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  melanzane affumicato at Piattini’s on Newbury

  06.29.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  melanzane affumicatio at Piattini’s on Newbury

  ahhhh, Piattini on Newbury st! It has never disappointed me, been there maybe 5 times over past years and always leave happy. Its a tiny slice of Italia in Boston, just like sitting in a small ristorante in Roma, Scott and I were sighing as we sat and sipped on […]

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  Laughter at L’Espalier

  05.27.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Last night my husband and our favorite travel buddies Denise + Frank, all went to a fancy dinner at L’Espalier in Boston. Wow, there must have been something in the food and/or the wine because the 3 of them kept laughing, especially my husband who had red eyes at the end of the night from […]

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  Intuit innovation site for products launched!

  10.24.06 | Permalink | Comment?

  Hi folks. I know this isn’t travel or dining related, but this company funds all my fun trips and eating expeditions for the most part, so I thought I’d share this with you. My team and I just launched innovation.intuit.com — a web site platform for Intuit’s innovative add-ins and plug-ins for everyone, and its […]

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  Brown Sugar Cafe

  09.27.06 | Permalink | Comment?

  We went here for dinner last Wed after wandering around the MFA for free. I got the chicken coconut soup (so delicious) to start, along with sharing the combo app (amazing). For dinner I had the seafod pad thai which was so spicy and yummy at the same time that I kept sweating profusely but […]

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  Chiara Bistro - Westwood, MA

  08.20.06 | Permalink | Comment?

  Check out the 3-course prix fixe menu that we enjoyed on Sun, Aug 20, 2006 with my in-laws and close friends of ours. The majority did the wine-pairing, which made this an incredible bargain. My fav was the wild mussel chowder, yummy - light not too heavy on the cream. plentiful and tender mussels, plus […]

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  Bricco

  07.21.06 | Permalink | Comment?

  Ah, Bricco is another great meal in the North End. We can’t wait to see what will happen once all the gardens are planted! I ate at Bricco 5 years ago and was not that impressed. There is a new (3rd?) chef now and she is Marisa Iocco (sp?). Wow, I got the zucchini blossoms […]

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  Monica’s in North End

  07.20.06 | Permalink | Comment?

  So, we had reservations for Monica’s, the same day Italy won the World Cup - wow! What a place to be! The streets were filled with people and we danced right along with them, singing “Forza Italia!”
  Back to the food - we jolted off Hanover st to eat at Monicas - a recommendation from a […]

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  The Chateau Restaurant - Norton, MA

  06.12.06 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  This is an interesting review since technically I have been eating food from “the Chateau” in Waltham at work for almost 4 years, BUT have never sat or eaten in their actual restaurant. So, The Chateau just opened their fifth location on the lake in Norton, MA (they bought Anne’s Place last year) and what […]

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Greetings fellow travelers and foodies! This blog captures all the wonderful journeys I have made so far in my life, before I met my husband and also in the 10+ years I have been with my husband and now baby girl. The earth is a beautiful place and I would like to keep it this way. Traveling is so good for your soul, opening up your eyes to the different people and cultures of this planet but also to realize that we are all still very alike and all want the same things in the end.

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