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A year off work – One month in…

View of Windermere from Latterbarrow

The first month of our year off work has been completed and Jackie asked me to reflect, so where to start.  Post the Christmas and New Year catch up with friends and family, we relocated from Devon, moving North to… Continue Reading…


A Yearlong Sabbatical

Having finished my Boston assignment on 31st December, Jackie and I have just started a yearlong sabbatical.  I have been working for 25 years straight and have come to the decision that now is a good time to think about… Continue Reading…


Uni – No.1

Uni Spoon

Uni – Boston’s top restaurant according to Boston magazine 2018.  The end of our journey and actually our final top 50 meal in Boston before our departure two days later.  We couldn’t leave without going to Number 1 – they… Continue Reading…


Sarma – No.4

Sarma - cornbread

We really enjoyed Oleana, the last Middle-Eastern restaurant we dined at.  So Sarma, a Turkish inspired restaurant, seemed the perfect choice for a birthday dinner.  It’s another small plates style restaurant where they recommend 2-3 dishes per person, meaning that… Continue Reading…


Asta – No.5

Asta

Time for a visit to Back Bay (with our friend Rob who was visiting from England) to Asta, and a choice of a 5 or 8 course tasting menu.  The restaurant itself was contemporary and we were all immediately impressed… Continue Reading…


Waypoint – No.23

Waypoint - oysters

Number 23 now?  OK, knowing that we had limited time in Boston we originally skipped Waypoint as we were going to dine at its sister restaurant Alden and Harlow (number 11).  However, a friend was visiting from the UK during… Continue Reading…


Bar Mezzana – No.6

We decided to do brunch and upon arrival at Bar Mezzana, after a morning at the gym, I was really hungry.  In fact I was “Hangry”.   First impressions were good; a modern, open restaurant with a professional greeting.  So,… Continue Reading…


The Table at Season to Taste – No.7

The table at Season to Taste is a restaurant I had been looking forward to.  A small 20 seater restaurant, a four-course Prix Fixe menu and counter top seating looking over the open kitchen. We had two choices for each… Continue Reading…


Craigie on Main – No.8

Craigie on Main Pig's Head

No.8 – Craigie on Main and we had two options.  The refined dining room with a changing prix-fixe format, or the COMB (Craigie On Main Bar), a more casual dining experience with high top tables and the possibility to have… Continue Reading…