September 24th 2020: Jimmy's While Working

 Today, I had to work late, and got a free dinner from Jimmy's Tavern and Grill in Shrewsbury in return. I got the Seafood Savannah Pie (lobster, shrimp, scallop and salmon baked in a port wine mushroom cream sauce with gruyere cheese, cracker crumbs, sherry and Idaho Baked Potato) and Loaded Baked Potato, 

which was actually pretty good because of the cream sauce.

September 19th 2020: Cha Feo, Boston

 Today, after checking out the house temple Chua Lien Hoa in Randolph, 

we decided to check out the new bubble tea place on 248 Newbury Street in Boston, Cha Feo, where they were having a buy one get one free promotion.

We got the Avocado Smoothie Cheezo Tea and Watermelon Ice Tea,

which were not bad considering we asked for no sugar, and they used real fruit, rather than powder. Really busy street today though.

September 12th 2020: Center Springs Park, Manchester CT

 This morning, we decided to check out Center Springs Park in downtown Manchester CT at the corner of Bigelow Street and Main Street. Nice park, 

with the Cheney Rail Trail located at one end of the park.

My main goal here was to look for the waterfalls here, which were really hard to find, being fenced off, but thankfully I found a path on the way back to the lower falls, which were nothing but a trickle,

The main upper falls were not any more special either, being marred by graffiti.

From here, it was on to West Hartford CT,

VFW Hannon-Hatch Post 9929,
83 South Street

passing through Hartford

Korean United Methodist Church

Broadview Community Church

St. Lawrence O'Toole Roman Catholic Church

Memorial Baptist Church

St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral

Cedar Hill Cemetery

and Newington CT.

Church of Christ Congregational

Our destination was the KT Bakery, a small Vietnamese place in West Hartford.

We ate outside of course,

getting their specials for the day, Bun Mam

and Mi Kho,

which came with a side of soup.

Very authentic and delicious, although with a touch of MSG.

We got the Che Ba Mau for dessert,

and several mooncakes and Banh Pia to go.

Pretty good meal, and desserts too. 

September 9th 2020: More Takeout from Viet Citron, Burlington

 Today, we decided to get takeout from Viet Citron in Burlington,

Butterfield Pond,
673 Lowell Street

getting the Beef Pho Dac Biet (Ballerz Special, Ultimate bowl of beef pho: 24 hrs rich beef bone marrow broth, rice pho noodles, topped w/ beef shank, sirloin, eye round cut, tripe, beef tendon. Comes with a box of fresh veggies, hoisin and siracha)

and the Banh Mi (Artisan Vietnamese baguette, pickles, jalapeños, cilantro, signature aioli, garlic soy reduction and crispy pork belly).

Delicious as always, especially with the crispy pork.

Recommended Places to Visit: Brimfield

Recreation

Festivals
Brimfield Antique Show

Hiking
Recommended:
Brimfield State Forest
End of Tiderman Road, Wales

Grand Trunk Trail
207 Five Bridge Road



Farms

Nguyen Farm
17 Carriage Drive

Water Bodies

East Brimfield Lake
~55 East Brimfield Holland Road

Little Alum Pond
Little Alum Road between Champeauz Road and 6th Street

Sherman Pond
92 Brookfield Road

Wheeler Pond
20 Mill Lane Road

Dearth Hill Pond
76 Dearth Hill Road

Dean Pond Recreational Area
Dean Pond Road between Monson Road and Sutcliff Road

Architecture

Monuments

Town Common
Main Street and Cross Street

Horse Drawn Wooden Coach
309 Sturbridge Road

Places of Worship
First Congregational Church
20 Main Street

Friendship Baptist Church
9 East Brimfield Holland Road

Schools
Hitchcock Academy
2 Brookfield Road

Town Facilities
Town Hall
21 Main Street

Public Library
25 Main Street

Restaurants

Tried:
Italian

Francesco's
45 Palmer Road

Recommended Dishes:

Tossed Salad

Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken Marsala

Shrimp Scampi

Breakfast

Apple Barn Cafe
52 Palmer Road
Recommended Dishes:
Californian Eggs Benedict

 

September 6th 2020: Francesco's , Brimfield

 After visiting Nguyen Farm at 17 Carriage Drive in the town of Brimfield for some fresh quail and quail eggs, we decided to have lunch at Francesco's an Italian restaurant in town. Simple menu and decor,

of which we got the Shrimp Scampi, over Linguini,

and the Veal Marsala with Ziti, 

which came with a Tossed Salad and Chicken Noodle Soup.

The salad and soup were just alright, although the pasta dishes were actually pretty good. Maybe it's just because we haven't eaten out in a long while.