The Beehive

June 28, 2010

Last Thursday we celebrated Lauren (my beloved roomate)’s 25th birthday. Lauren is one of the nicest, most excellent people I know. And if you happen to be friends with her, you know what I am talking about!

LJ: YOU ROCK.

For the big two-five, a group of us decided to hit up the south end for a fun dinner at a hip location. Said location being… drumroll please…..: The Beehive!

The Beehive is THE place to go in the South End for a trendy time. There’s live music every night, tasty cocktails, and REALLY yummy food.

REALLY yummy food such as…

Poutine (Cheese and Gravy Fries)

OH YES.


Whole Grain Flatbread Pizza with Prosciutto, Ricotta, and Tomato


Braised BBQ Beef Brisket, Twice Baked Potato, Slaw, Corn


Baked Scallops Rockefeller, Creamed Spinach, Beehive Frites with Sage and Sea Salt


Truffled Potato and Cheese Pierogies, Carmelized Onions, Sour Cream


Seafood Fra Diavolo, Scallops, Cod, Clams, Calamarl, Mussels



Happy 25th LJ! Love you forever!!

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Franklin Cafe

January 21, 2010

We headed to the Franklin Cafe last night in the South End. I’ve been wanting to try this place since September but have never had the opportunity until now. The atmosphere is warm and cozy and the food was yummy. I ordered the steak frites and Zan decided to go with the duck. Delicious food. Mine was pretty standard, no surprises there. The duck came with a thin side of mashed potatoes and currants. We both enjoyed our food but decided by the end of the night that we would rather go back to Toro next time. Not that The Franklin Cafe isn’t good, because it is, but Toro offers a really fun ambience that is fun and different for a night out in Boston. The Franklin Cafe gets a 7 out of 10 from me. Good, hearty food. A great place for a cold winters night.

Classic Steak Frites
Port Demi Glace, Roquefort Butter

 

Crispy Hudson Valley Duck Leg Confit
Pomme Puree, Spiced Currants

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South End Buttery

October 7, 2009

I am still drooling over the thought of my breakfast sandwich this morning and it’s 10:oo at night! I had a little extra time this morning so I headed over to the South End Buttery. It’s a real melt-in-your-mouth kinda place. I’m seriously salivating just thinking about it. I’m not even joking. I went here last week and ordered the Peanut Buttery: homemade peanut butter and Nutella on toasted croissant. It was so savory that I made a point to eat it super slow, as to make the flavors last as long as possible. I highly recommend this item on the menu. You can also get it with bananas or homemade preserves, which I will have to try sometime if I’m in the mood. Sounds scrumptious. Today I went with a real hearty breakfast item… the Buttery Country Biscuit: scrambled eggs, crispy bacon and aged cheddar on buttermilk biscuit. I want to eat this breakfast sandwich again tomorrow. And the next day. And the next day. I want to eat this breakfast sandwich every day for the rest of my life. The biscuit is out of this world buttery and delicous, the eggs were great, the cheese- aged perfectly, and the bacon?

SO juicy, bring it on.

The Buttery has one awards for the past 3 years for their coffee AND cupcakes. YES! They have cupcakes!! And I bet they are insanely delicious. AND BUTTERY!

Don’t you already love this place? Even if you haven’t even been to it yet? How can you not? It’s name is The Buttery. Anything with the word buttery in it has to be a winner. And clearly, it is.

South End Buttery

314 Shawmut Avenue
Boston, MA 02118

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Wegmans: the mecca of all grocery stores.

August 11, 2009

Wegmans is the best grocery store in the whole entire universe. I thought I would dedicate this post to Wegmansbecause I have been home in the Cuse for the past week and a half and living it up at this dream of a grocery store (if you could even call it that, to me it is SO much more). Where should I begin? How about with the produce? When I first walk into Wegmans in Dewitt I am always in awe at the immense amount of produce that stands before me. And if you’re someone who likes fruit as much as I do, it’s like you’ve died and gone to heaven. Then there’s the whole restaurant section. DREAM! I personally like to get a turkey sub (white roll, mayo, lettuce, pickles, provolone.. delish) but I have also tried their chinese, pizza, salads and sushi and am a fan of it all. In the bakery section I often like to pick up a pizza bialy to enjoy while I’m shopping, or to take home for a quick, light lunch. The bakery section is also where you will find the one and only rye bread dip. I have tried to find this dip at other grocery stores in Boston, with no luck, no luck AT ALL. I could live happily off this dip and pumpernickel bread for the rest of my life. Glorious. There is an amazing cheese section, a pharmacy, a mini book store, a flower shop, a natural food section, and all the bulk candy you could ever want. I can only hope and dream that someday Wegmans will come to my town, where I could do all of my shopping in one place and be perfectly content for the rest of my life. Until then I will just have to make do with my occasional trips to Syracuse, where I soak it up as much as I can to last me until the next time I am back.

Thank you Danny, for creating such a truly special place.

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