by David | Jul 13, 2014 | photo, science!, urbanism
Last week saw the second and last occurrence of Manhattanhenge this year. If you’ve been blissfully slumbering under a rock, or for some reason just not using Manhattan as the measure of the world, Manhattanhenge is when the setting sun lines up with the...
by David | Jul 11, 2014 | eating, urbanism
Darwin’s on Cambridge street, a new stop on my Cambridge coffee circuit, features a high community table with not enough chairs that seems to attract the standing desk crowd. More on that another time, this is a savory scone update. Behold the prosciutto...
by David | Jul 10, 2014 | eating, urbanism
I’d stayed up late making a week’s worth of lunch boxes, each one a work of nutritious bento art, and naturally I left all of them in the fridge at home. How serendipitous, I thought, the Boston Public Market on the Greenway is right next door, I’ll...
by David | Jul 8, 2014 | eating, urbanism
Getting back to basics and spending more time in the 02139, I dropped in at Mariposa Bakery and got reacquainted with my old friend, the savory scone. Mariposa offers several scones on some kind of rotation, but I always gravitate to the savory (try their pretzel...
by David | Jul 7, 2014 | eating, photo, urbanism
The kale seedlings I got from The Neighborhood Farm are thriving with only a few hours of direct sunlight a day on the northwest facing balcony. Though next time I might want to get more than three kale plants in order to have more than an amuse-bouche worth. Just two...
by David | Jul 6, 2014 | eating, urbanism
About a year ago I was standing inside 506 Park Drive trying not to get plaster dust on my clothes while Margaret, Irene and Andy described the restaurant they were going to open. I knew the truck well and loved it, but could they really make it serving sit-down...
