Failure Needing A Food Fix

I have noticed something disturbing over the course of my two-and-a-half years spent attending Boston-area colleges: the majority of students (and non-students) never Really explore the city. At the beginning of the fall semester this year, I addressed this problem because I include myself in that bunch of ignorant young adults. I told one of my roommates that we should set one day a week aside to venture into some unknown place in Boston. Whether this place is a historical highlight, a restaurant, a grassy field, The Embassy Club (I made my first two clubbing trips ever this month) or a walk down some random ally or street, I did not care. My roommate and I have both failed our mission. I am taking the blame. But thanks to Northeasterns co-op program, I have two more years to make the most of Beantown.

I want to change the fact that I really don't know Boston all that well. Of my two favorite cities in the United States, Boston and San Francisco, I could probably name more important locations and other hot spots in SF than I could in the city I have lived in or around for 20 plus years. That is wrong.

This blog is not going to solve the above problem. However, by focusing on food in and around Boston, I hope to discover many new places to eat and other nearby establishments. Food is an enormous part of the college life, and obviously life in general. Now living off-campus and without a meal plan, I spend over 65 percent (estimated, but I will begin to keep track) of my total income on food. Any aspect of life consuming that portion of my wallet deserves detailed attention.

This blog will...?

follow my experiences with food in and around Boston. The picky and the less adventurous eaters may feel left out of this forum because much of the food discussed, reviewed and displayed will be of a various ethnicities. From breakfast, lunch and dinner food to cafe's and late night eateries, nothing will be excluded. There lies the problem for me and for other people with little time to seek out the good and the little known in town. While I may often comment on trends or make outsiders observations, most dialogue will regard what food I see and try. My goal is to enhance the dining experience of others living or visiting the area by providing a sort of journal of my food finds, both good and bad. In turn, I hope that other adventurous, hungry and curious people will provide me with interesting feedback and revelations.