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Guy Fieri seen at Angela's, and Cutty's
MC its always right to share! The folks who give such work and care to their restaurants and their products deserve our help in being successful. I'll gladly wait in line without whining to see some of the places we love make their way in the world.
CH-er challenge: help calling the shot on perfect placement?
I'd add upstairs at the pudding to these good suggestions and the gorgeous patio at Dantes in this weather and EVOOs which I've been enjoying quite a lot these days.
Day Trip suggestions in Boston - Walking from Faneuil Hall to Fenway
Start in the North End a short walk from Faneuil maybe with a cup of coffee and a cannoli at Cafe Paradiso. After checking out Paul Revere Square and the North End, walk toward Beacon Hill, heading for Charles Street. After checking out the architecture and the shops on Beacon Hill, -maybe stopping for ice cream, head up Charles Street for the Boston Commons, sit and watch the swan boats and enjoy the view. Sit outside for lunch at Parish Cafe on Boylston just above Arlington Street and past the end of the Commons. Stop at Trinity Church and some of the other architectural gems in the Back Bay. Make reservations if you can for an early dinner at Island Creek Oyster Bar or Eastern Standard Kitchen before the game and you'll be right at Fenway.
A paean to South Boston
In addition to the ones above, Sweet Tooth Bakery - I like their carrot cake.
contemporary French
For wine, Troquet, and I quite like the food. L'Espalier does hold up I think. In Cambridge, I'd try Rendezvous or Salts for less formal but good, and in Boston for less formal I like La Voile. Number 9 Park is not French but does have an excellent wine list.
Dinner in Waltham moderate price
Mulan for excellent chinese food. Tacqueria el amigo for good mexican. Or come into Watertown and go to strip-t's.
SF Hound Arriving 4/27 - Would appreciate advice
thanks so much for sharing your trip experience. It's great to know you enjoyed our city. Come back soon. I love SF but our Italian food is better!
Toronto Hound Coming For 2 Weeks
might be better to trust the word of someone reliable who has eaten there recently: MC Slim as I recall already had this discussion with opinionated chef who has not eaten there in too long to offer a current opinion. See MC's discussion with OC on this very same matter and make up your own mind. I find it very good indeed but it's all in whom you trust.
help a New Orleanian!
If you aren't wedded to the north end, you might find that Trattoria Toscana fills the italian bill of more traditional, less upscale, and yet excellent. Erbaluce is marvelous but it isn't for everyone, not because it is "upscale" but because it is unusually specific to a particular chef rather than immediately "Italian." Il Casale also might work though the shlep to Belmont is a bit much. I used to like Pomodoro in the North End but it's been a while since I visited and I can't vouch for it's present day food.
Conference in Cambridge by day, visiting museums at night - Where to eat? (Tight budget!!!)
you are reasonably close to Central Square, Kendall Square, the MIT area, and if you are a walker you can cross the bridge at Mass Ave and be in Back Bay and Kenmore Square reasonably easily.
Unfortunately there's not much right by either Museum though both have cafes and the MFA has a pricey and not all that interesting restaurant. In Central Square Cafe Baraka is reasonable and quite good tunisian food with good vegetarian options. More expensive but very good is Helmand's. Court House Square is good and affordable seafood. Basta Pasta is good cheap Italian.
Toronto Hound Coming For 2 Weeks
Eastern Standard Kitchen, Coppa and Toro all have great offal dishes. La Voile makes fantastic sweetbreads but call and check if it is on the menu (not always offered). Your list is great and has lots of board favorites: Yoma is a standout and our Thai food is very good: S & I is my favorite but there are others and you might wander through Dorchester if you have a yen for great Vietnamese food. Hope you enjoy it all and the weather clears for you!
Inexpensive Salads -- Need Panera Alternatives
Temptations in Brookline (I only know the one on Beacon above Harvard at Coolidge Corner) makes acceptable and inexpensive salads. Lamberts out on Morrisey Boulevard in Dorchester has an excellent salad bar. If you like Asian salads, you can do very well with shrimp or chicken salad from Vietnamese restaurants, which I find generally very good and inexpensive. Many Greek restaurants and Turkish restaurants (Espera in Brighton and Family in Brookline) make excellent greek or shephards or horataki salads which are usually some combination of feta, olive, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and greens.
Best Fresh Bagels In Boston?
I've never had a Montreal bagel, alas, but I understand they are smaller, slightly sweeter, and very good though also designed to be eaten pretty much right out of the oven. i would guess if they are frozen right after baking they would toast up well but I don't imagine you could get a fresh version in the Boston area.
Best Fresh Bagels In Boston?
thanks for reporting back - as a Rosenfeld's fan I'll have to try Katz's when I'm in the neighborhood and I'll try Cafe Fresh which also hasn't been on my radar. should you ever be in the Berkshires, try Marvin's Bagels on Route 7. The best I've had since I was a kid in Brooklyn.
Best Fresh Bagels In Boston?
