March 11th 2018: Food Court Lunch at Falafel House, Natick

While shopping at the Natick Mall today, we decided to have lunch at Falafel House, a Mediterranean place located within the food court there, getting a free sample of their falafel at the same time,

while getting the Beef Shawarma (Beef or lamb seasoned with Mediterranean spices and slow coocked on vertical rotiserie) Plate with Hummus and Vegetable Stew.

A tad on the salty side though, and the beef was a little dry as well.

March 10th 2018: Tea at Gen Sou En Tea House, Brookline

Today, we decided to check out the new Japanese cafe in Brookline, Gen Sou En Tea House. This place is pretty nice,

For food, we got the Hojicha (roasted) Green Tea,

the Katsu Sando (Fresh-baked shokupan bread, 5-layer pork, panko-crusted and deep fried, with Japanese slaw and tangy tonkatsu sauce),

the Japanese Souffle Cheesecake (combination of creamy cheesecake and airy soufflé),

and the Matcha Cream Puff (Crisp puff pastry filled with matcha pastry cream and whipped cream).

Really tasty stuff, especially the sandwich, which I realized was composed of pretty much 5 pieces of ham. Interesting concept though. Definitely going to come back some day to try other stuff.

March 7th 2018: Quick Bite at Taste of Mediterranean, Worcester

For lunch today, I decided to get a Shawarma Pita

From Taste of Mediterranean, a new modern looking Chipotle style Mediterranean place in downtown Worcester.

I can see why they have many locations, even in Canada.

March 6th 2018: A Ramen Lunch at Stix Noodle Bar, Worcester

Today, we decided to check out Stix Noodle Bar, a new ramen place in Worcester structured more like a takeout place.

We decided to get the  Glazed Pork Ribs (wth spicy Asian BBQ sauce)

And the Chili Beef Ramen (marinated beef on top of noodles in Stix's spicy signature broth, finished with red onion, scallions, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots and chilies, cilantro and lime).

The ribs were really tasty, while the noodles were flavorful as well, accentuated by the spice. Definitely better than Broth.

March 5th 2018: Quick Bites in Worcester

I had a late lunch today, heading to Worcester to check out Denholm Coffee Shop, a small cafe located within the Denholm Building.

I got a cheap Chilli Dog,

which was nothing much as can be expected from the simple menu here.

For more food, I headed nearby to Filpo Restaurante, a new Latin American cafeteria style place that has taken over from El Loco Fried Chicken, which I visited a while back. The beef and rice I got were less than palatable though, the rice tasting weird as well. A waste of 8 bucks to say the least.

March 3rd 2018: Terrible Dinner at Luna Caprese Italian Restaurant, Merrimack NH

We headed to the Merrimack Premium Outlets in Merrimack NH today, passing by Nashua NH

Christian Bible Church

along the way. The weather today was definitely much better than the last time we were here.

After finally leaving the area, we decided to have dinner at Luna Caprese Italian Restaurant nearby, where I had a coupon to use. The decor was pretty cosy, and the menu had pretty interesting stuff as well, so we thought the meal would be promising.

It turned out that we were horrendously wrong. Our first dish, the Funghi Tiberio (Mushroom caps stuffed with escargot and Romano cheese, finished in a lemon butter sauce over garlic spinach), wasn't presented very well, and was just alright in taste, and way overpriced for the 10 bucks it cost.

The next dish, the Minestrone (Hearty tomato broth, seasonal vegetables and pasta) was even worse, being way too salty for us to stomach, and definitely not flavorful at all.

The Scampi Alla Caprese (Shrimp sautéed with homemade limoncello, lemon juice, olive oil, fresh herbs, fresh tomatoes and garlic over mixed greens) tasted much like the first dish, just much messier and less appetizing.

The worst was yet to come in our main dish, the Agnello A Modo Mio (Mustard crusted roasted rack of lamb with a side of raisin sauce), which was burnt and flavorless, and the sauce did nothing to help at all either.

The dessert of Chocolate Lasagna (layers of chocolate sponge cake, cream filling, chocolate fudge pudding, topped with whipped cream and chocolate chips)

was also a piece of crap. Worst of all, all the time we were there, there was a huge argument going on between the chef and his waitress. Definitely one of the worst dining experiences we have had to date. Not coming back here for sure, coupon or not.

March 1st 2018: 2 Short Hikes in Bolton

Today after work, I decided to go for 2 quick hikes in the town of Bolton before the sun set, passing through the town of Berlin,

Old Methodist Episcopal Church, 19 Carter Street

heading to the Randall Vinger area in Bolton, where I did not need to hike to get to the water body here.

From here, I headed to the Northwoods area, where the path I took here is shown below in pink.

I could not get anywhere near the water body here though.

Finally it was too dark to do any more hiking, so I decided to go get some Chinese takeout from Clinton Gourmet in Clinton, getting the General Gau's Chicken, Pork Fried Rice and Beef Teriyaki.

Pretty good actually, except for the onions in the rice. Pretty productive few hours, if I may say so.