Index of Great Restaurants, Food and Cookbook Finds

Restaurant Visits

*Okay: So truth be told, many of these restaurant visits are over five years old! Rather than, though, delete the posts, I am leaving them up, so you can get a sense of what the restaurant offered.

Dining Without the Kids

*Aka Bistro, Lincoln, French and Sushi, (With the kids, too)
Asana, Mandarin Oriental, Boston
*Bambara, Cambridge-Contemporary American
*Bistro 5, West Medford-Italian
Bondir, Cambridge
Butcher Shop, Boston
*Chiara Bistro, Westwood
Chez Henri, Porter Square, Cambridge-French/Cuban
Clio, Boston
Coppa Enoteca, Boston-Italian bites, pizza and pasta (or for fantastic brunch)
The Cottage, Wellesley-with the kids, too.
Craigie on Main, Central Square, Cambridge *For Father's Day-French Bistro
Dante, Kendall Square, Cambridge (Summer 2008 and Winter 2009)-Italian
*Da Vinci, Boston-Italian
Daikanyama, Chestnut Hill-sushi
*51 Lincoln, Newton-eclectic; a return to 51 Lincoln
*Fleming's Steak House, Boston
Foundry on Elm, Somerville (with the kids, too)
*Garden at the Cellar, Cambridge
Hungry Mother, Cambridge-New Southern
*Il Casale, Belmont-Italian
Journeyman, Somerville
La Verdad, Fenway, Boston-Mexican
The Local-Newton (with the kids, too, maybe)-Gastropub
Lineage, Brookline, Local/New American/New England
Lounge at Blue Ginger, Wellesley (With the Kids, too)-Asian Fusion
*Nebo, Boston (With the Kids, too)-Italian
Rendezvous, Cambridge-eclectic, local foods
Rialto (the bar), Cambridge
Salts, Central Square, Cambridge-eclectic, local foods
Spiga, Needham-Italian
Sportello, Fort Point Channel/Boston-Italian Cafe
Sweet Basil, Needham-Italian
*Tomasso, Southborough-Italian
Toro, South End, Boston-tapas
*Trinas Starlight Lounge, Cambridge (with the kids, too!)
Tupelo, Cambridge-Southern
*T.W. Food, Cambridge-European
Uni, Eliot Hotel, Boston-sushi
*Oishii II, Sudbury (With the kids, too!)-sushi/Japanese
O Ya, Leather District, Boston-updated sushi

Dining With the Kids
Angkor, Providence-Cambodian

Aura, Seaport Hotel in Boston*Family Friendly Nights, First Visit, *Family Friendly Nights/ Special Events in the Summer. *Family Friendly Nights/ Read Boston/Curious George Event
Bon Chon, Allston (Korean)
Bubbling Brook, Westwood-American
*Bullfinch's, Sudbury-American
Chau Chow City, Boston-Dim Sum

Chinatown Roast Meats, Boston
Chung Shin Yuan, Newton-Taiwanese Dim sum
Cottage, Wellesley (Without the kids, too)
Cottage in Chestnut Hill, Newton
Deluxe Town Diner, Watertown
El Oriental de Cuba, Boston-Cuban
EO Noodle, Framingham-Chinese
Four Burgers, Cambridge
Green Tea, Newton-Dim Sum

H-Mart Food Court, Burlington

Hong Kong Roast Meats-Chinese

JoJo Taipei, Brighton/Boston-Taiwanese
Korea Garden, Allston-Korean
The Lounge at Blue Ginger, Wellesley-fusion

Mays Cafe, Brighton-Taiwanese (Coming Soon)

Myers and Chang, Boston, Contemporary Chinese/Dim Sum
New Rod Dee, Brookline-Thai
Paramount, Beacon Hill-Breakfast and brunch
*Petit Robert Bistro, Needham-French
Pho Viet's, Super 88 Food Court, Allston/Brighton-Vietnamese

Picco, South End-pizza and ice cream

Pizzeria Reginas (the original), North End, Boston-pizza
Qingdao Garden, North Cambridge-Chinese/Dumplings

