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In Britain, the tea shoppe has always been something of an institution, but the concept is something of a Johnny-come-lately for Americans, who seem comparatively unaware of the joys of tea, as well as the seminal role its tiny leaves played in the nation’s nascent fight for independence.

With tea’s many evolutions through its ...

E room could stand for enormous, electronic or eager.  With an uber-attentive staff, pulsing mood lighting, drunken dancers, and satisfying american-style chinese food, an evening here is anything but dull. This past Thursday, a large party took up the back row seating and I dined alongside  the dance floor with several other couples.  This is a common date spot. In the lounge side of Golden Temple, called the E room, the techno-dance ...

Durgin Park, that most Bostonian of eateries, centrally located in Quincy Market, has been the favorite of U.S. presidents, visitors, Harvard professors and native Bostonians alike since 1827. It’s “Where your grandfather and great-grandfather dined,” as the slogan goes.

The upstairs dining room with the trademark bare lightbulbs, checkered tablecloths and boarding house-style tables are part ...

The popularity of pizzas in the USA dates back to the end of World War II, when soldiers brought back this delicacy from Italy. The popularity of this food can be seen by the sheer number of pizzerias in most cities and towns. ‘The Upper Crust' is one such restaurant, founded by Jordan Tobins about five years ago in the Beacon Hill area of Boston. There are now several ‘Upper ...

So you’ve had enough cold and wintry weather and want to celebrate Valentine’s Day somewhere lush and warm—a place where palm trees grow alongside lemon trees, orchids and tropical ferns. Better yet, without leaving town?

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is your ticket. This splendid museum modeled on a Venetian Palace right in the middle of Boston’s ...

For that special Valentine's Day Celebration, Boston hotels, restaurants and even Trolley Tours have come up with some super indulgent chocolate menus and tasting events.

Among the best is the ever-popular Dessert Table at Aujourd'hui, the elegant dining room at the Five Diamond-rated Four Seasons Hotel overlooking the Public Garden on Boylston Street.

This upscale French-style restaurant with mahogany bar and drawing room grandeur has long featured the Dessert Table, which après ...

It’s February in Boston; it’s wintry, yet invigorating. You’re in the mood for ice skating.

Where to go?

Boston has several prime outdoor ice skating locations. The most picturesque, as well as centrally located, is The Frog Pond on Boston Common. Within view of historic Beacon Hill townhouses ‘mid an open, tree-lined park, with the sound of blades skimming over ...

If you're around the Brookline or just the greater Boston area, you're probably faced with a--well--mexican plate full of choices when it comes to burritos and other fare from a direction heading below the border. In any case, if you're experiencing a Super Bowl hangover--metaphorically speaking, of course--it's time to play Super Burrito Bowl.

First, the starting point for the debate is usually the venerable Anna's Taqueria, with two locations in Brookline, ...

A few months ago I came across this great source of discounted theatre tickets: Arts Boston.  Here's the website: http://207.154.21.20/tickets/default.asp.  Check it out!  There are some great productions in and around Boston right now- including, notably, the Boston Ballet's performance of A Midsummers Night Dream (which is supposed to be amazing, because the Boston Ballet always is amazing.  The show is opening today and runs until the 18th). 

I love seeing ...

The Omni Parker House is Boston’s oldest existing hotel and arguably the most “Bostonian” in atmosphere, with mahogany woodwork and crystal chandeliers in the lobby, comfortable chairs of the kind you can sink into, plus gracious service to match.

Built in 1855, this icon of hotels, where Parker House Rolls and Boston Creme Pie were invented, has hosted all manner of famous folks, from Charles Dickens, to presidents and Olympic Gold ...