Jules Verne, the 19th century author of classic science fiction greats such as Around the World in 80 Days and Journey to the Center of the Earth, also gave us Captain Nemo: the brilliant and tormented captain of the Nautilus, a submarine written into the pages of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea before submarines were even…
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The Frogmore: No They Don’t Serve Frog Legs
Hi. Remember me? I know it’s been a while. Just over 4 years in fact. It’s always awkward breaking the ice again after it’s been so long. Like those times when you keep meaning to text back your friend from high school, and you swear you’re gonna do it tomorrow, but you’ve said that for…
Detour: Florence Part I – The Entering
My family went on a trip to Italy. On this trip, we went all over the place, starting in the Italian Alps, then heading over to the Mediterranean, stopping in Umbria for a few days, hitting Rome and Venice and Verona, and finally flying out of Milan. It was a good trip, but a busy…
Chimi Some Love: Alex’s Chimis
My next stop on Centre Street is Alex’s Chimis. It looks like a pretty decent establishment, what with having TVs as the menu boards and all. Plus, they seem to attract a pretty steady stream of customers. Every time I walk past, there is a relatively sizable group of people waiting to order. Now, this…
The Old Havana: Probably better than the new one
The Old Havana Cuban Restaurant is something of an enigma from start to finish. First off, the outside just does not give any indication of what the restaurant will be like. Most restaurants on Centre street, in fact all of the ones I have been to so far, have had large windows that give you…
Detour: Papa Vito’s
Believe it or not, I really am trying to be better at posting regularly. But what can I say? Life is busy. I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before, but I come from the St. Louis area. Technically I’m from southern Illinois, but it’s right on the other side of the Mississippi from St….
Rizzo’s Pizza and Subs: Looking for Mushrooms in All the Weird Places.
Hey everyone. Sorry about not posting last week. Had to do my taxes. Fun. My brother and I went to Rizzo’s last weekend, on the first day of spring. But of course, we live in Boston, and Boston apparently doesn’t care much about seasonal divisions. Case in point, it was snowing on the first day…
Gondres Bakery: A Shift in Perspective and Taste
I think I might get a bit philosophical in this week’s post, so be forewarned. I’m working on a theory of mine, and I’m going to test it out. Here it is: I think flavor can be a matter of perspective. I think generally we are inclined to believe that whether or not we like…
Subway: On Duty and Obligation
There comes a time in every man’s life, and woman’s life, I don’t want to leave anyone out here, when he must, plain and simple, perform a duty, his duty. What is duty, aside from a word that always makes me giggle when I say it aloud because I’m immature? Duty is the performing of…
Detour: Tom + Chee
I can’t write a blog for each place I went to this past week, but I wanted share some of my experience with you by picking what was, for me, the most surprising edible adventure of my time in Ohio—the grilled cheese donut.
Eat the Streets 