BOSFoodie150

Given that I went to the Boston Seafood Festival today, I also decided to check another BOSFoodie150 thing off the list today by taking a picture of the Hood Milk Jug. This quirky snack shack by the Boston Children’s Museum has been around for a long time — it’s very noticeable if you’re driving over to Southie by the Boston Tea Party Ship — and has recently been taken over by Sullivan’s, the people who have the ice cream stand down by Caste Island. The activity itself was fine (lots of kids running about of course!), the hot dog was “meh” … boring old hotdog … but the Raspberry Lime Ricky was perfect for a hot August day. For more photos, follow the link or scroll above.
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Today I went to the 6th Annual Boston Seafood Festival. I’d actually planned on going anyway, but as it turns out, it was on the Boston Foodie 150 list (#136: Eat lots of seafood at the Boston Seafood Festival) so it was double appropriate. The event itself was ok. The weather was great, I went early enough that the lines were crazy long and the throngs of people weren’t too bad, but that was at 11 AM; I am sure that by mid afternoon, it was a madhouse. Also, it’s pricey. Meaning, you pay $15 entry fee, but that is just to get onto the grounds and then all the food is still pricey… Lobster dinner with chowder, clams and corn was $20. Lobster Tacos were $15. If you were to really chow down, it would easily be $100. To get in a better variety, I would definitely recommend going with a bunch of people and sharing things. Also, if you go with a bunch of people, standing around in the Harpoon Beer Garden would be more fun. 🙂 Overall, it’s recommended and I had fun; just more of a group event. For more photos, follow the link or scroll above.
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