Stone Hearth Pizzapolooza! May 26, 2010

My first experience at Stone Hearth Pizza in their Porter Square location was absolutely amazing.  If you are looking for a fresh and varied (and even gluten free) spin on pizza, then look no further than SHP.  Occasionally specials run on sites like buywithme.com and groupon.com for half priced gift certificates - which allows you to try even more of the menu.

Our entire meal was paired with an expert on beer who explained each brew choice and the chef Michael Ehlenfeldt to discuss the mission and history of Stone Hearth.  I found the fact that he imports some of his own vegetables and herbs from his farm into the menu extremely impressive. 

One of our many appetizers - a crispy and savory parmesan flatbread served with their Melanzana (eggplant dip).  Marinated Olives and gazpacho accompanied the meatballs shown below.

My favorite appetizer was the Arugula and Portobello salad topped with a shaved local cheese akin to the flavor and texture of parmesan cheese.  The mushrooms melted in your mouth and found the perfect marriage with the arugula, cheese and light dressing.

We tried many different types of their pizza, my personal favorites being the Homemade Sausage and Carmelized Onion, and the Bacon and Blue.  The entire menu can be viewed here: http://www.stonehearthpizza.com/shp_menu.pdf

The meal was paired with some great beers - the best being the Allagash that has a touch of Bourbon and is aged in barrels.

One of my favorite (and I believe tastiest) events we have had so far.  Many thank yous to Michael, and the rest of the staff at the Porter Square location, and of course Citysearch Boston!

Bokx109 Pool Party - 5/23/10

I learned about the party at Hotel Indigo's Bokx109 through Thrillist Boston (you can signup here: http://www.thrillist.com/signup/Boston) which gave me the information on how to get my name as a VIP on the guest list for the event.

As soon as you walked into the pool area you were greeted by a red carpet and photographer.  The event had Hypnotiq and their drink was much tastier here than the cocktail they created at Hello Stiletto.  I made sure to let them know that.

The poolside area is set up by different types of lounged seating and umbrellas.  Cabanas and tents are for rent on a daily and nightly basis, information can be found here: http://www.bokx109.com/BOKXPoolCabanaDetails.pdf  

I absolutely loved the decor and set up of their outdoor bar, and the seats were quite comfortable too!

My view, as the front row seats were already taken.  Lounging, sunglasses on, easily imagining I was on a beach in Miami as opposed to the reality of still being in Massachusetts.

I needed a rest from the sunshine and heat so I came inside to enjoy the restaurant itself.

I loved the upscale vibe of the bar inside Bokx.  Every Sunday from 1-2 PM The Triple L Show airs Live from the pool, more information can be found at www.wbix.com  The event itself was graciously hosted by Nicole Dupont of Marketing and General Manager Davide Crusoe.  I highly recommend this venue to anyone looking for a change of pace and a deviation from reality - all with an upscale vibe catered to creating a unique experience for every patron.

Hello Stiletto - May 20, 2010

I received tickets to Hello Stiletto through Emmi Sorokin (www.twitter.com/askemmi) an event held at the Copley Place hosted by Shoe Club (link to photos: http://www.shoeclub.us/events-archive.php).  Shoe Club President Melissa O'Shea was on hand and we had the privilege to meet her and learn more about the event first hand.  You can sign up to be a member here: http://www.shoeclub.us/signup.php 

Complimentary cocktails were provided by Hypnotiq.  I recommend the martini over the champagne mixture.

We received a swag bag which contained many coupons to retailers at Copley (including fanastic ones to Banana), among samples of Luna bars, and chocolates!  Here's a picture of myself and Kristen Haley of www.beantownsocialite.com and www.kristenhaley.com, photo credit: Shoe Club.

I would have been happy to show the shoes I wore for the occasion, however, they sadly remained in my car as a token to the car accident they (I) caused on 93-South.  Heel slipped car rolled forward, stop and go traffic and hitting the brake instead of the gas would cause a rearending of the car infront of you.  Needless to say I still had a great night and we continued the event afterwards at Giuseppe Zanotti.

We were treated to complimentary champagne and Godiva chocolates (the models filled my bag with the leftovers at the closing of the event) and enjoyed fabulous shoe upon shoe.

Thank you to the fabulous women that let me take pictures of their feet and assured me that my love for shoes and spending is not something I am alone in.

I ran into Christine Liu, Editor of Citysearch Boston and here you will see a close up of the shoes she fell in love with and her in action with them on!

and the full shot:

Love it Christine!  Definitely looking forward to the next shoe event and hopefully this time I will be able to rock some of my hot shoes.

StyleFixx Boston: May 13th

Won free VIP tickets to Stylefixx through @CitysearchBOS on twitter (Thank you!!) and even managed to get off work early... Traffic was horrific in Worcester, and a parking lot on the pike.  The intention and hope of making it to the ArtBar Opening Party quickly evaporated the longer we sat stalled in traffic.  After two hours we made it into the city, granted the normal ride is only 40 minutes.  

I really do love the Cyclorama, and the red carpet touch outside was appreciated.  Headed over to the table to register and grab our ticket for our bag of swag!

Ticket acquired, drink bracelets secured, naturally our next stop was for a glass of wine.  Unlike Wednesday, Thursday had a 3 drink limit, however the bartenders were great about forgetting to take off our tags, so I would say we ended up with about 4 or 5 glasses of wine each?  I also managed to score two Stella Artois glasses - they were giving them away if you drank the beer, but I just wanted the glass and not mix beer and wine.  I brought my friend Mel and she was great about reminding me that I did not have to work the next day, and to enjoy - so enjoy I did! 

I loved the lights, and honestly was rather overwhelmed by the layout of artisans.  It was hard to distinguish where one booth ended and another began, but each booth was good about letting you know - if you could even make it by the swarms of people.  Almost everything was out of my budget for the night but it was a great sampling of unique pieces you might not find anywhere else.  I fell in love with a black ruffle rain coat, but the $200 pricetag was too much to swing, and with it on I kinda felt like a dessert pastry, with ruffles.  I did end up buying a vintage pin headband from Marisa Daneille's line Pistachio.

I love headbands but find that many make you look like you are on your way to your high school chem class.  Marisa's pieces have touches of class that dress up your hair style and really adds to your outfit.  Pulled up with this as an accessory, or down with it as the true headband it gives my hair a nice subtle touch of charm.  The only other table that stole my heart was Stella and Dot.  I have their viewbook and the contact information for one of their consultants and as soon as I find a date that works for most of my girlfriends will be hosting a party!  More on that to follow... and now for the contents of the SWAG BAG!!

Fuze Strawberry Guava and Cranberry Raspberry.  Orange Vitamin Water.  Chocolate covered Mint Oreos.  2 Rohito eye drops.  Lots of caffeine free tea samples. Kiss Nail Art in yellow and orange.  Nailene press on nails. Shampoo from Avanti Hair Salon. Kiss nail files. Press on nail color. Necco wafers. Luna power bars.