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  • No Fooling! A New Boston Food Truck Schedule, April 1st

    If your favorite food truck is missing from its usual place on April 1st, don't think it's a joke! That's the date when the trucks we know will change their times and places around the city. They will also be joined by a group of newcomers. We all have a flavorful season ahead of us on the streets of Boston.

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    BostonZest will be out there covering the street food scene and adding reports to our Food Trucks/Street Food collection.

    How do you find Food Trucks?

    In Boston, the trucks have reserved places on a schedule set by the City of Boston. Here's a link to the City's Food Truck schedule.

    There will also be new food trucks and food trikes on the Greenway. Here's a link to the updated information for the "Greenway Mobile Eats" program which will also begin on April 1st.

    Update 04.27.13: Brookline has extended its food truck program and published this schedule for May 1st to December 31st 2013

    Update 05.01.13: Somerville has announced a schedule of food trucks on Saturdays at The Assembled weekly craft market. Here's the list and dates over on Eater Boston.

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    We love the constantly updated information, including links to websites, provided by Hub Food Trucks! Thanks Steve Leibowitz for your devotion to this wonderful Boston community. Be sure to follow Steve on Twitter to learn when he's planning a food truck meet up. (That's Steve hanging out with the Mei Mei Street Kitchen team.)

    You can download the Street Food App to have schedules at your fingertips.

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    And, when you find a truck you love and want to find it often, follow them on social media. That way, you'll find out what's on the menu. You'll know if they are off the road for a day, have a special appearance outside their normal schedule, or are getting ready to open a brick & mortar restaurant near you.

    See you on the street!

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

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  • Clearly, Pedestrians Are Not Top Priority in Boston

    Since we all walk in the city – no matter what our primary means of transportation – you might think that walkers would be a top priority for the Public Works efforts. Clearly we are not. 

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    Here's a snowbank-blocked crosswalk in Kenmore Square. This was taken on Monday. I think the city has had time to clear it since the last snowfall. But, it seems to have been there for a few storms. What's more, it is in front of a building that houses seniors.

    Meanwhile, earlier on Monday, street sweepers were working hard a couple of blocks away to clear every speck of sand from the bike lanes surrounding the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. That shows what the City of Boston deems important. 

    Here's some recommended reading for those, like me, who think there is something wrong with this picture. 

    From one of the city's smart bloggers, The Walking Bostonian, Getting Our Priorties Straight. 

    And, for your book list, Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time


     

    When I read this book, I learned in detail how many of the bad decisions made in Boston's effort to make bikes a prioity hurt my pedestrian experience.

    I knew I was no longer comfortable walking on Mass Ave after the bike lanes were installed but didn't realize that any comprehensive urban planner should have known I would feel this way. Parked cars offer walkers a barrier and sense of security.

    I wonder how avoiding these sidewalks, now unprotected from high speed traffic, will impact Mass Ave businesses? What about other places that walkers will instictively avoid?

    Do you walk around the city? Do you think walking is the top priority for city planners? What are your pet peeves as a pedestrian? 

    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!

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    Words: Penny Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 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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  • Clearly, Pedestrians Are Not Top Priority in Boston

    Since we all walk in the city – no matter what our primary means of transportation – you might think that walkers would be a top priority for the Public Works efforts. Clearly we are not. 

    DSC_2849 - Version 22013-03-25-crosswalk-snowed-in-boston-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Here's a snowbank-blocked crosswalk in Kenmore Square. This was taken on Monday. I think the city has had time to clear it since the last snowfall. But, it seems to have been there for a few storms. What's more, it is in front of a building that houses seniors.

    Meanwhile, earlier on Monday, street sweepers were working hard a couple of blocks away to clear every speck of sand from the bike lanes surrounding the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. That shows what the City of Boston deems important. 

    Here's some recommended reading for those, like me, who think there is something wrong with this picture. 

    From one of the city's smart bloggers, The Walking Bostonian, Getting Our Priorties Straight. 

    And, for your book list, Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time


     

    When I read this book, I learned in detail how many of the bad decisions made in Boston's effort to make bikes a prioity hurt my pedestrian experience.

    I knew I was no longer comfortable walking on Mass Ave after the bike lanes were installed but didn't realize that any comprehensive urban planner should have known I would feel this way. Parked cars offer walkers a barrier and sense of security.

