Vy Eats: Wake Me Up When September Ends

Weather has been fantastic. After working from home Wednesday, Tai and I go out for dessert at Caffe Bene by Symphony. We've tried to come here several times previously, but parking in the area is such a nightmare. Glad we made it this time though.

Strawberry ice parfait - so it's layers of shaved ice, red bean, and I think a strawberry compote type thing. Topped with fresh strawberries and strawberry ice cream. This was really good, but really big. And some of the strawberries were on the too tart side.

Strawberry waffle - really good. Much better than Zinneken's.

I'd like to come back and try a toast thing. And maybe have another waffle. :)

Thursday, we met up with Kim and Soon Tani for dinner. It's always difficult suggesting places to a foodie, but we ended up at Seasons 52 in Chestnut Hill. The restaurant just switched menus to focus on fall flavors, so you had a lot of apple, pear, mushroom, etc. on there.

Butternut squash soup - eh. It was okay, and I know the restaurant aims to be healthy and all, but I wanted it creamier.

Chicken pesto flatbread - this was really good. Not greasy at all.

Tai's pork tenderloin - he said it was really good (and he ate the whole thing).

Dessert - I think it was a mocha one? I don't really remember. But it was good. Nice way to finish our meal.

I quite liked the restaurant. Kim got a soup and flatbread; Soon Tani got Brussels sprouts and a flatbread. And everyone enjoyed their meal.

Friday was early release. Tai and I were roaming around Boston aimlessly and managed to get to Christopher Columbus Park, so I figured we could go get in line for Giacomo's. It was hot with the sun beaming down at us, and I wasn't sure I wanted to wait. But luckily, we made first seating.

Small calamari - good. Comes out piping hot, and that probably makes the difference.

Fusilli with lobster and shrimp in Giacomo sauce - one of the specials of the day. It was really good. Plenty of lobster meat. Nice creamy sauce.

Half lobster, mussels, and clams over linguine with fra diavolo sauce - Tai said everything was really good. He nearly finished it (save for the lobster claw and head).

We were not hungry. We got in line at 4:05pm and were seated around 4:30pm. We do not eat dinner that early ever. And still Tai nearly finished his dish.

Would I do it again? I'm not sure. But I'm glad I got to do it.

Saturday was moving day. For brunch, I picked up McKenna's.