A new restaurant has opened on the western edge of Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood, and its focus is on Chinese and Taiwanese food, including dumplings and buns. According to the eatery’s menu, Dumpling Cafe on Washington Street features dumplings such as beef and cabbage, pork and leek, and Taiwan style fried dumplings, as well as mini steamed buns with pork and mini juicy buns with pork and crabmeat.
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Dumpling Cafe Opens on the Edge of Boston’s Chinatown
The Spanish evolution of Nali Patio continues with the restaurant portion of Migas open today on the top floor. Migas joins The Taste of Spain retail shop (ground floor) and Spanish restaurants Niajo (third floor) and Carmen (next door).
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Spanish evolution: Migas restaurant open today in Nali Patio
A national online restaurant reservations provider has just come out with its 2010 Diners’ Choice awards for restaurants with the most scenic views, and a Massachusetts dining spot is on the list.
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OpenTable’s Top 50 Picks for Restaurants with Scenic Views Includes Seaglass Restaurant in Salisbury
A popular sandwich shop with locations in Boston’s Financial District and Leather District is getting ready to open a third shop, with this one being in the Harvard Square section of Cambridge.
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Al’s Harvard Square Cafe Opening in Cambridge
A national chain of frozen yogurt shops that had no presence in the Boston area until this summer is going to be opening a third location in the area next spring. According to The Harvard Crimson , Pinkberry will be opening on Mass. Ave
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Pinkberry Is Coming to Harvard Square in Cambridge
A classic “townie” restaurant and bar in Cambridge that had been in business for more than a half century has closed its doors. According to the Cantabrigia blog , Guido’s on Belmont Street (near the Watertown and Belmont borders) closed earlier this summer, apparently due to rising rents.
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Guido’s in Cambridge Has Closed
It looks like a Chinese restaurant in Wellesley that has been in business for nearly 20 years is being forced out of its location by their landlord, who is planning on bringing in a new supermarket. According to WBZ and several other sources, Tian Fu on Washington Street is apparently being evicted today, with a Whole Foods market moving into the spot (along with the adjacent space where a Star Market used to be)
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Tian Fu in Wellesley Being Evicted to Make Room for Whole Foods
Celebrate Oktoberfest in Munich Every autumn, the world erupts for the hoppy concoction that we all know as beer. Dark, light, ice-cold or cask, the wonderful beverage of fermented barley and yeast gets its very own celebration
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Top 10 Things to do in Munich during Oktoberfest
Hunger Action Month arrives on September 1, 2010, and with it, the chance for folks to help fight domestic hunger. The non-profit organization behind Hunger Action Month–Feeding America–suggests a number of ways in which people can help out during September, including donations, pledges, volunteering, calling members of Congress, cooking for children, attending local events, shopping for a cause, organizing food drives, and much more. Feeding American helps out tens of millions of people annually via a nationwide network of food banks and agencies.
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September, 2010 Is Hunger Action Month
A cafe in Allston that featured premium coffees as well as lighter fare and snacks has closed its doors, and a pizza place with two other locations in the Boston area has opened in its spot. According to a spotter on the Boston’s Hidden Restaurants Facebook page , the 2nd Cup Cafe on Brighton Avenue closed down after being in business for about three years.
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2nd Cup Cafe in Allston Closes; Pizza Days Takes Over Its Space
A small global chain of Japanese noodle houses is looking to continue its expansion into the Boston area, with a number of locations possibly opening up over the next few years.
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Wagamama Plans Major Expansion in the Boston Area
An expanding local chain of burger places has contracted just a bit, as its Brookline location has closed. According to their Facebook page, b.good has decided to shut down their restaurant on Harvard Street, citing the fact that the location never reached the levels of their other spots. The Brookline b.good first opened about three years ago.
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b.good Closes Its Brookline Location
A hotel and condominium complex in downtown Boston that contains an elegant restaurant with a three-star Michelin chef behind it may end up being foreclosed. According to the Boston Herald, Prudential Insurance is trying to foreclose on the now-bankrupt W Boston Hotel and Residences on Stuart Street in the Theatre District, though the developer indicates that a viable bankruptcy reorganization for the building is in the works
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W Boston Hotel (Where Market by Jean-Georges Is Located) May Be in Danger of Foreclosure
A new restaurant looks to be opening in the Financial District of Boston, moving into the space where a breakfast and lunch spot recently closed. According to the EveryBlock Boston site, Pavia is apparently going to open on Water Street where the Olde Boston Cafe used to be until shutting down last month
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Pavia Restaurant Opening in Boston’s Financial District
The Phantom Gourmet Food Festival is returning to Boston once again, coming to Lansdowne and Ipswich Streets next to Fenway Park on Saturday, September 25, from noon to 5:00 PM. This year, there will be some newcomers participating, as well as restaurants that have been at past festivals.
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Phantom Gourmet Food Festival to Be Held in Boston Saturday, September 25, 2010
Earlier this month, we had reported on Ivy Restaurant Group’s bankruptcy filing.
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Update: Ivy and Stoddard’s Remain Open; Bankruptcy Applies to Ivy Only
Cancun all-inclusive travel deal Sometimes deemed the Las Vegas of Mexico, Cancun knows how to party. Unapologetic and blatantly in your face, this sunny city brings the heat with extreme beaches and nightlife.
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Cancun all-inclusive hotel deal
Travel to Madrid Madrid is one of the most majestic cities in Europe. The capital and largest city in Spain, Madrid is known for its art galleries, thriving nightlife and cultural festivals.
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Six-day Madrid Vacation from $829
Top 10 College Towns Not all college towns are created equal, but each one has a distinct altar. To some, that altar is a football field, to others, a library for budding geniuses. And then there are altars that are actually nearby mountain ranges, or stages in rock clubs.
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Top 10 College Towns
If you want to enjoy the beauty of the mountains, lake, river – all at one place, and even soak in the small-town, community feel that’s rare to get these days, come to Ashland. With lots to do and see, booking yourself into any one of the bed and breakfast hotels will help you have a great holiday. In case you are not sure which Ashland Oregon bed and breakfast hotel to choose, try making your reservation at Hersey House
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Touring Ashland while staying at Hersey House