Boston

In January I traveled to Boston for a school project. Naturally, I was more excited about eating food than anything else. I'm gonna feature a few restaurants here. Stay with me.

If you happen to be traveling in Boston and you love Italian food as much as I do, make sure you visit the North End of Boston. It's like a little Italy. Absolutely amazing. Great pastry shop, legit espresso, Italian guys, and soccer jerseys.

"Bella Vista"

Imagine - a trip with 5 college freshmen. Yea, we were on a reeeeeal strict budget. Bella Vista was a dream come true. They have a relatively simple yet delicious lunch menu. Everything - $4.99! This is the truth!

View from our table:

This place had some of the BEST food ever. I ordered a pasta dish: Chicken Broccoli Ziti. It was phenomenal. Our entire ticket was about $25 dollars, and that more than filled 5 college freshmen. We were very impressed!

"Ye Olde Union Oyster House"

The oldest established restaurant in the U.S. You NEED to make this place a priority if you are even passing through Boston. Yes, it is a little pricey, (if you order the lobster) but I must say, it is completely worth it.

And here, ladies and gents, we have Oysters Rockefeller. Now, it is more than understandable for all of you oh-i-would-never-be-able-to-eat-a-oyster-in-my-life-because-they-are-so-slimy-people to be a bit apprehensive to try such a dish. Confession time. This was my first oyster! And let me tell you it was seriously one of the most gratifying things I have ever eaten. Yes, I did just use the word gratifying. Deal with it. So don't worry. Trying an oyster isn't as bad as you may think. If it's the texture your scared of, don't try raw or fried oysters. Rockefeller/baked is the way to go.

"Finale"

After our dinner of lobster and oysters, the five of us hopped on a subway and headed to another side of Boston for dessert. If you don't wanna spend seventy dollars on dessert for 5 people than go somewhere else. I ordered the "Manjari Mousse." I'm posting a link to their menu. It will blow your mind. http://www.finaledesserts.com/pdfs/2010/MENU/FInale_Dinner_Menu_2010-PP.pdf

So there you have it. My favorite places to eat in Boston. I was not fortunate enough to stay as long as I would have liked, but I feel as if I attained some experience from the 5 day trip. Of course there were other restaurants, bakeries, and coffee shops, but these were my faves. Hope you enjoyed this. I would love to hear some feedback so I could maybe apply to my next post. I'm traveling to France, Germany, and Austria over the summer so I will definitely have some new stuff to post relatively soon.

Happy flogging, everyone. Now if that doesn't sound politically correct I don't know what does.