Didn't Deb say that Scharffenberger chocolate (quite possibly one of the best on the planet) is kosher?

Yes, it is, and not only that, it's cruelty-free; they use only known Central American sources, they guarantee it, no slave or child labour to pick or process the beans. And no, it's actually more expensive at the factory, for some reason; but they carry it at excellent prices at Whole Foods (we have two of them here in SF). They also carry theloose weighed unsweetened cocoa (which, alas, is no longer kosher because the kosher wrappings are opened at the store and then reweighed into small individual containers of different weights). But all the wrapped chocolate is in fact kosher. I was going to see if Nilly wanted a quickie wander through Whole Foods, because a) they have a ton of kosher goodies, and b) the SOMA branch is three minutes by car from Trader Joes, which has even more kosher food.

Deb, Nilly will have a chance to see both Whole foods and TJ's here with me, if she wants, and it seems like there might be more time for it down here.

Yikes- being away from the Buffistas for so many hours a day must be the downside to this job! They actually make me work now. What-evah.

Will you still be able to hang out on Tuesday night? Or Monday night? Our spare bedroom is Nilly-ful, but we have a less glamorous but still very comfy couch if you don't want to do a round trip to Maine in one day.

Nora, I'd love to grab a piece of your couch, but its highly unlikely that I'll get two days in a row off. (I'll probably be kissing a fair amount of heiney to get the one.) But if I do, I'm there! As far as the trip, if a good deal of Tuesday's fun will be taking place in Boston proper, I'll most likely take the train in. (It's such fun!) This could take me out of dinner plans if they are in Somerville, depending on when the last train runs, or is there an easily accessible T stop? I don't know my outside-Boston geography terribly well.

We have Whole Foods here and they have Scharffenberger chocolate, but they don't have the cocoa.

Lee, perfect - she's got, what, three more days down there than up here, and definitely more time to play in Whole Foods.

yep, plus both it and TJ's are within walking distance of my place.

Excellence. Grab one of the TJ Kosher brochures, when you walk in - it's four pages long and incredibly useful.

That's going to be one hell of a walk, love - the Ramada is on, what 9th and Market? Also, be prepared for a few honkin' big hills.

Hmmm...perhaps I'll check out the route before I commit to anything.

This could take me out of dinner plans if they are in Somerville, depending on when the last train runs, or is there an easily accessible T stop?

Lilty, it looks like on Tuesday we'll be having dinner and hanging out in the Coolidge Corner area of Brookline - you'll be able to get a green line (the C train) into the city. Where does your train to Maine go in and out of? South Station? So you'd take the Green C line from Coolidge Corner to Park, ad then the red line from Park to South. I'd give about 45 minutes, because a lot of it depends on when the damn C train wants to lumber by.

Ooh, good to know that TJ's and Whole Foods have kosher goodies, I always ransack TJ's for party food any way, so I shall ransack as usual before my party on Monday (the 23rd). Now to plan what to serve! Wait- that's what I do in the store.

Apparantly this Saturday (or is it Sunday) is Tax Free Shopping day in MA, so I will be going to Target and picking up some new cookware. We need to weed a bunch out anyway.

Oooooo...Target! My favorite. We actually went there last night. Emily was like a little kid in a candy store. t /natter