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  • The North End Two Ways from Matt Conti

    Earlier this year, Matt Conti took over the site North End Boston. It is the perfect companion for his original site, North End Waterfront. Between the two sites, you can keep up with the latest news about this important Boston neighborhood and find the resources, places, and sites you want.

    Matt, I'm thankful for all the hard work you do for your community!

    North End Boston

    North End Boston offers a set of resources for those interested in the North End as a place to visit or live. It can be a great site to send to anyone who is coming to Boston as a visitor or to find new places to go, things to see, and dining options in the North End. 

    North end waterfront

    North End Waterfront is the site for news, information, and community conversation about the neighborhood. As large, mainstream media covers less and less local news, sites like this become more and more valuable to me. 

    Keep up the good work Matt! And, please keep dropping in those great North End Waterfront puzzles from time to time. I appreciate a few minutes of fun every now and them.

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  • A Case of Cava for the Holidays

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    Cavas, like this Dibon Brut Reserve, are some of our favorite value sparkling wines.

    Having a case of a good wine on hand during the holidays can save time when you need a gift, have a reason to celebrate, or want to contribute something nice to a pot luck or BYOB party. Having a case of sparkling wine can add even more fun to those events.

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    Cavas come in white and rosé versions. Often, a producer will offer both, as is the case with Grand Sarao. 

    These Spanish sparklers must be made by the traditional method or méthode champenoise, and they must follow the rules of the Denominación de Origen (DO) to achieve Cava status.

    This is a great time of year to attend tastings at your local wine merchant to help you decide which wines are good values and which you would like to have on hand.

    Remember our recommendation from this post about a favorite value sparkler from Italy:

    "Please don't give your clients, business associates, and friends the wines you see in TV ads as holiday gifts. A good wine shop, like Bauer, can recommend a good wine value that you can give with pride. And, it will be one that will please both the occasional sipper and wine aficionado."

    Take the time to find a good wine at a good price and then use sales and case discounts to make that a great buy.

    Want to learn more about wine? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site! Here are three of our favorite wine books.

    The Food Lover's Guide to Wine

    The New Wine Lover's Companion

    The Wine Bible

     

     Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2009-2012 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

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  • A Case of Cava for the Holidays

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    Cavas, like this Dibon Brut Reserve, are some of our favorite value sparkling wines.

    Having a case of a good wine on hand during the holidays can save time when you need a gift, have a reason to celebrate, or want to contribute something nice to a pot luck or BYOB party. Having a case of sparkling wine can add even more fun to those events.

    6a00e54fc42bb88834019101a77f58970c-800wi

    Cavas come in white and rosé versions. Often, a producer will offer both, as is the case with Grand Sarao. 

    These Spanish sparklers must be made by the traditional method or méthode champenoise, and they must follow the rules of the Denominación de Origen (DO) to achieve Cava status.

    This is a great time of year to attend tastings at your local wine merchant to help you decide which wines are good values and which you would like to have on hand.

    Remember our recommendation from this post about a favorite value sparkler from Italy:

    "Please don't give your clients, business associates, and friends the wines you see in TV ads as holiday gifts. A good wine shop, like Bauer, can recommend a good wine value that you can give with pride. And, it will be one that will please both the occasional sipper and wine aficionado."

    Take the time to find a good wine at a good price and then use sales and case discounts to make that a great buy.

    Want to learn more about wine? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site! Here are three of our favorite wine books.

    The Food Lover's Guide to Wine

    The New Wine Lover's Companion

    The Wine Bible

     

     Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2009-2012 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

    Related articles
    Nino Franco Rustico: A Wine for Holiday Gifts & Celebrations
    Discovering November Bubbles! Canard-Duchêne Comes to U.S.

  • A Case of Cava for the Holidays

    6a00e54fc42bb88834016761614856970b-800wi

    Cavas, like this Dibon Brut Reserve, are some of our favorite value sparkling wines.

