Going all the way back to last year... Kelley and I took a little weekend getaway to Boston after Christmas. It was a much needed break from the holidays. While up there we went out to dinner with Matt and Enna Grazier, and Kelley's friend Cristina who's a pastry chef from Flour, at an excellent place in the north end, Pomodoro. It's a small italian restaurant with about 8 tables. It was soooo goooooood. Then we went across the street to Mike's Pastry for a little dessert. We had such a great time hanging out!
The next day Kelley and I had a whole day to ourselves. This is a very rare thing. So rare in fact we have the save kind of day today! So what to do with a free day in Boston. We took Matt's advice and went to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Are you kidding me? This place is amazing. Just to name a few things that amazed me: Rembrandt's self portrait, a Botticelli, letter's from George Washington, a letter from Ulysses S Grant stating his intention of leaving the Naval Academy, a stained glass window from Paris, a roman sarcophagus, various windows and doors that were used to build the museum, oh, and the center of the building 4 story venetian courtyard! Just to name a few. Everything seems so randomly placed through the museum, at the same time everything in each room relates in a way.
After the museum we did a little shopping, stopping at the Apple Store of course. We walked 3 miles from the Prudential Center to our b&b in the north end. Along the walk I was on a mission sparked by my friend Carla Ten Eyck. She loves to photograph anything that looks like a 10. So I was on a mission to find anything that had "RE." There were plenty of words that started or ended with "re" or had an "re" in the middle. But nothing by itself... until...
I made a reservation at what I read was an amazing restaurant in the North End, Carmen. Another tiny little place where you need a reservation. This was one of the best meals Kelley and I had ever had. It made our personal list of top restaurants. Unbelievable. Then to top it off we thought we'd try Modern Pastry around the corner. There's an argument in Boston as to which is better, Mike's or Modern. You either love one or the other. I always went to Mike's and thought, yeah, it's pastry. So we went to Modern... I never want to go to another pastry shop again. The cannoli was the best I've ever had, plus the chocolate ganache cake... yeah.
Looking forward to going back to Boston!
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