Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Cocktails @ W Hotel

At the W Hotel's intimate lounge I grabbed cocktails with some blogger pals. Among the new-to-me faces were Pam from Cave Cibum, Athena from Finance Foodie, Christine from CitySearch and Eric from Argyle & Gingham.
The Smorgie Cocktail created by the hotel's mixologist hours earlier is a sweet and refreshing blend of Chartreuse, Simple Syrup, Lemon, Pineapple and Basil.

Can you tell I loved photographing this cocktail?! I liked drinking it even more. The group munched on appetizers from the hotel restaurant Market.
We were served Edamame pilled with salt, lemon zest and red pepper. I enjoyed this uniquely seasoned version of a favorite soybean appetizer.
The Mozarella & Tomato Pizza was fairly standard.
But the Cheese Fritters were a unanimous favorite.
Battered and fried, these warm spinach and cheese balls were a gooey bite of comfort.
The sophisticated lounge looks out over bustling Stuart and Tremont Streets through dramatic gray curtains. The plush couches lined with rows of pillows, modern chairs and sleek furniture provide a relaxing atmosphere to linger over cocktails and appetizers. 
Megan might or might not have persuaded me to pop into Market for dinner. Not that I required much persuading. I was happy to oblige and try out the dinner menu. Review to follow!
100 Stuart Street
Boston, MA 02116

17 comments:

  1. Had fun at the event with you. I really need to spend some time putting together a restaurant "wishlist" on smorgie, so I don't keep losing track of all the places I want to try. At least I was able to cross one off that list last night!

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  2. Great recap!! So fun seeing you last night. I'm loving all this meeting up! See you Sunday, brunch style!

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  3. that cocktail looks yummy, i could so use one right about now

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  4. It sounds like you ladies had a great time! I took the night off to head to the gym and unwind. I feel like I just unpacked my suitcase and now I'm packing it again to head to MV tomorrow for work!

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  5. You have energy like no one I've ever known! =)

    And you do the coolest things, too.

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  6. That looks awesome!! Market is definitely one of my favorite restaurants in the city. I tried to go back last week, but couldn't get a reservation :x I'm glad it's doing well though!

    Sues

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  7. Pizza and edamame sound like the perfect dinner to me!! You find the most amazing places Daisy!

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  8. Sounds like a great time. I love their decor!

    You're becoming quite the big deal in the Boston foodie scene!

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  9. wow, another fun event! how do you find out about all these? It always looks so fun!

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  10. Wonderful cocktails here and the cheese fritters look so good!

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  11. holy cheese balls. excuse me fritters. those are awesome!!

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  12. That cocktail looks great -- my boyfriend loves chartreuse!

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  13. I have to be honest, I am surprised you didn't think of Smorgie first!!


    Any drink with basil needs at least 10 photos :)

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  14. I miss edamame! I have to go to a japanese restaurant soon :)

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  15. Simply Life and anyone else interested in upcoming smorgie social events, please send me your details at shakti@smorgie.com! In the meantime please do check out smorgie.com (pref on Safari, Chrome or IE8). I'd love to hear your feedback. Looking forward to meeting more Boston eaters very soon. xx

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