    I wonder how avoiding these sidewalks, now unprotected from high speed traffic, will impact Mass Ave businesses? What about other places that walkers will instictively avoid?

    Do you walk around the city? Do you think walking is the top priority for city planners? What are your pet peeves as a pedestrian? 

    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 Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 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
    How to Use Your Observational Skills in a Boston Real Estate Search
    BU Introduces New Cycling Safety Measures Along Comm. Ave
    what it means if you don't j-walk.
    Lost Boston: Bicycle Club at 152 Newbury Street

  • Clearly, Pedestrians Are Not Top Priority in Boston

    Since we all walk in the city – no matter what our primary means of transportation – you might think that walkers would be a top priority for the Public Works efforts. Clearly we are not. 

    DSC_2849 - Version 22013-03-25-crosswalk-snowed-in-boston-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Here's a snowbank-blocked crosswalk in Kenmore Square. This was taken on Monday. I think the city has had time to clear it since the last snowfall. But, it seems to have been there for a few storms. What's more, it is in front of a building that houses seniors.

    Meanwhile, earlier on Monday, street sweepers were working hard a couple of blocks away to clear every speck of sand from the bike lanes surrounding the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. That shows what the City of Boston deems important. 

    Here's some recommended reading for those, like me, who think there is something wrong with this picture. 

    From one of the city's smart bloggers, The Walking Bostonian, Getting Our Priorties Straight. 

    And, for your book list, Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time


     

    When I read this book, I learned in detail how many of the bad decisions made in Boston's effort to make bikes a prioity hurt my pedestrian experience.

    I knew I was no longer comfortable walking on Mass Ave after the bike lanes were installed but didn't realize that any comprehensive urban planner should have known I would feel this way. Parked cars offer walkers a barrier and sense of security.

    I wonder how avoiding these sidewalks, now unprotected from high speed traffic, will impact Mass Ave businesses? What about other places that walkers will instictively avoid?

    Do you walk around the city? Do you think walking is the top priority for city planners? What are your pet peeves as a pedestrian? 

    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 Cherubino
    Photography: © 2013 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
    How to Use Your Observational Skills in a Boston Real Estate Search
    BU Introduces New Cycling Safety Measures Along Comm. Ave
    what it means if you don't j-walk.
    Lost Boston: Bicycle Club at 152 Newbury Street

  • These Crocus Are Ready for Spring and We Are Too!

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    Enough with cold, grey days!

    We're ready for sunshine, warmth, and the colors of spring. These crocus were blooming back on St. Patrick's Day. We've even seen some brave pansies in bloom on the sunny sides of the city streets. 

    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: © 2013 Penny 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.

  • These Crocus Are Ready for Spring and We Are Too!

    CHE_2989 - Version 22013-03-17-crocus-purple-striped-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Enough with cold, grey days!

    We're ready for sunshine, warmth, and the colors of spring. These crocus were blooming back on St. Patrick's Day. We've even seen some brave pansies in bloom on the sunny sides of the city streets. 

    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: © 2013 Penny 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.

  • These Crocus Are Ready for Spring and We Are Too!

    CHE_2989 - Version 22013-03-17-crocus-purple-striped-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    Enough with cold, grey days!

    We're ready for sunshine, warmth, and the colors of spring. These crocus were blooming back on St. Patrick's Day. We've even seen some brave pansies in bloom on the sunny sides of the city streets. 

    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: © 2013 Penny 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.

  • Cooking in Vacation Rentals: Hotel Rooms Too!

    We like to have some kitchen access even when we stay in hotels. And, with more hotels offering a tiny kitchen with refrigerator, coffemaker, and microwave, we travel with the gear to take advantage of this.

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    This is our full kitchen bag unpacked in a Provincetown apartment. While some of these items are duplicated in a furnished apartment, they are all needed in a hotel room.

    We admit to being wine glass brats so we like to have a nice glass to enjoy a sip of wine in our own quarters. We pack champagne flutes because they're trim and can be used for any wine. They also give us an excuse to opt for sparkling wine on vacation. 

    We pack a couple of plates and bowls, along with a cutting board, when we're headed to a hotel. With this we can make a late night supper of cheese, wine, and fruit or a breakfast of oatmeal and fruit if one of us is sleeping late. 

    That small bottle wrapped in plastic (far left center, above) is dish washing soap. We always have a few paper towels with us and two dish towels that can double as napkins and backdrops for food photos. 

