May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
"She just cut-off Mayor Tom Menino in a wheelchair to get to her Mike's Pastry cannoli," said Areeg Eluri of South Boston, right, about Shannon Hogan of Waltham. "It was an accident. But I don't feel guilty. It was a good cannoli," said Hogan.
SPOTTED IN BOSTON: OUT AND ABOUT IN THE CITY
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
The venue hosted Burgers and Brews, which raises funds for the International House of Blues Foundation. The organization supports music and visual arts education in partnership with Boston public schools.
Heather Spinney of Medford, left, and Casie Rezendes of Brighton.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
Shane Colanarino and Megan Rodriguez, both of Albany, N.Y.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
Burgers for the taking.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
House of Blues executive chef Nicholas Wilson showed off some burgers. "I think burgers are something you can be very creative with. I eat a lot of them. Burgers are my go to," he said.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
"It's sad that everything that can't be quantified by standardized tests is cut. A lot of kids can't be reached through the core curriculum. The arts keeps them in school and keeps them engaged," said Michelle Seitz of the Netherlands, right, with Melissa Jonesof Beverly.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
Becca and Steve Liguori of Boston.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
Chris Kneeshaw of Boston and Adrienne Dickey of Allston.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
"I've seen the program they put on for kids here and it is such a good program. It gives the kids a great foundation of the art of music and where it comes from," said Michelle Calas of Medford, left, with Sharon Phelan of Boston.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
Elizabeth Leahy, left, and Melissa Polland, both of Melrose.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
Adam Reinke and Colleen Holohan, both of Medford.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
"My son is 4-years-old and it is music education that helps him absorb what is going on in the world," said Dawn Anderson of Grafton, left, with Ann Battista of Foxboro.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
Gabrielle and Scott Anthoine of Waltham.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
Martina Benassi of Jamaica Plain, left, and Shelby Pillsbury of Boston.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
"We see about 7,000 students every school year and live performance is our focus,” said Jenny Nardone, right, program manager for the International House of Blues Foundation which offers programs to Boston Public School students weekly. “We expose young people to live performance beacuse it is transformative. It picks you up and puts you in another place." Her daughter Zoe Nardonne is at left.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
"The [House of Blues] Foundation puts on the Blues School House on Tuesdays and kids from Boston Schools see a live performance and get involved. We want to help the schools give kids an outlet for music and art," said Erin Medlar of Boston, left, with Steve and Ashley Taylor of Chelmsford.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
"The best thing about working for the Blues Schoolhouse on Tuesday is seeing yellow school busses line up on Lansdowne Street next to Fenway Park. As long as the school year runs, we'll be here every Tuesday," said Meg Nypaver, with Josh Penney, both of Brighton.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
"Music is always a great way to express yourself and if people can tap into that then they are bettering themselves and bettering the community that gets to partake in their creativity," said Toni DeLuca of Newton, second from right, with Diane Landry of Mendon, Mike Landry of Mendon, second from left, and L.J. DeLuca of Somerville.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
Alexis Welner and Amir Miodovnik, both of Boston.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
Meghan Kennedy of Brighton and Rich Flynn of Pembroke.
May 18 at the House of Blues in Boston
Nick and Jena Rossi of Newton.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
Spotted stopped by Bronwyn, the newly opened Central and Eastern European restaurant in Union Square.
Rachael Dewing and Melissa Clark of Somerville.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
"I didn't think there was a lack of kielbasa in my life, but apparently there was," said Loran Harvey, left, with Gailyn Bell-Upp, both of Somerville.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
"I worked 100 hours last week. I worked 60 hours this week. On a rare day off I chose to come here to support a great local business opened by friends," said Jon Olszewski, right, with Daniel Reed, left, Evan Moran, and Melissa Clarke, all of Somerville.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
"The knodel is prepared differently than I have ever had it. And it is fantastic. I used to live in Austria and I made lots of knodel with Austrian people. I am a knodel critic," said Rebekah Powers of Somerville, with Zachary McCouder of Dorchester.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
"I loved the pretzel. It was the biggest pretzel I have ever seen," said Chelsea Holloway of Somerville, left, with Wes Vangel of Jamaica Plain and Colleen Ball of Somerville.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
Keleigh Quinn of Somerville and Brian Rasimick of Boston.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
Rob Martinelle and Casey Glenn, both of Somerville.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
Paula Robert-Hunt of Boston and Joel Dashnaw of Jamaica Plain.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
"We've been to Octoberfest in Munich, so this is nostalgic," said Ben Dauksewicz,right, with Steve Napoli, left, and Mike Berka, all of Somerville.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
"This restaurant is about the recipes Tim grew up with as a child in Germany. He was classically trained in Paris, but this is from his German heritage," said co-owner Bronwyn Wiechmann with chef and co-owner Tim Wiechmann.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
Jon Kalinoski and Kerrin Tracy, both of Somerville.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
Albert Gualtieri of Medford and Amanda Ferguson of Somerville.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
Bartender Melissa "Mellie" Wiersma.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
"I loved the potato pancakes. They were an interesting twist on latkes," said Ilana Levine of Cambridge, with Jonathan Seidmann of Brookline.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
From left: Michael Press, Kate McClellan and Matt Hunt, all of Boston.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
"We're big fans of Tim. He's one of the best chefs in the country," said Dave Richman, right, with Rob Macey, both of Somerville.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
Bartender Melissa "Mellie" Wiersma serves up some brew.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
"Their Jagerschnitzel was the best I ever had," said Melissa Schinell, with Evan Schinell, both of Somerville.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
The dining room at the new Bronwyn.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
"We're just here for pretzels and beer," said Zak Jensen, with Vanessa Mayer, both of Somerville.
