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NIGHTMARE is over, lets your PARADISE begin!

3:33 PM | Labels:

Well well well, after few weeks of studying non-stop, skipping few meals and lack of sleep. Nightmare is over, you can finally ENJOY yourself, eat as much as you can and sleep until noon!



I know we been ordering take out like crazy because we don't have any time to eat or just skip it and study your finals instead. Did you know that in average each of us spend at least $2500 on meals away from home? Maybe its time to start saving money and start cooking at home or be a smart shopper at eat with the good deals!

 If your looking to try something new at fancy restaurant, but dinner just a little too much for you. Try their lunches instead! Some restaurant allow you to order the same menu at a lower price between non and 4pm, some restaurant even cut down their deals to patrons during off peak hours.

 Download this app (Savored) and find restaurant that offer discount or up to 40% off the entire bill during their slow peak hours!

 How can you have a meal without drinks? Did you know that restaurant know that we don't want to look frugal, so they would mark up the second cheapest bottle the most.
If you want to have a good value and good drinks, choose a wine one or two price point higher on the list or start bring your on bottle! 

 More way to save some $$
** skip the alcohol for those $12 cocktail and order simple mixed drink/beer.
** order drinks during the happy hour, you get to save 30-50%, buy one get one free or $2 burger slider on the side.
NOW, lets your paradise begin with some fun! Take your friends to lunch and enjoy this beautiful city! Take a deep breather because SCHOOL IS OVER!!
Just remember, be safe!
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Pret A Manger

8:54 AM | Labels:


Pret A Manger which is french for "Ready to Eat" which is a new eating spot that just opened up in the heart of the Financial District. A Company that opened its first shop in the UK in 1986 by two college friends named Sinclair Beecham and Julian Metacalfe.


Now as I walked in the store I can see their motto everywhere I turned, and I must say I like what I see. Everything was so clean and organized; the staff we so energetic and inviting, plus a wide array of sandwiches and other items. Pret makes their sandwiches everyday using fresh organic ingredients all natural stuff we talking about here, and heres the thing instead of throwing out all their food like other companies to what they do is donate their food at the end of the day to local food banks and charities.

 Not only a good place to grab lunch, it's also a nice place for college students to do your homework while enjoying the food on your break!!


Now on to the food...

I had the "Ham & Cheese Toastie" which is basically like a panini style sandwich, made with a special pret spread, fresh cheddar cheese and organic uncured ham. Just a simple sandwich but it definitely hit the spot!


The "Clam Chowder" was thick and creamy with plenty of chunky goodness! Not to mention that everything  ingredients are fresh! They bring out the new soup every hour or two, and make sure that your getting the fresh bowl every time when you order.  



** The first two person who make a comment about our blog will get a free gift-card from us! **

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After Thanksgiving!

12:14 PM | Labels:

After having a BIG meal full of turkey and pie, you just don't feel like doing anything because we all have food coma. Don't forget we still have some homework and exams that we have to do after the weekend. About enjoying some coffee while your doing your homework, or just to relax after those turkey!

 Flour Bakery @ Farnsworth St, Bosto/Washington St, Boston/Mass. Ave,Cambridge


BEST place to grab a cup of coffee, delicious snack or a sandwich!!! It's totally worth it for the ridiculously delicious baked goods.  They're pricey, but all are fresh and delicious.  


 **MUST TRY: Sticky Buns. They were everything you've heard. Sweet, sticky, gooey, buttery and more. Imagine every adjective you'd use to describe your ideal sticky bun and insert it HERE!

 South End Buttery @  Shawmut Avenue, Boston

Great varied atmosphere from beautiful retail bakery to gourmet retail deli, cafe with excellent espresso. The restaurant itself is lovely, small and dimly lit, it is little more than a room and a lengthwise hallway with tables leading to the Cafe.

 Great place for coffee & lunch.



Thinking Cup @ Tremont Street, Boston



 It feel like you step into a cute European style cafe in Boston. The  double-shot latte were well made, nicely flavored, and good temperature. The coffee was smooth, and the foam was nicely thick. Also, they make very nice latte art!!! 

 Great place to hang out & have a coffee or do your homework & enjoy a cup of coffee!

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Where do you take your date?

10:17 AM | Labels:

Need a place to eat tonight either is your first romantic date, girl's night out or reunion. TRY those new places where they have good food, fair price and a different environment.

