Crepes for Dinner

So you might have guessed I'm pretty fantastic at using food to bribe myself to work on my dissertation. Tonight this path took me to one of my favorite spots in all of Boston, Trident Booksellers & Cafe. 

Here are tonight's specials:

I took a photo of the menu because I'm not going to remember more than 3 ingredients in anything. I am looking forward to the day, if ever, when this "list every food ingredient found in Wikipedia" trend is over. I tried the Blueberry Pomegranate Creamsicle crepe special. Look at this:

My initial reaction to my first taste was literally "Holy hell. This is amazing." As you probably gathered from previous blog posts, I tend to only blog items or places that cause this sort of reaction. Even still, I was surprised with how immediate this reaction was and how it lingered during every bite. I may never in my life research just what exactly a blueberry pomegranate reduction sauce is, how it occurs, and if it requires some sort of annual payment to Martha Stewart (see dissertation comment above for current research fixations), but I can tell you that it should be embedded in fluffy crepes, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, with just a hint of chocolate sauce drizzled on top. 

My breakfast for dinner was paired with a cranberry mimosa and a side of bacon. A woman aged 105 years old recently credited bacon as the reason she lived so long. I would totally invite her out for some bacon, wouldn't you?

Here is a photo of the complete meal experience. Bon appetite, mes amis!

Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer is This Week - May 6-12th!

Folks, it's one of my favorite times of the year! For the next week over 300 restaurants and bakeries in over 100 Massachusetts communities will be serving a special dessert to benefit Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer. So far they have raised and donated over $1.4 million to Dana-Farber Cancer institute! Isn't that amazing?

Also, Boston Bakes gives the most money of any charity in MA back to the cause! You should stop reading this post and get yourself some Boston Bakes dessert so here's the official announcement:

Boston Bakes is more important than ever in 2013! | Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer

You can also check out a photo gallery of some of this year's desserts. This year I'm on the hunt for pink velvet cake. Hope to see you too!

Greater Boston Restaurants Rally to Support Boston Marathon Victims 4/17

www.thegreghillfoundation.org

Folks, here's an awesome way to support the Boston Marathon victims!

Many local restaurants are donating proceeds on Wednesday, April 17 (tomorrow!) to the Greg Hill Foundation. This foundation supports families in Boston affected by tragedies. If you are not able to participate in this event, you can donate to the Greg Hill Foundation here. Here are more details and a list of participating restaurants:

Always one of the first to mobilize, the Greater Boston restaurant community is coming together in various ways in response to yesterday’s Boston Marathon tragedy. On Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 several restaurants across the Greater Boston area and beyond will band together and donate a percentage of their sales to the victims of yesterday’s tragedy via The Greg Hill Foundation. 

The organization was selected based on its hyper-local nature and its history of immediate action in directing funds to those most in need. “All of the donations will go directly to the families. There is no red tape and we can give the donations out immediately,” said Greg Hill.

Restaurants will donate from (10%-25%) of their evenings sales on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013. While the list is growing, current restaurants participating include:

62 Restaurant & Wine Bar, 62 Wharf St, Salem, MA 01970, www.62restaurant.com

Bella Luna Restaurant & Milky Way Lounge, 284 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain, 02130, www.milkywayjp.com

Blue on Highland, 882 Highland Ave, Needham, MA 02494, www.blueonhighland.com

Bondir, 279A Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 www.bondircambridge.com

Cafeteria, 279a Newbury St., Boston, MA 02115, www.cafeteriaboston.com

China Blossom, 946 Osgood St., North Andover, MA 01845, www.chinablossom.com

Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse, 75 Arlington St., Boston, MA 02116, www.davios.com

Grafton Street, 1230 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, www.graftonstreetcambridge.com

Harvest, 44 Brattle St Cambridge, MA 02138, www.harvestcambridge.com

Olé Mexican Grill, 11 Springfield St., Cambridge, MA 02139, www.olerestaurantgroup.com

PARK Restaurant & Bar, 59 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA 02138, www.parkcambridge.com

Piattini Wine Café, 226 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116, http://www.piattini.com

Ristorante Olivio, 201 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA 02474, www.ristoranteolivio.com

Russell House Tavern, 14 John F. Kennedy St Cambridge, MA 02138, www.russellhousecambridge.com

Salvatore’s Restaurants (Seaport), 225 Northern Ave., Boston, MA 02210, www.salvatoresrestaurants.com

Salvatore’s Restaurants (Theatre District), 545 Washington St., Boston, MA 02111, www.salvatoresrestaurants.com

Salvatore’s Restaurants (Medford), 55 High St, Medford, MA 02155, www.salvatoresrestaurants.com

Temple Bar, 1688 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138, www.templebarcambridge.com

Tryst Restaurant, 689 Massachusetts Ave Arlington, MA 02476, http://www.trystrestaurant.com

Tuscan Kitchen, 67 Main St., Salem, NH 03079, www.tuscanbrands.com

Please show your support by visiting these restaurants on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013.

As restaurants sign on they will be posting their participation on their social media pages.

If other restaurants wish to join the effort they can contact the foundation directly via email at: adam@fmpproductions.com.

About The Greg Hill Foundation:
To celebrate 20 years on the air at WAAF in Boston, Greg Hill formed a foundation in June of 2010 that would respond to the immediate needs of families that had been touched by tragedy. Feeling a strong obligation to communities that had supported his radio show, he wanted to create a foundation that would be able to harness his incredibly generous media audience and that would be able to assist in a tragic time at a moment’s notice.

If you are not able to participate in this event, you can donate to the Greg Hill Foundation here. Be safe, and be well!

Peeps S'mores

The dissertation hasn't completely killed me yet, but it is trying. Here's a break from all the madness - Peeps S'mores!

I'm not the world's biggest Peeps fan but this idea was both easy enough to persuade me to make it without needing to create piles of dishes and, after eating two of these s'mores, delicious enough to persuade me to eat salad for dinner so I could eat two more. Recipe and inspiration here. I microwaved mine two at a time for 25-30 seconds to enjoy extra silky, melted milk chocolate.

Round one.

Round two.

They were pretty goopy when eating so have napkins nearby. DELISH.

A Day Customers Will Truly Appreciate at South Street Diner

Can you believe it's possible to get a three course dinner with choice of lobster or sirloin for only $10, and that you can expect it to be awesome? The always fantastic South Street Diner is holding a customer appreciation dinner (RSVP on Facebook) on Thursday, March 7th from 11am-11pm:

Get Ready for Customer Appreciation Day

coming March 7, 2013 11am - 11pm

Surf- N-Turf -- YUM LOBSTER!

this our 15th anniversary, we are serving a 3 course dinner salad or chowder,

boiled lobster or 1 pound ny sirlion, and dessert $10

They were even kind enough to send me a sneak peak of their grilled banana bread dessert:

Hungry yet? :)