Top 10 food experiences
If you’ve read any of the posts on this blog, I’m sure you’ve figured out that we enjoy food. A LOT. We love buying food, cooking food, and most of all we love eating. One of the best things about travel is experiencing a place through the food, whether it’s Paris or Morocco, Boston, Maine or California. Why eat what you can have at home … Continue reading Top 10 food experiences
Gumbo Ya Ya
Along with all the fantastic eating we did last weekend in New Orleans, we also managed to fit in a few activities. As the city was gearing up for both the SuperBowl and Mardi Gras, there was plenty to get our attention, including some early parades in the Garden District as well as a couple of unique “walking parades” (i.e., no floats): Krewe of Barkus … Continue reading Gumbo Ya Ya
New Orleans restaurant roundup
The reentry shock of returning from sunny Louisiana, where the temps were in the 70s our entire stay, to frigid Boston in the middle of an ice storm on Monday night, is finally wearing off. A few days of rest, day job, and less indulgent meals have cleared our heads enough to get down to a solid post on the most important facet of any … Continue reading New Orleans restaurant roundup
NOLA highlights, days 2 & 3
We have been incredibly lucky, weather-wise, on this trip. The few days before we left Boston we had been checking the forecast and things were looking OK, but on the cool side (low 60s). So far each day has hit mid-70s and bright sun. Friday we had some spectacular food, first at Bayona for lunch, and later dinner at Adolfo’s. And if you count the … Continue reading NOLA highlights, days 2 & 3
Sunshine, music & oysters
…three things we came down to our favorite US city for, not necessarily in that order. But, given the frigid temps in Boston this week the sunshine has turned out to be more delicious than usual, so it was good timing on our part. The thermometer said it was 69 yesterday but it felt more like 80 to us. Also good timing for another reason: … Continue reading Sunshine, music & oysters
The Secret of Happy Travel
He who would travel happily must travel light. – Antoine de Saint Exupéry In the fifteen years we’ve been traveling together, we have discovered the one thing that, above all else, makes for happy traveling. More than making sure you have bandaids (though that’s important), printing out double copies of your travel documents (always a good idea), and researching the first place you’ll eat so … Continue reading The Secret of Happy Travel
Thirty bucks, four courses, one fantastic meal
John Harvard’s Brew House, at 33 Dunster Street, has been a mainstay in the square for years upon years. Long before we moved into the city, we would drive from the North Shore, get lost navigating Harvard Square to find a parking spot, and eventually would make our way to one of two underground places for a pint and some food: Grendel’s Den or John … Continue reading Thirty bucks, four courses, one fantastic meal
Cracker junkies
I’ll admit it: we are cracker junkies. We love crackers in this house. Other people have cookie jars; we have a cracker jar, which usually contains at least three, usually four different varieties. We eat them between meals, to stave off eating something worse; or for breakfast, with a smear of peanut butter. And my go-to after work snack is a few crackers with slices … Continue reading Cracker junkies
Travel and the Art of Not Garfunkeling
If you travel, inevitably at some point you will find yourself starving, cranky, jet-lagged, and somewhat lost, standing in front of some vaguely non-threatening restaurant with a winsome, colorful menu in the window where you will say to yourself or your traveling companions, “Well, how bad can it be?” Afterwards, you will spend several hours in a bleak spiral of self recrimination, shaking your head … Continue reading Travel and the Art of Not Garfunkeling
So easy it’s almost not a recipe: slow-cooker chipotle chicken
One of my favorite recent discoveries is the versatility of canned chipotles en adobo. Now, before you go saying that you don’t use canned products, hear me out. I generally don’t either. But there are a few exceptions, and canned chipotles in adobo sauce is one of them. If you’ve never used this ingredient, you are really missing out. The word “chipotle” is becoming ubiquitous … Continue reading So easy it’s almost not a recipe: slow-cooker chipotle chicken
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