Rachel Leah Blumenthal

Protected: Boy Band Brunching; 640 Craft Beers

Rachel Leah Blumenthal — Wed, 29 May 2013 15:36:59 +0000

Protected: Get Drunk in July in a 24-Degree Ice Bar

Rachel Leah Blumenthal — Wed, 29 May 2013 13:39:34 +0000

Protected: Momogoose Truck Opens SatÃ© Asian Grill

Rachel Leah Blumenthal — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:37:13 +0000

Protected: Bourdain’s New Show Will Feature Puritan & Co.

Rachel Leah Blumenthal — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:16 +0000

Protected: One Mass. Chef Remains in ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Final Seven

Rachel Leah Blumenthal — Wed, 29 May 2013 10:46:12 +0000

Protected: The Early Word on Bronwyn

Rachel Leah Blumenthal — Wed, 29 May 2013 03:08:57 +0000

CBS Boston: A Tour of the Taza Chocolate Factory

Rachel Leah Blumenthal — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:17:45 +0000

“The commute to a high school job had me driving by Mansfieldâ€™s century-old ADM Cocoa factory several times a week for a few years awhile back. What a heavenly smell, right? Wrong. I quickly came to believe that the production of chocolate is pretty foul smelling. Imagine my surprise, then, when I arrived at Somervilleâ€™s own Taza Chocolate factory recently, and the aroma was simply amazing. Not bitter and burnt like ADM or cloyingly sweet like at the Hershey theme park in Pennsylvania â€“ no, this was something on another level: subtle floral notes, hints of spices, appetizing odors all around.”

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Photos: The Olson Pingrey Quartet

Rachel Leah Blumenthal — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:19:54 +0000

Way back in May 2010, I was asked to take some promo shots of Mighty Groove, a Boston wedding and event band.

Recently, the trombonist from Mighty Groove, Randy, asked if I could take photos of his jazz group, The Olson Pingrey Quartet. Here are some posed and live shots from their CD release at The Lilypad in Cambridge, MA on October 23, 2011.

I had a bit of fun with some of the individual portraits and put them together into a collage:

CBS Boston: Boston’s Best Pizza: Newtowne Grille (Cambridge, MA)

Rachel Leah Blumenthal — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:00:39 +0000

“It can be tough dating a pizza snob. Thereâ€™s that time I brought him to one of my old favorites from childhood â€“ Town Spa in Stoughton â€“ and he was less than impressed by my beloved bacon pizza, extra crispy. Or that time he made me wait in line for two hours â€“ and then at the table for another two hours â€“ to try Sallyâ€™s Apizza in New Haven. (Iâ€™ll admit that that one was out of this world, but Iâ€™d never wait that long for pizza again.)”

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CBS Boston: The Museum of Bad Art: Even the World’s Worst Artwork Deserves to Be Seen

Rachel Leah Blumenthal — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:00:40 +0000

“One generally assumes that museums house collections of art, artifacts, or other objects that have some value, be it intellectual, aesthetic, or perhaps even controversial. The Museum of Bad Art, however, meets none of these standards. In spite of â€“ or more likely because of â€“ this, MOBA is a must-see attraction in Somerville, Dedham, or Brookline (or all three if you have high stamina for bad taste). Exactly as the name suggests, it features art â€“ fantastically horrendous, unabashedly tacky, gloriously ugly art.”

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