Reunion


Vapiano @ Stuart Street


A good hang out place where you and your friend can grab lunches or dinner for a cheap price. If you are the type of person like to enjoy food, where they cook in front of you and have a good time. This is the place for YOU!
** ALL their ingredients are fresh and they even produce everything from scratch in each restaurant.
** New experience to eat: Find your food at the stations. Any way you want your food to be. Grab. Eat/Enjoy. Pay.

Ten Tables @ Cambridge or Jamaica Plain

It define itself as a "neighborhood" spot. Ten Tables keep to this philosophy as well. They create all of the ingredients that we mix with spirits. Exposed brick and dim lighting - balanced by the warm glow of the open kitchen - create a tranquil ambience that makes you feel like whispering, even though the background music is loud enough to let you pitch woo at any volume you choose. 



First Romantic Date

Taberna de Haro @ Beacon Street, Brookline

Love Spain but doesn't have any money to take your date there? Don't worry, you can still enjoy all those recipes from Madrid and Spanish wines right here in Boston! The bustling bar and the pumpkin-and-plum color scheme evoke a tapas bar in Seville, though the more ambitious offerings favor Madrid.


** Authentic Spanish Cuisine.
** Experience more then just bean, rice or taco.

Pigalle @ Charles Street South, Boston




 Is a cozy ambience is the real deal with the leather banquettes, glowing lamps. Feel like your on a side street in Paris neighborhoods with your date.


** BEST ITALIAN FOOD beside the North End! 
**Special: Each person bring a theatre ticket & receive 15% off for food!

Grotto Restaurant @ Bowdoin Street, Boston
The subterranean dining room is a cozy quirk-fest of exposed brick, funky chandeliers, an'd offbeat artwork. Helmed by chef-owner Scott Herritt – also behind the recently overhauled Marliave – the kitchen puts out the hit parade of trattoria favorites, but with contemporary twists. 

** $37.00 per person prix fixe price for dinner every night. The three course option is available seven days a week during all hours of dinner operation. The prix fixe consists of Grotto’s appetizers, entrees and desserts.
Girl's Night Out
Metropolis Cafe @ Tremont Street, Boston
A cozy and casual Mediterranean cafe for your night out, offering a fine dining, hospitality and casual dining prices. Mediterranean menu is appealing, approachable, and reliably executed. 

 The space is small but perhaps what we like most is finding a hidden gem, of sorts, on the hippest block of the South End: Ever since it became the ne plus ultra (justly so) of the weekend brunch scene.



Hungry Mother @ Cardinal Medeiros Ave Kendall Square, Cambridge



A cozy restaurant with a warm colors that blend with the rustic and modern design.
Menu of seasonal and local cuisine cook with French technique and a hint of Southern roots.


** Dine in before 6pm and tickets to Kendall Square Cinema just $8!!

The Helmand @ First Street, Cambridge 

Helmand is an Afghani restaurant named after Afghanistan's longest and most important river. The restaurant's dining room is flanked on one side by a small fireplace, and on the other by a woodburning oven, where the restaurant's famous flatbread is cooked. Dishes with mellifluous names like dwopiaza and sabzi. It all coalesces into a mood that's at once faraway and yet comforting.



A Place for ANYTHING!!! 

Myers + Chang @ Washington Street (South End), Boston

Myers+Chang is all about fresh product, exotic herbs, redolent spices. Alison Hearn served as opening executive chef to develop a menu that reflects the owners' (Joanne and Christopher) personal interpretation of Chinese, Thai, and Vietamese specialties. Offer creative and craveable dishes served by people passionate about great service and dedicated to having fun. 

 **Small plates encourage accidental touching; mirrored walls and low lights let you comfortably monitor grooming; and the abundance of veggie, gluten-free, and full-flesh options.
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Bonus:
WANT A FREE LUNCH? Just click HERE (sign up under your email) and use the code"YAGT8L"; its that EASY!!! 
It's free to sign up and you can get discount on everything including travel, sports, and books! You can even get Apple products or UGGS!! Don't miss out on all those good deals!! 

Trying to save some $$ for parking? You got it!
Visit Central Parking and find parking coupons!!

Join now and you can start saving $ on textbooks, foods, laptops, clothing, services and more!
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Asian Persuasion ! ;]

9:45 AM | Labels:

Sometimes, when there are so many Asian Cuisines in front of you, The Asian Persuasion is just hard to resist...


 All Season Table in Malden


A restaurant that is combined with all kinds of Asian food from Chinese, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Thai, and even more cuisines. With a passion for creativity, fresh food, and unique tastes, owner Douglas Tran has traveled the world in search of rare ingredients, authentic dishes, and the latest culinary trends. On the weekends, a band comes in and plays music for entertainment. 




