On New Year’s Eve Boston’s iconic Back Bay restaurant, L’Espalier will close its doors after forty years. My husband casually mentioned this as we were eating dinner tonight
Restaurants, Events & Locations
Brunch with Santa at Weekapaug Inn
This morning we took our kids to Weekapaug Inn for a very special brunch with Santa. Full disclosure…I am married to the inn keeper…so it would be fair
Second Annual Mystic Food Truck Rally 2016
We spent the afternoon in Mystic, Connecticut at the Mystic Aquarium for the second annual Mystic Food Truck Rally. It was our first time going and we had
Savoy Bookshop and Cafe in Westerly, Rhode Island
When we moved here a year ago one of the things that we fell in love with was the little downtown area not too far from our new
2016 James Beard Semifinalists from Massachusetts
The James Beard semifinalists were announced last week and we are revisiting a few of our favorites from Massachusetts. Nominated for Rising Star of the Year is Irene
Aesthetics of a Package
Last night we went to an informational meeting on food processing put on by the Franklin County CDC and the Business Growth Center at Springfield Technology Park. Informative
Baghdad Bakery West Springfield, Massachusetts
A few weeks ago we were set up selling our oh so yummy small batch food products at The Alchemy Fair in Holyoke. To us, the best part
Food Trucks Come to Springfield
My mother is ALWAYS (I mean always) cutting out articles from the local newspaper and sending them over to us in little plastic bags. We try to read
Fodder… The Best of Yorkshire Produce.
A good part of our recent trip to England was spent exploring great food shops and cafes. One of our favorite finds was Fodder located in Harrogate, Yorkshire.
Luxe Burger Bar Springfield, Massachusetts
We have been driving by this burger bar for a while now and decided to stop in the other night when cooking just seemed like too big a
Provisions…Northampton, Massachusetts
Today we had the absolute pleasure of visiting Provisions in Northampton, Massachusetts. What a fabulous store. Really. We were in heaven. Offering a variety of beautiful packaged food
Apple Squeeze in Lenox, Massachusetts
When thinking about fall in New England we think about beautiful foliage, cool nights, good wine, cozy sweaters, pumpkin picking and of course, apples.
Zucchini Festival West Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Today we stopped by the Zucchini Festival in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. This annual event draws quite the crowd…so much so that we drove around the entire town about
Mt. View Restaurant in Hampden, Massachusetts
Sometimes we remember places from our childhood as being super amazing. When we revisit them as adults we often realize it was just the excitement of childhood
Blueberry Picking at Windy Hill Farm, Great Barrington, MA
Some friends of ours were recently here visiting from Florida and stopped off to pick some blueberries at Windy Hill Farm in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. They said
Radius Boston
So when we found out that we would both be on vacation during Boston’s Restaurant Week we were pretty thrilled. We spent a good week perusing the
Mei Mei Street Kitchen @ Boston Public Library
There are not any food trucks where we live. Well, maybe one, but the allure of it is taken away when you have to drive to it,
Mike & Patty’s Bay Village, Boston
We had driven into Boston for Restaurant Week (blog to follow)…and along the way found this eclectic and tiny breakfast spot in Bay Village. We should say
cafe ADAM Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Since our arrival in The Berkshires this past spring we have heard a lot of chatter about cafe ADAM in Great Barrington. Five months later we finally
Our Night at Wheatleigh
Yesterday was our third wedding anniversary. Beginning with our wedding dinner at the chef’s table at L’Espalier in Boston, we have decided to continue the tradition of eating
Brava Lenox, Massachusetts
Don’t let the unassuming store front fool you…we have found our favorite stop in downtown Lenox, Massachusetts, and have already been back for a second visit. Brava
A Picnic at Tanglewood
Tanglewood Music Festival is in Lenox, Massachusetts. It is celebrating its 75th year. Tonight was opening night with an all Beethoven program performed by the Boston Symphony
Rubiner’s Cheesemongers & Grocers Great Barrington, Massachusetts
We had the great luck of ending up in Great Barrington yesterday. So rare to have an afternoon together, yet we managed one, and so immediately set
Vinh Chau’s Pho with Rare Flank Steak
Quite a few years back before we were married I had a roommate who came to this boring little city from San Francisco. Needless to say,
Tzatziki Inspired by a Recent Trip to DC
We spent President’s Day weekend in Washington, D.C. visiting a long lost relative and some friends. After a spring like day sight seeing, we were looking for
Patisserie Lenox
We absolutely love the Berkshires. It is one of those places that has something to do in each season. In late November we took a drive up
Coffee and cake at the Woodstar Cafe
On a lovely fall day we stopped for coffee and cake at the Woodstar Cafe in Northampton MA. They have a few seats outside which allowed us
Hungry Ghost Bread Northampton
Today we visited a well documented bread shop called Hungry Ghost Bread in Northampton, Massachusetts. We had heard so much about this bread and so nearly seven years
Fried Yellow Tomatoes Inspired by a Trip to Poogan’s Porch in Charleston
We took a trip to Charleston, South Carolina to eat dinner at McCrady’s. This trip was inspired from one of Giada De Laurentiss’ Weekend Getaway shows. She
A Reminder of Summer
Just as we are having to deal with a little more snow, I thought of our summer in Europe and the UK. We spent a little over