tasty business

boston eat party, take 1

henri and i spent our memorial day weekend attending to some Serious Tasty Business in boston, and i am STILL FULL you guys.

well, that is kind of a lie, cos i’m actually hungry right now, but still, WE ATE SO MUCH!!!! and we had the best time!!!

as most of pants world already knows, henri and i go to boston about twice a year, ostensibly so that he can do shows at the coolidge theater but REALLY so we can hang out with our favorite east coasters, jenny and george!

through numerous visits, i’ve actually begun to feel quite at home in boston, which is a totally delicious, v. cosmopolitan feeling. again, it’s mostly due to the fact that george and jenny are such fabulous hosts.

first, we get to stay in their charming apartment in cambridge, so mornings can be spent like this:

seriously, their apartment looks EXACTLY like what i thought “cool urban adult apartments” looked like when i was in high school. this is mostly due to movies and my seventeen magazine subscription.

in addition to being wonderfully eccentric, their home includes maudie, the wonder dog:

and two cats, one of which was begging to be made into an LOL cat:

seriously, i just made that cat’s wildest dreams come true. kitty, you’re welcome.

the second reason that george and jenny are the hosts with the mosts is cos they take us to INCREDIBLY DELICIOUS RESTAURANTS!!!!

on the first night, we hit up our old favorite, fugakyu, which features one of my favorite desserts of all time, tempura chocolate banana!!!!!

i realize the apple design doesn’t really make sense, given the lack of apple in the dessert, but it’s cute. DON’T QUESTION FUGAKYU.

the next day, we journeyed to the neighborhood of roslindale in search of a tasty brunch. along the way, i found out that roslindale has a really awesome sense of humor:

symphony barbers YOU GUYS ARE HILARIOUS. seriously, i love signs like this. cheesy marketing humor is a dying art, let me tell you.

once again, george and jenny did NOT disappoint with their amazing tasty business research skills. cos the brunch? WAS. TO DIE. FOR.

seriously, if you’re in boston, proceed immediately to geoffrey’s for their ultra fabulous disco brunch. here is what you will experience:

1. the perfect atmosphere for scintillating conversation and consumptive lounging:

plus a soundtrack of disco hits, y’all!!!!

2. a long list of divinely delicious (and cheap!!!) drinks with the best names ever:

(yes, i got the grandma mosa, and yes, i had more than one)

3. DONUT MUFFINS!!!!!!!!! <— MOST SALIENT POINT IN THIS WHOLE ENTRY!!!!!!!

HOLY PANTS. YOU GUYS. i had never heard of donut muffins before (i know, weird, right?) but THEY ARE THE BEST BAKED GOODS EVER. like, i realize it’s blasphemous but the truth shall set you free: THEY ARE BETTER THAN CUPCAKES. and they NEED TO BE IN AUSTIN IMMEDIATELY. they’re so soft and delicious and rich and topped with cinnamon sugar and NOM NOM LET’S GET A ROOM.

i really don’t think you need any other reason to fly up to boston right now and eat at geoffrey’s but i’ll keep going to so that i can be fair to the other foods.

4. super scrumptious biscuits with sausage gravy!

LOOK AT THAT CREAMY GOODNESS. and the best part? there were sausage patties inside the biscuits = double meat!!!

seriously, geoffrey’s easily snagged the #1 spot on my Best Brunch In the Universe list (ok, well, tied with the four seasons. and also with that other boston place that makes its own pop-tarts. oh and the neighborhood restaurant too… ok, well, clearly, i have no concept of what “1″ means. anyway). in fact, this place is SO good, you’ll end up kissing random people at yr table! out of pure joy! yay!!

or maybe that just happens to henri. cos… he’s henri.

plus, it’s still springtime in boston, so i guess there was already a lot of love in the air.

after we walked around roslindale for a bit, the gang headed over to brookline, where i made my semi-annual pilgrimage to trader joe’s!! oh trader joe’s, with yr hawaiian shirted employees and fun snacks and “crocodile rock” playing overhead, i love you!

as usual, i bought some thai chili lime cashews, but i also picked up something that i was V. EXCITED ABOUT COS LOOK:

whoopee pies!!!! NOT JUST A CLEVER NAME, MY FRIENDS.

sweet fancy moses, it just took one bite to make my pants go whoopeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

we took a break at home to introduce george and jenny to the wonders of smooth moves. jenny was an instant pro– i mean, check out the form on her elephant pose:

after giving our tummies time to rest (tasty business is hard work, y’all), we headed over to oleana for a DELICIOUS mediterranean dinner, featuring such culinary masterpieces as whipped feta with red peppers and lamb and eggplant dumplings. INCREDIBLE. unfortunately, it was too dark for good pictures, so you guys are just going to have to trust me.

that night, henri hosted the ladies of the 80s singalong, which featured some groundbreaking streamer dancing:

as well as an earth-shattering new facebook profile pic for henri:

oh flossie, you photographic genius, you!

stay tuned for part 2, featuring more tasty business! and a forest!

LINKS

my new favorite NYC phenomenon: sad panda.

micael posted this beautifully eerie series of 100 abandoned houses.

faye sent me this hilarious link to the posters for matthew mcconaughey’s next 10 movies. “that’s not where the moon would be.” – science.

new buffy movie whaaaa?!!!

not to quote my own tweet but ok i will: if loving robots is wrong, i don’t wanna be right.

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