A Triple Play- City Style

Some nights you just have an epic evening.  Everything lines up and life is good.  We had a night like this on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

After the tree lighting in Harvard Square we headed over to the Red House for dinner.  It had been a while since we had eaten here, and even longer since we had eaten inside.  Last summer we lived the nocturnal life during one of the heat waves and had drinks on their patio but the last time ate inside was a birthday lunch with my parents three years ago.  I didn't remember the dining room being so nice.  I love the way this restaurant is decorated and the bar area looks so cozy and inviting for a cold winter night.  The food was really good and so was the service.  

After dinner we had some time to kill before we were meeting up with a friend for her birthday.  We did a little shopping but we still had a lot of spare time.  That's when JO had a great idea.  We had an expired Groupon for Finale but it was still worth it's face value.  We headed over there and indulged in tiramisu and chocolate cake.  We almost never go out for dessert, but I think we should change that.

After dessert we hopped on the train and headed over to Eastern Standard.  I've been wanting to try this place for a long time and was glad my friend picked it for her birthday celebration.  We were able to get a table in the bar area.  The lighting is classic French brassiere and although it was packed it wasn't too loud.  Bonus- I didn't know it was part of a hotel and by now you should now I love a good hotel bar.  My only negative comment about this place was that they gave us two different drink menus but neither contained a wine by the glass list.  I ended up ordering a Cava but had no idea how much it was.  Luckily, a few hours later we got a drink menu and I was pleasantly pleased with the $9 price.  

We had to leave a bit on the early side since we were running a 5K the next day but we had an amazing night in not one city, but two!