Key Lime Pie – $8.00 (lunch)
For those who enjoy the combination of sweet and sour pie, you can add this to your repertoire of dessert must-haves. The Key Lime Pie’s filling is sour topped with whipped cream and a relatively thick gingersnap crust. The crust was done soft enough for your spoon to gently scoop up both crust and filling in every bite.
115 E Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL
Phone: (312) 475 1100
Smoked Salmon Benedict – $12.50
At this American-Seafood joint, they provided an assortment of American food with a seafood twist. Their one entree during their brunch hours was the Smoked Salmon Benedict. The benedict consisted of fresh smoked salmon with poached egg and hollandaise sauce on an English muffin. What makes this particular benedict so outstanding is the poached egg is consistently cooked to the point where the yolk is in liquid form. The blend of yolk, egg white, smoked salmon, and hollandaise sauce is a cause for concern for the weak hearted, but for those daring individuals that want an amazing brunch, go with this entree. The sides it comes with are hash brown potatoes and ratatouille, a nice compliment of starch and cooked veggies.
210 Spring Street, New York, NY
Phone: (212) 274-0505
The Professor Skip Gates – $9.95
From one of the older burger establishments in the prime locale across from Harvard University, Mr. Bartley offers a variety of burgers with a variety of names featuring names of significant political individuals to references to the current popular culture. The Professor Skip Gates burger barely squeezes a marinated teriyaki patty and grilled pineapple into a sesame bun. Definitely a messy business with the accompanying fried onion rings.
1246 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Phone: (617) 354-6559
(One of 3 burgers pictured above)
Three Prime Cheeseburgers – $6.00
Morton’s known for its expensive and quality beef offer a special menu during specific hours (usually between 4:00-6:00pm) at specific Morton’s. Their ‘bar bites’ menu offer several small dishes for $6.00 dollars with one of them being the Three Prime Cheeseburgers. Crisp bun, juicy USDA prime-aged beef , red onion, tomato slices, and lettuce, all attributes of a delicious burger.
2 Seaport Lane, Boston, MA
Phone: (617) 526-0410
Grass-Fed Half Pound Burger Daddy – $12.50 (Bacon strips +$0.75)
A burger from cow that is only grass-fed from Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine. Unable to tell the difference from other patties, but definitely reassures me that the originating cow was treated humanely in an open farm. The burger was juicy with Tremont’s somewhat sweet secret house mayonnaise. I decided to add bacon strips to personalize my burger making it little salty and cruchy. Everything with string fries on the side, of course.
647 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
Phone: (617) 266-4600
TBS (The Butcher Shop) Burger – $18.00
The Butcher Shop burger is one oversize juicy burger, so be warned this is one messy meal. The bun comes pre-heated so that it is very crisp. The patty is approximately 1 inch thick cooked to your desire, but whatever outcome the juice will keep flowing. A side of the house mayonnaise is provides as well as a some thin fried onion rings as a compliment.
Note: The menu does change every so often.
552 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
Phone: (617) 423-4800
Cupcakes – $2.75 each
Top Left Clockwise: Green Monster, Super Chocolate, Bananarama, Red Velvet, Movie Matinee, and Lucky Cupcake
Cupcakes from this interestingly named vendor are made with all natural ingredients for those more health conscious individuals. They claimed to use no preservatives, artificial flavors, hydrogenated oils, and trans fat. The cupcakes from Kickass Cupcakes are the most innovative in the Boston area. The mental assurance of more-healthy ingredients sure makes you feel better after eating one or two of these.
Note: Kickass Cupcakes has limited edition cupcakes that change every so often.
Ltd. Edition Green Monster – Chocolate cupcake with a chocolate beer ganache center and Sam Adams Cream Stout frosting
Super Chocolate – Chocolate brownie cupcake topped with bittersweet chocolate ganache and covered with chocolate shavings
Lucky Cupcake – luscious lemon cupcake with white chocolate buttercream and candied ginger, comes with a fortune
www.kickasscupcakes.com
378 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA
Phone: (617) 628-2877
Crepes Suzette – $10.00
A thin and chewy crepe with sweet tangerine hot sauce, powdered sugar, and whip cream. The sauce is a made from liqueur, caramelized sugar, and some orange derivative, typically orange juice. The final steps of preparation for this dessert is done in front of you where the sweet liquid concoction is lit on fire while the sauce is slowly poured onto your Crepes Suzette.
115 E Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL
Phone: (312) 475 1100
Crème Brûlée – $6.00
The dessert is made with bourbon-Madagascar vanilla with a few raspberries and blackberries. The custard has an extremely rich vanilla taste and it is still very airy. The caramelized crust is thin enough for you to break the crust into small pieces for every bite.
115 E Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL
Phone: (312) 475 1100
Cherry Tomato, Basil, Garlic, Traditional Sauce, Mozzarella Pizza – $12.75 (12 inch)
An amazing thin crust pizza that, strangely, does not have much grease on it. The application of the mozzarella is not overwhelming so that you aren’t just eating straight cheese. The cherry tomato topping is a plus when you bite into it, releasing all the heat tomato juices. Crust of the pizza is cracker-like for those who enjoy the crust.
40 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA
Phone: 617-864-8534
