TODAY, watch the 2012 Academy Awardsin style at fantastic Boston restaurant 28 Degrees! In traditional fashion, we are featuring a special menu for the Oscars. For $15 per person, enjoy an unlimited “parade of food” including Chef’s choice salads, Pork Shumai, Burger Sliders and Fries, Mac n’ Cheese, an assortment of one-of-a-kind brick oven pizzas as well as desserts also chosen by the chef.

Watch the most anticipated star-studded award show of the season at 28 Degrees this Sunday, complete with great food and drinks! Get here early and vote on who you think will take home an Academy Award. Whoever guesses the most winners correctly will receive a $25 gift card to 28!

Where: 28 Degrees | One Appleton Street
When: Today at...couldn't find a time, but assuming around red carpet time, so 7ish?
Price: $15

Fenway's newest restaurant and bar will be celebrating its Grand Opening on Saturday, February 25th!  Enjoy complimentary appetizers and come celebrate the opening of Sweet Caroline's, Fenway's hottest new destination.

Where: Sweet Caroline's | 1260 Boylston St
When: February 25, 2012 9:00 pm

"Boston was the place where shows were tested, tweaked, and occasionally put out of their misery before they went to Broadway. The King and I, South Pacific, Camelot, Mame, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, and Richard Burton’s Hamlet all opened here. An unknown Marlon Brando starred in the 1947 pre-Broadway run of A Streetcar Named Desire. The Rogers and Hammerstein musical Away We Go opened in 1943 to terrible reviews; rewritten and renamed, it went on to Broadway success as Oklahoma! A display of mementos in the lobby of the Paramount Theatre remembers the era when Boston had more than 50 theaters, with photos, maps, and exhibits including the fire door from Vaudeville creator B.F. Keith's safe, plus the wall of names memorializing the thousands of performers who played on the Paramount and Keith stages. "

"The Paramount, now owned by Emerson College, is on the site of the first theater in the United States: a onetime inn that become a hotel with with as many as three theaters, where B. F. Keith created American Vaudeville. Keith’s empire stretched from coast to coast, becoming Radio Keith Orpheum (RKO), which moved into the motion-picture business. The Paramount was built in 1932 as a movie house by Paramount Pictures."

So what I am trying to say is, if you need something to do, you can totally go and take a tour of this piece of American HISTORY!

The Paramont Theater | 559 Washington St. Downtown Crossing
Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and for performance ticket-holders

I would like your attention....were you aware that it is national margarita day today?! Its seems appropriate for my whole idea of "wet your whistle wednesday!"

 

Here are a few places to get some fairly decent Margarita's.

Border Café
32 Church Street

Casa Romero's
(between Commonwealth Ave & Newbury St - shsssh..it's hidden)

Zocalo
35 Stanhope St

Columbus Cafe's
535 Columbus Ave
(between Claremont Park & Worcester St)

La Verdad Taqueria
1 Lansdowne St

Celebrate Mardi Gras tonight at the Beehive!

"Laissez les bons temps rouler!" is a Cajun expression meaning "Let the good times roll!"  It strongly conveys the "joie de vivre" ("joy of living") attitude at our 5th Annual Mardi Gras celebration! We've spared no expense in making this year's festivities as authentic as possible. Diners and party go'ers can look forward to the groovin' gumbo sounds of Danny Heath and Wali Ali, which will keep you singing and swinging all night long!

Further indulge in Chef Rebecca Newell's Cajun inspired à la carte specials featuring authentic NOLA-style dishes. Finish your meal off with a big ole Hurricane and you'll be ready to hit the dance floor! Come for dinner, come for the music and cocktails…come to see what "New Orleans Style" is all about! There is no cover charge for this event. Regular menu served in addition to all special items. Reservations recommended.

Enduldge yourself today if you have it off!! Because it's the week of fluffy, syrup covered, fruit loaded, whip cream topped pancakes. That's right...it's pancake week!!

Skip iHop and get your true flapjack fury on at the Bristol Lounge, where kids can go nuts with Mickey and Minnie cakes, and you big kids can go gourmet with Red Velvet pancakes, with cream cheese frosting. Stop drooling and get over there.

Briston Lounge | 200 Boylston St

And if you're a fan of breakfast in general check out their full breakfast menu.

 

End your weekend right by attending Church's Twist and Crawl.

DJ Paul Foley will be doing his thing. Church is located at 69 Kilmarnock St in Fenway.

Starting at 8pm. And no cover FEE!

If you've missed out on the OSCAR picks for this year, like I have, you should take advantage of the showings at AMC today, and next Saturday.

Today's screening: 11 am: "War Horse" 1:40 pm: "Moneyball" 4:10 pm: "The Tree of Life" $30

Next Saturday's Screening:The Help, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Artist, Midnight in Paris, and Hugo. $40

 

Get more information here.

Boston Common's AMC Theater is located at 175 Tremont Street Boston, MA

 

 

See All of Oscar's Favorites - 2 Day Event

Catch up on all the Best Picture nominees just in time for the Academy Awards®. For each day you attend the event, you'll get a $5 AMC® Gift Card for concessions. Plus, enjoy a FREE theatre-sized commemorative poster with artwork from the nine nominees, so you can always remember the event. YES!!!!

Celebrate Mardi Gras in style at the House of Blues, and raise money for Charity at the same time! 18th Annual Mardi Gras Madness is the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation's young professional fundraising event. Open bar for beer and wine, buffet dinner, live and silent auction, live band, DJ and lots of fun.
House of Blues is in Fenway on 15 Lansdowne St

Specifics:
February 17, 2012
House of Blues, Boston
7:00p.m.-midnight

Tickets now on sale!
$100.00 - Now-February 16
$110.00 - Day-of and at the door

Purchase your ticket or sponsorship today!

ALL NIGHT LONG
Open bar for beer and wine.
Cash bar for liquor.

7:00pm TO 9:00pm
Live and silent auction.

 8:00pm TO MIDNIGHT
Dinner buffet and dessert.
Dancing and Mardi Gras Celebration.

ENTERTAINMENT BY
DJ Jim Martin of Pulse Entertainment.
LIVE MUSIC BY
"Live Radio"

 RAFFLE DRAWING
A two night stay in an Executive Suite at
The Four Seasons Boston with breakfast for two daily and
dinner for four in the Bristol Lounge
Winner need not be present

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT
Hotel Commonwealth has rooms set aside at just $159 for the evening. 
Mention CCFA while making your reservation.
http://www.hotelcommonwealth.com/

It's finally a little cold out, and I think the best way to celebrate this is by attending the Chili Cup at Ned Devine's! I kind of want some right now....

Tickets include bottomless chili and two drinks from Don Julio and/or Corona. May the best restaurant win in this competition to name Boston’s Best Chili. Proceeds benefit Community Work Services (cwsbos.com) Tickets are $20

 

Third Annual Boston Chili Cup

Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (ET)

Fanueil Hall Marketplace, Quincy Market Building - you know, it's the building with all the FOOD in it! :)