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Poppy Thinks These Are Big Dogs

How does your dog react when you meet up with Boston's Mounted Park Rangers?

And, what is it about these teams that makes us want to take photos of them every time they cross our paths?

This spring, we've been seeing more mounted patrols on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall and we thank the rangers each time they clop by. Poppy hops up on a bench and watches with great interest as the big dogs go by.

The high perch afforded the mounted rangers gives them a long look around the park. And, they are about the best PR tool the Parks Department could have. We see them talking to people, posing for photos, and dealing with those who need to be reminded of park rules.

Thank you to this great asset to the city.

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Words: Penny Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Ed Cherubino

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April 27, 2014
Fresh Paint Is This Sunday: Great Excuse for a Walk

While we give most events a miss, the Annual Fresh Paint Sunday is one of our favorite walks of the year. This time, paint day is Sunday, April 27th.

From 9am to 4pm, artists will be scattered around the city creating art that will be auctioned off at the Fresh Paint Gala on Saturday, May 10th. Here's a link to all the details on the Copley Society website.

We usually head for the Public Garden, a popular spot for seeing a number of artists create works inspired by one of Boston's beauty spots.

We get a map from one of the artists and stroll with our dog, chatting with those taking part in this wonderful day of meeting some of the creative folks in our midst.

What's on your Artistic Shopping List? Shop Amazon for all your arts & craft needs and support this site!

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photos: ©2011 Penny & Ed Cherubino

April 25, 2014
Fresh Paint Is This Sunday: Great Excuse for a Walk

While we give most events a miss, the Annual Fresh Paint Sunday is one of our favorite walks of the year. This time, paint day is Sunday, April 27th.

From 9am to 4pm, artists will be scattered around the city creating art that will be auctioned off at the Fresh Paint Gala on Saturday, May 10th. Here's a link to all the details on the Copley Society website.

We usually head for the Public Garden, a popular spot for seeing a number of artists create works inspired by one of Boston's beauty spots.

We get a map from one of the artists and stroll with our dog, chatting with those taking part in this wonderful day of meeting some of the creative folks in our midst.

What's on your Artistic Shopping List? Shop Amazon for all your arts & craft needs and support this site!

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photos: ©2011 Penny & Ed Cherubino

April 25, 2014
Fresh Paint Is This Sunday: Great Excuse for a Walk

While we give most events a miss, the Annual Fresh Paint Sunday is one of our favorite walks of the year. This time, paint day is Sunday, April 27th.

From 9am to 4pm, artists will be scattered around the city creating art that will be auctioned off at the Fresh Paint Gala on Saturday, May 10th. Here's a link to all the details on the Copley Society website.

We usually head for the Public Garden, a popular spot for seeing a number of artists create works inspired by one of Boston's beauty spots.

We get a map from one of the artists and stroll with our dog, chatting with those taking part in this wonderful day of meeting some of the creative folks in our midst.

What's on your Artistic Shopping List? Shop Amazon for all your arts & craft needs and support this site!

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photos: ©2011 Penny & Ed Cherubino

April 25, 2014
Will There Be a Boston Restaurant Shakeout?

How many restaurants can the Boston area support before we have a serious shakeout that might result in some old favorites being lost in the deluge of new places?

Eater Boston has compiled The Colossal 2014 Restaurant Openings Guide. At the time this post was composed, the list included more than 40 more restaurants with scheduled opening dates in 2014.

Rachel Leah Blumenthal is doing yeoman work keeping it up to date. She has also included all those rumored openings that don't have dates attached.

Over on Chowhound's Boston board, members keep track of openings and closings setting up a new converstion each month. They often mourn the loss of a favorite place.

Problems Finding Talented Staff

In this Boston Magazine piece, Chef Will Gilson admited he's having trouble finding top quality workers to staff his kitchen. “It becomes this race against other restaurants, and you try to figure out how to get good people in,” he said.

Converstations among food lovers seem to indicate that the quality of the front of the house staff in some places is also declining as competition for top waitstaff, bartenders, and managers increases.

You Decide Which Restaurants Will Survive

Each of us will have a vote in deciding which restaurants will be here next year and the year after that.

I have my list of restaurants that I will be supporting with my dining dollars over the next year. I may occasionally try a new place – often from an owner, chef, or team that I already know. But, I will encourage my friends to meet me at the places I want to be around after the deluge of new spots divides dining dollars into smaller pots for all.

