May 2009
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catching up in allston
the place: deep ellum, 447 cambridge st, allston the date: thursday, 05.07.09 the plan: dinner
d and I always say we’re going to have dinner. but I’m super busy and he has a tendency to double-book, so I wasn’t sure this plan was going to happen. however, right after work I found myself heading to deep ellum and there he was, right on time, standing outside. it was a nice...
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happy birthday in spanish
the place: tasca, 1612 comm ave, brighton the date: monday, 05.04.09 the plan: birthday dinner
tapas always seems like a great idea for a birthday dinner. small, shareable, reasonably priced. but, somehow, every time I’ve been to a tapas birthday dinner, it’s been a disaster. either you leave feeling still hungry or you leave feeling like you overpaid or you leave feeling...
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back again so soon?
the place: 28 degrees, 1 appleton st, south end the date: sunday, 05.03.09 the plan: impromptu cocktails
I know. I just implied I wasn’t going to be back at 28 degrees any time soon. but, I was sitting on the couch, catching up on the dvr, kind of casually bored when m called. she and le were at 28 degrees, did I want to join? twenty-five minutes later I hopped out of a cab on appleton...
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is that the ghost of michael douglas?
the place: eastern standard, 528 commonwealth ave, kenmore sq. the date: sunday, 05.03.09 the plan: pre-romcom brunch
the first time cspan ever came to visit me from indiana, it was july and she could not reconcile the idea of new england summer heat + new england lack of central air. I tried to explain that it’s not that hot that long and that all the buildings are very old, but she just...
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win, place, or show, but definitely drink
the place: drink, 348 congress st, fort point the date: saturday, 05.02.09 the plan: derby party
it is harder than you might think to find a good way to celebrate the kentucky derby in boston. ryan is from kentucky, and I have another good friend from louisville, so I’ve gotten used to celebrating the occasion with bourbon, hats (or talk of hats), arbitrary betting, and when possible, pie...
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is the shuffleboard in the back?
the place: 28 degrees, 1 appleton st, south end the date: friday, 05.01.09 the plan: pre-show cocktails and apps
it’s not every day that you go to a restaurant (or anywhere, really) that is exactly what you expected it to be in almost every way. 28 degrees is a place I’d never been, but always felt I understood completely. it would be hip. it would be aggressively, almost excessively...