Instant Food

I caught a few minutes of the Food Network Awards last night. A company called MooBella won the entrepreneurial award. MooBella created an automated ice cream machine with a variety of flavors and mix-in options. Low carb ice cream is also available. You make your selection from a key pad & in a matter of seconds, a cup of ice cream drops out of a window.

Only a couple of locations exist, but I hope that they take more on the road.

Another cool automated food company is called BAMN! located in Manhattan. According to their web site, its the return of the automat, "a vending machine covered in windowed compartments that display hot, fresh food." Everything is under $2 & the food is typical American fare with an Asian twist.

I think the next time I go to NYC I will be checking this out.

Red Sox Nation

Last night I was watching ESPN's broadcast of the Red Sox vs. Rangers game.

One of the commentators mentioned a blog authored by Curt Schilling. Its called 38 Pitches and while its Curt's way of discussing each game, its also an outlet to publicize Lou Gehrig’s Disease to the mass audience.

Not sure how many baseball players have blogs, but this one is an enjoyable read.

24 Hours in Boston

This week's travels brought me to Boston for about 24 hours. A quick trip with not enough time to do everything that I want. An exhibit at the MFA closes this weekend, and alas, I did not make it.

I did, however, manage to have two great meals.

Little did I know that "restaurant week" was happening in Boston until I opened the menu at Sel de la Terre, a restaurant across from the Aquarium. In February I lunched at SDLT & knew that dinner needed to happen the next time I was in town. Not to disappoint, the food was excellent. To quote the menu, I ordered braised boneless beef shortribs with celery root whipped potatoes, roasted Provençal vegetables and crispy onions (sorry non-meat eaters) as the entree, and for a starter, a roasted tomato soup with a crab fritter.

The next day I needed a place to go for lunch. I found Rachel's Kitchen on a Chowhound board. By the way, Chowhound is addictive and has never let me down. Just look up a city and BAM! lots of recommendations. So, Rachel's Kitchen (RK) is this tiny cafe on a corner in the Bay Village area of Boston. It is a quiet neighborhood just off some busy streets. The owners of RK actually work there (wow) and cook the food (wow squared) in a kitchen thats about the size of a bread box (kidding, sort of). Breakfast (all day) & lunch are served. Highly recommend the quiche du jour & salad. The chai latte could rank up there with my all time favorite from Teaism in Washington DC (see the post from December 2006). One item that I want to try next time is the brioche with Nutella. Free wi-fi & local music completes the friendly atmosphere. In the future when I own my own restaurant, I would definitely model it after RK's.