If you'd like to try all kinds of modern Asian Cuisine, this is the place to go!
Sushi & Noodles = A+

** MUST TRY the Pad Thai, Dragon Maki & Golden Maki !!!






Fin's Japanese Sushi & Grill in Cleceland Circle, Beacon Hill and Kenmore



This is a restaurant with a traditional Japanese casual cuisine in a warming and welcoming family environment. It is a relaxing place where you can eat with your family and friends to enjoy the incredibly fresh sushi, noodles, and bento boxes at affordable prices.



Sushi & Bento Box = A+ 
** MUST TRY Ocean Maki & Curry Chicken Katsu Bento !!!





Wrapmi in Chinatown











This is a NEW and REFRESHING restaurant which provides froyo and organic wraps.

 They do a healthy take on the concept of fast food on the go with the influence of Asian cuisine. Wrapmi brings customers a variety of hand rolled wraps with the addition of frozen yogurt; their food is bound to satisfy the appetites of their customers. 
They offer a FUN way to eat Chinese food because it looks like a burrito!!!

** Chicken Teriyaki = THE BEST!
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Bonus:
WANT A FREE LUNCH? Just click HERE (sign up under your email) and use the code"YAGT8L"; its that EASY!!! 

 Student Universe
It's free to sign up and you can get discount on everything including travel, sports, and books! You can even get Apple products or UGGS!! Don't miss out on all those good deals!! 

Trying to save some $$ for parking? You got it!
Visit Central Parking and find parking coupons!!

Join now and you can start saving $ on textbooks, foods, laptops, clothing, services and more!



Au Bon Pain
$1 off any $5 Purchase
Click HERE to print.





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Heard of DooWee & Rice ?

10:30 AM | Labels:

                   
Heard of DooWee & Rice before? 

If you're a fan of chicken and rice, and i know you are. Head down to Somerville for a for an old East Asia Taste but with an urban flare.

The owner Duy Tran who is not only a break-dancer, he is also the head chef at the DooWee & Rice restaurant. His freestyle not only works on the dance floor but it transcends over to the kitchen which inspired him to create his menu. He adds his own twist on each dish that he had creates, not only there no frozen food or added preservatives on the meats, they use olive oil to cook rather then deep fry food to keep you healthy! 


 It is Fresh, Exciting, Fun and Playful !! 
Talked about in Improper Bostonian and UrbanDaddy ! 

Famous Dishs




"Chicken and Rice"
With marinated chicken, seasoned rice, topped with great white sauce, side of salad, pita bread, and hot sauce. The chicken is perfect, wasn't too salty or anything.Taste even better with their homemade white sauce! Must try!! 
"Slow Braised Pork Belly Baos"
Sweet savory slow reduced sauce made bones and marrow, scallions, crispy shallots, and garlic chili aioli. This is like a new way to eat Baos (buns), it feel like your eating a Taco combined with the old East Asia taste! Good for an appetizer!
*** SPECIAL ***
~ Bring your School ID  & get 10% off !!
~ The 10th customer who eats there and mention "The Secret Life of Boston" will get a $10 gift-card from Kohl's and a free meal from DooWee & Rice !!

You think you get what it take to win the DD (Diabolical/Death) Wings Challenge?

ONLY available on Friday from 4pm - 9pm, 18 + ONLY.

Rules & Prizes

~ Must eat 5 Diabolical Wings followed by 3 Death Wings within 15 minutes with ABSOLUTELY ZERO beverages/water.
~ Must sign waiver !! (Its that serious)
~ Loser pay the $15 price for the challenge, winners pay $0 !
~ Losers that eat at least 3 diabolical wings will get photo on our "Wall of Shame"!
~ Winners will get a spot on our "Winners Wall" and receive a voucher good for 4 Free Plates of Chicken and Rice.
** Will run out of certain items since they don't keep any meats/poultry/seafood frozen!
Click HERE to find out more about their restaurant. 
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Not enough SWEETS after the Halloween? Come to this food tour:

With delicious food tastings, neighborhood nourishment and enjoying the city.
Every Thursday - Sunday, 12pm-3pm

Tell us how you like the food there and which one is your favorite!
We'd love to see your pictures of the food!
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Bonus:
WANT A FREE LUNCH? Just click HERE (sign up under your email) and use the code"YAGT8L", its that EASY!!! 

Trying to save some $$ for parking? You got it!
Visit Central Parking and find parking coupons!!

Join now and you can start saving $ on textbooks, foods, laptops, clothing, services and more!



Au Bon Pain
$1 off any $5 Purchase
Click HERE to print.





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