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The most important meal of the day

The most important meal of the day

One of the nicest breakfasts I've had recently. Note the robin egg's blue cup of espresso.

Next stop: Tupelo in Inman Square

So my latest Chowhound digest informs me that Tupelo is the more student-friendly (read: cheaper) Hungry Mother. And that it's hipper. Harvard students aren't really know for their hipness (unless endless parades of Longchamp bags, Tory Burch flats, and rugby striped ties paired with navy blazers can REALLY be described as hip...) but they're definitely not as willing to drop 20+ on an entree as [...]

Darwin’s sandwiches, strawberry eclairs, fish fragrant aubergines

Darwin’s sandwiches, strawberry eclairs, fish fragrant aubergines

40 Flavors of Ice Cream: Or, why you should take the #69 bus to Inman

This is the story of how my day got kind of fantastic. I stop by Christina's Ice Cream in Inman Square, renowned for its awesomeness. I stop in and am the only person in the store. I look at the board of ice cream flavors. There are many. I hate making decisions. "How many flavors do you have?" I ask the man behind the counter. He shrugs, then starts counting the rows and columns. [...]