Hella Wicked: A Boston Walkabout

I had another great weekend in Boston.

My mom flew in from the Wild West so she could get a sense of where in the world her daughter has ended up. We had a fun time exploring a bit of Boston via foot and local fare. Winning combo.

We headed up to Top of the Hub Friday evening. This place is somewhat of a tourist trap. Read: the food's not great and is generally overpriced 'cause the view is fantastic. But that was a-okay for us, we were just there for the sights of the sprawling city and a glass of wine. Great way to take visitors so they can get a lay of the land. After that, it was off to my neighborhood joint, the Butcher Shop for wine, amazing brussel spouts and chicken with asparagus. YUM! (Anyone else think brussel sprouts are hot right now? they're everywhere!) Topping it all off was a bit of chocolate mousse. Perf.

Saturday we explored the Boston Public Garden (make way for ducklings!), the Common (the United State's oldest city park, it dates from 1634! What does that even mean?!) the Freedom Trail and the North End. We saw some old gravestones and crossed a lot of cobblestones. We refueled at Giacomo's Ristorante on Hanover Street. The meal deserves its own post - but for the time being, I'll tell you we waited an hour in line and then were in and out of our table in less than forty minutes, blissfully full, happy and content from amazing food and a bottle of wine.

We did Easter brunch at... surprise, Island Creek Oyster Bar. Love that place. The rest of the day we strolled around Newbury and just relaxed. Oh yea, and split a Strawberry Cupcake.

All in all, a great weekend. Good to have some QT with the mom and show off my new city. Can I call it yet that? My city? Maybe not yet... Let's give it some more time people.

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.

xo,