Quick rundown from the last couple of weeks through this weekend.
Had some tasty takeout from Prep Neighborhood Kitchen a couple of weeks ago. These guys are so earnest and likable. Got a huge chicken cutlet dinner to bring down to my parents. The pasta was homemade and well-made but the sauce was a little bland. Also got bunch of sides for us and them — bok choy, mustardy vinegary potatoes, really nice salad with watermelon radish. Also got a couple of pizzas to snack on with our neighbors for happy hour in their garden. Pizza was tasty as usual but rolled out too thin (?) Very floppy in the center.
I went down to RI solo this time because Spring Onion had a bunch of activities that weekend. So, I had dinner with a friend at [Saint Martha ](https://stmarthari.com/ in Warren, which was fabulously fun. We shared the soft-shell crab and we both went for pasta. I had the nettle pesto and asparagus spaghetti (I could’ve easily eaten a second bowl) and she had the artichoke fettuccine. She wanted dessert, which I never get, but after a few bites of the fluffy meringue-y confection was, I was sold. I had a white varietal from the Loire, folle blanche, that was new-to-me and a nice accompaniment. Before dinner, I had arrived early to check out arc{hive} a couple of doors down. It’s a bookshop, art space, and snack and wine bar. Somehow, it works. I had a glass of wine at their browsing books. The bar is really a lovely spot at night.
Lunch the next day at Quito’s in Bristol with mom and dad. They wanted seafood. My last experience there last year was only so-so but it was better this time. RI clear chowder for me (photo is yucky), white and red chowders for the 'rents. They split a crab cake sandwich which was smaller than expected but they said it tasted good. I had the littlenecks in white wine garlic sauce which we all enjoyed. I reported on the. WFD thread I took home the leftover sauce and repurposed it into a delicious canned chopped clam bucatini dish.
Lunch at Nightshift Brewing at Level 99 in the Natick Mall one Saturday. Reliably good pub food. We skipped the Detroit pizza this time, went for bacon cheeseburger for Spring Onion, birria tacos for B, and the falafel sandwich for me.
Back in RI this weekend for Fathers Day. Had dinner on the outside deck at The Guild in Warren. We’ve never been wowed by the food but we like it well enough, staff and the location are both awesome, decent beers, too. Mom and I each had a flatbread (margherita for her, an eggplant one for me – too much balsamic but it was ok). Fish and chips for SO, fried chicken sliders for B, cheeseburger sliders for dad. Everyone but SO likes their take on fries.
Plus WTF
