March Madness Finale

Guys, I don't know if I remember how to cook. What am I going to do once this eating out craze ends?

Easter Sunday was another gluttonous day. Felt more like Fat Tuesday, but then, it's not like I had a lean Lent anyway. It started with brunch at Viale in Central Square. Viale is pretty much what you'd expect of a Central Square restaurant - hip, modern, quirky, a bit pretentious.

 The first of two mimosas for me.

Harry's lamb special. He said this was really good. Doesn't look so appetizing though, does it?

Tai and Jessica each had a lobster omelet. Tai didn't love the asparagus inside. Those potatoes were great though, super crispy.

My breakfast pizza. Pretty good, but so filling. Why did I get something so doughy for brunch?

















Viale was good. Not great. And there are just too many places to go to for me to come back.

We had time to kill before our movie, so we went to HMart in Central, and ate some more.

So pretty, eh?



















After HMart and the movie, we drove to Allston to dine at Holly Crab. Everyone wants to call this place Holy Crab, but no, there's definitely a second L in there. This place is small. And has a clueless hostess. And although we had made reservations, they had no record of it. And well, I was not impressed with the place prior to being seated. We managed to get seated because a party of 9 didn't show up. But I can only imagine how long we actually would have had to wait if they did show.

Since everything is market price, they have a black board with the prices listed. That was at an odd angle so I didn't actually read any of it.

Hot wings basket with cajun fries - both could have used additional cooking time. Plus more seasoning for the fries.

Wei's gumbo.

So. My food took so long that they gave me a free pound of shrimp to keep me entertained, since everyone else had been eating. I appreciate that they tried to make it up to me. But I laugh that they gave one of the cheaper options, instead of you know, comping my dish. The shrimp was pretty good though.

 Tai's crab.

My crab - which was supposed to be in a mild spicy sauce. And it wasn't. It was really spicy. Spicier than Tai's, which was medium spicy. I think I ate a claw, before I went um, nope.















Alright. So they definitely need to figure things out to be more consistent, especially in terms of flavoring/spiciness. And I'm not sure I'm down for paying $58 for 2 pounds of crab that you just boil and toss in a sauce. But to each his own.

I didn't bring lunch on Monday, so a few of us went up to the 31st floor for lunch.

The view. For some reason, I have only made it up here on awful days, weather-wise.

My winter beef stew with mashed potatoes. This was really good - the meat was sooo tender.

















That pretty much ends my March. I did go out for drinks at Slate Bar & Grill after work Wednesday, but no pictures were taken. Typical bar atmosphere, food, and service (lack of?).

Onto April!