

25/01/11 Altra Strada in the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Casino

We like to go to Foxwoods to meet up with friend’s of ours who live in CT. Usually, we end up at David Burke’s on Sunday for brunch. Brunch runs from 11am-3:30pm and you order off the menu. (see website for more information http://www.davidburkeprime.com/menu.html). This last time, we changed it up and went to Alta […]

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24/01/11 Roche Brothers Desserts

I was throwing a little dinner party and didn’t have time to make my own dessert, so I rolled over to Roche Brothers to see what I could find. I picked up 4 desserts from the bakery counter. Above is the tiramisu. Good flavor to it, but the cake was sponge like (super soggy). The […]

24/01/11 The Cottage

I have driven by the Cottage many times, mainly because it’s in the same parking lot as the Roche Brothers where I sometimes go grocery shopping, and never really thought to stop in. We went this past weekend, it was particularly cold outside, but when you walk in the front door, you think you have […]

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24/01/11 Boston Burger Co.

I had bought a buywithme coupon, $10 for $20 worth of food and drink to Boston Burger Company…and then I happened to be cleaning out my DVR and watched the Rachael Ray Show-who should be on it? Boston Burger Company! Paul, the owner, was on competing for best burger. He featured his burger, “the hot […]

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23/01/11 Wicked

We went to Wicked for pizza this weekend with friends of ours, Phil and Sara. We had an early bird dinner-thinking we wouldn’t have a problem…apparently everyone else was thinking the same thing. Average wait time at the restaurants was about 45 minutes, first come first serve, and the Yard House and Wicked don’t take […]

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