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A lifestyle blog with a focus on my food adventures

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Check out this article from the WSJ today: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704017904575409203223872556.html?KEYWORDS=colleges No More New Kid on Campus Students Turn To Online Roommate Matching Services to Avoid Getting Paired With a Stranger By ISAAC ARNSDORF As soon as he received his roommate assignment in the mail, Sam Brown did what any 17-year-old about to enter college would do: […]

Check out this article from Boston.com http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/brookline/2010/07/sox_fans_could_pay_more_than_2.html?camp=localsearch:on:twit:brookline Weigh in and let me know your thoughts: Sox fans could pay more than $20 at Brookline meters on game nights By Brock Parker, Globe Correspondent Red Sox fans would have to pay more than $20 to park at some Brookline parking meters on game nights under a […]

Thrillist reported that Zocalo has closed and a new restaurant is moving in: New Eats: Chez Jacky 1414 Commonwealth Ave, at Kelton; Brighton Opening Monday, this new casual French eatery from the folks behind Petit Robert’s taken over the 94-seat Zocalo space and revamped it with soft yellow walls, burgundy carpets, and exposed brick, where […]

Luigi’s in Wayland, MA is rumored to be closing as early as Mother’s Day (Sunday) Pinkberry has been rumored to be eyeing the alpha omega store in Harvard Square-I’m keeping my fingers crossed!! The W hotel filed for bankruptcy but says that it will not affect Market The Coldstone on Comm. Ave by the BU […]

The Boston Globe came out with this article today: http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/mens_hockey/articles/2010/05/05/2_bu_hockey_players_dismissed_1_suspended/ 2 BU hockey players dismissed, 1 suspended By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff  |  May 5, 2010 The 2009-10 season was a very disappointing one for the Boston University men’s hockey team, and yesterday, coach Jack Parker’s year got even worse when he announced he was […]

4/21 I just saw that Zons in Jamaica Plain has closed its doors-where will I go for mac and cheese? Any suggestions? I was thinking Silvertone… Temptations Cafe in Brookline’s Coolidge Corner has opened its doors. This location has much more seating than the original location near the St. Mary’s T Stop on Beacon Street

I love cupcakes as much as the next person. It seems like everyone is jumping on the cupcake bandwagon! New shops are sprouting up everywhere and there are books and blogs dedicated solely to the individual dessert. I was at the movies last week and there they were-cupcakes! When I go to the movies, I […]

Friendly’s Express is opening on Harvard Street in Brookline’s Coolidge Corner on April 28th, taking over the space that was formerly  Qdoba. I find Friendly’s Express a contradiction. Every Friendly’s I’ve ever been to has had slow service-it’s like watching paint dry. Apparently, at this place,  you will order at the counter-you wait at one […]

What do you think about this article? Police: Phillies Fan Assaults, Vomits on Cop and Family Man and 11-year-old daughter were intentionally thrown up on by fan, police say By VINCE LATTANZIO // // Philadelphia Police A man is behind bars after allegedly assaulting an off-duty Easton police captain and his two daughters at Citizens […]

I thought that this article was pretty amusing! http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/04/16/bc__better_contribute/ BC = better contribute By Brian McGrory Globe Columnist / April 16, 2010 Suppose for a second that the ball fell through Gerard Phelan’s fingertips and bounced to the Orange Bowl turf on that famous November afternoon in 1984, the Miracle in Miami rendered but a […]