Bread and Beta

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  • Common Ground with Boston Brunchers

    I didn’t spend Mother’s Day with my mom. Or either of my grandmothers. Or my Mother-in-Law. Or any of the other fabulous moms or moms-to-be that I know. I should be ashamed. But I was actually really excited. I got to spend the day having brunch with another group of fabulous ladies (and a few…

  • Jamaica Plain Grass Fed Burger Bar

    The other night on a whim, we decided to try Jamaica Plain’s newest eatery, Grass Fed, a burger bar. The folks who own Ten Tables and TT Bar a few doors away finally opened Grass Fed after months of planning, renovations, and waiting. As someone who doesn’t eat red meat, you might think it’s odd…

  • Vintage Caper

    Sometimes Mike and I have library dates. On one of their late hours nights we’ll meet among the stacks and share our findings. We’ll stand together and happily skim in silence. Mike usually looks at art books, poetry or thick classics. I seem to gravitate towards the same type of books every time. I’m not…

  • Spindrift: natural soda?

    The other day started out like most others, perhaps with an even greater likelihood of mediocrity than most. I was pleasantly surprised as to how the day actually turned out. A last minute lunch date with an old friend brought us to the North End neighborhood of Boston. I introduced friend to Boston Common Coffee…

  • Cirkestra and Over a Cardboard Sea – I "saw" the band

    Last night my boyfriend and I went on a date to Club Passim in Cambridge.  This was my first time there, and hopefully not my last.  I was drawn in by a description of the event that said Over a Cardboard Sea, with Cirkestra and the Portland Musical Saw Orchestra perform Vaudeville, klezmer, circus tunes…