A-brewing

Things feel like they are a-brewing around here. 

Lots of fun and exciting things from every angle. 

First Bite: Deuxave

Last night, I was fortunate enough to go to the grand opening of Deuxave (doo-ave) at 371 Commonwealth Ave. (Oddly, I had already been.) Regardless, it was a chance to show off the state-of-art-ktichen, some interesting cocktails and a sampling of food.

The co-owners come from Dorchester-fave dbar, a place my roommates and I frequent for cherished Show-tune Tuesday. Point is, these guys are good.

The space is sleek and contemporary: dark gray, lush booths, chandeliers and a marble bar. (There is a serious lack of pictures to post, however). It's another up-scale neighborhood joint. I think this particular location, with a crippling lack of parking, may serve to be difficult but I'm hoping Deuxave proves me wrong.

Onto the story, last night I enjoyed complimentary sparkling wine and a lemonade-esque tequila cocktail. I enjoyed my drinks thoroughly, but paid for that this morning. 

We sampled passed apps including a sweet corn soup, tuna tartare, salted milk chocolate caramels with cherry, prosciutto-wrapped watermelon, cheese puffs, oysters and other tasty delights. This one poor waiter kept passing by with meat-centric apps, so I continued to pass (as I'm a pain-in-the-ass vegetarian). He got frustrated and said, "You can't reject me all night," after describing a small square as a lemon and muffled something with a fig chutney. So I tried it. 

As it turns out, that muffled something was a pretty important piece of information to hear. I bite directly into an app with pate on top. I knew immediately something was not right that was happening in my mouth, but there wasn't much to do about it. 

This was quite a foray back into meat-eating. My poor friend asked, "Oh, do you not like liver?" Gratefully, she ate the reminder while I flagged down the bartender for another tequila. 

A late summer hike

Before the weather started turning to chilly mornings & evenings, my man-friend and I picked a cooler day to hike Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire. It claims to be the most hiked mountain in New England. The tempature was key. Had it been hotter, I would have been cranky, for sure.

It was lovely and I have a few photos to share.

A lovely view, indeed!

I'm so New England. 

Stop the presses!! CABS ARE HERE!!!

News is circulating that my fall-time favorite guido, DJ Pauly D(elicious) is getting his own show. I am ready! It's T-SHIRT TIME!!! 

BEST FRIDAY EVER!

Beekman Dreams

Ok. This one is dedicated to my Aunt Barb. She's been plugging the Fabulous Beekman Boys for years. So finally, I paid attention. I was instantly hooked. The Beekman Boys and their life have all the best elements: attractive men, a farm, goats, soap, cheese, humor, love and strife. 

Beekman Garden, 52 raised beds

The Fabulous Beekman Boys are partners: Brent, a physician-turned-businessnman, and lovable, snarky Josh, a Midwestern former drag-queen, NY Times bestseller, ad-man and wannabe farmer. Together they purchased a mansion in Sharon Springs, NY, a ghost-town which was once a bustling hub of New Yorkers on vacation to visit the Sulpher Springs (think Hamptons, pre-Hamptons). 

Book cover

We read the book The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir in my book club. And now, (wait for it) WE ARE VISITING!! I can't even contain my excitement. It should be beautiful then. Watch out Sharon Springs, we are coming!! 

Ps Catch the show on Planet Green and it's been renewed!! Yay!!

*Images courtesy of Beekman1802.com, amazon.com, Mintel Hnatov

2010 refresh

 

Every 7th grader's favorite quote recently got a social media facelift....

Classic: Dance like no one is watching, love like you'll never be hurt, sing like no one is listening, and live like it's heaven on earth.

Update: Dance like the picture's not being tagged. Love like you've never been unfriended. Tweet like no one's following.

While I have the floor, I'll mention to the adults paying attention that just because we are older, it still hurts to be excluded--particularly when you can hardly turn on any social media outlet without seeing fairly rampant reminders of said exlcusion. So facebook, tweet, status message with a bit of respect to those who it may hurt. 

Yes...some of kindergarten's most important lessons really do stand the test of time.

{Stepping off the soap box now }

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Have a great weekend!