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Cafe Sushi – No.19

Sushi is very high on my list of favourite foods, so I was extremely happy to be going to Cafe Sushi as part of our Top 50 Boston restaurants endeavour. To be fully in the spirit of Japan, we could… Continue Reading…


Select Oyster Bar – No.20

Select oyster bar

No.20?  Why straight to Select Oyster Bar?  Where are 23, 22 and 21? We have a reason for skipping 3 restaurants.  We’re running out of time! On top of that, we’ve already visited, or are about to visit, other restaurants… Continue Reading…


Beyond the Jaguar – A trip to the Pantanal in Brazil

Why the Pantanal? Our trip to the Pantanal in Brazil came about for one reason.  A love of the big cats and wanting to see and photograph Jaguar. Our interest in cats started when we went to India to see… Continue Reading…


Toro – No.24

Toro is number 24 in our ‘Boston’s Top 50 Restaurants’.  We’ve passed the half way point! Sunday brunch at Toro, a Spanish influenced Tapas style restaurant in South Boston.First impressions as we arrive are good;  It’s bustling with people and… Continue Reading…


Mida – Number 25

We went out, to Mida, on a Monday night; shock!  But to be fair, it was a bank holiday here and we’d just got back from a weekend in the White Mountains.  Therefore there wasn’t any food in the house,… Continue Reading…


Field and Vine – Number 26

‘Field and Vine’.  Despite a brief side step out of the order of restaurants at No.9 Park (and a hop skip and a jump past no.27 – which is described as “occasion worthy”.  We’re going to wait for an appropriate… Continue Reading…


Number 32 – No.9 Park

It’s coming up to our anniversary and we’ve decided to save No.9 Park for this occasion.  Barbara Lynch’s flagship, award winning, fine dining restaurant offers a chef’s tasting menu and experience that we feel is worth saving for a special… Continue Reading…


Pleasantly surprised in ‘Piemonte’

We went to Piemonte (Piedmont) because we wanted to visit the wine region where Barolo is made.  What we knew before we went was that Barolo is made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes and is known as one of the best (and most… Continue Reading…


Tiger Mama – Number 28

As the name ‘Tiger Mama’ suggests, we are heading to an Asian restaurant.  We love Asian food, in fact it’s probably our favourite (sorry Italy).   On arriving we are told our seating is at a shared high top table.… Continue Reading…