The Boston Traveler

It the food part of your travel budget is running a little low, but you just can’t face one more trip to the local grocery store for bread and peanut butter, try heading to a nearby college campus to find a hot meal for a reasonable price.
While many students take their meals in their dorm dining halls, most campuses still have other student dining facilities.  Whether it’s a snack bar, cafe, full restaurant or bar, the prices are geared to a student budget.  Of course, the food is geared to a student palate as well, but if you’ve been …read more

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I’ve recently written several posts about family-friendly things, so now it’s time to talk about stuff for adults only.
Boston Globe staffers have done those of us who imbibe alcoholic beverages a great favor. They conducted a survey of sorts that involved sampling numerous drinks at numerous locations to compile a list of Ten Tasty Drinks best indulged in during the summertime.
If you’re in or around the city and can’t decide which drink from your normal repertoire will satisfy your taste buds most, the following suggestions might help get you thinking in the right direction. Make sure to also …read more

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Canadian Rockies-themed Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse currently has a nice special in progress for diners with children. On Tuesday Family Nights through August 26, 2008, children 10 years old and under eat free after 4pm. The special, which includes an ice cream dessert but no beverage, only applies when orders are selected from the Children’s Menu. Just one child’s meal is free per accompanying adult meal purchase.
Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse is an award-winning, moderately priced U.S.-based restaurant chain with branches in ten states: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. In …read more

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Food Network personality Giada De Laurentiis, the granddaughter of famous film producer Dino, made a trip to Boston for her cable-television series Giada’s Weekend Getaways.
A highlight of her visit was a stop by the popular restaurant Sonsie, located in Back Bay’s high-traffic Newbury Street shopping district. The talented chef was hankering for some pizza to eat with her hands like a real Italian should, and she selected an absolutely divine looking recipe with a mixture of white cheese, corn, and smoked bacon from the menu.
I caught the episode recently during one of my regular Food Network phases, which is …read more

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Heads-up, sugar, carb, and dessert fiends! Wednesday, July 30, is National Cheesecake Day, and the popular restaurant The Cheesecake Factory is helping patrons celebrate the event by offering slices of its creamy, delectable cheesecake for just a buck fifty each on that day. That’s right — the scrumptious (and extremely fattening and so not good for you or your health) desserts will cost about seven dollars less than they normally do for an entire day.
I passed by my local Cheesecake Factory at CambridgeSide Galleria on my way through the mall this weekend, which is when I noticed the …read more

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Due to my continued dedication to posting about notable free food and beverages offered by retailers large or small, I now pass on the information that this Friday, July 11, is the one and only Free Slurpee Day. It couldn’t have come around at a better time, either, with the summer heat on high right now and all.
According to the official Slurpee website, imbibers can visit any participating 7-Eleven on the big day to receive a special-sized and specially designed 7.11-ounce cup of the signature drink free of charge. The reason 7-Eleven is giving away the ridiculously popular …read more

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Who doesn’t like to eat? Okay, I know there are some people who don’t enjoy it, but for many, the entire ritual of consuming food is a fun activity, not to mention a necessity.
If you have a thing for food (and drink) and you enjoy learning about other regions and cultures around the world, check out the following posts featured recently on blogs in the b5media Travel and Culture Channel.

Filipina Soul: Putong Puti (Rice Muffins)
The Chicago Traveler: Green Zebra Offers Upscale Vegetarian
The Hawaii Traveler: Aloha, and Thanks For All the Fish
The New York City Traveler: 5 Favorite Rooftop Bars …read more

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Yummy!
Now is a great time to be in Boston if you like the sauce — the barbecue sauce, that is, not to mention the grill — because from Wednesday, June 18, until Sunday, June 22, exceptional BBQ teams from all over the world will be arriving in town to feed the hordes of hungry people attending the Phantom Gourmet BBQ Beach Party. What I like best about this particular event is the ultra convenient location at City Hall Plaza in downtown Boston.
Another big attraction is the event’s aim-to-please setup. With tickets costing less than $10, you truly can’t …read more

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I’ve wanted to post the recipe for Boston Cream Pie for quite a while now, ever since I wrote about the historic hotel Omni Parker House.
That’s where the world-famous dessert was reportedly created in the mid-19th century by French chef M. Sanzian. The dessert has become such an essential component of the state’s identity it was designated the official Massachusetts State Dessert in 1996.
For the uninitiated, Boston Cream Pie is not a pie at all, but rather a cake, complete with a thick vanilla custard filling and a chocolate glaze on top typically described as a ganache made with …read more

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The latest interesting discussion I’ve encountered on the Web takes place at Blue Mass Group, and I stumbled across it via Universal Hub.
Writer Wayne wondered why brown eggs are more expensive than white eggs in Massachusetts when the brown variety available in supermarkets is supposed to be local. He points out that since gas costs so much these days, you’d think local brown eggs would be less expensive than non-local white eggs because they don’t have to be shipped here from out of state. You’d also be thinking wrong, as area residents know well — brown eggs are …read more

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