Field Trip to Boston yesterday. We created a self-guided food tour of bakeries and restaurants with a vegan emphasis.<\/p>\n
Fiore’s Bakery<\/a>, Jamaica Plain Monumental Cupcakes<\/a>, Jamaica Plain Clear Flour Bread<\/a>, Brookline Life Alive<\/a>, Cambridge Veggie Galaxy Diner<\/a>, Cambridge Flour Bakery and Cafe<\/a> Central Bottle<\/a> wine & provisions Iggy’s Bread<\/a> (available at Central Bottle)
\nBreakfast. Cozy spot, busy, comfortable. Wooden tables. Strong espresso. Free small coffees with some menu items, and biscotti for 50 cents each. Enjoyed this place very much. <\/p>\n
\nClosed until 11:30 – we were too early and we didn’t wait. <\/p>\n
\nFirst thing to notice – a line out the door! Corner location with only a small space in front for customers to queue. Lovely breads arranged on racks. Lots of choices. The decor had old-style charm, a worn old marble slab, tin nailed onto the counter. <\/p>\n
\nJuice break. Large, roomy, busy place – two floors worth. Busy in decor also. Tasty looking veggie bowls. A smell of mashed carrot and other root vegetables. Large lettered texts on the wall outlining their Organic philosophy (unnecessarily). <\/p>\n
\nBusy place, large lobby area and diner-like seating toward the back. Turned off by the pastry wrapped in plastic and the rather slick ambience. <\/p>\n
\nAs Blair said, “seems like this place was financed by a venture capitalist.” Overdone restaurateur-ship. <\/p>\n
\nA honey tasting was going on. The patter was poor, trying to claim that tasting honey was like tasting wine. Lots of bottles, but I was completely unfocused. <\/p>\n
\nBlair bought a baguette from Iggy that had the carmelized brownish crust that he was looking for. The Clear Flour loaves looked pale in comparison.<\/p>\n