Saturday, November 13, 2010

Restaurant Review: Masa & Day 11

Whew sometimes I feel like my life is just one big internet outage after another...





I'm back in the game though, so time for a quick post.



Restaurant Review: Masa



The other night Eric and I tried a restaurant called Masa. As soon as we walked in I thought I would like it. It was pretty empty inside so I was able to take some pictures...



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I'm not a huge fan of restaurants being set up like this, where you can be practically eating with the people next to you. However, I know it makes a lot more sense for the restaurant so obviously we have to put up with it :) Luckily, I took this photo from our nice roomy booth.



Our waitress brought us some bread, 2 pieces of white and 2 pieces of cornbread. I've been on a major cornbread kick lately, and this did not disappoint.

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I ordered "pan seared day boat cod with sweet potato crust,"

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with a side of yukon gold potatoes and mushrooms...

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My picture of Eric's food is even darker than mine, but he ordered the New York Strip with ridiculously large onion rings...

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Even with that dark photo you can see the onion rings!



Anyway, mine was delicious and Eric liked his too- although he said he'd rather go to the nearby Capital Grille (thank you Susanne for giving us a gift card there for our wedding- you have created a monster). I will say though, this place cost us about $100 for our meals and 1 drink each (Eric also got soup). At that price, we almost might as well be at Capital Grille, but anyways.



It's definitely a nice place, but I don't think we'll be going often since I'm a bit cheap about my food and Eric's would rather save up for Capital, as I mentioned. I'd definitely recommend this place for a special occasion, the food was delish.



Blogging Challenge: Day 11

Day 11 on the Blogging Challenge is Favorite TV Shows. Though I was never a TV person as a kid (and I'd still give up TV over the internet now haha), I have quite a collection of TV shows that I attempt to keep up with these days, some more successfully than others :) Also you should know I NEVER just watch TV. I watch TV on the treadmill, elliptical, while reading blogs/blogging, knitting, doing work for school etc. I swear I can pay attention to more than 1 ting at a time.

Right now I'm watching...



Desperate Housewives



Dexter (with Eric)



House (with Eric)



Little People Big World (with Eric)



Glee



I also watch Chronicle, which is a local show that has local interest stories, and tells you really awesome things to do in the New England area.



Lately I've been watching How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang Theory as well. I also love reruns of Friends (aka my favorite show of all time) and Without a Trace. I also have a secret love for Oprah and Ellen, but I never really get to see either of them often.


What are your favorite TV shows?

12 comments:

  1. oooh we had brunch there once and it was really good! :)

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  2. I agree, not a fan of sitting to closely with other people dining. Food looks great though!

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  3. ncis and the office. although my 2 favs ended last year: lost and 24.

    i rarely watch tv now (hello no cable!) but when i'm at my mom's house the tv is constantly on. usually l&o reruns hahah

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  4. Friends is definitely the best show ever! But I have to say, Modern Family has me rethinking that. Laugh out loud funny!

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  5. Ok, my list of shows is SO MUCH LONGER. haha. But I record everything so I just watch what I can when I can and that way I am not tied to the tv at any time (since I am practically never home!).

    Your dinner looks really good! I can't wait to be in the same city as John again so we can go out to fun restaurants!

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  6. The food looks so good. The yukon potatoes are shining!! I am cheap when it comes to food too. Just last night I was eating sushi at a restaurant and thinking to myself..."this is only a tiny bit better than the $5 sushi I buy at Market District, and a lot more expensive..hmmm".

    Your list of favorite TVs shows is a complete contract to mine and Nick's! We watch a lot of cooking reality shows, and Fringe, Amazing Race, and Big Brother. My all time favorite show is SEINFELD! I love Ellen too.

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  7. Can I get a hell yes for Friends? You can NEVER see too many episodes of that show!!

    I watch Grey's and Big Bang Theory with Eric and then I watch Brothers & Sisters and Gossip Girl on my own every week. I recently started watching Mad Men on netflix and just started the second season!

    I used to obsessively watch Desperate Housewives but I just wasn't feeling it so after 2 episodes this season I stopped. Maybe I need to catch up??

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  8. Your dinner looks great - I probably would have ordered the same thing!

    I love Desperate Housewives but I think we are a week behind. I also watch the biggest loser, grey's anatomy and private practice.

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  9. I'm fairly certain I could hula hoop with one of Eric's onion rings!

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  10. We have a restaurant called Masa so at first i was like - wait a minute, is that a chain? But it's totally not... Our is an upscale Mexican restaurant. :)

    Ok, now for your question. My fave tv shows are Parenthood, Brothers & Sisters, How I Met Your Mother, Private Practice, and Project Runway. Kind of alot now that I type them out!!

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  11. amen to Friends. I'm so obsessed with Big Bang Theory, too!!

    and i love Masa! Well, I've only been for brunch to the one in the south end, but they do a great southwestern eggs benny! those onion rings are massive!!

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  12. Masa is dark but i love it. their tuna is amazing and i love the habanero watermelon margarita!
    i love glee, himym, gossip girl castle and big bang theory

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