Tag Archives: back bay

Food Porn Friday | Prosciutto & Goat Cheese | The Salty Pig

I love Prosciutto. Prosciut. Prosciut. Prosciut. Here it goes, down into my belly. I know we talk about it a lot, but I will never get sick of Prosciutto. And I hope you guys won’t either because I don’t plan on slowing … Continue reading

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Food Porn Friday | Burrata | Oak Long Bar + Kitchen

As we said last week…’tis the season for tomatoes. And you know what that means: MOZZ. And lots of it. Burrata, mozz’s creamy little sister is not only a favorite, it’s a fetish. As a JAC reader you may already know … Continue reading

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Sushi & Sake 101: Maki Making at Haru

Haru is one of those sushi spots that commonly falls under the radar for me. For whatever reason my typical sushi outings land me at reasonably-priced Symphony or splurging over at Ken Oringer’s Uni. Located inside the Pru, I’m sad to … Continue reading

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I Went to The Capital Grille and Only Spent $16

True Statement. Last week Meesh and I met up for an impromptu lunch date at The Capital Grille Definitely not our usual stomping grounds, but we’d been hearing a lot about their new lunch offerings, and that they were pretty inexpensive, so we … Continue reading

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Top Of The Food Chain Vol 2 | Haru

Haru is another one of those corporate-ish spots that never made its way onto my to-eat list until recently. Not entirely my fault if you think about it, it’s located on the Huntington Ave. stretch between Cheesecake Factory and CPK, … Continue reading

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Post 390 | Bomb Food in the Back Bay? We Haz Found It!

Even though the Back Bay is the center of this city, it can be a very scary place at times. Whenever I find myself in that part of town, famished, looking for a place to eat I honestly cringe a bit. Don’t get … Continue reading

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Just Add Poe Dinner Party

Let me just start my saying this is the most overdue post in the history of the world (<–fact). A few months ago, Jacki and I did a dinner with Chef Brian Poe of The Rattlesnake. His fusion of non-traditional ingredients into Mexican food … Continue reading

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Casa Romero | Old School Mexican Goodness | Back Bay

Mexican food is a long running obsession of mine, so when Lolita, Temazcal, El Centro and Papagayo opened last year I was so overwhelmed with new spots to try that I sadly lost touch with my original Mexican go-to, Casa … Continue reading

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Deuxave, Let’s Spoon. Kthx.

I know, I know, it’s been open for about a year already…but I finally made it over to Deuxave last weekend. I knew it was going to be good, I absolutely adore dBar (Chef Chris Coombs’ first restaurant) and I’ve heard … Continue reading

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Forum | Back Bay | Oh You Fancy Huh?

When Vox closed I nearly jumped for joy. What a waste of prime restaurant real estate. That place thought they could serve mediocre food and drinks and get by because they’re located next to Atlantic Fish and Abe & Louie’s. … Continue reading

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