Once you have children, the romantic dinners and alone-time expectations of Valentine’s Day quickly become a thing of the past. Of course, you can always try to find a sitter… but you know as well as I that finding a sitter on V-day, New Year’s Eve or any of the other big “going out” night is next to impossible. So what’s a couple to do?
Cook your own, extra special dinner at home… and invite the kids — in our case, the 5-yo boy. We also decided to all get dressed up (upon the urging of the boy), set up the dining room table with flowers, special dishes and candles and we let the 5-yo pretend to be our Maître d’ — to make it a fun night for all of us.
For those of you who don’t remember, the boy is the pickiest child EVER, so coming up with a “Special Menu” that we all would enjoy was quite the challenge. Thankfully, my odd-ball-of-a-child — while he won’t eat most things normal children eat —...
It is not often that I address a post directly to someone; in fact, this is a first! However, you so eloquently wrote your [count 'em] THREE comments to my post on the Birtch Street Bistro, that I felt you deserved some much needed attention.
While I appreciate that everyone has a right to their opinion (as do I), I always find it interesting and entertaining when someone addresses me directly — making wildly erroneous assumptions and allegations. So thank you, John… you made my day and inspired me at the same time. So much in fact, that I thought the rest of my readers deserved a share of your overstated opinion.
So… let’s begin.
Your first comment to my post was:
John In Rozzie says: February 4, 2010 at 7:16 pm
First the positive: I always love Birch Street’s atmosphere, and I go as often as possible on Thursday nights for the FREE live music by the EXCELLENT house band and their raucous guests.
But ohhhh…I do wish that Mark would hire more staff! I agree...
This past Sunday, the Boston Globe Magazine listed out the “Best of the New” for everything from Food, to People and Ideas and Shopping. I thought it would be fun to list these out, as I am just as out-of-touch with the dining scene right now as many of you.
Clearly, I haven’t been blogging… so clearly, I haven’t been eating out. Lots of stuff going on in my life right now… but the last thing I want to do is leave you all out in the cold. So here it is… the places that the Boston Globe thinks are the best thing going since sliced bread (pun intended):
Hotel Chocolat
Rowes Wharf Sea Grille
Ten Tables
South End Pita
The Blue Ox
Coriander Bistro
The Friendly Toast
Zing! Pizza
Dorado Tacos and Cemitas
Market
Bistro du Midi
Basta Pasta Enoteca
Tupelo
Sonic and Pollo Campero
Technique
Orta
Boston Burger Company
The Regal Beagle
Il Casale
Coppa
Ginger Park
Teranga
Trina’s Starlite Lounge
Bella Luna
The so called” Veggie Meccas“:
Revitalive...
By Tammy (BFW) on Jan 17th | 1 Comment
This year for Christmas (yes, I KNOW I’m WAY late with this post… but better late than never!), we were extremely fortunate to have an amazing turkey dinner at our friend’s Lee and Jessica’s house. We’ve celebrated with these friends for the past 3 years, as both our families are half Jewish and the other half are out of state (or in their case, out of country) —...
By Tammy (BFW) on Dec 29th | No Comments
Well, December and 2010 have both come to an end. That also means that my December Mitzvah Challenge is over as well. While my original plan to post every day re: the mitzvahs failed, I did succeed in doing countless “good deeds” that did not serve me in any way… and it felt good.
In the final days of the months, a few things that stick out as particularly fun and fulfilling:
We...
By Tammy (BFW) on Dec 20th | 1 Comment
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I’m still doing the challenge and I’m still trying my darnedest to get in my daily mitzvahs. It sure isn’t easy though! I haven’t been posting daily, as I haven’t always had an opportunity to do what I would consider a “worthy mitzvah”. Sure, I did little things every day… held doors, threw a dollar in the Salvation Army can,...
By Tammy (BFW) on Dec 17th | No Comments
A version of this post originally appeared on Plummelo.com…
Save Money and Celebrate this Holiday Season with a Retro-Themed Cocktail Party!
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The winter holiday season is upon us and so are the cocktail parties, dinners and get-togethers. Even though financial times are tough and we all lead busy lives, you can still put together a fun, easy and rather inexpensive soiree for...
By Tammy (BFW) on Dec 12th | No Comments
This mitzvah thing isn’t very easy. Some days, I’m just not presented with opportunities to do kind deeds… so I’m just doing the best I can, even if it’s just little things.
For example, many grocery stores and pharmacies give you the option of adding a dollar onto your total checkout amount — benefiting some type of children’s fund (like a hospital or St....
By Tammy (BFW) on Dec 9th | No Comments
You may be asking yourself what the hell a Snuggie and a Touch and Brush have to do with kind/good deeds. Not much really… but the 5-yo is OBSESSED with both. Ever since he graduated from “commercial-less TV”, (Noggin, Sprout, etc.) to the commercial-laden channels of Nickelodeon and the likes… he’s memorized every infomercial and crappy product out there. These two in...
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