Out in Southie
Our friends, Ali and Christy, invited Mal and I, and our friend, Dave for dinner at their apartment last night. It was a last-minute invitation, so we figured dinner would be something simple like spaghetti. However, when we arrived at their apartment (which is gorgeous!), we were welcomed with the most amazing aroma of a home-cooked meal. Dinner was roasted chicken with all of the fixings– green beans, carrots, broccoli, and the best mashed red potatoes with gravy (heaven).
My plate…
Dinner was so good! I think we must have said that 20 times while eating! It’s funny how much you appreciate a true home-cooked meal once you move out of your parents’ house!
With wine…
Mal was super excited to eat this meal! He wanted me to hurry-up and take a photo, which is why he made this ridiculous face! 
With dinner, we drank a delicious Syrah, a 2001 Columbia Winery bottle. It was so smooooth!
After dinner, we decided to go out to the Atlantic Beer Garden, which is a fairly new bar on the waterfront in South Boston. None of us had ever been there, so we were all excited to give it a try.
The Atlantic Beer Garden is a modern sports bar. It has a nice open feel to it with lots of windows, high ceilings, and tons of space to relax, enjoy a beer, and watch a game on one of their million plasma TVs. It’s a very chill place to hang out with friends. I noticed that there is a deck overlooking the ocean on the back of the bar, which will be awesome in the summer! I’ll have to remember this place when the warm weather arrives again!
Mr. Mal and me at the Atlantic Beer Garden…
At the bar, I drank a Blue Moon… and a glass of water. I was feeling pretty buzzed after drinking wine with dinner and a beer! I’m such a light-weight now!
I have lots to do this morning. I’m working at Healthworks from 2:00 – 8:00pm, which is pretty much my whole Sunday afternoon/evening, so I’ve got to get crackin’! Where did this weekend go!?!?
Posted by: Tina 25 comments
Posted in: Uncategorized, restaurant
Tags: chicken, green beans, red potato
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
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on Nov 9th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Great evening!!
Oh man, I know – the weekends ALWAYS fly by
Hang in there with your busy schedule!!
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
What a nice dinner shared with friends! How fun. Glad you had a great evening & good luck with your work shift today.
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
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on Nov 9th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Ow! That looks wayy yummy! What a nice dinner! You and Mal look adorable in that pic!! I can’t believe its Sunday!
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
I think the world would be a better place if all weekend were 3 days. I know I’d be much happier!
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
The weekend is always gone too fast! That dinner looks incredible.
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
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on Nov 9th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
wow, what a wonderful dinner!!! you and mal are gorgeous together!
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
haha adorable picture of you and Mal! And the one of Mal’s funny face is hilarious. He is pretty funny. My favorite is still the one of his butt in the “face/head” of that wooden photo person…wow, I’m having a really hard time describing that. You know what I’m talking about, right??
And your squash prune bread looks AMAZINGGGGGGGG.
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Oh wow, that dinner looks gorgeous! I know what you mean about missing home cooked meals…. I cook for one (sad) so it’s hard to get the variety of foods I was able to get at home.
I hope your time at Healthworks is enjoyable!
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
What a wonderful night with such yummy food! Have a great Sunday!
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Hi Tina,
Looks like a fun night! I love your bread recipe! Think I’ll try it with pumpkin and dates I have at home.
Oh and love how you love Blue Moon. It’s my favorite. That and Stella.
have a great day, sweets!
Heather
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Looks like a wonderful night! Your food looks yummy, and Mal’s face in that picture is soo cute!
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Wow that meal looks incredibly gourmet and delicious- lucky you have such great friends! Good luck on your day of a shift- I often look back at the weekend and wonder where it all went- at least you have it chronicled in your blog so you know that Something happened
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
That chicken dinner looks amazing. Gotta love homecook meals.
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on Nov 9th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
yay for being a light weight!!!
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Ahhh a Beer Garden, where the beer flows like wine…
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Looks like a nice night out! That home cooked meal does look really good – no wonder you said it many times
Hope you have a good afternoon at Healthworks!
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Fancy meal
I wish I could cook for my friends like that.
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Dinner did look divine. I’m a light-weight too for sure. That can be good and bad ha ha!
K
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
funny face (Mal)!
Lovely couple!
Good eats!
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
oh wow, what a fab meal! Mal looks like my hubby when I’m trying to photograph our meals…haha. I know I’ve seen that face before!
on Nov 9th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Great picture, Tina! Looks and sounds like you guys had a blast. Glad to hear it.
on Nov 10th, 2008 at 2:56 am
Blue Moon, my favorite!