January 9, 2021

Marty’s Fine Wines, Newton, MA USA

“Do not, my friends, become addicted to water; it will take hold of you, and you will resent its absence.” – the line from Mad Max Fury Road somehow echoed alongside my obsession with club sandwiches. Club deprived. No travel the past quarter. Most lunchtime spots in Boston closed. Hotel restaurants not catering to public […]

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December 7, 2012

224 Boston Street, Dorchester, MA USA

Walking into 224 Boston Street I felt nothing but excitement. I had never dined in Dorchester, but had heard positive reviews about certain neighborhoods and their local “spots.” Tonight was the night to try one out! This was not a decision spearheaded by me. Nicole, Rachel’s friend, had just moved to a “posh” area of […]

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September 13, 2012

Aura, The Seaport Hotel, Boston, MA USA

I got the email halfway through breakfast: “Would you like to join Jim and Marianna for lunch at Aura?” I knew we had a 1pm meeting, but my plan was to eat my big breakfast laid out before me and have lunch after we met, so this curveball threw me for a loop. Then I […]

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July 10, 2012

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 […]

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