Bizzare foods at Coppa in Boston

One place where you can try fried anchovies to oven roasted pig tails. All the food is served Italian style bar food- basically small portions with lots of different varieties- delicious
Attached below are squid ink linguini with lobster, crispy chicken with turnips, goat stew, beef heart pastrami,pizza with roasted beef heart, bone marrow, lovage and horseradish. This place does not take reservations and is extremely crowded.

Address: 253 Shawmut Ave., Boston, MA
Phone:

(617) 391-0902

coppaboston.com

Some more gems unearthed in Hartford, CT

Max Fish, 110 Glastonbury Blvd.
Glastonbury, CT 06033 - phone  860-652-3474
Perfect place to hangout for a great evening, excellent service and awesome sea food. They have seating in the outdoor Patio too - perfect for summer evenings

 

Carbone’s Ristorante(Italian)
588 Franklin Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114
Call: 860.296.9646
http://www.carbonesct.com/contact/


Abyssinian Ethiopian and Eritrean Cuisine

533 Farmington Ave
Hartford, CT 06105

(860) 218-2231

http://www.yelp.com/biz_redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abyssinianethiopian.com%2F&src_bizid=Vq_qBrjVNdD9SstszG44Mg&cachebuster=1341700713&s=fc50f4363dbd96d42220fa76413296dc66e08f99dd05f021111f990aef260581

Places to eat at Boston

These were the places that have been recommended by my collegue to try out at Boston and I am making a note so I do not forget to try these out

Seafood- Island Creek Oyster bar

Eastern Standard – French/Italian and good cocktails too

COPPA(Italian), TORO – Tapas(Spanish)

http://www.coppaboston.com/menus/lunch-dinner

http://toro-restaurant.com/

Mesa Grill, New York

Mesa Grill
102 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10011
212.807.7400

This is chef Bobby Flay's restaurant at the Flat Iron District. Truly phenomenal food! Here is what I had :

Stuffed peppers

grilled fish

 With my friends Tanya, Randi and Ilka at the Mesa Grill

Lime and Basil, Franklin Street, Chapel Hill , NC

Address:200 W. Franklin St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

An absolutely amazing place to eat Vietnamese food. This place never disappoints you. There is enough on the menu to please all. This is truly the real taste of Vietnam!

Caveys, Hartford ,CT

An awesome French Restaurant in Hartford, CT
Caveys-45 E Center Street, Manchester, CT
As described on their web site
"What a pleasant surprise to find such a high-quality two in one restaurant off the beaten path in historic Manchester, offering always phenomenal Northern Italian upstairs and what some call 'even more phenomenal' new French downstairs: throw in impeccable service and a wine list that makes even guests from Napa and Florence drool and no wonder surveyors concur, "it's the place to celebrate a momentous occasion".

Here you can see pictures of  Butter lettuce salad with warm goat cheese terrine, pistachios and roasted beets,Atlantic cod and butter poached lobster with gateau of potato and truffle. Ended my fantastic meal with La surprise de citron with butter shortbread,sheeps milk yogurt sorbet, gooseberry and ginger gelee

 Posing with Andre our server and friend Beth and Dipa

River Palm, New Jersey

The River Palm1416 River Road
Edgewater, NJ 07020
Pricey! but awesome food-entrees range from $29.95 to $86.95
Excellent steaks and seafood specials

Taos Wok & Restaurant, New Jersey

Very good Asian Fusion Cuisine. Very attentive staff and parking is available right next to the restaurant.
This place has a 'small plate' collection which gives you the benefit of trying several dishes.

We tried rib tips, spicy wontons, tuna trio,skirt sticks and spicy fish bites. For the Entree Taos Sweet Ass Chops were a hit!