blah blah Boston (day 1)

To me going to Boston is like going to a bridal shower. It's not like bridal showers are that much fun, you just go for the bride. The 3 times I’ve been to Boston, it was to check out a college with my sister, visit a friend at BU, and this past time for a good friend’s wedding.

Growing up in ny, I’ve seen my share of angry, but Boston takes the cake when it comes to down right rude. And I’m not just talking about their fans. In our short weekend there my friend got pushed into a stroller by a homeless lady, I got yelled in a crowded store for picking up something that someone else dropped, among other outburst of rage from random drivers. Well despite their ppl and awful accent, I enjoyed Boston this time around and especially liked seeing all my college friends again.

Hei La Moon: TL- Hubby's favorite "furry hamsters", TR- Har gow, BL- Cheung fun, Shumai, Tofu

The bride and groom brought us here for rehearsal brunch. Honestly I was so tired from waking up for our 6am flight, I can't remember the details about the food, but I don't believe I had any complaints.

88 Beach St, Boston, MA • 617.338.8813 • www.heilamoon.com


After brunch and some rest at the hotel we decided to explore Boston a bit. We followed the red brick road along the freedom trail and I visited Quincy Market for the first time. I'm a sucker for markets and fairs so +1 for Boston.

Ice cream break!

Quincy's Place: Pistachio Ice Cream

Pistachio ice cream always reminds me of my cousin mikey. We used to walk to carvel all the time and I never understood why he never got any other flavor, ever. haha these days i'm quite fond of pistachio. Ice cream here was good, but too many pistachios for me. I know it doesn't look like it from the picture but there was a lot!

254 Faneuil Hall Market Pl, Boston, MA • 617.723.3635

For lunch we got to choose from an overwhelming selection in the indoor market. After some samples we landed at Boston Chowder.

Boston Chowda Co: lobster roll & cream of corn soup

mmm mmm good! big chunky lobster pieces on a sweet roll. A little more mayo than I prefer but I was able to overlook that.

Faneuil Hall Market Place, Boston, MA • 617.742.4441 • http://www.bostonchowda.com

On our way home we were too tired for walking. Look! The platform is flush to the rails. I was very amused.

Buzzzzz

For 2 years I drove by Buzz on my way to and from work, always curious, but never enough to extend my already long commute. Then when I switched jobs, and only drove by for occasional meetings at our HQ, driven primarily by our agency's imminent BRAC relocation, it only took another 4 years before I finally went in for a peek. why shame on me. This place is really cute and for a non cupcake lover the cupcakes were pretty decent. way better than what I remember of Georgetown cupcakes. oh and good ice coffee too.

Cookie Monster Cupcake

Moist cupcake, cream is not overly sweet, and I love how there were chunks of cookie dough in the cupcake.

I wonder when the next time I'll make it back out here now that it's no longer on the way to anything. But I'm sure it'll be before 6 years this time around. :)

Some kind of chocolate mint cupcake

I wonder if all the cupcakes have cool fillings.

901 Slaters Lane, Alexandria, VA • 703.600.2899 • www.buzzbakery.com

Hello again Mosaic Cuisine,

Last time we came here I was excited to return for the breakfast menu. My experience this time can be summed up in 3 words: less-butter-please. And I like my butter, so too much means too much!

Spinach Eggs Benedict

I admit I don't know much about egg benedicts, but this sauce was distinctly different in a bad way. mr. piggy agrees.

Breakfast Mosaic Style

How do you mess up a standard breakfast? with too much butter! The bacon was good though, I think they skipped on buttering the bacon. yaay. The fruit was mushy and old. I also decided these waffles are too airy and crispy for my liking.

186 Halpine Road, Rockville, MD • 301.468.0682 • www.mosaiccuisine.com