Category Archives: Restaurants
July 20, 2021 The Cookie Monstah Truck: A Socially Distant Baby Shower
I first came across the Cookie Monstah truck in 2013 (!!), pre kids, when I was working downtown. These days, they have expanded to brick and mortar locations in Danvers, Swampscott, Burlington and (just recently) Needham. Aaaaannnnnd, their truck is back on the Greenway, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They have over 20 flavors […]
Tags: dessert, food truck, ice cream, kid friendly, sweets
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April 22, 2021 Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner: Nan’s Market Fried Chicken
I love me some fried chicken. With the pandemic, there’s no chance you’ll catch me at a restaurant….and you know how take out goes, by the time you get it home…it’s just sad. But not Nan’s fried chicken. Everyone I know loves it. Even my brother, who doesn’t like food like that, said he actually […]
Tags: kid friendly, retail, take out
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October 9, 2019 (Family) Road Trip: Mystic, CT and Greenport, Long Island
Sponsored Post: I worked with Cross Sound Ferry, who graciously gifted us round trip travel tickets. As always, all opinions are my own. I had been wanting to take the kids to the Mystic Aquarium all summer, and we finally went last weekend. We couldn’t have asked for better weather all weekend. So we piled […]
Tags: bakery, casual dining, dessert, family friendly, hotel, ice cream, restaurant, road trip
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September 26, 2019 Knead Doughnuts
We love to head down to Providence to the zoo, so I was excited when my friend Ziggy suggested meeting at Knead Doughnuts for a little snack before the day started. I met Ziggy when I was working in PR downtown. He’s one of those people that you feel lucky to know – a kind […]
Tags: casual dining, desserts, rhode island
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April 20, 2019 Rancatore’s
Every time that we go to Belmont, I always like stopping in and grabbing an ice cream cone from Rancatore’s, no matter how cold it is. Rancatore’s was founded in 1985 by Joe Rancatore. You may know Joe’s brother who owns Toscanini’s in Cambridge. I love their sense of humor – see the “pine cone” […]
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December 19, 2018 Pokeworks
Poke was having a hot moment a little while ago. I love Manoa and PokeCity, but tried Pokeworks a while back to see how they compared. The fast casual concept should be a familiar one – pick your base, pick your proteins, pick you r mix ins, add some sauce, toppings and a little crunch. […]
Tags: casual dining, poke, restaurants, seafood
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December 17, 2018 Rail Stop Restaurant
You might come for the food, but stay a while for the cocktails. We went to Rail Stop for an event and I grabbed a few things from the menu to take home because everything sounded delicious. The cocktails are their “reinterpretation” of Golden Age cocktails. They have house made bitters, cordials and syrups. How […]
Tags: casual dining, cocktails, restaurant, scratch kitchen
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December 14, 2018 La Tapatia
You wouldn’t believe how hard it is to find a good burrito in suburbia. I find myself missing the city quite a bit when we try and go out for Mexican. We had heard from my husband’s co-worker that La Tapatia was a good option. The setting is pretty basic but people say that the […]
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December 13, 2018 The Local
Sometimes I find our options for restaurants in suburbia limited, we do like The Local every once in a while, even if it is a little on the pricier side. I am a fan of the bowls on their menu, my latest craving is the spicy Hong Kong noodles, but without the spice (yup, spice […]
Tags: brunch, casual dining, dinner, family friendly, gluten free, lunch, restaurant
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December 12, 2018 Shabu and Mein
You know when a bunch of food bloggers go out to dinner together, the spread is going to be epic. After an event in Cambridge, Kim, Leah, Fiona and I went out for an all you can eat hot pot dinner at Shabu and Mein. Side note, they also have an all you can eat […]
Tags: asian, casual dining, hot pot, restaurant
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