bondir

Bondir has now been open for 2 years, and a colleague recommended I check it out last summer. After raving about Bondir for over a year, I finally decided to head on over and try it out myself...and thank goodness I did. After dinner on Friday, Bondir has moved into my top 5 Boston restaurants; everything was prepared and plated perfectly. A 10-minute walk from Central Station, Bondir is a cozy 28-seat spot created by chef Jason Bond.

 

 

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 The menu changes daily and features fresh organic produce and meats predominantly sourced within a 45-minute radius of the restaurant. They offer both half and full-portions of almost everything on the menu, which is excellent if you can't make up your mind easily (or if there are too many delicious items to choose from)! My date and I happened to order the exact same meal...half portion of the scallops & a half portion of the chicken, and both of us were perfectly pleased with our choices. The scallops were perfectly executed with an amazing punch of flavor & smooth textures: Scituate scallops with spelt flour spaetzle, caraway carrots & a sage froth.

Our chicken was outstandingly original & memorable (as I'm salivating writing this): Smoked tea braised red broiler chicken with spaghetti squash & apples, roasted with guinea hog lardo, and an eggplant fritter.

At this point we were satiated, we figured we would just glance at the dessert menu & not order. But then, as we were scanning the menu, we realized we would HAVE to order dessert. My date went with the smoked salt chocolate & peanut gelato while I went with the elderberry & huckleberry semifreddo with rose geranium, angel food cake, red wine frozen mousse, blueberry jellies, blueberry leather laced through the center, and a juniper froth. Tasty and light, this refreshing dessert hit the spot.
 

As we reflected on the tasty meal we had just enjoyed, we munched on some candied and mashmallow-ed angelica. Needless to say, I will definitely be back.
 

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pete & jen's backyard birds

Last year I stumbled upon some organic free range eggs in a cute little 6-pack at a nearby farm. This year, I finally remembered to look them up to learn about where they are based. Lucky me, I found their home-base is right in Concord, MA! Pete & Jen's Backyard Birds has their products in many farm's fridges as well as their meat and eggs in restaurants in the Boston area. Learn more about the amazingly humane (and tasty) processes and products here. Once you sign up for their newsletters, you will have access to their speak-easy-like mini-store that is open 24/7.

T & I can vouch for the tasty ground beef and chicken, while Erin & Moose can vouch for the Backyard Buddies dehydrated organic frozen chicken gizzards (to which they are ADDICTED). Their slogan is "tasty tasty meat", so what are you waiting for?

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flatbread company

Flatbread company opened in Massachusetts in 1998 & opened their Somerville location (featuring old-school candlepin bowling in Davis Square) in 2010. Using organic, natural, and local ingredients to make tasty flatbreads with every-changing specials, a huge list of draft beers, and bowling, this may be the perfect place to unwind. Find more about their company here & hope you are lucky enough to live near one of these tasty finds in New England (...or their one location in Hawaii). If you plan to bowl on a weekend, make sure you make a reservation far in advance, as they are quite popular. Reservations are also recommended for weeknights, but are not always crucial.

We were craving just flatbreads at the time we moseyed on in, so we skipped the bowling (this time) and headed for the bar. We decided on the carne special of oven-roasted organic potatoes, all natural bacon, local corn & organic red onions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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