February 3rd 2015: Dinner with a Friend at Harvard Gardens, Boston

Before work, I decided to get a donut breakfast from Boston Donuts in Shrewsbury, located within a gas station on Maple Street, getting a Powder Covered Cream Filled Donut.

Not bad to fill one's hunger pangs.

After work, I went for dinner with a friend at Harvard Gardens, a somewhat upscale bar restaurant in the West End area of Boston.

We got the Truffle Mac and Cheese (Peas, Broccoli,  shitake mushrooms),

The Anson Mills Polenta Fries (jalapeño and corn, drizzled honey,  sriracha aioli),

The Maine Mussels (creamy basil sauce, Parmesan,  tomatoes,  Toasted sourdough bread)

And the Seared Scallops (Mushroom risotto, peas, baby carrots, pomegranate reduction).

The mac and cheese was very creamy with the broccoli being an interesting touch, the truffle flavor perfecting it, while the polenta was crispy and flavorful together with the sweet honey and spicy mayo with a kick. The mussels went really well with the pesto as well. Unfortunately, the risotto was a little bland.

Overall though, the food was actually pretty good and interesting. A recommend from me, especially with the crowd here on a Tuesday night.

After dinner, we headed to the Showcase Cinemas De Lux Revere to watch "Black Sea" starring Jude Law on a submarine looking for Russian gold in a submarine, ending in tragedy due to the flaws of human nature.

I initially thought it would be boring, but I feel the plot was actually pretty good. To think we actually went to see it because it was starting at the time we arrived.