by David | Sep 28, 2008 | eating, urbanism
What the Fluff? was postponed due to rain, so naturally we headed off to East Boston to a red sauce joint we’d never visited before, Rino’s place. Wouldn’t you? The party was joined by several members of the Josephine crew, Chef J (whose issues...
by David | Sep 25, 2008 | culture, design, economics, media, photo
You know you have a problem when you go shopping for something when you have recently purchased examples of that same thing sitting around your house, unopened. Well, maybe not in the case of food. But in the case of art, I think I might have this problem. Last...
by David | Sep 24, 2008 | eating, urbanism
“Muffaletta FTW” summed up lunch well enough for a tweet, but I wanted to take a moment to expound and illustrate the deliciousness that is Dave’s Fresh Pasta in Davis Square. On a near-perfect early autumn day, I met J for lunch at Dave’s. I...
by David | Sep 23, 2008 | eating
Last week I had a pleasant meal at Rendezvous in Central Square, a place that has reliably seasonal menus and art on the walls. I was feeling a bit less than 100% so I chose the vegetable bollito misto (a Piedmontese boiled dinner, this one featuring polenta, fava...
by David | Sep 22, 2008 | eating, urbanism
I like simplicity and focus. When Four Burgers opened up with a radically simple menu, I was excited, and I wasn’t alone. When I walk by, the place is almost always busy. J blogged about the burger and also about the sweet potato fries. To recap, the four...
by David | Sep 20, 2008 | photo, science!
The air at street level was crisp but still. At higher altitudes, something was definitely happening. It looks almost calligraphic, and reminds me a bit of the yud-shaped building at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. It also reminds me that...
by David | Sep 17, 2008 | culture, media, photo, transportation, urbanism
It’s rare that I know something about social media that C.C. Chapman doesn’t, but earlier this evening I left the third WBUR social media get-together and saw this tweet. So, for C.C. and others, let me set the context. WBUR’s social media guy, Ken...
by David | Sep 16, 2008 | eating, urbanism
Lunch with agile marketer Tangyslice and his buddy @JonBornstein at the Porter Exchange. If you haven’t been to the Porter Exchange, you’re missing out. It’s an old art deco Sears turned into a mall with a corridor of very authentic little Japanese...
by David | Sep 15, 2008 | economics, technology, working
All the discussion of lipstick these days makes me think of the old adage, “You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your handsome prince.” Sure, some frogs are so awful they’re utterly unkissable, and some hop away as soon as they see you...
by David | Sep 13, 2008 | culture, design, media, photo
Last month I visited San Francisco and engaged in some art-peeping and food-eating with Professor N and La Doctorante. One of the highlights of the trip was a visit to SFMoMA, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, where I saw the headline show of Frida Kahlo...
by David | Sep 12, 2008 | culture, eating, media, urbanism
I found out, at the last minute as per usual, that the final performance of Harborwalk Sounds at the ICA was last night. I quickly diverted prior plans with J (sorry, Toro, we’ll be back) and took the other side of the silver line to the ICA. Harborwalk Sounds...
by David | Sep 11, 2008 | urbanism
One of the things I remember most about this day seven years ago is how blue the sky was.
