Ok, so I didn't actually spend my afternoon with Joanne Chang herself, but I decided this morning to wander over to the South End and check out her two restaurants. First, I swung by Meyers + Chang to have lunch. The restaurant struck me as a little bit like P.F. Chang's but more laid back and a little edgier. Meyers + Chang is an Asian fusion restaurant that seems to have elements of Chinese and Vietnamese influence in its dishes. I asked the waitress what she recommended and... Read Full Story
You saw the title and immediately got curious didn't you? What is he talking about? How is this Boston-related? Well I'll tie it all together for you, dont' worry. One Condoms - a Boston based condom company is holding a design contest from now until June 30th. We've shown you ours ... now show us yours! We're looking for new designs for our next series of condoms, and we want your help .... The top 100 designs as determined by the public will be voted on by a panel of guest judges... Read Full Story
After this month's issue of Esquire, I'm leaning towards never taking their suggestions anymore. Their June issue has a feature called 'Best Bars In America 2008' and in my humble opinion, the ones they chose for MA are crap. I'm sure that each of these bars will have their regulars - who will subsequently leave nasty comments for me here - but come on Best in America?? Also, for some odd reason, the bars on their website don't match the ones in print. Not sure how that happened - but... Read Full Story
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let those of you that read this blog via email or RSS that I've added a new widget to the upper left hand side of the blog that provides links all the movies that currently being filmed in the area. Hopefully that will make the information a little bit more accessible. My end goal is to create a bulletin board or forum section for this site that will allow everyone to post their celebrity sightings and/or questions (amongst other topics) in a more organized... Read Full Story
For those of you that actually have to dress up for work everyday (thank goodness I work in an office alone most of the time when I'm not traveling) you might want to stock up on some shirts this weekend. Brooks Brothers is doing their Friends and Family weekend starting today 5/8 through Monday 5/12. I swear, my old roommate used to pretty much own that entire store in his wardrobe. He had a lot of good things to say, though, about those non-iron shirts that they have there. Which would... Read Full Story
I'm not sure what the event organizers were thinking when they did this, but who knows - maybe there's a lot of folks out there who don't plan on spending Mother's Day with their mothers. Or perhaps there are a lot of mothers out there that would like to go to Harvard Square this Sunday and listen to some live music. The 25th Annual MayFair has been rescheduled and will be taking place this upcoming Sunday, May 11th in Harvard Square. The event features "six stages of LIVE entertainment... Read Full Story
Looking for something fun to do outdoors this Saturday? I got an email earlier this week about an event called Destination Alcatraz - some sort of scavenger hunt that will probably have you running around Boston all day. It'll give you and your friends a good excuse to get outside and enjoy the warm weather that we're finally having. ~~~~~~~~~ WHO: Boston urban thrivers who possess the brawn and brain to outrace their peers in a physical and mental contest to navigate Boston are... Read Full Story
A huge accident took place about three hours ago in Packard's Corner at the intersection of Comm Ave and Brighton Ave. At around 7am, a medical delivery truck plowed through at least seven cars on Comm Ave before hitting another car head on and causing an explosion. Obviously if you need to drive in that direction, traffic is going to be a mess. I'm not sure if they've cleaned it up yet but if you were planning on going down in that direction - cancel your trip. Comm. Ave outbound has... Read Full Story
Well it looks like the developer and the city have reached an agreement on what's going to happen to the Dainty Dot building in Chinatown. There were some objections to the original plan where critics didn't want such a tall building to be built. Anyway, an agreement was reached yesterday to lower the overall height of the building but a consequence of this agreement is that they're now going to be tearing down the original and starting from scratch. The original proposal involved saving... Read Full Story
Matt Light sure does like to do appearances at retail stores. Or maybe it's just my imagination. He did one about 6 months ago (here) and now he's got another one coming up tomorrow. The event starts at 5:30pm on May 8th. Click (here) for a craigslist listing that has more information if you don't feel like maximizing the picture and reading the small lettering. Know of Any Interesting Boston News or Events That You'd Like to Share? Email me at beantownblog@gmail.com Read Full Story
