I bet you thought I wouldn’t follow through with my promise to continue my imaginary journey with the great Anthony Bourdain, should he ever decide to come back to Boston. Well, I know I took a while, but away we go. After a jaunt to the burbs, I’d get back into the city and head […]
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Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
When we arrived at Caitlin’s new house in New York – after some brainstorming on how we’d spend our time – we eventually came to the conclusion that we would, as always, build the weekend around food. On Friday night Caitlin fed us incredible shrimp burgers that she made using a New Orleans recipe book […]
I don’t visit a new city without tasting its beers. Beyond experiencing the local flavors, beer can teach you a lot about a place. During our road trip through Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, we had a hard time finding a full-bodied ale until we got to Halifax. Mike and I resorted to ordering […]
What I love most about Anthony Bourdain is his honesty – and I don’t just mean his candid portrayal of food and places. He builds his episodes around a theme and makes his intentions clear. It would be impossible to capture all that every city has to offer in an episode, so, Tony makes sure […]
In all of my life, bowling to me has meant one thing – Candlepin. I can’t help it, I’m a New Englander. So when my journey with Wholly Guacamole and Austin Andrews would allow me to branch out and catch up with the rest of the country on what it means to bowl, I jumped at the […]
Our trip to Nova Scotia was never short of seafood. I tend to be a shellfish person – I almost always order mussels when they are on the menu and one of the best times of year is when my dad heads to the Cape to pick his very own oysters from the cold waters […]
While we couldn’t eat authentic Prince Edward Island lobsters because the season had just passed, it didn’t feel right leaving PEI without a proper lobster supper. Following a tip from a local, we found ourselves spending our last night in on this beautiful island in Cardigan – Cardigan Lobster Supper to be exact. The lobster […]
Digestive biscuits spread with a thin layer of checkered chocolate bring me back to my little Ireland apartment. It’s right after dinner, hot tea is prepared even if it’s hot out, and I’m unwinding from the day. What foods take you somewhere?
