Last Sunday my mom and I went to have breakfast at Joan and Ed’s Deli in Sherwood Plaza (Natick) For any one who has never been, Joan and Ed’s has been around a long time and serves kosher “style” food.  Deli sandwiches, entrees, salads breakfast and desserts. In the lobby there is the dessert case, […]

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Growing up in Holliston’s “south side” we spent a lot of time going to Milford and one of our favorite places for Chinese food was, and still is Pago Pago on rt. 16. I guess I should make a note here, since sometimes I’ll make a post on thisisframingham about a Chinese restaurant and someone feels the […]

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Market Basket in Ashland can be a more economical alternative to grocery shopping since Stop&Shop and Shaw’s are pretty pricey.  I have a system for my grocery shopping: Dry, canned and frozen goods – Trader Joe’s Specialty treats or harder to find food -Whole Foods Produce and misc cupboard staples – Market Basket My mom is […]

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In Westborough’s new and extremely pleasant shopping center (right downtown) is Ted’s Montana Grill. From reading it’s website, it is a chain of restaurants owned by Ted Turner and it’s mission is fresh food and to be environmentally friendly. I loved the inside, it looks old even though it’s brand new.  The combination of dark […]

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We recently went to Franco’s on Speen St. in Natick.  It’s not a huge place but has a fair amount of seating and casual interior. They serve homemade rolls with olive oil which were pretty good: I got eggplant parm and opted for the $1 more fresh pasta: I loved the sauce and the fresh […]

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Tonight I met a friend at Sweet Pepper (385 Boston Post Rd.) in Sudbury.  I’m not a big Thai food person but I love Pad Thai.  Since there are no Thai places in Framingham, it’s been a while since I’ve had that dish, so when my friend asked me to meet here here I was more […]

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Oliva’s Market in Milford, on Rt. 16/ E. Main St. (even their website doesn’t give an exact street address) is a place that I know has been around for a long time because I’d go by it all the time but never went.  I heard that they have great Italian sandwiches, even one that is their […]

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I find the new Natick Collection Mallpretty useless.  Although it’s nice to look at and walk around the new part, I have no business going into any of those stores and can’t afford them anyway.  I think the one redeeming business in the mall is the awesome Lego store. I love Legos.  One of the best gifts Ethan ever got […]

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What can I say?  I love Tatnuck.  They took an empty Star Market in the Westborough Shopping Center and turned it into an awesome independent bookstore.  Don’t let the modest lowercase lettering fool you, (t)Tatnuck competes with the corporate bookstores down the road and thanks to local support, continues to be part of the local business scene. I remember their […]

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I started a new job in Westborough last month and finally have the pleasure of going Route 9 west instead of east in the morning.  I decided to take advantage of this and try Red Barn Coffee.  I’m almost embarrassed to admit I’ve never been to any Red Barn before.  I know it’s been around […]

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Village Stationary in Holliston, or just “Village” as we called it growing up, was a shop kids would get candy and random knick-knacks.  This was a big “half-day” destination for us, especially being right next door to Table Top pizza, a great way to kick off the afternoon on such special occasions. I find this place interesting […]

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Last week we went to try Stone’s Public House (formerly John Stone’s Inn).  This one of those places I grew up knowing about but never went to, so Ethan and I went for lunch to see what it was like. Inside was pretty much what I expected, cozy and comfortable.   Since we were there at an odd […]

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