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Local 149 Revisited
What a difference a couple of years makes. Back in early 2011, we were pretty crushed to find out that the Farragut House, a South Boston institution, was closing. We loved the Farragut House. They...
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Mohegan Sun Winefest Grand Tasting and Smuttynose Seminar
What a weekend full of great food and wine! Saturday night we dined with friends at Barbara Lynch’s Menton, and Sunday we made the journey to Mohegan Sun for Sun Winefest. We were fortunate enough to...
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Harpoon Beer Hall
A few weeks ago, I had a fantastic weekend with my family where I got to play tourist all weekend long. While I can’t say I loved the Boston Children’s Museum (SO.much.screaming), I loved showing them...
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Recent Favorites
My mom’s homemade apple pie – this is a lifetime favorite, but I got to chow down on it on a recent hug-filled trip home. My family and I got together for a big turkey dinner, with pie and vanilla...
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Wine Tasting at Cambridge Spirits
A private wine tasting and dinner out, followed by cocktails, recently made for a good friend’s 40th birthday extravaganza, and it was fabulous. I have been walking by Cambridge Spirits for a long...
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Cocoa Chipotle Chili
Chili is the perfect weekend food. I have spent the past two Sundays leisurely working on big batches of chili and toppings, enjoying my new kitchen, having little dance parties, and making the most of...
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Taste of Dorchester
In my 8+ years as a Dorchester resident, I had never been to Taste of Dorchester until last week. I don’t know why, but I learned quickly that I have been missing out! Taste of Dorchester benefits the...
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Out and About
Happy Monday! Did you have a good weekend?I feel like they keep getting faster and faster. We have had some gorgeous summer weekends, and we have been spending as much time as possible outside. This...
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Wine Wednesday: Music at Rodney Strong Vineyards
Our recent trip to Sonoma and Napa included the chance to plan get togethers and have some random run ins with some of the very friendly people we have met on past trips. Since it was Sonoma Wine...
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Dinner on the Farm: Boston Brooklyn Mash
Blogging has given me the inside scoop on so many incredible events. If it wasn’t for this little food blog, there would be so many things I would have missed out on, and more importantly so many...
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A Celebration at Cafe Polonia
This cozy little Dorchester spot is perfect for this time of year. Our recent visit to Cafe Polonia was a celebration with great friends, delicious food, and really good beer. November 6 would have...
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Visiting Night Shift Brewing
Boston has become such a great beer city over the years that I have lived here. In my last job, I set up trips to Massachusetts for travel and food writers, and I would often have the opportunity to...
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Beer’d Brewing Co.
Our weekend in Mystic was full of great food and drink. We were surprised and delighted by the sheer number of options available, and we did our best to try them all. For more on wine and food in the...
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Raise a Glass for the Jimmy Fund, October 2
It’s amazing how, the second Labor Day weekend was over, my email inbox starting filling up with event invitations. August was dead quiet, and I not-so-secretly like that. Summer is for barefoot...
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Dinner at the Tip Tap Room
Most of our time spent in Boston this summer was spent dining out in old favorites in Dorchester and Milton. I have been a bad Bostonian and have rarely even gone downtown. I’ll chalk it up to work...
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Goose Island Beer Co. Tour and Tasting
We just got back from a long weekend in Chicago that was literally jam-packed with food, fun, friends, beautiful weather, and all of the other things this incredible city has to offer. I forgot how...
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day & Guinness Open Gate Brewery Night
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! As you well know, Ireland has stolen my heart over and over and over again. We don’t do much for the holiday at all, though I am sure there will be a pint of Guinness and a...
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Dorchester Welcomes a New Brewery
It’s finally open! Dorchester Brewing Co.’s opening was much-anticipated and long-awaited for many of us Dorchester residents, and I was so excited to get a sneak peek last week at the ribbon cutting...
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Asheville Beer Tasting
Happy National Beer Lover’s Day! Asheville, North Carolina is a beer-lover’s dream-come-true, and we recently had the chance to spend a few days in this beautiful city for a family wedding. Getting to...
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Dorchester Bike & Brew Fest
I love any excuse to get out and about in our neighborhood, so when I read about the Dorchester Bike & Brew Fest, despite the fact that I don’t do much biking, I knew I would have to at least stop...
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