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Yu Chun Naeng Myun (Ktown)

Yu Chun Naeng Myun was brought to my attention by this post on delicious coma.  The restaurant specializes in those toothsome cold Korean noodles, which made it the perfect choice for lunch one hot day last week.
The restaurant, located in the heart of Korea town, is on one leg of an L-shaped strip mall sharing [...]

Allston Yacht Club

Allston Yacht Club is one of those hidden restaurants right in my own back yard that I never would have noticed if someone hadn’t pointed it out to me. This someone happened to be an email inviting me to join them on a Thursday night for a tasting menu, drinks and all. Always one to [...]

Review: Southern Vampire Mysteries 5 & 6

Dead as a Doornail (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 5): I actually don’t remember anything outstanding about this one. Maybe it’s because I just speed-read through this one. Maybe it’s because I’m not as interested in the were-animal storyline. The whole sniper who’s out to get all the shape-shifters was yawn-worthy, and [...]

Review: Dead to the World

I dove right into Dead to the World (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 4) after finishing the previous book, Club Dead. In Dead to the World, Eric gets cursed with amnesia, witches appear, and more were-animal stuff happens. It’s good that Charlaine Harris paced the introduction of all the supernatural characters separately. Readers would [...]

Review: Club Dead

I’m voraciously going through the Southern Vampire Mysteries series, if you can’t tell by now.  This weekend, I finished Club Dead (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 3).  The change of scenery and the introduction of werewolves was refreshing in this book, but Bill’s fall from grace was not. To say I was disappointed in his actions [...]