Dining Out Boston

The employment gods have decreed that Bunches and I only see each other for around 45 minutes during the work week, so naturally, we spend that time, you know…eating breakfast.
Today, it was Zaftig’s my favored weekday breakfast spot due to its proximity to home and the green line. My order: Buttermilk Pancakes with Strawberries […]

Despite being only a few blocks down from JP’s premier breakfast spot, Centre Street Cafe, Sorella’s still manages to command a good crowd on weekends. Their zany, exuberant breakfast dishes like pistachio, coconut pancakes ($6) and ever-evolving omelets are a nice change of pace from plain old scrambled eggs. For the purists, there are, of […]

It was a weekend of good eating.
The morning after my dinner at Douzo I met Bunches for breakfast at The Paramount. The crisp spring weather had beckoned many a Bostonian early from his bed, and by 9:25am, there was already a very long doubling back from the counter past the elevated metal tables through […]

Because I very much enjoyed my blueberry muffin from City Feed & Supply, I decided to investigate its origins further by visiting Haley House Bakery & Cafe in Roxbury. My friend Genevieve, who does pro bono consulting for Haley House when she’s not cooking up a storm herself, was nice enough to set up […]

I’m adding Centre Street Cafe to my ever-growing list of great breakfast/brunch places.
On weekends starting at 9am they offer sloppy, sloppy brunch fare that incorporates mostly organic ingredients and pleasantly excessive amounts of fruits and vegetables. The result is fresh, delicious dishes that, while slightly costlier, lack the gristle and grease of […]

At last a decent breakfast. I devoted much of this past week to finding cafes and bakeries serving delectable breakfast baked goods but had poor luck. It seems no one in Boston has taken it upon himself to make and sell the perfect scone, coffee cake, or muffin.
There are, of course, plenty […]

I was sorely disappointed this morning to find that Milk Street Cafe was not a bastion of beautiful breakfast baked goods as I had hoped, but rather just another coporate sandwich joint desperately trying to distinguish itself.
Perhaps I’m being a bit too harsh as I didn’t sample any of the grilled panini or other sandwiches. […]

City Feed and Supply is a wee little store so this will be a wee little entry.
This blink-and-you’ll-miss-it corner shop is a favorite among JP residents and very close to Bunches’ house, so I stopped to pick up some breakfast on the way back from a run. Bagels, muffins, baked goods, coffee drinks, and […]

My rainy walk from Coolidge Corner to Kupel’s Bake and Bagels (that’s actually the name on the sign) was well-rewarded. From across the street I could smell the doughy confections that give any bagelry in Boston (or New York, for that matter), a run for its money.

The brightly-lit corner shop is just three large […]

God, I love Zaftig’s. And judging from the crowds outside on Sunday morning, so do a lot of people. Bunches bought me breakfast this morning to mollify my grumpiness, and when in Brookline, Zaftig’s is the only place to go.
On a Thursday morning it was obviously far less crowded, a fact […]