Proving once again that bagel taste is very specific, I dislike Kupel's bagels which i find are pillow soft and white bread inside, though I do appreciate that they make the rare caraway bagel and still make a salt bagel. Rosenfeld's makes the only bagel I like, outside of Marvin's in Great Barrington. Even NY hardly has any acceptable bagels anymore and that's because good, small, crusty bagels have no shelf life.
Stephi's on Tremont
I generally try to write about places I like because I don't much see the point in trashing places but Stephanie's on Newbury is so very bad that I can't resist trashing it. I've been dragged to lunch there twice and both times my experience has been that this is a deliberately "don't care" restaurant that relies on location and makes not the slightest effort to provide good food at reasonable prices. It just is bad and it doesn't care.
Looking for a good dinner option for a larger group (20-30) that can accomodate kids too
if you like ethnic, I would suggest coming into Brookline (a very short ride) and going to Dok Bua, a very good thai place that is entirely family friendly. Call, of course, and see if they can accommodate you, but I've done this with my family when they come en masse, and they range from 1 year olds to 84 year olds and all find something to love. As with any restaurant and a group this size, try to go "off hours": before the dinner rush for example. You'll get better service and the kids can be a little more free to wiggle!
Olives in Charlestown Has Reopened
My memory is akin to Madrid's on this: early on, it was gutsy, robust-flavored food, sort of East Coast Grill meets Gotham Tavern (yes, tall, as was the Gotham's signature food). particularly good on pork dishes and with excellent bread and salads. But then it went flabby and palid. It would be great to see the old Olive's in new form and fettle.
Citra: when you're stuck at the doctors on 850 Boylston
yes, sorry I didn't clarify and thanks for asking. It is Chestnut Hill, the big medical building.
Citra: when you're stuck at the doctors on 850 Boylston
This isn't about a "destination" restaurant but about a destination. Having brought a friend to her doctor's appointment and needing a place to wait, I went to the little cafe at 850 Boylston. It's a simple place, but fresh as a daisy and friendly to boot. it was spotless, offered very good baked products and decent seattle's best coffee, decent oatmeal set up with all the trimmings like brown sugar and raisins, and made fresh to order salads, homemade vegetarian chili, and used good bread for it's sandwiches. For such a little place in such a woebegone environment it deserved a thank you for trying to do its best.
Sunday Lunch in Watertown
I don't know if ethnic will do, but the Wonder Cafe is quite good Thai and is open on Sunday. Right off Main on Mt. Auburn. I have not been to the Aegean in several years so I won't comment on it's current quality. I have never been to John Brewers but if you want burgers, beef and beer, it probably will do. I have never been to Verona's and haven't heard anything that would send me there, but you can go on line and check whether they are open and what's on the menu. Sorry Sunday lunch seems to be so hard to pin down in Watertown! Good luck and enjoy your family.
Sunday Lunch in Watertown
The Spot has excellent food. Victor's has very good diner food, at the breakfast end, and average non-breakfast food. The Spot makes its own soups, etc., and while it is small and not terribly comfortable (think small tables and hard wooden chairs) the food is quite good. If the age of your guests affects their comfort, Victor's has old-fashioned booths, more room, and is more comfortable.
Sunday Lunch in Watertown
Don't mean to sound like a broken record but Sunday lunch is tough and folks who are responding aren't checking the sunday lunch times: Il Casale and most others are closed. Casa Pedro is, at least, open and Watertown-central. I like Victor's for breakfast but it's regular menu is ho-hum and it is a basic, if likable, diner. Case pedro is a pretty room with booze if you want it.
SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN
it isn't southern but honestly the best fried chicken i can find is at Bon Chon, in Brighton. Korean fried chicken but it rocks.
Sunday Lunch in Watertown
La Casa de Pedro in Watertown Mall is not a dreadful choice. The room is very pleasant, the bar is decent, and parking is easy. check their menu on line and see if you think it will appeal.
Take Out for 10 - Recs
if you like eggplant, try their eggplant and basil. they do a nice salt and crispy chicken as well.
Need some suggestions for Boston dining
don't know where you leave in western ma but there's a decent cheese shop in Great Barrington on Main Street, and the best bagels in the Northeast at Marvin's Bagel shop in Great Barrington. Also not far to excellent sheep cheese at Old Chatham in the Chatham NY side of the border. Also a sweet little Polish store in Great Barrington near the new fire station (Maria's) with good sausages, jams, smoked fish, and herrings. Next time you come in go to Watertown on Mt. Auburn, to Arax, and stock up on great pistachios, nuts, middle eastern products of all kinds, with very nice people to boot.
Take Out for 10 - Recs
I like Mulan very much. My own go-to mix for a large group comes from Brighton: Bon Chon chicken from Bon Chon and everything else from Jo Jo Taipei's, including the dumplings and the stellar Taiwanese hot and sour soup. I get the chicken 1/2 spicy and half not and have never had anything but happy eaters..
Grandparents Wedding Anniversary! Please help
Mama Maria's has a private room, excellent food, and a beautiful location overlooking Paul Revere Square.
