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Archive for the ‘Food & Beverage’ Category

November 12th, 2008

Find a Cheap Meal on a Boston College Campus

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 […]

By Mary Jo -- 1 comment

July 23rd, 2008

Summer Booze: Ten Drinks to Beat the Heat

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 […]

By Chandra -- 1 comment

July 22nd, 2008

Dining Deal: Kids Eat Free at Bugaboo

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 […]

By Chandra -- 1 comment

July 13th, 2008

A Quick Trip to Sonsie on Newbury Street

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 […]

By Chandra -- 3 comments

July 13th, 2008

National Cheesecake Day at The Cheesecake Factory on July 30

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 […]

By Chandra -- 0 comments

July 8th, 2008

Friday Is Free Slurpee Day at 7-Eleven

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 […]

By Chandra -- 2 comments

June 23rd, 2008

Global Food Fixation

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, […]

By Chandra -- 2 comments

June 17th, 2008

Five Days of Barbecue

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 […]

By Chandra -- 2 comments

June 11th, 2008

How to Make Boston Cream Pie from Scratch

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 […]

By Chandra -- 11 comments

May 19th, 2008

Boston Blog Bytes: The Brown Egg Question

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 […]

By Chandra -- 0 comments