| 75 Chestnut 75chestnut.com (restaurant link is broken) 75 Chestnut St Boston, MA 02108 (map) |
Survey Says: A new tradition! |
Right off of the Boston Common there is a tiny fashionable restaurant called 75 Chestnut, which tends to hold special events every so often. I remember going there with a friend a few years ago and enjoying back massages on the house. Unfortunately the massage caused me to lose consciousness and I spent the rest of the evening incontrollably (really, could not control it) crying. But anyways, this restaurant has a nifty little activity for families (or anyone, really) every holiday season: Gingebread housemaking.
See the Boston.com story on this activity here: Gingerbread houses at 75 Chestnut
Well, I took my family down for the second year in a row today, and it was absolutely wonderful. Both years I got the eggs benedict (you get to eat before you play with the gingerbread houses), and they did not disappoint. I probably should review this restaurant on the food menu, but I don’t have a full review. All I can say is that the raspberry stuffed french toast have been overdone every single year. What a way to ruin a classic.
As I was saying, the gingerbread making was wondeful. Take a look at some of our creations:
After brunch, we walked down to the Boston Common and watched the skaters at the Frog Pond. If there is one thing that is SO Boston that you have to do no matter what, is going to the Frog pond. We did not skate (look at that line!), but just being there was refreshing and got us into the holiday spirit like nothing else.
I hope everyone enjoys the holiday season and find that one thing you get to do every single year. What a great time to start a new family tradition.
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