Out and About in the South End

Last weekend we had an errand to run in the South End so obviously we stayed out and had dinner and drinks!

We tried out the South End Buttery for dinner.  The Buttery features a cafe and market upstairs and a dining room downstairs.  The downstairs features a room lined with exposed stone.  There is seating for about thirty people.  The tables are close together so if you like a lot of room this place isn't for you. The menu has lots of comfort food and I'm pretty sure butter is the number one ingredient. 

We started with the burrata (delicious) and then I got the chicken pot pie, an unusual choice for me, but I really wanted comfort food.  It was quite good.  It was pretty much a chicken stew and the puff pastry top was scrumptious!  JO got the lobster mac and cheese.  As you can see, it was just lovely!

After dinner we decided to get drinks before going home.  We headed over to Frenchie.  

Remember Colette, the amazing new Porter Square restaurant I was raving about?  Frenchie is owned by the same people.   Frenchie's is in the garden level of a brownstone.  The walls are painted white brick and there's a good sized bar on the right.  The showstopper is the glass enclosed room in the back draped in exquisite wallpaper.  Since we weren't getting food, we opted for seats at the bar but I would love to come back and check out that room another time.

We enjoyed two glasses of wine and a delicious dessert!  It was the perfect way to recover from a crazy week!

Valentine's Day

(I'm back!  It's been a while.  We went on an awesome vacation to the Southwest and Palm Springs and then returned back to reality and lots of life stuff to figure out!  I finally have a few minutes to catch up on the blog so here goes nothing!)

Valentine's Day night also happened to be the start of February vacation for me!  Originally we had planned on skipping our usual Valentine's Day tradition in favor of packing and trying to get some sleep before our 5:00 am flight.  Thankfully, we came to our senses and kept up with one of our favorite traditions we have!

Each year we head to the Brattle Theater to watch Casablanca on the big screen!  (Fun fact~ our first date was at the Brattle to watch a black and white movie.)  Of course we need to grab dinner and drinks beforehand 😏

We decided to go to Longfellow's, the new bar that opened above the Brattle.  (Fun fact~ our first Valentine's Day dinner was at the bar that previously occupied that space.)  We had gone here a few weeks prior, when it opened, and really enjoyed it.  It's a beautiful, cozy space and seemed like a perfect place for Valentine's Day dinner. 

Longfellow's features small plates to share.  We ordered four, the Cesar salad, the deviled eggs, pigs in a blanket, and the chicken torta.  I'm going to be honest, I didn't love the food!  Each plate was really well crafted and featured a unique spin on classic dishes.  That being said, the flavors were almost too intense.  After a few delicious bites I found the flavors too powerful, and a little off putting.  JO, on the other hand, really enjoyed the food so it might have just been me. 

After dinner we headed over to the Brattle and enjoyed the best movie ever made!  Seriously, if you have never seen Casablanca you're really missing out!