Saturday in Boston

Yesterday Oliver and I went into Boston to meet with my co-author Linda and her husband Eric, as well as another FLXer who was in town for a weekend event. We were lucky -- it was a gorgeous day, in the mid 70s with a slight breeze coming off the ocean. We went to Borders at Downtown Crossing first to chat, then, deciding we were all hungry, went to Bangkok Blue on Boylston Street for Thai food. Yum! I had to monitor my Thai iced tea closely because Oliver can suck that stuff down faster than I can say, "More please?"

After a pleasant meal, Linda and Eric took off, so we headed across the Boston Public Garden, watching the swan boats at rest, and then showed our guest the front of the Cheers pub (actually called the Bull & Finch) on Beacon Street. Then we walked around Beacon Hill with its antique shops and quaint townhouses until we found Savenor's Market, which is pretty well known as a butcher, although it sells a lot of other foods. (Julia used to shop at the Cambridge store.) I bought some fresh rabbit, and we had fun looking at all the game meats for sale (rattlesnake anyone? Or maybe some elk steak?). Oliver got a cookie shaped like a pig, but he didn't want to eat it for awhile -- he was afraid of hurting the pig.

After that we did a bit more walking down by Quincy Market then through to the North End, where I had hoped to score some cannolis, but all the pastry shops had lines coming out the door -- hey, nothing's THAT good.

We're planning another day out in Boston when my inlaws come at the end of the month, so I promise to have more pictures of some of the foodie hotspots. Perhaps I'll score some cannolis at Maria's Pastry Shop. Tonight -- braised rabbit.