Sweet Cheeks Q

Between finding a wedding caterer for A and taking a trip to Memphis to visit friends, it seems like we've been on a serious BBQ kick recently.  I'm spending a few days in Boston- not a place I'd expect to find some good Texas barbecue, but my boyfriend vouched for a newly opened place near Fenway (opinion based on roommate leftovers). The place was pretty busy on a weeknight, but we were offered seats at a large communal high-top table. ...

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Sbraga

To kick off the Christmas weekend, we made plans to celebrate with a good dinner out.  With my parents visiting for the holidays, we wanted to choose a restaurant that would cater to a variety of palates and would offer a fun dining experience.  Since there are seemingly three dozen new-ish spots open in town, we also decided to cross one of them off of our list, and settled on Sbraga.  Even though we like Top Chef, we never considered...

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Foie Gras Tasting at Meritage

We've just wrapped up a crazy month at work (although we do seem to say that a lot, don't we?), and as a little treat to ourselves, we decided to jump in on one of Meritage's weekly tasting menus.  I often see these menus floating through the blogosphere, usually highlighting a seasonal or rare ingredient. Otherwise, this little neighborhood gem of a restaurant isn't on the forefront of our must-revisit list, though it really should be.  It's...

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S'Mores Brownies

The holiday season is in full swing, and it seems like we've been going to a million work/school related Christmas parties.  Some of them are catered, and some are potluck- my favorite!  My lab is quite multi-cultural, so our potluck was a fun opportunity to try some new and different dishes.  Since I was in the middle of prepping for an important meeting, I needed to throw together something quick and easy that would also be a crowd-pleaser-...

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American Sardine Bar

While we've recently been professing our love to the gastro side of the gastropub, most of our favorites are a bit of a hike away.  And although we're fine with walking down to Passyunk on a warm day, our Floridian roots keep us indoors more during the winter.  Thus, we were pretty excited to see that American Sardine Bar- cheffed by SPTR's Scott Schroeder- was slated to open a little closer to our neighborhood.  It's still technically...

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Vic Sushi

During my recent trip home to Florida, I met up with some friends at one of our favorite sushi spots- a trendy restaurant in "downtown" Gainesville.  We got to talking about the lack of good sushi in our respective current cities- last time A & I had good Japanese food we went to New Jersey for it...  Our conversation reignited my need to find good sushi in our area, and I decided to finally check out a little take-out spot that...

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