That grumbling you hear is my belly ramping up for a feast tonight. Salem’s fall restaurant week kicked off yesterday and runs to Thursday, September 17th. As has been the case with previous restaurant weeks, restaurants involved are offering three-course prix-fixe dinner menus, this time around the price is $25 you have to pay for [...]
You may have heard of the airline deal “all you can fly for a month” well the Hawthorne Hotel is jumping on that price bonanza wagon and offering their own special deal. All you can eat for a month for $599 This offer is valid between September 8, 2009 and October 8, 2009 at both [...]
About a month ago, we heard and reported on some rumors that Spirits existence was in a state of flux. The rumors were vehemently denied, despite some events being canceled. And yet, over the past few weeks Spirits has remained super low key. There have been barley any signs of life on the inside, the [...]
I was helping a friend who had moved in to Salem recently when the rumble of hunger hit my stomach. Now when I lived in Manhattan, our entire kitchen consisted of a three ring binder chock full of take out/delivery menus. Come to think of it my college kitchen was like that too. Luckily for [...]
You’ll have to pardon me being one day late on getting the word out about Salem’s Fall Restaurant Week. Now that it’s football season I slave away over the grill or stove all day until game time when I plop down on the couch crack a beer and pig out. This weeks gastronomic delight was [...]
Leslie’s Retreat 96 North Street 978.744.9495 There is plenty of competition for breakfast in Salem, we went to Leslie’s Retreat so you don’t have to. The first thing you notice about Leslie’s is that you just walked into a piece of history. Named after the famed Redcoat retreat of Colonel Alexander Leslie this rustic dining [...]
On this Cinco de Mayo I felt it only fitting to treat you to some true Mexican food in Salem. Cilantro 282 Derby Street 978.745.9436 Take your existing notion of what a Mexican restaurant is and pitch it out the window. Cilantro is a great dining experience in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Upon walking [...]
I realize that other blogs, the newspapers and banners around town have already conveyed this message but it bears repeating. This is Spring Restaurant Week in Salem, April 13th – April 17th, where for a mere $26.26 (Salem was founded in 1626 hence the weird price) you can get a three course dinner at any [...]
Many people think that vegans are crackpots. Why in the world would someone not want a thick juicy steak or lobster bathed in liquid butter? Some of them do it for health reasons, others for political ideals. Reasons aside, vegans can live a healthy lifestyle and are much more attentive to what they put in [...]
Brother’s Deli & Restaurant 283 Derby Street 978.741.4648 This Greek style deli gives off a cafeteria vibe but the food is a far cry from school lunch. Breakfast is served all day for you late risers. And as with any good deli, daily specials are posted up front and change each day. I was impressed [...]