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

Monthly Archives: October 2014

31/10/14 NOLA’s Salsa

Nola’s salsa is made right here in Boston by Sherie Grillon, a New Orleans native. The name Nola’s pays tribute to her hometown. Her traditional Mexican salsa is made with the freshest ingredients resulting in a salsa that is bold and flavorful. There are no preservatives, no oils, no sugars and no artificial colors. The […]

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30/10/14 Ina Garten Giveaway Winner

Congratulations Frederick W! You are the winner of 2 tickets to see Ina Garten on 11/5. Your tickets will be available at will call. *Winner was chosen by Random.org

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29/10/14 Scoopsies

Scoopsies is a brand new ice cream company in Boston. They deliver premium ice cream right to your door. The company started in 2013 as an ice cream challenge to make 100 flavors in 365 days. Chloe delivered twice to my office – on the second visit she came with the smoked sea salted caramel […]

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28/10/14 Bogie’s Place

I had the pleasure of working with Reserve, a new dining system that is coming soon, taking some photos for their app. I headed over to Bogie’s Place, which is located inside jm Curley. After passing through a door marked “adults only” and a red velvet curtain, you enter this exclusive, dimly lit private back […]

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27/10/14 The Good Ones: Manhattan Power Hour

Guests of the Good Ones Power Hour came out to Bistro du Midi on Tuesday evening and definitely gave New York and run for their money, dressed up in their best Manhattan style. Blogger Bianca Garcia (left) and Ben Uyeda, co-founder and design director at freegreen.com and co-founder of ZeroEnergy Design (ZED) (right). Photo credit […]

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26/10/14 Giveaway: Ina Garten Tickets

I’m giving away TWO FREE tickets to this event! 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, […]

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24/10/14 Temazcal

It was an unusually warm evening, so we decided to walk to Temazcal from our office.  The space is beautiful, with great water views. It was a little too chilly for eating outside, but they have a lovely patio. The restaurant has two locations, one in the Seaport and the other in Lynnfield. Both restaurants […]

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22/10/14 Taste Trekkers

Taste Trekkers put on their second annual Food and Travel Expo at the Hotel Biltmore in Providence, RI on October 3-5. Friday was industry day, Saturday was foodie day and Sunday was the scavenger hunt around the city. Saturday morning was kicked off with a welcome from Seth Resler, followed by 10 minute talks (shown […]

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21/10/14 Wheelhouse

Mark and I went out for my birthday lunch at Wheelhouse. They had been on our radar for the past few months (they recently opened)…but you know how that lunch rut goes: you have 5 minutes to duck out to the closest place next to your office…. (or is that just me?) The good news […]

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20/10/14 Spotlight on Christina Kotseas

With the 70 degree weather we had this past week, it is easy to forget that the holidays are right around the corner. How do they sneak up on us (read: me) every year?! If you’ve stepped into a mall recently, you know, the holidays will soon be upon us. Do you ever feel like […]