RT6: to Providence, RI

Posted by Maureen on Aug 3, 2012 in Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 0 comments This morning is our last morning in Boston. We are moving on to Providence, RI.  Before we go we are going to have breakfast at Mike’s City Diner, a Diners, Drive-ins and Dives-featured joint. We once again luck into parking out front but have to hunt down American change for the meter. Boston still resides in the dark ages regarding meter technology. Mike’s is clean and homey. A...
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Montreal Classics

Posted by Maureen and Rob on Jul 23, 2012 in Featured Slider, Restaurants, Road Trip, Travel | 0 comments Wow! This summer is gorgeous and hot. The weather in Montreal is no exception. We are heading out this morning to Beauty’s Luncheonette, recently featured on The Layover with Anthony Bourdain. Beauty’s has been serving classic diner fare for breakfast, lunch and dessert since 1942. The luncheonette holds an unassuming spot on the corner of St. Urbain and Mont Royal. Hymie Sckolnick,...
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Diners: The White Horse

Posted by Maureen on Jul 2, 2012 in Featured Slider, Local, Restaurants | 3 comments The White Horse is yet another establishment my parents drove me past thousands of times, never stopping. I wasn’t curious about their culinary offerings but the name White Horse always seemed romantic to me and stirred up thoughts of prospectors, gold mining and a wild frontier. It turns out the restaurant name is more closely linked to a horse that’s white. As with The Fontanelle, I...
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Lou Mitchell’s & Berghoff

Posted by Maureen on Jun 15, 2012 in Featured Slider, Restaurants, Travel | 0 comments We woke to beautiful, warm, sunny weather on our second day in Chicago. Local Eats and a bit of research has us heading off to Lou Mitchell’s for breakfast. We are finding parking is a bit of an issue here in the windy city and opt for a nearby parking lot. The attendant says we have to leave the keys but Rob doesn’t want to. He tells us to go across the street to another lot, but...
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