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 On Sunday, 20th of May, we officially brought our 2011-2012 season to a close at Boston Ballet with the final performance of Fancy Free. The end of a season always feels like the end of an era as we put a whole year's hard work to rest and say goodbye to those who are leaving.It is both happy and s

About once a month, Chef Nicole Coady, Head Pastry chef at Finale (aka, dessert guru), comes up with a theme for a dessert and alcohol tasting.  Although  many people do not equate alcohol such as wine and beer as being excellent pairings with desserts, one of these classes will quickly open your ey

Being a professional ballet dancer is no easy feat. It is physically and mentally grueling, painful and all the while, you have to look like it is the easiest thing in the world.  This being said, I cannot think of any other profession that would bring the same amount of satisfaction, joy and passio

 Along with the soon-to-be regular summer weather, the city of Boston is starting to get its Food Truck act together.  With multiple locations city-wide that have a daily rotation of food trucks parked and serving up all sorts of goodies, this summer you can expect a few festivals that bring toge

 May is an exciting month, people have generally been out of hibernation for at least a couple of weeks and summer is just around the corner (we hope!).  Of course, there is another cause for excitement and that is the traditional celebration of Mexican heritage and pride, Cinco de Mayo.All across t

 After a whole week of performances, Sunday evening rolls around and I find myself quite exhausted.  When I get very tired, my ability to make decisions disappears and I become a very difficult person to make plans with.  A good friend of mine always seems to be at the receiving end of this indecisi

So it's been a dismal couple of days, and alas, the world kept revolving and Monday morning arrived with buckets of rain to test everyone's level of dedication.  As far as I could tell, it seemed that more than a little rain is needed to keep Bostonians from coming to work and luckily, this applies

 After much agony and anticipation, this past Marathon Monday, I made it to my first Midnight Ramen.  Since January of this year, a team of talented and innovative chefs, headed by Mark O'Leary and Yukihiro Kawaguchi of O Ya, have gotten together about once a month to serve up 60 bowls of hand made

 The weekend of the 14th means one thing in Boston...Marathon Weekend! The arrival of masses of marathoners and their supporters descend upon the city and throngs of people from all over the world are out and about.As with every year, the John Hancock Sports and Fitness Expo is held at a convention

On my daily walks from my apartment to the Ballet, I usually walk along Waltham street. This happens at least twice a day and so I walk past a certain doorway located right behind The Butcher Shop the same number of times.  This little nook on Waltham is actually home to Stir, a cook book shop by da