Beacon Hill is hands down the most adorable neighborhood in Boston. It’s just so quaint and old fashioned, almost like you’ve stepped back in time. The streets are lined with brick rowhouses and are so narrow the trees cover the roads creating a canopy overhead. The sidewalks are brick too, and there are gaslights for many of the street lamps. I was just over there tonight because two of my friends just moved into a super sweet apartment on Temple Street. It’s SO Beacon Hill and beautiful. I hope to be over there again soon, helping decorate rooms and such (one of my life passions). I think my favorite part of Beacon Hill though has to be Charles Street on “the flat of the hill”. It has tons of cute shops and delicious little places to eat. Just love walking around there on a sunny Saturday. It’s the definition of classic. LOVE Beacon Hill!!
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"make life sweeter…eat dessert first!"
Went to Flour in the South End tonight for a quick dinner. Their BLT is insane. Best I’ve ever had. I never wanted it to end. I treated myself to something sweet to end off the meal: a chocolate hazelnut cookie. WOW.
1595 Washington Street
Boston MA 02118
Phone: 617.267.4300
Hours: Mon-Fri 7a-9p; Sat 8a-6p; Sun 9a-5p
Birthday fun at TORO.
Last night we went out to dinner to celebrate my 26th birthday! Zan, Meg, Josh and I tried out Toro on Washington Street in the South End. The mom I am babysitting for knows all the hot spots for restaurants and such so I had her write down a list of good places. I am so glad I picked Toro because it was amazingly delicious!
It was super crowded too, which to me is always a good sign. We had to wait about 45 minutes for our table but were able to get 4 seats at the bar and have some fun cocktails. I got a delicious La Granada (Christiania vodka, pomegranate, housemade
grenadine, splash rosé cava)… it was excellent. Yummy, yummy. The dinner was tapas so we got to try out tons of delicious little mini plates. Everything was great- definitely Top Chef quality! We got a bunch of different plates between the 4 of us but I think my favorites were the Atun Crudo (Yellowfin tuna with citrus and soy), the Patatas Bravas (Fried potatoes with alioli and spicy tomato sauce), and the Hamburguesas de Kobe (Mini burgers with smoked tomato, alioli and pickled red onion)– DEVINE! Finished off the night with some fried dough sticks with smoked chocolate on the side, topped with a birthday candle of course. It was an interesting dessert! I will be going back to this restaurant for sure. It gets 5 stars in my book!
