Culture Bitch

No, that’s not an urging towards religiosity (most certainly not!), but a strong suggestion that you try out this great new restaurant and club we discovered a couple of weekends ago. ‘Twas Book Bastard’s birthday, and because what we often do on such occasions is have a nice meal out with music involved, I was [...]

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I went to The Beehive about a week ago with three girlfriends.  I’d read about this place and have been wanting to try it.  Apparently it is very popular and a great date spot.  Since we were going after work, we beat the crowd but by the time we left, it was definitely hopping.  We [...]

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I have been wanting to try Mare, located in the North End, for quite some time so when a co-worker came into town and wanted some seafood, I suggested it.  Quite unlike most other restaurants in the North End, Mare is very chic and modern…maybe a bit too trendy.  During our meal, the back wall [...]

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Ah, the joys of Restaurant Week. For those not familiar with this event, many restaurants offer 3 course meals for $20.08 for lunch and $30.08 for dinner (goes up a penny every year). Working in the city provides me with excellent opportunities to take advantage of both lunch and dinner. I actually [...]

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A friend and I went to Ivy today for their Restaurant Week menu. Unlike most participating restaurants, Ivy is doing something a bit different; where the usual offering is a 3-course meal, Ivy’s offering for lunch is four courses, and the dinner menu lets you choose four of their “small plates” offerings PLUS dessert - [...]

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I’ve been wanting to go to this restaurant for quite some time and when an out of town coworker asked if I’d like to go to dinner, I suggested Mistral. We went on a Tuesday night - early. The restaurant has a great atmosphere with soaring ceilings and nicely appointed tables. We [...]

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The original title for this post was going to be Zombies, Ska and a Cranberry Reduction, but that last item is what elicited the quote above - easily the best comment of the weekend thus far, and so I decided that would kick off this post of the first half of our Memorial Day weekend.
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