Archive for the ‘Ind. Est.’ Category

Morning Glory, Gloucester, MA, USA

I saw it on the specials menu. No ingredients, no description, just the name “Fish Cake Club” and an $11 price tag next to it, making it pretty much the most expensive item in the restaurant. I only wanted eggs and bacon for brunch this Sunday, but with my family egging me on, a Fish […]

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29 Newbury, Boston, MA, USA

“Where should we go for lunch?” Jonathan asked me via text. I was getting used to this game: people being nice by asking me where I want to go, only for me to tell them I’m new to the city and they should make the suggestion… “29 Newbury is always easy and good” said Jonathan. […]

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Abe and Louie’s, Boston, MA, USA

Where to have lunch in Boston… it seemed like such an easy question, but having lived abroad for 2 years, I really wasn’t sure about an answer. Compounded with the fact that the person I was meeting (Josh Chaim – a friend from Beijing who was in town for business) wasn’t too familiar with the […]

Zaftigs, Brookline, MA, USA

This night was all about comfort. Comfort in our surroundings, comfort in our activities, and most importantly, comfort in our food. Having literally just moved back to America, American comfort was exactly what we craved, and with that in mind, we decided to head to our old neighborhood in Brookline, Coolidge Corner, and try out […]

Colibri Cafe (蜂鸟), Beijing, China

Where to eat lunch today… hmmm… it was my typical 12:30 thought as my stomach growled. Being a Monday, today was not going to be a working lunch; instead, I was looking forward to catching up on some reading while enjoying a simple meal. As I thought about where to eat, restaurants began to fight […]

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Le Petit Gourmand, Beijing, China

“I tend to meet potential clients over coffee” the web developer I was meeting with said through the phone.  I knew this meant there was no office, just a man who works from a computer at home. No worries though – I was once a freelancer myself and knew the routine well. While we were […]

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