Girls go (semi) wild at No 9 and B&G

Well, not wild in the least. I had a nice afternoon and evening (Rolfe had a boy's poker night) last Saturday with Margaret. After the mani-pedi thing at Emerge on Newbury, we walked the VERY crowded streets waiting for our nails to dry. Did you know that the Wine Cellar on Boylston St. has wine tastings every Saturday afternoon? They had at least 10 different bottles. This is a good take while killing time waiting for No 9 Park to open for cocktails at 5:00 PM.
So - go see the 'mixologists' at No 9. They will take really good care of you. I had something made with Elderflower liquor. This seems to be hot ingredient in new cocktails. We had 8:00 reservations at B&G Oysters over the other side of town and left early so we would be able to walk over without falling. I figured Margaret's VIP status with the Barbara Lynch group would get us a seating before 8. Yup, I was right. Two prime seats at the bar. We had a wonderful mix of Northeast oysters. My choice over the Pacific ones. My favorite, Wellfleet, were included in the mix. We shared an appetizer of squid with beans and red pepper and lemon. Just to die for. As we were deciding to split a baked stuffed lobster, Barbara ('chefing' there that night) sent over two pots of melted cheese with morels (oh my - my diet is shot! How do bypass melted cheese) We ate up and order the lobster. It came with a gooey, fattening side of fancy mac-n-cheese. We sampled that and decided better to bring that home to Carmen since our splurge with the fondata type tasty that Barbara sent over. Oh - ya - we split a bottle of white (forget the grape)
So much for a light night of champers and seafood. I did double duty at the gym the next day.
Two great places to dine and imbibe.

http://www.bandgoysters.com/index.php
http://www.no9park.com/index.php

Bonfire - Time to go back

Sorry - I've been distracted a while and haven't had time to keep you posted. A few weeks ago, we were walking around the theater district after a movie and decided to hit Bonfire at the Park Plaza to hang at the bar, watch the Sox, imbibe and snack. (BTW - there was a Scientology protest going on in the Common - if anyone knows what THAT was all about please comment) They make STRONG Margaritas using top shelf Herradura and homemade (not sweet) lime mix. They have an awesome deal for mini-gourmet tacos at the bar. Normally you get 3 for the price but during this time and only at the bar you 4 between 5 and 7. You can mix and match from the list of tacos. There were delicious. I got lobster, tuna, fried clam (omg) and fish tacos. Rolfe got pulled pork and beef. You can mix and match from the list. Take a gander at the menu. http://www.bonfiresteakhouse.com/
After another margarita we ordered the Paella to split. It was made in the untraditional/traditional way. Oh, so good. I forgot about this place. Best to hang at the bar - you get the taco specials if it's early enough and they also have specials on nights the Sox play $2 beers. That's right - $2 Beer. Sol, and two other Mexican varieties. Such a deal.