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Mid-priced tasty dining at 7 p.m. on a Friday night near South Station with an infant
Les Zygomates
Need to find fresh locally made corn tortillas
I just bought a big stack of them from Russo's last week, so you should check them out when you are there. In the fridge area by the cheese and yogurt. sorry, I did not note the brand, but they are corn tortillas and the size you are looking for.
Weekend in Boston - what would be your- ideal food itinerary? NY CH needs some help.
I would say there is not much in Boston that you could not find a better version of in NYC. That said, there are some locally unique places you should check out. One that stands out as hitting several of your criteria (old school Boston, seafood, light easy snack lunch): go to the Omni Parker Hotel for this meal: New England Clam Chowder cup followed by a piece of Boston Creme Pie. The chowder is good, you get their world famous Parker House Rolls in the bread basket, and Boston Creme Pie was invented here. You can skip the entrees, not that they are not good, it's just that this is meant to be a slice of Boston while you are out touring and need a break, tho I sometimes split their Waldorf salad with the table. This is perfect if you want to stop for a snack or make it your lunch. It is on the Freedom Trail, and historically significant (JFK proposed to Jackie here, etc.)
On a different note, Chacarero is a Chilean sandwich shop in downtown crossing. I don't think it's open on weekends, but it has a cult like following and a very good sandwich (the small is big enough to split for 2 if you want to save room for other treats).
Ice cream: Christinas is fantastic, tho not worth a special trip from Boston. It's the best of the bunch and has a unique spice shop attached to it. The service is grumpy and we always see who in our group can try the most samples before getting glared into ordering (3 is our record). This would be good to hit up if you were already visiting east coast grill or all star sandwich bar.
Finally, dessert. The most fun thing to do for dessert in Boston is to pick up 3 cannoli in the North End and bring them back to your hotel for a blind taste test of the best cannolis late at night. Get a couple from Modern Pastry, Bova, and Mikes (of course).
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Modern Pastry
257 Hanover St, Boston, MA
Bova's
134 Salem St, Boston, MA
Chacarero
101 Arch St, Boston, MA 02110
Spring, Graham Elliot, or Aigre Doux
Chargenda,
Totally agree... Atmosphere was good and the cocktails were inventive and fun. The food on the other hand was so so. The best thing we had was the deconstructed Caesar - which conceptually is cliche, but is done very well. The buffalo chix app was very disappointing - i always expect that to elevate a bar food concept and this dish was just a mess. Our two entrees - the chorizo-stuffed scallops and the monkfish wellington sounded really fun. The scallops were actually pretty good, but too salty while the monkfish was just plain bland though visually interesting. The desert we had - the banana french toast was good - not great... Overall, I was just not that thrilled with the meal - and wouldn't look forward to going back - especially getting out of there for $185 for two.
Where to buy dinner rolls and jarred chestnuts for Thanksgiving?
Well now I HAVE to do this. My family is all coming from out of town, so the added value of the local lore is worth it. I'll find out when I call tomorrow, but did you by chance pick them up on Thanksgiving or in the days before? Thanks for the tip!
Baby Carrots?
Thanks BostonZest - and ditto the zoo statement. I was there super early and parking/aisles were buzzing - everyones' lists in hand.
Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts- Not Pie!
Does cheesecake count as pie? I don't like pumpkin pie, but I love me some pumpkin cheesecake!
Where to buy dinner rolls and jarred chestnuts for Thanksgiving?
hey Thanks - I found canned and jarred chestnuts at Russos this morning. $10.98 for a 14 oz jar of dry roasted shelled chestnuts. Just what i needed.
I'll check out Iggy's for the bread tip.
Baby Carrots?
Russos had them this morning when I was there. In the back by the bok choy.
Where to buy dinner rolls and jarred chestnuts for Thanksgiving?
Hi, I am new to Boston area and need to find good dinner rolls for Thanksgiving. Something that does not need to be warmed, but is soft and good on their own. Baking bread is not my forte and I will not have oven space to cook them for dinner (otherwise, I might rely on Pilsbury crescent rolls to bail me out). Does Hi Rise sell mass quantity rolls (I'll need ~ 20) of this type? Parker House rolls would be ideal, if I could just buy them somewhere...but where? As for the jarred chestnuts, so far I have not seen them at Shaws or TJs, but headed to Russos soon and running out of time to continue hunting! Thanks for any suggestions.
