Monthly Archives: June 2011
29/06/11 Vermont
Welcome to four days of complete relaxation. We went up to Stowe, Vermont, to the Stowe Mountain Lodge. We have been here in the winter time, and decided to see what summer was like. Our first reaction…it’s so….green! We have a view of the front driveway from our room, with the mountains in the back. […]
Tags: breakfast, cheese, fine dining, restaurant, vermont
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15/06/11 Blue Stove
I really like the Nodstrom’s Cafe in the Natick Collection, so when my friend Melissa asked me to meet her out at the Burlington Mall, we naturally decided on Blue Stove. Blue Stove is a restaurant that features tapas style plates meant to be shared at the table. Melissa and I start with the cheese […]
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13/06/11 Steve’s
Katie had told me about Steve’s Greek Cuisine on Newbury street in one of our sessions. It came up because we were talking about how hard it was to find a really good breakfast place that was still affordable. When a buywithme coupon came up, $20 for $40 worth of food, I was in. We […]
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12/06/11 Overnight in Boston
My mother and I spent an overnight in Boston-enjoying what this great city has to offer. First stop, check into the Elliot Hotel located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue. A really great hotel-boutique, before it was ‘in’, with lots of charm. The lobby area is small and sparse, but every room […]
Tags: celebrity chef, french, restaurant, spa
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02/06/11 Knocking Themselves Out
A great article from the Globe by Devra First: http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-01/ae/29609186_1_restaurant-splitting-orders-service/2 Knocking themselves out From smiling to splitting orders, restaurant managers stress the importance of good service June 01, 2011|By Devra First, Globe Staff Zagat Survey recently released its 2011/12 Boston-area guide, offering rankings for almost 1,400 restaurants, derived from the input of about 7,500 people. […]
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