This has been a busy year. We’ve taken three major trips, a Caribbean Cruise, Italy, and the Outer Banks. After returning from North Carolina we’ve taken it a little slow. We’ve both had lots of work to do to prepare for the beginning of the school year. We did make time for a Sunday beach trip, but other than that we’ve had some fairly unadventurous weekends. Janet’s birthday deserves an adventure so I made reservations at Top of the Hub. Top of the Hub is a restaurant at the top of one of Boston’s tallest buildings, The Prudential. We invited Mark and Maria to join us as they love these kind of outings, and they’re very fun to be with.

Top of the Hub is a touristy, special occasion restaurant. The food is probably overpriced for the cuisine, but I suppose the views (and the rent) are what you pay for. Now that I’m a local, I can give some New England tourist advice. Never order lobster at a fancy restaurant. There’s only one way to prepare lobster so the gourmet chef is not going to fix it any different than the local grocery store. That’s right, the local grocery store will steam your lobster for you to take home and eat. It will taste exactly like the lobster at Top of the Hub and cost about one-third the price. That’s my tip for the day.

We had a marvelous dinner, and as expected the views were awesome. In some places the service is slow and it feels like you’re forgotten.  At Top of the Hub, the meal is meant to be appreciated and enjoyed, which is why we spent two hours savoring our dinner. Two hours is a great amount of time to share with people you love and celebrate the love of your life. Happy birthday Janet! Hope it was the Tops!

 

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller