Becca Reitmeyer ’14 The sun is shining, the quad is blanketed in a lush carpet of new green grass and the flowers are blooming. One “flower” that you won’t see on campus but that is definitely worth paying a visit to this spring is Sugar Magnolia, a café in Gloucester that is budding with flavor. [...]
Becca Reitmeyer ’14 Boasting as many fantastic food joints as it does witch museums and touristy ghost walks, Salem is one of my favorite local spots in which to embark on culinary explorations. Whether studying at Gulu Gulu’s with a mug of their mountain-of-whip-cream-bearing hot chocolate or looking for a place to stop for lunch, [...]
Chris O’Connell ’13 The Boston area has a long history with tea. We love tea so much that we started a revolution because of it. While Jolie Tea isn’t looking to start another fight for independence, they are looking to spark a different kind of revolution with the way customers drink tea. Located in [...]
Becky Kearney ’13 In the mood for a fiesta? Let’s face it, burrito night in Lane just doesn’t cut it when you’re in the mood for a real Mexican dinner. Acapulcos Mexican Family Restaurant and Cantina is a fun, local spot to satisfy those cravings and experience a taste of Mexico. Founded by a native [...]
Sam Guthrie ’13 As the clock strikes midnight, the main street that runs through the small town of Ipswich, Massachusetts lays still. The lights have gone out in all of the stores and the clerks have left for home . . . except for one hole in the wall coffee shop. By the looks of [...]
Alanah Percy ’13 As the third oldest raw food restaurant in the country, the Organic Garden Café of Beverly, Mass, is well known on the North Shore and has received accolades from Boston Magazine, Channel 7 News and even Time Magazine. For its annual Valentine’s Day dinner, the Café will once again offer a healthy [...]
By Becky Kearney ’13 The nationwide craze for cupcakes has hit the North Shore. Many cupcakeries have sprung up in the last few years but one sticks out among the rest. Cupcake City in Reading, MA, has proved their prominence both locally and nationally. Celebrating Cupcake City’s first anniversary this month, owners and friends Kristin [...]
By Katherine Stephens ’14 A variety of locally-grown fruits and veggies, bread baked daily from the kitchen, healthy sandwiches, prepared foods, a selection of pastries, artisan cheeses, Atomic Café coffee and mother and daughter co-owners—everything you could want from a local market. Just head down Grapevine towards the ocean for about two miles, take a [...]
By Becky Kearney ’13 Inspired by England’s historic train station of the same name, Victoria Station is a festive and fun restaurant found on the harbor’s edge of Salem. Themes are carried throughout the dining hall and deck, featuring boxcars, a train’s caboose, a classic London phone booth and railroad artifacts. While maintaining a historic [...]
By Camille Chapman ’13 Sometimes you just need to get away.Fortunately, there’s a vacation waiting for you 14 miles north of Gordon at the Bean and Leaf Café in the lovely, quaint town of Rockport, Mass. Walking through the Bearskin Neck, you feel the crisp breeze of the sea while encountering multiple local shops that [...]