Ka-ching
By Tammy (BFW) in Restaurants on Mar 31st, 2008 | 8 Comments
BanQ — It’s good… very good.
Located in the remodeled lobby of the old Penny Savings Bank on Washington Street, BanQ has generated quite a bit of chatter since opening in mid-February. With an eclectic mix of Southeast Asian, Indian and French influence, BanQ offers the menu musings...
The FINAL List — Who is the Whiner???
Everybody else is doing it… so I figured I would too. I’m going to finish out my month-long ‘list of lists’ with “100 Things About Me“:
I was born in Flemington, NJ
I moved to Boston 10 years ago (this March)
I have one brother and one sister
My parents are still...
Sunday’s List of Activities
By Tammy (BFW) in Misc on Mar 30th, 2008 | No Comments
Boy… it was a busy weekend!
Friday night at my son’s preschool for a special presentation by his music teacher
A trip down to Ikea Saturday morning for a mini shopping spree
Saturday night — Girl’s Night Out, with drinks at The Beehive and dinner at BanQ (full review to follow...
I’m Banq-ing on a good time
By Tammy (BFW) in Misc on Mar 29th, 2008 | No Comments
Well, I’m about to head out for the evening w/ my girlfriend “M”. Our plans include:
A little shopping on Newbury Street
A cocktail or two at either The Beehive or Rocca
Dinner at Banq
Maybe some more cocktails or some dancing after at either 28 Degrees or The Estate
My guess? I’ll...
The Perks of Being a Food Blogger
By Tammy (BFW) in Anything and Everything Food on Mar 28th, 2008 | 5 Comments
This arrived in the mail yesterday… creating a very happy 3-yo:
World of Grains offers all natural, whole grain snacks. They are testing out the market in Boston and their PR person contacted me to see if she could send me some free cookie samples. Duh… Like I’d say no!
Well, the package...
In case you missed it on Universal Hub…
By Tammy (BFW) in Rants & Raves on Mar 28th, 2008 | No Comments
I’m happy to report that the Phoenix is alive and well in a newspaper box outside Starbucks (in the West Roxbury Roche Brother’s shopping center). Whomever is responsible for this… THANK YOU for not being short sighted and for agreeing with freedom of speech!!! Obviously I picked up...
Kam’s the Man!
After work yesterday, I drove down to Quincy and hit the Kam Man Marketplace… thanks to a tip from Miss Von Stoop of Calamity Shazaam in the Kitchen.Wow… I can’t believe I had never heard of this place. It’s like a Super 88 on one side (minus the food vendors and not as good a...
Clink, Clank, Clunk
By Tammy (BFW) in Misc on Mar 27th, 2008 | No Comments
Well, I was supposed to go to Clink tonight… for my bi-weekly GNO (Girl’s Night Out); however, none of my ‘Girls’ can make. it. ::sigh:: Yet another place to reschedule. Lame girls…
Hello and Goodbye in West Roxbury
As we all know by now, Vintage has shut it’s doors in West Roxbury.I also mentioned last week that a new seafood joint… Fresh Catch To Go… is moving into the original Ferns location. Construction is going on right now, but no news on when they are planning to open.In this week’s...
Tonight’s List
By Tammy (BFW) in Misc on Mar 26th, 2008 | No Comments
Why I don’t feel like doing a list tonight:
I’m tired
I’m crabby
I’m going to bed