Rod Dee, Brookline-Thai
Sichuan Gourmet, Framingham-Chinese
Sofra, Watertown-Mediterranean

Stephen Anthony's, Marlboro-American
Super 88 Food Court, Allston/Brighton-a range of Asian food

Toraya, Arlington-sushi

Umbertos, Boston-pizza and Sicilian treats

Vietnamese in Dorchester

Xinh Xinh, Boston-Vietnamese (coming soon)

Yung Chow Loo-(In the H-Mart Food Court in Burlington)-Korean

Restaurants Beyond Boston/Metrowest
Great Places to Eat in Mystic, Connecticut
Great Places to Eat near Storyland (Glen, Jackson and N. Conway, NH)
Great Places to Eat near Wellfleet, Provincetown, Eastham and Orleans, MA)

Great Places to Eat in Portland, Maine

Great Places to Eat near Smuggler's Notch, Vermont

Great Places to Eat in New York

Bakeries
A and J Bakery, Salem
Bakeries of Portland, Maine

Bakery at Verrill Farm, Concord-amazing scones
B and R Bakery, Framingham-incredible baguettes

Bread and Chocolate Cafe, Newtonville-incredible scones, baked goods

Clear Flour Bakery, Brookline-Other great place for baguettes (and more)
Flour, South End and Fort Point, Boston-everything fabulous

Madrid-European Pastry in Marlboro!

Marias-North End-incredible Italian treats
Petsis Pies, Cambridge and Somerville-great pies and scones
Seven Stars, Providence, Rhode Island-everything fabulous
When Pigs Fly Bakery, Brookline and Maine-amazing breads
*Sweet Alternatives, Natick-(cakes and cookies)

Cookbooks
Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan
Cooking through Momofuku by David Chang

Introduction

Day 1: Roasted Red Rice Cakes

Cooking through Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking by Eileen Yin Lei-Fo, Day 1
Flour: Great Recipes from the Flour Bakery + Cafe by Joanne Chang

Fresh and Honest, Chef Peter Davis (Henrietta's Table)
*The New Portuguese Table, David Leite

*Stir, Barbara Lynch

Food Finds and Great Food Stores

Burdick's Chocolates, Cambridge

*Divvies Cupcakes and Candy (allergy friendly!)
East Boston Food Finds
*Fabulous Family Meals, Natick
Fair-Trade Products/Green Mountain Coffee
Fiore di Nona's Mozzerella
Fisher Brook Farm Jams and Marmalades
Formaggio Specialty Foods, Cambridge

Fromaggio South End, Boston

H-Mart, Burlington- Korean Grocery Store

Market Basket, Ashland
MetroWest Food Finds

Ming's Grocery Store, Boston

North End Tour, North End, Boston
Penzey's Spices, Arlington
Russo's Food Store, Watertown

Syrian Grocery Store, Boston

Taza Chocolate and a Visit to the Taza Chocolate Factory

Taste Cafe/Coffeehouse, Newtonville
Wasik's Cheese Shop, Wellesley

Farmer's Markets and CSAs

Harvard Square Farmer's Market (summer 2008 and summer 2009)
Natick Farmer's Market (summer 2008, June 2009, July 2009)
Natick Winter Farmer's Market: Week 1, Week 2
Newton Farmer's Market
Brookline Farmer's Market
The Farmer's Cart (A Farmer's Market, of sorts, On Wheels) The Farmer's Cart-Summer 09
Dover Farm CSA

Providence (Rhode Island) Winter Farmer's Market

Portland, Maine Farmer's Market: June; and August

Orchards and Farms

Belkin Lookout Farm, Natick

Bolton Orchards, Bolton
Hansons, Framingham

Honey Pot Hill, Stow
Nashoba Valley Winery
Tangerini's Spring Street Farm, Millis
Verrill Farm, Concord
Verrill Farm Tomato and Corn Festival in August
Ward's Berry Farm, Sharon

*This meal/product was provided for me by the owner, chef, baker etc. However, my decision to write about it was entirely my own and means that I enjoyed the product, bakery, restaurant enough to highlight it here. In other words, I am not paid to endorse any place or product on this blog.