Monthly Archives: May 2014
20/05/14 Oyster House
On our second night in Philly we stopped over at the Oyster House for dinner, our concierge at the hotel was able to make us a reservation. There wasn’t really a place to wait for our table as the bar area was packed – they have nightly happy hour specials ($1 oysters in the bar […]
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19/05/14 Commonwealth
Chef Nookie Postal was at the New England Food Expo and ever since then, he has been all over my radar. Commonwealth, located in Kendall Square, is a market – restaurant hybrid. You can go in for a family style meal and pick up a gallon of milk on your way out. They sell fresh […]
Tags: cambridge, casual dining, ice cream, restaurant, take out
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16/05/14 Amada
On our first night in Philly we decided to hit up Amada, a great tapas restaurant. There is a front and back room, and they couldn’t feel more like a contrasted – the front room is warm and light and the back room is a little darker, a little more romantic. We opted to go […]
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15/05/14 Meet Your Maker: Bon Me Blue Truck
This is the second part to the “Meet Your Maker” series. See my first post about the Bon Me orange truck here. Last Saturday, I tracked down the Bon Me truck in Harvard Square. They sit outside of the science center – you have to walk through Harvard yard to get there. They have a […]
Tags: cambridge, food truck, harvard square, meet your maker, restaurant
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14/05/14 Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia zoo is America’s first zoo, opening its gates on July 1, 1874. Back then the zoo had 813 animals, and today it is home to over 1,300 rare and endangered species. You can visit the zoo rain or shine as there are many things to see indoors as well. Adult tickets are $20 […]
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13/05/14 Federal Donuts
Federal Donuts was right around the corner from the hotel, and while we didn’t have time to stop in to taste the chicken, we did however try the donuts. Hot and Fresh are available any time: $1.25 each, $6 for half dozen, $20 a dozen in vanilla spice, cinnamon brown sugar and strawberry lavender. […]
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13/05/14 Ina Garten is Coming to Boston!
Calling all Ina Garten fans! The best-selling cookbook author and star of Food Network’s “Barefoot Contessa” is coming to Symphony Hall in Boston on November 5, 2014 at 7:30pm! Ina will share behind the scenes stories and will be joined on stage by a local moderator. There will be an audience Q&A following the interview. […]
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12/05/14 Soon Spoon Pop Up Event: Southern Family Dinner
SoonSpoon is about 60 days old and they already have over 1,000 people signed up on their email list. For those that actually make last minute reservations through their website, you get first shot at their amazing pop up events. This one, a southern family dinner, was at a private home in the South End […]
12/05/14 Franklin Fountain
Franklin Fountain has been on my “must go to” list for some time now. I had heard about it years ago on some food show, and now that we were finally in Philly, how could I pass up heading over? Mind you, the day that we decided to go on this Franklin Fountain mission, it […]
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