Boston- the food.

So, I figured I should probably do the posts on Bean Town in sections since I have so many pictures and tend to be a little long winded. Believe me, you will thank me for it later. Yes, I decided to do my first Boston post on the food. Being self proclaimed "foodies", we were particularly interested in sampling some of Boston's finest and Jim and Deb were happy to oblige. This was one of my favorite parts of the trip seeing as how a good lobster is hard to find in Utah.


Wednesday night and our "last supper" on Sunday night @ SkipJacks-We had Boston's famous Lobster Roll. What is a Lobster Roll you ask? Think mounds of Lobster meat piled on a grilled roll, unadulterated by mayo and other condiments. Just a little sauce, some celery and buttery, sweet, New England Lobster.
Jim and I took the advice of the Concierge and discovered The Paramount on Beacon Hill. We ate breakfast there every morning. The blueberry pancakes (fresh, juicy blueberries), omelets, orange juice, chocolate chip pancakes and even the home fries, were amazing. Mark and Deb had conference eggs and cantaloupe and soon joined us in the breakfast ambrosia known as The Paramount.











Legal Seafood- Two spirited thumbs down. Not really for food but for service. I sampled my first Cioppino which wasn't too bad but they had this pay @ the table system that really moved the restaurant down in class. The food was sort of overpriced and not really worth a second mention.

Finale- By the name, you would think they specialized in PRIMO desserts. I ordered a $10 creme brulee, although tastey (scroll to the section on "Mikes") there was something left to be desired.

Emack and Bolio's- Weird name. Amazing. Funny story, started by two pro bono lawyers where they would let musicians come and play when the bars closed @ midnight. The lawyers did some work for some homeless dudes and told them about the bizz they wanted to start so the homeless guys asked to have it named in their honor. History aside- behold... the rice krispy treat cone filled with Chocolate Mousse ice cream. So great- we dined twice.

The Parish- Tasty sandwiches that are each inspired by a different chef in the city. Steak and Mushroom was awesome.

Kingfish Hall- Not only was this a Todd English (famous chef) restaurant but came recommended by a newsman we chatted with. Mark had the Lobster Mac & Cheese (heaven), Deb- tempura lobster, Jim- steak, Me- seafood linguine. It was great! Smack dab in Quincy Market and had secret hidden bathrooms that prevented me and Deb from waiting in line for 45 mins.

Mike's Pastry- Heard about this gem from both the crappy waitress @ Legal Seafood (sorry crappy waitress) and also the newsman. This was the ultimate. First off, Hanover Street is also called "Little Italy"- it was one of the first places we heard REAL Boston accents and saw lots of people that could have starred in Jersey Shore. This was the line to get into Mike's @ 10:00 at night AND the cannoli. Aren't they beautiful?

And obviously, Mark enjoyed them immensely.

So basically, in a nutshell, Boston and it's food presentation exceeded our expectations. Stay tuned for the next post of Boston!