I love you TX people!

Yes, I've been a slacker lately and have not posted anything in a while... I know.

I'm sorry...I was on vaca! :)

Let me just say that I love my TX people. If you're not from Texas, but live here, you know exactly what I mean.

I've just returned from visiting my brother at MIT and, while I fell in love with BAWSTON, the people were a different story.

Nothing like landing in a city you've never been to before, heading over to the information desk at the airport and being greeted by a "What do you want?" -- ha!

But, the architecture was incredible, the landmarks, the Boston Commons, Newbury St., the fact that I spent time with my little brother and his 5000000 new friends, roamed around the creepy tunnels of MIT under the infinite corridor (and went chairing, by the way), and enjoyed such delicious food, made up for it.

I know this isn't a Boston food blog, but it's worth  mentioning that the North End and Faneuil Hall have delicious goodness waiting for you. Tons of my friends sent me their lists of the restaurants I had to check out...but you know it's all going to crap when you tourist around and walk like a maniac. The only actual planned outing I had was with a friend I had never met before (Don't worry, we have mutual friends) at the Mandarin Hotel's  M Bar.

Anyway, the brother and I had walked so much that we just stopped at the first Italian place we could find on Hanover St. (Yes, the one that Mike's Pastry is on)---Damiano. Oh man, the prosciutto wrapped figs could have killed me. I guess someone decided that tapas could also be Italian? Whatever, it worked. We had meatballs, the figs, scallops, and lobster ravioli (of course).

 

Then, before touring Harvard, we HAD to try Upstairs on the Square. 

Yes, the rumors are true, they are the BEST eggs benedict ever.

 

The last day we went to Faneuil Hall for some of the famous Clam Chowda... yum. The only bad part is that the disgusting pigeons are flying all over flapping their gross wings and spreading disease on my bread bowl! Eeeewwwww!

All this to say that I really enjoyed my trip, but I missed the friendly Texan smiles. :)

Home Sweet Home.