Not in classes this summer? Slacking around the streets of Boston with little else to do besides attend your favorite concerts, wander the endless galleries, and check out the latest independent stores? Sounds like a pretty rad summer, why not write about it?
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Willpower provided, going vegan is proven to be one of the best choices you can make regarding food in respect to your health and environmental impact. Like any diet, if performed incorrectly it can be unhealthy, especially when it comes to protein. If you are one of the brave willing to take the plunge and say goodbye to animal based products though, Boston has you covered with a selection of all-vegan chow houses.
First on the menu we head to Allston, where Grasshopper provides an insanely delicious menu of Asian inspired food. It’s just like your favorite Chinese restaurant, except with gluten instead of chicken. Surprisingly, we’ve taken many first timers to this joint without telling them it’s vegan and they could not tell the difference.
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From BijansBet.com
Last night lauren and I went to see the dropkick murphys at the new House of Blues in Boston. The crowd loved their local heroes coming back for a St. Patrick’s Day weekend show.
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Recently you may have noticed the explosion of Taza brand stone ground chocolate in independent coffee shops, bodegas, and Whole Foods in the Boston area. Taza currently is the nation’s only offering of 100% stone ground chocolate, and is based out of Somerville, a true local flavor (well, perhaps the flavors are actually Mexican, but you get the idea.)
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If you like: Arthur Nersesian (Dogrun, The Fuck Up) or Douglas Coupland (jPod)
Try: The Brooklyn Follies
The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster is another struggling city dwellers tale, though with a slightly different perspective than the normal middle aged artistic personality that emerges as the protagonist of such stories. This time, we are instead hearing the story from an intellectual old man who has moved to the city to live out his last days. Far from living a quiet life leading to the grave, our narrator instead stumbles upon some old relatives and ends up on a legally dubious journey that reinvigorates his life.
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