May 16 at Bronwyn in Somerville
From left: Josh Specht of Somerville, Jamie Martin of Cambridge, and Katrina Forrester of Cambridge dig into the pretzels.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
Katie Harrigan of Boston.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
From left: Eric Rivera of Winthrop, Diego Moreno of Winthrop, Tiffany Cane of Winthrop, Jose Lopez of East Boston, Tim Mahoney of Scituate, James Callahan of East Boston, and Alyson Bishop of Boston.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
Jon Maul of Waltham and Heidi Schultz of San Diego.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
"When I lived in South East Asia, I had a mustache down to my nipples. It was long, flowing and blonde and all the tourists would come up and pull it. Especially Canadians. All the Easterners loved it, but the Westerners would just pull it," said Brent Wetmore of Washington D.C., left, with Jeff Devers of Santa Barbara, Calif.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
"I feel like everyone here looks up to me and emulates me for being awesome enough to have my very own mustache. I have a pretty amazing situation here," said Jesse Morris of Tampa, center, about his mustache, with Jason Sample of Pittsburgh, left, and John Dorman of Medfield.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
"It doesn't feel right. It just feels so wrong," said Emily Kay, left, about her mustache, with Susan Groff, both of Philadelphia.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
Nick Korzec and Lindsay Young, both of Boston.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
Kayelynne Hein of Fort Worth laughing at the bar.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
"I've seen some impressive mustaches here in Boston. If you have the time and energy and stamina to grow it out — kudos. But not me," said Dave Duff of Watertown, with Katie Harrigan of Boston.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
Kirsten Janes of Royal Oak, Mich., left, and Wendy Brummel of Grand Rapids.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
Melissa Matthews of Pittsburgh and Ryan Sandy of Raleigh, N.C.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
Jaymi Haegle of Windham, N.H., with Paul Chenard of Methuen.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
Nick Korzec, Lindsay Young, center, and Katie Harrigan, all of Boston, took a photo of themselves.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
"Every time I grow one, my fiancee tells me to shave it off," said Jamesion Pavlov of California, right, with Will Manilov of Boston.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
From left: Tori Banu of Cambridge, Mike Banu of Cambridge, Kyle Snook of Boston, Allen Ruiz of Cambridge, and Susie Castillo of Cambridge.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
Bartender Rachael Dadio-Perrone of Boston.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
Spotted caught up with food fans at the Taste of the North End at the DCR’s Steriti Memorial Rink.
"Billy calls me the Bread King," said Joe Piantedosi of the Piantedosi Baking Company, with “TV Diner” host Billy Costa. "Our grandfather started our company in 1916 and I started going in when I was 8 years old with my grandfather."
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
Cevin Soling of Cambridge and Laura Dodge of Allston.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
Lino DiSchino of the Piantedosi Bread Company danced with fellow team members behind their bread table.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
"Italian food means comfort, love, and family. That's what it's all about," said Alexa Celentano of Peabody, with Mario Forziati of Wakefield. "She's got it down," said Forziati. F
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
"She just cut-off Mayor Tom Menino in a wheelchair to get to her Mike's Pastry cannoli," said Areeg Eluri of South Boston, right, about Shannon Hogan of Waltham. "It was an accident. But I don't feel guilty. It was a good cannoli," said Hogan.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
Tori Walsh of Cambridge, left, and Meag Doherty of Charlestown, sampled Strawberry Shortcake from the Modern Pastry Shop table.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
"We go to one table, then back to the wine. We go to another table, then back to the wine. We're getting full," said Matt Winterle, with Jessica Chisolm, both of Boston.