    Having a case of a good wine on hand during the holidays can save time when you need a gift, have a reason to celebrate, or want to contribute something nice to a pot luck or BYOB party. Having a case of sparkling wine can add even more fun to those events.

    6a00e54fc42bb88834019101a77f58970c-800wi

    Cavas come in white and rosé versions. Often, a producer will offer both, as is the case with Grand Sarao. 

    These Spanish sparklers must be made by the traditional method or méthode champenoise, and they must follow the rules of the Denominación de Origen (DO) to achieve Cava status.

    This is a great time of year to attend tastings at your local wine merchant to help you decide which wines are good values and which you would like to have on hand.

    Remember our recommendation from this post about a favorite value sparkler from Italy:

    "Please don't give your clients, business associates, and friends the wines you see in TV ads as holiday gifts. A good wine shop, like Bauer, can recommend a good wine value that you can give with pride. And, it will be one that will please both the occasional sipper and wine aficionado."

    Take the time to find a good wine at a good price and then use sales and case discounts to make that a great buy.

    Want to learn more about wine? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site! Here are three of our favorite wine books.

    The Food Lover's Guide to Wine

    The New Wine Lover's Companion

    The Wine Bible

     

     Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2009-2012 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

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    Nino Franco Rustico: A Wine for Holiday Gifts & Celebrations
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  • See It All: A Curated Digest of Boston-Area Exhibitions Is Our Friday Link

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    See It All is the place to go if you'd like some insight into the current exhibitions on offer in the Boston area. We are fortunate to have so much choice but deciding which to see and learning a bit about the ones we put on our calendars can be daunting. 

    And, in the case of smaller museums and organizations, finding out about something like the current Concord Museum's The Best Workman in the Shop show about clockmaker William Monroe can be difficult.

    By selecting and concentrating on this local topic, See It All makes it easier for all of us to enjoy these temporary opportunities.

    Each post gives you the basics including links, opinion, and the kind of insights and tips a friend might mention in a casual conversation about what they did last weekend. 

    For the latest updates follow the author on Twitter or Facebook. Then, the next time you say, "What shall we do this afternoon?" you'll have a ready source of good information on possible exhibtions to view.

     

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a Birthday or Wedding Gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

     Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • See It All: A Curated Digest of Boston-Area Exhibitions Is Our Friday Link

    See it all

    See It All is the place to go if you'd like some insight into the current exhibitions on offer in the Boston area. We are fortunate to have so much choice but deciding which to see and learning a bit about the ones we put on our calendars can be daunting. 

    And, in the case of smaller museums and organizations, finding out about something like the current Concord Museum's The Best Workman in the Shop show about clockmaker William Monroe can be difficult.

    By selecting and concentrating on this local topic, See It All makes it easier for all of us to enjoy these temporary opportunities.

    Each post gives you the basics including links, opinion, and the kind of insights and tips a friend might mention in a casual conversation about what they did last weekend. 

    For the latest updates follow the author on Twitter or Facebook. Then, the next time you say, "What shall we do this afternoon?" you'll have a ready source of good information on possible exhibtions to view.

     

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a Birthday or Wedding Gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

     Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • See It All: A Curated Digest of Boston-Area Exhibitions Is Our Friday Link

    See it all

    See It All is the place to go if you'd like some insight into the current exhibitions on offer in the Boston area. We are fortunate to have so much choice but deciding which to see and learning a bit about the ones we put on our calendars can be daunting. 

    And, in the case of smaller museums and organizations, finding out about something like the current Concord Museum's The Best Workman in the Shop show about clockmaker William Monroe can be difficult.

    By selecting and concentrating on this local topic, See It All makes it easier for all of us to enjoy these temporary opportunities.

    Each post gives you the basics including links, opinion, and the kind of insights and tips a friend might mention in a casual conversation about what they did last weekend. 

    For the latest updates follow the author on Twitter or Facebook. Then, the next time you say, "What shall we do this afternoon?" you'll have a ready source of good information on possible exhibtions to view.

