North End with Keiko

 

Lovely Keiko and I spent this freezing Polar-Vortex-is-back day wandering through the Financial District, cooing over lounging seals and finding quirky parts of the North End. Settled down for lunch at Al Dente (Note: Portions there are HUGE. Expect to be eating your delicious entree for the next few meals). The best bruschetta I've ever had was the bite I had of Yuka's at London's Portobello Rd. Market, but the one served here comes a close second! Simple foods using good ingredients, always the best. We ventured out again Salumeria Italiana to pick up some Bottarga di Muggino that I read about in this month's Saveur magazine, peeked into a few ethnic grocery shops and sweets shops (Are the candies above really candy??), finishing the date over tea at Thinking Cup. Should've taken more photos to better illustrate the day, but the cold kept numbing up our exposed faces and hands. But still, excuses. Learning, learning.

Now, to continue with the edits of Saturday's portfolio shoot with makeup artist Alexandra!