May 15 at the Traveler Kick Off Party at The Bell in Hand in Boston
Andrew Langtry, left, Tom, and Marshall, all of Cambridge.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
Watertown Police Detectives from left: Jenn Connors, Dave MacNeil, and Kathy Donohue, all of Watertown.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
"It took over an hour and a half, but we got to every table. Now we are stuffed," said Casey Butler of Boston, right, with Justine Harrington of Hanover.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
Karen Murphy, left, and Lucy Rivera, both of Beacon Hill.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
"We're almost done. We only have three more tables to try. We are full," said Colby Young, with Shirley Austin, both of Boston.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
"Our goal is to hit every table. The quote of the day is 'Look out, cook out.' That means we are going to hit every booth in the whole place. We challenged each other," said Jonathan Sproul of Charlestown, right, with Jessican McDonald of Boston, Jamie McDonald of Boston, and Philip Frattaroli.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
From left: Marianne Aiello, Jill Mier, Kiera Culhane, Leanne Cormier, and Shannon Hartigan, all of Boston. "Italian food is the comfort food of America," said Cormier.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
“Of course we are going to hit every table. We're Italian," said Antonio Sordillo of Wakefield, right, with Joseph Salerno of Medford and Heidi Buccigross of Boston.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
"I didn't know what I was coming here for. She got the tickets and I was like, 'Free food and beer? I can do that," said Ashley Fazio of North Chelmsford, right, with Chelsea Yerardi of Billerica.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
"We've been to every table- and some of them twice. My stomach is stuffed beyond belief. We are warning others, but it is quite addictive. You can't stop," said James Jumes of Chestnut Hill, with Jenn Joy Wilson of Somerville, left, Heather Barry of South Boston, second from left, and Patricia Jumes of Chestnut Hill.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
Rich Feilteau and Anne Damphousse, both of Medford.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
"We'll try everything as long as we can fit it in. Nothing will scare me as long as I have room," said Evan Myers of Canton, with Dianne Aucello of Melrose.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
Mayor Tom Menino and his wife Angela posed for photos with the Master of Ceremonies Billy Costa.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
"The secret is little bites. But a lot of little bites. I've been doing this for along time," sai Gina Caycedo of Charlestown, second from right, with Melissa Doyle of Boston, left, Mike McCaffrey of Charlestown, and Maggie Kelly of Weymouth.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
Tori Walsh of Cambridge and Meag Doherty of Charlestown.
May 10 at the Taste of the North End in Boston
Lucia Dichiro, left, and Marina Lomoro, both of the North End.
May 8 at The Great Gatsby Ball and Extravaganza at Upstairs on the Square in Cambridge
Ahead of the theatrical release of “The Great Gatsby,” 1920s-era enthusiasts gathered at Cambridge’s Upstairs on the Square to dance the night away. Take a look at scenes from the event.
Upstairs on the Square is located at 91 Winthrop St., Cambridge, www.upstairsonthesquare.com
"The '20s was about liberation. It was more free. It was the first era like it," said Danette St. Onge of Cambridge, right, with Anastasia Sierra of Newton, left, and Rebekah Stout of Brighton.
May 8 at The Great Gatsby Ball and Extravaganza at Upstairs on the Square in Cambridge
"Where can we go today and see someone in tassles and have it be acceptable?" said Joan Quinn Eastman of Boston, right, with Heather Faris of Watertown and Lloyd Sheldon Johnson of Cambridge. "Verve! We're missing verve! We're missing energy. We're missing dancing. We're missing individuality and living free," said Johnson.
May 8 at The Great Gatsby Ball and Extravaganza at Upstairs on the Square in Cambridge
Danette St. Onge of Cambridge dancing with a friend.
May 8 at The Great Gatsby Ball and Extravaganza at Upstairs on the Square in Cambridge
"What I like about the '20s most is that America meant more then. Like buying American and working in America. The overall feel of life and the American ethic was at its peak then," said Harley French, right, with Tara Feely, both of Boston.
May 8 at The Great Gatsby Ball and Extravaganza at Upstairs on the Square in Cambridge
Julia Wagner of Somerville dancing with Thomas Chappell of Cambridge.
May 8 at The Great Gatsby Ball and Extravaganza at Upstairs on the Square in Cambridge
"It was a time of decadence. It's definitely a theme I can get along with," said Rob Blasi of Watertown, with Laura Wilson of Brighton.
May 8 at The Great Gatsby Ball and Extravaganza at Upstairs on the Square in Cambridge
"It was my grandmother's time. When she was 19, she wore a flapper's hat. She pulled it way down. We wanted to celebrate that," said Diana Lynch, with Ben Sacchetti, both of Cambridge.
