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

Monthly Archives: July 2014

22/07/14 Christofle Dinner at Liquid Art House

Last week, I was invited to a Christofle dinner at Liquid Art House. Not familiar with Christofle? They are a high end, luxury silver company specializing in flatware, home decor and even jewelry. Guests included Chris Haynes of CBH Communications (pictured above with Chef Rachel Klein), octogenarian Doris Yaffe, architect Dartagnan Brown, “This Old House” […]

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21/07/14 SoonSpoon and Opus Affair Movie Night

After work on Friday night, guests came out to WorkBar in Central Square for movie night. Workbar is a shared, coworking space home to start ups, entrepreneurs, and independent professionals. Even though we are here after regular business hours, we can tell that the folks at Workbar like to have fun! Just check out their […]

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20/07/14 Boston Magazine Events: A Summer Celebration with Alex and Ani

On a rainy July 16th, fashionable guests made their way out to Alex and Ani on Newbury Street for a night of shopping, beauty, bites and summer cocktails. Guests sipped on Double Cross vodka cocktails, beer from Mystic Brewery and wine from Carolyn’s Sakonnet Vineyard. BeStyled Blowdry Lounge was downstairs treating guests to beach waves. […]

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18/07/14 Fairsted Kitchen

I met my friend Julia after her golf lesson at Fairsted Kitchen. My friends had been raving about it, and I knew it was time to get in and try it for myself. They have a great little bar where they mix up inventive cocktails. The dining room is cozy and the ambiance makes you […]

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17/07/14 Commonwealth

After a late meeting, we headed over to Commonwealth for a bite to eat. Commonwealth is owned and operated by Chef Nookie Postal, former executive chef at Fenway Park. We start off with a cheese plate – they have two of my favorites: Ascutney Mountain ($7) and  Landaff ($7). The jam is housemade and delicious […]

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16/07/14 Bristol Lounge at the Four Seasons

The final stop, number 8, on our burger research tour for Taste Trekkers lands us at the Bristol Lounge at the Four Seasons. (See Trade, LAH, jm Curley, Gibbet Hill Grill, Back Bay Social Club, The Gallows, Craigie on Main) We had been here a few years ago, see previous post, and had the Bristol […]

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15/07/14 Craigie on Main

Day 7 of our burger research lands us at Craigie on Main for brunch. (See Trade, LAH, jm Curley, Gibbet Hill Grill, Back Bay Social Club, The Gallows) Craigie on Main has been on my list of “to try” restaurants for quite some time, so I am glad that I am finally getting there – […]

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14/07/14 The Gallows

Stop 6 of our burger research for Tastetrekkers lands us at The Gallows. (See Trade, LAH, jm Curley, Gibbet Hill Grill, Back Bay Social Club) Every time we go to The Gallows, it’s packed. Last time we stopped in for a drink we could barely maneuver around the bar area. For some reason this Monday […]

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13/07/14 Discover Cambridge

I was recently invited to an event to highlight Cambridge and to kick off the summer 2014 season. The event was held at the Sonesta hotel and attracted local bloggers, publicists and social media managers. I went with a co-worker, who writes the popular blog Melanie in the Middle and A Beautiful Bite and we […]

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11/07/14 Back Bay Social Club

Stop 5 for the burger research for Tastetrekkers takes us to Back Bay Social Club. (See Trade, LAH, jm Curley, Gibbet Hill Grill). At this point, after 4 days of burgers, I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to make it…that’s a lot of red meat – I’m feeling like a juice cleanse […]

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