For us, going to the North End on Saturday night in August is a ritual. For those of you who have never been, Boston’s North End is all Italian, like being in a neighborhood in some Italian city with lots of tourists! In August, on weekends, the North End is all about feasts. There’s one every weekend. There’s lots of energy, people, lines outside restaurants, cafes, beach chairs set up in the street with people taking in the scene and always a carnival on some chosen street. It’s hard to pick a restaurant and to get into the good ones you need a reservation. We’ve made a couple of reservations and decide to try something new.
Tonight we’re four at a table instead of 2 at the bar! We’re with a couple of our pals, John and Malu and we’re going to Gennaro in North Square. We’re seated upstairs in a comfy banquette overlooking the square. It’s quiet so we can have a conversation. We haven’t seen our friends in a while. Malu just spent a month at Kripalu and is now a certified yoga instructor.
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