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Bistro Pig Roast at Ceres Bistro

Bistro Pig Roast August 1st

Bistro Pig Roast August 1stOn Friday, August 1, Ceres Bistro will host a Pig Roast prepared by the award-winning B.T.’s Smokehouse of Sturbridge and held outside on the Pavilion at Ceres. The menu will include a whole roasted pig, chicken and all the fixin’s you would expect like BBQ beans, potato salad, slaw, corn bread and more. B.T.’s Smokehouse is dry-rubbed, slow smoked Southern-style barbecue and consistently places in the Top Ten Barbecue Restaurants in New England.

The Pavilion at Ceres elevates patio dining to a whole new level with seating for more than 100, a full bar, lush greenery and beautiful landscaping. Voted as Worcester’s best outdoor dining spot by Worcester Living, the patio at Ceres is the perfect spot for this BBQ extravaganza.

The Bistro Pig Roast will also feature live music and an outstanding selection of craft beers, wines and specialty cocktails. Festivities run from 5:00 – 9:00 and the cost is $25 per person for this all you can BBQ heaven.

Ceres Bistro is located at The Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation St, Worcester, MA and more information can be found at ceresbistro.com

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Frutti di mare from Joey's in Worcester, MA

Frutti di mare from Joey's in Worcester, MA

I love going out to eat in the summer months! As refreshing as an outdoor BBQ can be, I also look forward to the steamy nights I don’t have to cook and heat up my kitchen!

That being said…summertime also equals bathing suit season. For me…that means making smart choices when it comes to ordering or lightening up some of my favorite dishes.

This July evening at Joey’s Bar and Grill meant following this summer rule. I decided on the a spicy seafood dish served in a garlic sauce over pasta. I swapped pasta for spinach and hoped for the best. The portion was of reasonable size with large chunks of flaky haddock, four tender scallops, and a generous handful of calamari and mussels. While the sauce was light and garlicky, the flavor was not full-bodied and lacked complexity. The spinach, while healthy and full of vitamins, did not adequately replace the pasta and were quite bitter. Now, don’t get me wrong, I devoured every morsel on my plate. It took every fiber in my being to resist the urge to mop the leftover sauce with the freshly baked, homemade frocaccia bread.

All in all, the dish, while satisfactory, fell short of the high expectations I have of Joey’s food from consistent luck every past visit. However, I am at fault for this disappointing meal. I blame it on making a poor swap to look better in a bathing suit.