Taza Chocolate - Exit Stage Right

Taza Chocolate was one of the original vendors of the Boston Public Market when they opened back in 2015.

Taza Chocolate at Boston Public Market

Well, their time at BPM is over, as I spotted a sign stating that they'll be closing on Saturday, October 13th to refocus their retail operation to the factory store in Somerville (561 Windsor St.).

If you need a reason to visit them in Somerville, they have their Day of the Dead Block Party on October 27th, from 12pm to 5pm.  It is free to attend, and includes food trucks, guest performances, and kids crafts.

Legal Fish Bowl has opened in Faneuil Hall

Legal Fish Bowl has now opened across from Magnolia Bakery, and it's a poke bowl spot!

Scooper Bowl 2018

Next week is the Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl out on Boston's Government Center City Hall Plaza.  Hopefully the forecasted showers will change before then.

"New for 2018! Add some sweetness to your after-work happy hour at Scoop@Night 21+, presented in partnership with Harpoon and UFO Beers, 90+ Cellars, and Martignetti. Join us on Thursday, June 7, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., for unlimited ice cream from Baskin-Robbins®, Bart’s Ice Cream, Beckon Ice CreamTM (formerly Minus the Moo), Blake’s Ice Cream, Vice Cream, and Yasso, as well as two adult beverage tickets. Scoop@Night attendees must be 21 or older. IDs will be checked at the entrance."

Online Prices (Price will increase the day of the event)
Scoop @ Night Ticket $30
Adults (ages 10 and up) $10
Child (ages 3-9) $5
Scooper Pass Allows Entrance 3 times $20
Group Adults (15 or more) $8 each
Group Child (15 or more) $3
"Patient Ticket" (purchase a ticket for a patient and their family members) $10
Valvoline Instant Oil Change Speedy Pass (skip the line!) $25

Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl
JUNE 5 – 7, 2018
Noon – 8:00 p.m.
City Hall Plaza, Boston

Another One Bites the Dust: Oyster Bar

The food court at Faneuil Hall in the Quincy Hall Marketplace has gone through a number of closures in recent months, which has also opened the opportunity for new businesses to come in.

First I noticed the Starbucks leaving its prime location by the entrance facing Faneuil Hall.  A new one will open shortly in the corner of the North Market closest to Dick's Last Resort.  But in the meantime, Magnolia Bakery of New York fame, with its famous banana pudding, has been welcomed with open arms just this past week.

Across from Magnolia, we continue to await the arrival of the Legal Bowl, which I figure to be a relation to the Boston seafood chain Legal Seafood.  The spot it will be inhabiting is where Bagelville had previously resided with their humungous bagels.

Down over on the other side of the colonnade, there is now an open rest area where Picolo Panini had been.  I totally missed the transition of that one.

But as I walked through the building today, I noticed yellow ribbons woven around the now darkened Oyster Bar, and I thought to myself, "Wow, another one bites the dust."  Hadn't I
just seen it open as recently as earlier this week?

Outside Quincy Market, Bertucci's has also closed up shop in recent history, with taco spot Mercado soon to open.

Note: In a May visit, I saw that the Oyster Bar was back!

Legal Fish Bowl is Coming to Faneuil Hall!

Across from the once and future Magnolia Bakery in Quincy Market Food Colonnade at the Faneuil Hall Marketplace will be a new Legal concept - The Legal Fish Bowl!

Head's Up on Magnolia Bakery

Look who's coming to the Quincy Market Food Colonnade at the Faneuil Hall Marketplace!

Magnolia Bakery of NYC!

Food Fun: BSA Space's 6th Annual Gingerbread Design Competition

Now in its sixth year, the Gingerbread Design Competition is a fun and tasty way to highlight the delicious talents of Boston landscape and architecture firms. While challenging designers to explore a new medium, this sweet event also raises funds for community design programs of the BSA Foundation.

This year’s theme is “Innovations and Firsts," celebrating 150 years of Boston as a hub of innovation.

As in previous years, there will be an “auction” during the first week of the Gingerbread exhibition, raising funds for the BSA Foundation’s community design programs. The close of the auction will be celebrated at a public reception on Monday, December 18, 2017. Guest judges Brendan Ciecko (Founder, Cuseum), Louise Kennedy (Senior Arts Producer, WBUR), and Sarah Kennedy (Service Manager, No.9 Park) will be announcing their favorite entries at the reception, as well as awarding the Golden Spatula and Golden Whisk to the designs that are most beloved by the public.

Vote for your favorite gingerbread house now! Voting will be open until midnight on December 31, 2017.

Join the BSA Foundation for the Gingerbread Reception to view 15 gingerbread designs from teams of architecture and landscape architecture firms on exhibition, enjoy light refreshments, and celebrate the incredible bakers on Monday, Decmber 18, 2017 at 6:00 pm.

Essential dates for 2017:

October 17—Open call for participants issued
November 20—Registration deadline
December 7—Gingerbread creations dropped off at BSA Space by firms
December 11—Gingerbread exhibition opens at BSA Space; auction open
December 16—Family Design Day: Gingerbread
December 18—Public reception; auction close
December 31—Exhibition closes at BSA Space; firms pick up their creations

Source: Architecture