Max Brenner is known for incredible chocolate. Like, really decadent, indulgent chocolate desserts. Max Brenner has two chocolate bars located in New Jersey and Maryland, and an additional three locations - Boston, New York and Philadelphia - also have the Max Brenner restaurant. When we arrived at the restaurant, we found quite a...

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What kind of food is Boston known for? Well, it of course has the New England influence with clam chowder, fish and chips, baked beans, lobster (& lobster rolls!), and clams. But think about it ... BOSTON cream pie! A Boston cream pie is a cake filled with custard/cream and then frosted with...

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My newfound love for public markets in the past year or two just keeps growing. The Boston Public Market is a bustling, community-centered market where you can purchase everything from craft beer to handcrafted chocolates. Kaitlynn patiently followed me around as I gazed, wide-eyed, at vendor after vendor. Fresh meats, cheeses, sauces and...

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Downtown Morgantown was full of people "crawling" from culinary destination to culinary destination Dec. 5 as Morgantown Eats hosted its second Culinary Crawl. The event, organized by a class in WVU's Reed College of Media, featured tasty samples from downtown Morgantown restaurants. This was the second year for the event, and there were some changes. First, patrons...

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Kaitlynn planned a Sunday brunch at The Painted Burro, which is an upscale casual Mexican kitchen and tequila bar. We didn't have to wait for seating, but we were relegated to an awkward long, high-top table pressed up against the wall. But we made it work. Brunch options include huevos rancheros, thick-cut French...

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