Ristorante Limoncello - Boston, MA

After the bike trip we headed to Boston to spend a couple last days with my brother before heading back to real life.  Boston's food is just awesome.  There are so many great, small, hole-in-the-wall places and trying them out is something I really enjoy.  My Mom's favorite place is Limoncello's in the North end of Boston, so we headed there to toast the end of our trip.  My brother's girlfriend joined us as well, the more the merrier!

Olives in olive oil... yes, please!

And freshly baked bread, this was off to a good start.

We started by sharing the scallops which were sauteed in their limoncello sauce and served with baby arugula.  Yum!  The scallops were excellent, and the sauce was so good.  I'm guessing that's how the name of the place came about!

My Mom had the risotto special with shrimp and asparagus.  The risotto was different than I had tried before, it had less of a creamy sauce but was still very delicious.

I ordered the "rosetti al montasio ed olio di tartufo." In case you don't speak Italian it was wide noodle pasta cooked with prosciutto, cheese, mushrooms and topped in a tomato cream sauce with truffle oil.  I have never tried anything like this.  It was bursting with great flavor, and it was really hard to stop eating it.  I let my brother take home the leftovers, but was very sad I couldn't take them on the plane back with me!

We finished with the Limoncello after dinner drink.  This little shot will for sure wake you up after dinner, and hopefully make the walk back to your hotel (or home) a little more interesting :)  

I really loved this place, it's very busy so make sure you make a reservation.  It's worth the wait even if you don't!

The Paramount - South Boston, MA

Hello again all!  Sorry for my absence, I've had a busy couple of weeks.  I've begun working (which I will post more about at another time) and I've had a house full of guests.  I'm just now finished cleaning my house and back into my normal routine, although it seems very quiet here now.  Guess that means I'm ready for the next visitor :)  Finally I'm posting about my trip out east, starting with eating at The Paramount in Boston.  My brother had heard great things about this restaurant, so before we left for Cape Cod we had a delicious dinner there.  It was a great way to start the trip out.  A little wine while looking over the menu.

I always think the food is going to be really tasty when I can see the kitchen.  Means they have nothing to hide in what they're doing!  It was a Friday night so it was very busy, but the service was great and the kitchen seemed hardly stressed.

We started by sharing the BBQ pulled pork tacos.  There was a cilantro-lime aioli on top that was awesome.    I think we all wished there were a few more tacos for us to share!

My brother got the short rib fettuccine.  The portions were very large so we were all splitting the dishes.  I didn't get to take a bite of his because I was too consumed in my own meal, but he said it was great.  Points on the presentation too, everything they served looked beautiful.

My Mom and I split the Pad Thai with chicken.  This was a really eclectic menu, but the waitress said this was one of the favorite so we tried it.  I was pleasantly surprised and would order this again in a second.

I must admit, even now as I look at the menu, I wish we had this restaurant in Phoenix.  It was delicious and I want to try many more of their options.  They also serve brunch which looks amazing as well.  If you're in the Boston area this is a must eat!  They have two locations, so pick the one closest and enjoy. 

Happy Monday!