I’m sure a few restaurants that you love have slipped out of your regular dining out rotation. If you would hate to see any of those old favorites disappear, make a point of going there for a fresh reminder of how good they are.

We make decisions each day about who will or will not remain in business by spending our dollars. Please, make those decisions a bit more consciously over the next year.

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photos: ©2014 Penny & Ed Cherubino

April 24, 2014
Will There Be a Boston Restaurant Shakeout?

How many restaurants can the Boston area support before we have a serious shakeout that might result in some old favorites being lost in the deluge of new places?

Eater Boston has compiled The Colossal 2014 Restaurant Openings Guide. At the time this post was composed, the list included more than 40 more restaurants with scheduled opening dates in 2014.

Rachel Leah Blumenthal is doing yeoman work keeping it up to date. She has also included all those rumored openings that don't have dates attached.

Over on Chowhound's Boston board, members keep track of openings and closings setting up a new converstion each month. They often mourn the loss of a favorite place.

Problems Finding Talented Staff

In this Boston Magazine piece, Chef Will Gilson admited he's having trouble finding top quality workers to staff his kitchen. “It becomes this race against other restaurants, and you try to figure out how to get good people in,” he said.

Converstations among food lovers seem to indicate that the quality of the front of the house staff in some places is also declining as competition for top waitstaff, bartenders, and managers increases.

You Decide Which Restaurants Will Survive

Each of us will have a vote in deciding which restaurants will be here next year and the year after that.

I have my list of restaurants that I will be supporting with my dining dollars over the next year. I may occasionally try a new place – often from an owner, chef, or team that I already know. But, I will encourage my friends to meet me at the places I want to be around after the deluge of new spots divides dining dollars into smaller pots for all.

I’m sure a few restaurants that you love have slipped out of your regular dining out rotation. If you would hate to see any of those old favorites disappear, make a point of going there for a fresh reminder of how good they are.

We make decisions each day about who will or will not remain in business by spending our dollars. Please, make those decisions a bit more consciously over the next year.

What's on your Food Lover's Shopping List? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photos: ©2014 Penny & Ed Cherubino

April 24, 2014
Will There Be a Boston Restaurant Shakeout?

How many restaurants can the Boston area support before we have a serious shakeout that might result in some old favorites being lost in the deluge of new places?

Eater Boston has compiled The Colossal 2014 Restaurant Openings Guide. At the time this post was composed, the list included more than 40 more restaurants with scheduled opening dates in 2014.

Rachel Leah Blumenthal is doing yeoman work keeping it up to date. She has also included all those rumored openings that don't have dates attached.

Over on Chowhound's Boston board, members keep track of openings and closings setting up a new converstion each month. They often mourn the loss of a favorite place.

Problems Finding Talented Staff

In this Boston Magazine piece, Chef Will Gilson admited he's having trouble finding top quality workers to staff his kitchen. “It becomes this race against other restaurants, and you try to figure out how to get good people in,” he said.

Converstations among food lovers seem to indicate that the quality of the front of the house staff in some places is also declining as competition for top waitstaff, bartenders, and managers increases.

You Decide Which Restaurants Will Survive

Each of us will have a vote in deciding which restaurants will be here next year and the year after that.

I have my list of restaurants that I will be supporting with my dining dollars over the next year. I may occasionally try a new place – often from an owner, chef, or team that I already know. But, I will encourage my friends to meet me at the places I want to be around after the deluge of new spots divides dining dollars into smaller pots for all.

I’m sure a few restaurants that you love have slipped out of your regular dining out rotation. If you would hate to see any of those old favorites disappear, make a point of going there for a fresh reminder of how good they are.

We make decisions each day about who will or will not remain in business by spending our dollars. Please, make those decisions a bit more consciously over the next year.

What's on your Food Lover's Shopping List? Shop Amazon for all your kitchen & dining needs and support this site!

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photos: ©2014 Penny & Ed Cherubino

April 24, 2014
Trader Joe’s Pane Guttiau (Sardinian Parchment Crackers) Are a Hit!

We are enjoying Trader Joe’s Pane Guttiau so much that we’re afraid they might discontinue them. This often seems to happen to our favorite items at the tiny TJs on Boylston Street.

The staff tells us these are a big hit so maybe our evening snack of a few crackers with a bit of soft cheese will be safe for a while.

This is TJs version of the traditional Sardinian parchment bread called pane carasau or carta di musica we sometimes find in North End shops.

