Restaurants
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An Ode To Cafe Boulud
Writing Poetry on A Menu
By: - Jul 31st, 2020There are certain time in life you must express yourself-at the moment you feel the passion. This poem about Cafe Boulud was one of those creative moments.
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Linda’s Café in North Adams
Berkshire Diners and Dives
By: - Jun 11th, 2019Across the street from our loft in North Adams is the breakfast and lunch joint Linda's Cafe. When out and about doing errands it's an option for cheap grub. Joe and Jodi urged me to do more local restaurant reviews. On my own dime this is what I came up with. If you're a tourist don't bother to read this. Locals come for the awesome blueberry pancakes.
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Mingo’s Sports Bar North Adams
Summer Lobster Festival
By: - Jun 07th, 2019Check out the summer long lobster festival at Mingo's Sports Bar in North Adams.
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Lucia’s Latin Kitchen
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Le Central Oldest French Restaurant In San Francisco
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Zinc in Lenox
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Church Supper in Pittsfield
German Dinner at Zion Lutheran Church
By: - Sep 30th, 2017Last night we enjoyed a fabulous German dinner with 200 or so other celebrants at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield. For just $12 there was a traditional feast of hand rolled, beef rouladen with red cabbage, noodles, and a vegetable medley. That ended with delicious Black Forest cake.
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Traditional Kegel's Inn
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Dining in Gloucester
Bounty of the Sea
By: - Oct 02nd, 2018A visit to Cape Ann presents a number of fabulous dining options. It's best to stick with seafood which comes fresh from the docks. The only problem is being confined to three meals each for an all too short seven days.
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Add Spice To Your Life
Mixing It Up in the Kitchen
By: - Dec 08th, 2018During the busy summer season in the Berkshires we eat and run. Winter is for more elaborate, experimental meals. On every level it means putting more spice in your life. Since Labor Day we have been having fun experimenting in the kitchen.
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Jensen's in Bennington Vermont
Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
By: - Feb 18th, 2019Word or mouth and rave on line reviews led us to Jensen's Restaurant on Vermont. We were famished road warriors on the road cruising for diners, drive-ins and dives. This vintage chicken shack was all of the above.
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Tacos Ring the Bell
Route 20 Out of Pittsfield
By: - Feb 24th, 2019Meeting on a Saturday afteroon in the dead of winter the agenda was a wine stating at Spirited in Lenox. First lunch at a new taco joint just up the road from Pittsfield.
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Lil’ Britain in Bennington
Authentic London Fish and Chips Shop
By: - Mar 01st, 2019When in Bennington, Vermont we have a new go to place for cheap eats. While simple and unpretentious Lil's Britain serves authentic fish and chips, bangers and mashed, and standard pub food.
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San Francisco’s Chinatown
Largest in the Nation
By: - Jul 29th, 2017It was a relatively short walk from our hotel in San Freancisco to the entrance of its vast Chinatown. We explored and returned several times for fabuous meals.
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Meng’s Pan Asian in North Adams
Makeover of Former Sushi House
By: - Jul 14th, 2017The ever popular Sushi House in North Adama has been relaunched as Meng's Pan Asian. With an attractve design makeover and tweaked menu it was packed when our local arts group gathered for its usual Thursday night meeting. One of the best local, family friendly, affordable restaurants just got a whole lot better,
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Blantyre in Lenox a World Class Destination
Relais & Chateaux Rated
By: - Jul 28th, 2015Blantyre in our backyard, is only minutes from Tanglewood and the arts of the Berkshires. Rooms are beautiful and wine and gourmet food is affordable.
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Grazie in North Adams
Italian Cuisine Steps from MASS MoCA
By: - May 15th, 2016There have been several incarnations of restaurants at 26 Marshall Street opposite the North Adams campus of MASS MoCA. On a Saturday night four foodies visited the recently launched Grazie Italian Ristorante. There were mistakes but overall we plan to return to an affordable Northern Berkshire dining option.
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Gloucester's Duckworth's Bistrot
Fails to Live Up to Its Reputation
By: - May 03rd, 2017During high season it's challenging to get a reservation at the renowned Duckworth's Bistrot the most widely touted destination for fine dining in Gloucester. Due to lapses of attention it proved to be a disappointing experience. There is no excuse for soup served at near to room temperature and incinerated meat. You expect more from a top chef.
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Tito’s Mexican Grill in Pittsfield
Caveat Emptor
By: - Apr 27th, 2017With two restaurants in Ohio Tito's has opened in Pittsfield. This is a high concept franchise with enticing decor and intetior design which is a bait and switch offering numbingly mediocre ersatz Tex Mex cuisine.
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Luciano’s Upscale Cuisine
A Taste of Italy in Wrentham off 495
By: - Apr 14th, 2017Just a hop skip and jump off 495 in Wrentham is Luciano's one of the great Italian restaurants in he Northeast. Founded in 1991 the food and ambiance is on a par with the best of Vegas or New York's Little Italy. The decor is over the top to complement impeccable service and divine cuisine. Be sure to ask for a table with your back to the wall.
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Montano's in North Truro
Affordable Family Style Dining
By: - Apr 06th, 2017Montano's is a family style Italian restuaranrt on Route 6 in North Truro not far from Provincetown. We arrived late for the early bird specials which end at 6 PM. But wednesday was pasta night with all of their offering at just $13. For another $5 we added the house salad. My sauce featured boar's meat and her pasta was created with duck ragu.
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Top Rated Mews in Provincetown
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Fanizzi’s by the Sea
Provincetown Waterfront Dining
By: - Apr 04th, 2017Early in Spring, while the town with narrow streets still sleeps, we found that Fanizzi’s by the Sea 539 Commercial St, Provincetown is open year round. On a Sunday night we popped in for the early bird specials. A window table with its harbor view was delightful.
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Karoo Restaurant
Taste of South Africa on Cape Cod
By: - Apr 01st, 2017The name Karoo derives from a semiarid region of South Africa. In local dialect the term translates as “land of thirst.” But you will find the cuisine of Chef Sanette Groenwald, of Afrikaner Dutch heritage, to be no mirage. This a great place for exotic cuisine on Lower Cape Cod.
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Lobsta Land in Glostah
Disappointing
By: - Sep 21st, 2016During visits to Gloucster dining at Lobsta Land has always been an inviting option. Not this time however.
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