     

    Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a Birthday or Wedding Gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

     Details:

    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • At the Market: Edible Boston Winter 2014 Issue

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    If you are like me, you shop in quite a few places that advertise in Edible Boston, so pick up the new Winter 2014 issue with the photo of Cutty's homemade bagels on the cover. 

    Inside, you'll learn more about the creation of this new menu item at the popular Brookline sandwich shop. Elsewhere in this issue, you will tour a knife factory and a cheese cave. 

    You'll find profiles of a group of small artisan food businesses that you may want to add to your holiday shopping list – Bonnie's Jams, Caramels de Bouchard, Pure Pastry, and many more.

    Under Edible Reads you'll see a collection of cookbooks and food books to put on your wishlist or check off someone else's. 

    And, as always, you'll find a few recipes you must try and profiles of people you'll love knowing more about. 

    Publisher Ilene Bezahler encourages her readers to support local businesses when they do their holiday shopping. I'd like to also encourage you to support Edible Boston by subscribing or giving the gift of a subscipiton to a food loving friend or relative. 

     

    You can also buy the Edible cookbook – Edible: A Celebration of Local Foods or find more local food in The Boston Homegrown Cookbook.

      

    Details:

    Words: Penny Cherubino
    Artwork: Courtesy of Edible Boston

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • At the Market: Edible Boston Winter 2014 Issue

    Screen shot 2013-11-15 at 2.40.51 PM - Version 22013-11-15-thanksgiving-short-cover-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    If you are like me, you shop in quite a few places that advertise in Edible Boston, so pick up the new Winter 2014 issue with the photo of Cutty's homemade bagels on the cover. 

    Inside, you'll learn more about the creation of this new menu item at the popular Brookline sandwich shop. Elsewhere in this issue, you will tour a knife factory and a cheese cave. 

    You'll find profiles of a group of small artisan food businesses that you may want to add to your holiday shopping list – Bonnie's Jams, Caramels de Bouchard, Pure Pastry, and many more.

    Under Edible Reads you'll see a collection of cookbooks and food books to put on your wishlist or check off someone else's. 

    And, as always, you'll find a few recipes you must try and profiles of people you'll love knowing more about. 

    Publisher Ilene Bezahler encourages her readers to support local businesses when they do their holiday shopping. I'd like to also encourage you to support Edible Boston by subscribing or giving the gift of a subscipiton to a food loving friend or relative. 

     

    You can also buy the Edible cookbook – Edible: A Celebration of Local Foods or find more local food in The Boston Homegrown Cookbook.

      

    Details:

    Words: Penny Cherubino
    Artwork: Courtesy of Edible Boston

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.

  • At the Market: Edible Boston Winter 2014 Issue

    Screen shot 2013-11-15 at 2.40.51 PM - Version 22013-11-15-thanksgiving-short-cover-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    If you are like me, you shop in quite a few places that advertise in Edible Boston, so pick up the new Winter 2014 issue with the photo of Cutty's homemade bagels on the cover. 

    Inside, you'll learn more about the creation of this new menu item at the popular Brookline sandwich shop. Elsewhere in this issue, you will tour a knife factory and a cheese cave. 

    You'll find profiles of a group of small artisan food businesses that you may want to add to your holiday shopping list – Bonnie's Jams, Caramels de Bouchard, Pure Pastry, and many more.

    Under Edible Reads you'll see a collection of cookbooks and food books to put on your wishlist or check off someone else's. 

    And, as always, you'll find a few recipes you must try and profiles of people you'll love knowing more about. 

    Publisher Ilene Bezahler encourages her readers to support local businesses when they do their holiday shopping. I'd like to also encourage you to support Edible Boston by subscribing or giving the gift of a subscipiton to a food loving friend or relative. 

     

    You can also buy the Edible cookbook – Edible: A Celebration of Local Foods or find more local food in The Boston Homegrown Cookbook.

      

    Details:

    Words: Penny Cherubino
    Artwork: Courtesy of Edible Boston

    Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.