Archive for the ‘Dining Out’ Category

Greek to Me…

Friday, August 18th, 2006

...is rather confusing. This is probably because I never took Greek for a language class. Ever. In any case, I feel comfortable enough to confess a food blogger faux pas.Quincy Market is my absolute favorite spot to go for eats in Boston.Just across the street from Faneuil Hall, it's ...

Banh Mi for Me

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

Perhaps the best sandwiches in the world, Banh Mi are wonderful Vietnamese subs that are filled with a great range of meats and veggies. The bread is usually a French baguette about a foot or so long. You can get it with or without oil (mayo, butter...depends on which shop ...

Bubble Tea and Coffee

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

After wandering the streets of Little Italy and Chinatown for a little bit, Angela was in need of a drink. So, we stopped by Fay Da Bakery.Like most Chinese bakeries, Fay Da is a spot to find buns, cakes and drinks. Their buns are either baked or steamed. Unlike most ...

Joe’s Shanghai

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Angela's back in town for a limited time only. So, Robert and I went to meet her for lunch in Chinatown. Since Angela kept telling me about Shanghai for the second half of Spring semester, I went crazy when Robert suggested we get Shanghai food. It sounded somewhere along the ...

Ciao, Foccacia

Monday, August 14th, 2006

Today was the first time I had foccacia since having left Italy. We were meandering the streets of Union Square and Chelsea getting some back-to-school equipment together. (I am now a proud owner of a 20-ounce nalgene bottle in minty green.) Then after 2-3 hours of such duties, Dorcas and ...

Feeling Crabby

Friday, August 11th, 2006

Today was my last day as an intern, so I picked up something from the deli on a whim. Initially, I was in pursuit of finding lentil soup, since I was rather cold in my office all morning. But by the time I got to a deli that I wanted ...

Desserts pour Les Interns

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

They feed us free dessert platters and fruit at a two to one ratio every two weeks at DCAS (the City Agency I intern for,) because they love us. It's called a Brown Bag Lunch series and we bring our own lunch, but they give us treats to go with ...

Jaya, not Java.

Monday, August 7th, 2006

Dinner at Jaya with a hearty serving of good company may be the best solution to curing Monday syndrome. Despite having to transfer train three times more than usual to get to work this morning, I had hardly any Monday syndrome symptoms. Nevertheless, an evening with Mike and good food ...