If you're going to drink on St. Patrick's Day, do it with good taste and an eye for imported and local treasures.
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- Emily Fear
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
While St. Patrick's Day has become for too many and excuse to drink - no matter their heritage - it is undeniable that imbibing is part of the Irish culture, much the same as a pint of ale is synonymous with a British pub or a dram of Scotch in the highlands. But just because the holiday as celebrated in the states has become associated with copious and conspicuous drinking doesn't mean you should just chase whatever swill, green-tinted or otherwise, that comes your way. Rather, think of the holiday as a chance to bone up on local and international treasures of the beer world. Drink quality, not quantity. With this in mind, here are seventeen beers to celebrate with Thursday (as well as a friendly reminder from the Dormont-Brookline Patch …
For the last ten years, a terrific Italian restaurant has been in disguise as an unassuming barfront on Brookline Boulevard. Moonlight Cafe is Brookline's little taste of Little Italy.
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- Emily Fear
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Friday, February 25, 2011
When it comes to dining out, you can rely on your old standbys or you can try something new. Give your favorites a break from time to time and try one of our recommendations. You and your appetite may be pleasantly surprised by the results. Overview: For the last 10 years, a terrific Italian restaurant has been in disguise as an unassuming barfront on Brookline Boulevard. Moonlight Cafe is Brookline's little taste of Little Italy, but it takes crossing through the dimly lit entrance bar area to get to the cozier dining room in the back, where good service and satisfying, homestyle cooking await. Environment: Familiar and comfortable, if a little generic. Basically if you've been in the dining room of a bar and restaurant before, you'll …
Amy Fisher
8:31 am on Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Actually you don't have to enter through the bar. There is a side entrance off the well-lit walkway between the buildings. And although they're French, they have really good fries! more ›