    Since the trip to Provincetown when this was photographed was not for weeks, we included a bit of olive oil and vinegar from home. For a longer stay, we'd buy some on location.

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    Here's an example of a tiny kitchen area at the Garden Hilton in Portland, Maine. You can find a bit more equipment in extended stay hotels. But, with this set up, we're able to finish the leftovers from a restaurant meal or stay in after a long day of exploring. We can also enjoy shopping food stores and farmers' markets in a new area and making a lunch or dinner from what we find. 

    In an upcoming post in this series, we'll tell you how we make great coffee in hotel rooms.

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    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.

  • Cooking in Vacation Rentals: Hotel Rooms Too!

    We like to have some kitchen access even when we stay in hotels. And, with more hotels offering a tiny kitchen with refrigerator, coffemaker, and microwave, we travel with the gear to take advantage of this.

    DSC_8834 - Version 22012-09-27-seasonings-travel-kit-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    This is our full kitchen bag unpacked in a Provincetown apartment. While some of these items are duplicated in a furnished apartment, they are all needed in a hotel room.

    We admit to being wine glass brats so we like to have a nice glass to enjoy a sip of wine in our own quarters. We pack champagne flutes because they're trim and can be used for any wine. They also give us an excuse to opt for sparkling wine on vacation. 

    We pack a couple of plates and bowls, along with a cutting board, when we're headed to a hotel. With this we can make a late night supper of cheese, wine, and fruit or a breakfast of oatmeal and fruit if one of us is sleeping late. 

    That small bottle wrapped in plastic (far left center, above) is dish washing soap. We always have a few paper towels with us and two dish towels that can double as napkins and backdrops for food photos. 

    Since the trip to Provincetown when this was photographed was not for weeks, we included a bit of olive oil and vinegar from home. For a longer stay, we'd buy some on location.

    6a00e54fc42bb8883401156fb28c7a970c-800wi

    Here's an example of a tiny kitchen area at the Garden Hilton in Portland, Maine. You can find a bit more equipment in extended stay hotels. But, with this set up, we're able to finish the leftovers from a restaurant meal or stay in after a long day of exploring. We can also enjoy shopping food stores and farmers' markets in a new area and making a lunch or dinner from what we find. 

    In an upcoming post in this series, we'll tell you how we make great coffee in hotel rooms.

    Related Posts:

    Portland, Maine Get Away

    Cooking in Vacation Rentals: The Tool Roll

    Cooking in Vacation Rentals: The Spice Box

    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.

  • Cooking in Vacation Rentals: Hotel Rooms Too!

    We like to have some kitchen access even when we stay in hotels. And, with more hotels offering a tiny kitchen with refrigerator, coffemaker, and microwave, we travel with the gear to take advantage of this.

    DSC_8834 - Version 22012-09-27-seasonings-travel-kit-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    This is our full kitchen bag unpacked in a Provincetown apartment. While some of these items are duplicated in a furnished apartment, they are all needed in a hotel room.

    We admit to being wine glass brats so we like to have a nice glass to enjoy a sip of wine in our own quarters. We pack champagne flutes because they're trim and can be used for any wine. They also give us an excuse to opt for sparkling wine on vacation. 

    We pack a couple of plates and bowls, along with a cutting board, when we're headed to a hotel. With this we can make a late night supper of cheese, wine, and fruit or a breakfast of oatmeal and fruit if one of us is sleeping late. 

    That small bottle wrapped in plastic (far left center, above) is dish washing soap. We always have a few paper towels with us and two dish towels that can double as napkins and backdrops for food photos. 

    Since the trip to Provincetown when this was photographed was not for weeks, we included a bit of olive oil and vinegar from home. For a longer stay, we'd buy some on location.

    6a00e54fc42bb8883401156fb28c7a970c-800wi

    Here's an example of a tiny kitchen area at the Garden Hilton in Portland, Maine. You can find a bit more equipment in extended stay hotels. But, with this set up, we're able to finish the leftovers from a restaurant meal or stay in after a long day of exploring. We can also enjoy shopping food stores and farmers' markets in a new area and making a lunch or dinner from what we find. 

    In an upcoming post in this series, we'll tell you how we make great coffee in hotel rooms.

    Related Posts:

    Portland, Maine Get Away

    Cooking in Vacation Rentals: The Tool Roll

    Cooking in Vacation Rentals: The Spice Box

    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.