Those shown here in a photo for Wikipedia are large and round and often wrapped in paper packages.

Trader Joe’s version is cut into squares, packed in a box, and a bit easier to get home and serve. We find ourselves buying three or four boxes at a time, just in case …

These simple, light crackers are made in Italy with wheat, yeast, water, salt, and olive oil. They are wonderful by themselves with a glass of wine.

Some nights, we let a bit of soft cheese come to room temperature and spead the thinnest possible layer on the cracker. Remember, these are very thin and brittle, so warm cheese and gentle spreading does the trick.

This may be our favorite roof deck snack this summer. Can’t wait for a bottle of bubbles and a tray of cheese and crackers overlooking the Charles.

Our readers outside the Boston area, who don’t have access to a Trader Joe’s, might want to make their own version. Here’s a recipe along with a video that shows how much work it takes to handmake these delights.

Sardinian Flatbread from Italian Food Forever

A video version without measurements from Delicious Italy (Just the way a nonna would teach it.) Imagine the work when women hand rolled this bread in each step!

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Penny Cherubino and Center photo from this page of Wikipedia.

April 22, 2014
Trader Joe’s Pane Guttiau (Sardinian Parchment Crackers) Are a Hit!

We are enjoying Trader Joe’s Pane Guttiau so much that we’re afraid they might discontinue them. This often seems to happen to our favorite items at the tiny TJs on Boylston Street.

The staff tells us these are a big hit so maybe our evening snack of a few crackers with a bit of soft cheese will be safe for a while.

This is TJs version of the traditional Sardinian parchment bread called pane carasau or carta di musica we sometimes find in North End shops.

Those shown here in a photo for Wikipedia are large and round and often wrapped in paper packages.

Trader Joe’s version is cut into squares, packed in a box, and a bit easier to get home and serve. We find ourselves buying three or four boxes at a time, just in case …

These simple, light crackers are made in Italy with wheat, yeast, water, salt, and olive oil. They are wonderful by themselves with a glass of wine.

Some nights, we let a bit of soft cheese come to room temperature and spead the thinnest possible layer on the cracker. Remember, these are very thin and brittle, so warm cheese and gentle spreading does the trick.

This may be our favorite roof deck snack this summer. Can’t wait for a bottle of bubbles and a tray of cheese and crackers overlooking the Charles.

Our readers outside the Boston area, who don’t have access to a Trader Joe’s, might want to make their own version. Here’s a recipe along with a video that shows how much work it takes to handmake these delights.

Sardinian Flatbread from Italian Food Forever

A video version without measurements from Delicious Italy (Just the way a nonna would teach it.) Imagine the work when women hand rolled this bread in each step!

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

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Penny Cherubino and Center photo from this page of Wikipedia.

April 22, 2014
Trader Joe’s Pane Guttiau (Sardinian Parchment Crackers) Are a Hit!

We are enjoying Trader Joe’s Pane Guttiau so much that we’re afraid they might discontinue them. This often seems to happen to our favorite items at the tiny TJs on Boylston Street.

The staff tells us these are a big hit so maybe our evening snack of a few crackers with a bit of soft cheese will be safe for a while.

This is TJs version of the traditional Sardinian parchment bread called pane carasau or carta di musica we sometimes find in North End shops.

Those shown here in a photo for Wikipedia are large and round and often wrapped in paper packages.

Trader Joe’s version is cut into squares, packed in a box, and a bit easier to get home and serve. We find ourselves buying three or four boxes at a time, just in case …

These simple, light crackers are made in Italy with wheat, yeast, water, salt, and olive oil. They are wonderful by themselves with a glass of wine.

Some nights, we let a bit of soft cheese come to room temperature and spead the thinnest possible layer on the cracker. Remember, these are very thin and brittle, so warm cheese and gentle spreading does the trick.

This may be our favorite roof deck snack this summer. Can’t wait for a bottle of bubbles and a tray of cheese and crackers overlooking the Charles.

Our readers outside the Boston area, who don’t have access to a Trader Joe’s, might want to make their own version. Here’s a recipe along with a video that shows how much work it takes to handmake these delights.

Sardinian Flatbread from Italian Food Forever

A video version without measurements from Delicious Italy (Just the way a nonna would teach it.) Imagine the work when women hand rolled this bread in each step!

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

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Penny Cherubino and Center photo from this page of Wikipedia.

April 22, 2014