Eating on the Cape
Posted on October 29, 2009 - Filed Under Feeding Kids, Vacation, eating out | 2 Comments
So, where did we eat this weekend on the Cape?
The Cape.
It feels so unnatural to me to say Cape Cod. It’s so formal, like something that someone who hadn’t ever been there would say. But I’ve been there many times. As a child, my family would make a yearly pilgrimage to the Cape for our [...]
Regional Bites: Roast Beef Sandwiches of Greater Boston
Posted on October 22, 2009 - Filed Under Restaurants, eating out, sandwich | 3 Comments
Some foods are ubiquitous to areas. Philadelphia has its cheesesteaks. The south has its BBQ. New York has its cheesecake. Boston has its baked beans. But for every well-known regional food, there are dozens of lesser known ones that are just as wonderful — if not more so.
When it comes to greater Boston, one of [...]
Discovering a New Pasty
Posted on September 22, 2009 - Filed Under eating out | 4 Comments
Cate and I were planning the Cucina Bella invasion of Sweetnicks for weeks. We talked about all the things we were planning to do (and we did most of them!) and the food we’d eat. But then one day she hit me with something unexpected: a suggestion to get pasties.
I wasn’t sure how to respond [...]
For the Love of Chocolate: Chocopologie
Posted on April 8, 2009 - Filed Under eating out | 1 Comment
My children love chocolate. (Okay, so do I!) They really, really love chocolate.
So, naturally, when we left Stepping Stones the other day, my friends, kids and I headed to nearby Chocopologie, the chocolate-themed cafe of chocolatier Fritz Knipschildt. We just had to go there. Ever since I saw Fritz on Throwdown with Bobby Flay a [...]
Stepping Out at Stepping Stones
Posted on April 7, 2009 - Filed Under eating out | 2 Comments
Sunday was a glorious day here in Connecticut. The sun was warm and bright, though the air was still a bit brisk (as can be expected from an April day in New England). Everything is starting to awake from the winter deep-freeze. Buds are starting to appear on the early bloomers of spring, lending to [...]
Read More..>>You’ve GOT to be kidding me?!? (or how to save money at the movie theatre)
Posted on May 26, 2007 - Filed Under UGH, eating out | 4 Comments
Cost of 2 movie tickets for Friday night: $22Cost of 2 sodas, one popcorn and one nachos at the movies: $21Total cost of my husband and my first night out alone in nearly a year: $43
Seriously. I mean seriously. WHY DOES IT COST SO MUCH TO GO TO THE MOVIES?!?
I thought the ticket prices were [...]
Penance
Posted on October 20, 2006 - Filed Under eating out, weightloss | Leave a Comment
When I realized I wouldn’t be getting home until late tonight, I decided that takeout was the best route to go. Although I had defrosted meat, I just couldn’t stomach slaving over the stove at 8 p.m. So I conspired with the husband and had him call in a deliciously sinful pizza.
Why sinful? Because I [...]
Penance
Posted on October 19, 2006 - Filed Under eating out, weightloss | Leave a Comment
When I realized I wouldn’t be getting home until late tonight, I decided that takeout was the best route to go. Although I had defrosted meat, I just couldn’t stomach slaving over the stove at 8 p.m. So I conspired with the husband and had him call in a deliciously sinful pizza.
Why sinful? Because I [...]
Who do they think they are?
Posted on October 14, 2006 - Filed Under Restaurants, eating out, lessons, rants | Leave a Comment
Ok, so, I need to complain.
I went to the Friendly’s in Danbury, Conn., with my husband and son (just over a year old) today for lunch. Figuring that it’s a good, family friendly restaurant, I thought it would be a good place for a treat for my boy. He’s been such a trooper about going [...]
Review: Mexicali Rose, Newtown
Posted on July 20, 2006 - Filed Under Connecticut, Restaurants, eating out | 6 Comments
Mexicali Rose in Newtown doesn’t look like much from the outside – just another storefront eatery with a clever sign. Located on Route 25 in the Ricci’s Plaza, you can’t let the location fool you though. This isn’t just some hole in the wall.
When you walk in, you are met with a cute assortment of [...]
