Mr. Peanut Comes to Beantown

While peanuts are often considered nuts, I've heard that they are actually a member of the legume or bean family. Well, it seems the biggest peanut of all has decided to pay a visit to the city known as Beantown.

I was walking by Boston City Hall Plaza today when I noticed this huge peanut... and nearby, oh, there's another peanut all decked out with a top hat - it's Mr. Peanut!

Turns out it was the 1st day of a 2 day stop in Boston for the Planters Naturally Remarkable Tour before the Planters Nutmobile heads off to New York.

Samples of some kind of spicy peanut was given out both at room temperature and all warmed up. Photo ops with Mr. Peanut were not only granted, but quite welcome. And if you are the sporty sort, you could dunk a basketball, or toss a few beanbags. They'll be there tomorrow too from 11am - 6pm.

Taste This Tours

-Belle Isle Seafood
-El Paisa
-Angela's Café
-Rincon Limeno
-Rino's
-Rosticeria Cancun

Question - What do the places on this list have in common?

Answer - They're all restaurants located in East Boston that I've been wanting to try, and that I have yet to try.

Actually, the only times I've found myself out in East Boston has been for visits to Logan Airport, that is, until this past Memorial Day weekend! On Saturday, I took the Eastie Eats Tour with the newly inaugurated Taste This Tours, which happened to combine a few of my favorite things - walking, eating, photo taking, all bundled into the opportunity to experience a new (to me) neighborhood!

Our journey began after our 1pm meet up with a pleasant water taxi ride to East Boston, and was followed soon after with the very first taste of the tour, hand delivered by Laura, our tour guide - donuts from Betty Ann's.



Some cool sights along the way...

The various food stops:

Unfortunately, Dough's was closed that day, but Laura had forewarned us of this, and gave us the option of rescheduling, which we declined.

With the last stop to go, a light rain began falling. But that did not dampen our spirits!

Our intrepid and well-prepared tour guide Laura!

By the end of our afternoon's adventures, we were satiated both in tummy and in mind, and astonished to realize that we had covered 5 miles, because it sure didn't feel like it!

If you are looking for something to do, or some new way to entertain some out of town guests, Taste This Tours is a very good option! Check out their Facebook page or their Twitter page to see if there's an active discount.

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