Category: Restaurants

The Parent Pod: Beer Flights at Bad Martha Farmer's Brewery

7/1/2021

The Parent Pod: Beer Flights at Bad Martha Farmer's Brewery
July 1, 2021 @ 8pm
THURSDAYS FOR THE SUMMER!
Live-streaming on Facebook & YouTube with Cape Cod Moms

This week we visit Bad Martha Farmer's Brewery in East Falmouth where we will explore the beautiful space, sample a beer flights and speak with Master Brewer Brian and Assistant General Manager Ralph Younger. Plus we will surprise someone in our community with a gift of kindness in appreciation for being so amazing. Join us weekly as we connect with our community, have real talk with you plus award some prizes & have some fun.

Definitely tune in and share your thoughts with us for a chance to win a prize or using the link to nominate your bestie to receive a gift of kindness from us! We love surprising people live!

The Parent Pod is a weekly virtual show brought to you by Cape Cod Moms and featuring local family friendly businesses, highlighting local parents, discussing important topics, spreading some kindness and more! Be sure to submit questions, submit a friend to win a prize & join us LIVE for other prizes!

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Holiday Giveaway Festiview with BITE on the GO

12/10/2019

In honor or our Annual Festivus Holiday Giveaways, Cape Cod Moms will be featuring all the participating businesses in a Festiview, a.k.a Festivus Interview to help our community get to know the owners, their passions and their favorite holiday events! Be sure to purchase a calendar to enter this amazing annual giveaway beginning 11/27/2019 for your chance to win any or even all of the 32 prizes donated by local Cape Cod Small Businesses! Each SINGLE entry is eligible for all 32 prizes (or all remaining prizes if purchased after start date). If you win once, your name goes back in and you can win again! Remember by supporting local small businesses, you keep the money here, which in turns allows the business to support all local communities and fundraisers
#ShopLocal #SaveLocal #SupportLocal

Bite On The Go is a family-owned and operated Brazilian restaurant in Vineyard Haven & East Falmouth, MA as well as offer catering. Since the company opened in 2012, they’ve treated every customer like they were a part of their family.

Bite on the Go
Festivus Prize: $40 GC
Awarded on: Dec. 20, 2019

Purchase Your Entry Here

How do you and/or your business get into the spirit of giving?
Giving back to the community is very important to us. We opened our first location in Martha's Vineyard 9 years ago. Since then we try very hard to be part of every charity and school events we possibly can, for example. And this being our first year in Falmouth, we were extremely happy when you reached out to us. This gave us a chance to get into the spirit of giving here. Thank you for that!
Would you share with us a family tradition?
It's not necessarily a tradition but I always like to spend the holidays around family and friends. There's nothing more special than that.
What are your words of advice for families during this special time?
Pace yourselves! The holidays are about being together. Enjoy the time you have with your loved ones.
What is your favorite holiday dessert?
Definitely our Pecan pie with some vanilla ice cream.

Get in the Cape Cod Festivus Spirit with
Bite on the Go
biteonthego.com/
508-684-8257
info@biteonthego.comPurchase Your Entry Here

Quick's Hole Tavern Teams Up With Cape Cod Moms to Offer a Babysitter Reimbursement Giveaway

12/20/2018

Quick's Hole Tavern Teams Up With Cape Cod Moms to Offer a Babysitter Reimbursement Giveaway

We know how hard it is these days to try to make time for YOU and get out to enjoy a good meal and have a date night or a night out with friends. One of the hurdles parents in this community face is trying to go out for a meal and then also having to pay for a babysitter! This makes it hard for parents to have quality time with one another or just themselves. It is crucial that parents take time for themselves so they can then be their best with the children. It is great for your mental health and studies show parents who do some time for themselves are healthier and their families in turn healthier!

We have teamed up with the Quick's Hole Tavern team down in Woods Hole for an awesome giveaway! Every month beginning in January we will select 3 winners to receive credit towards their sitter! All you have to do to enter is signup for our newsletters below!

A few other rules:

In order to get credit for the sitter you must spend a Minimum of $100 at dinner.
The max babysitter fee $60, to be used in one sitting on a Friday or Saturday night.
This is for dine in only.
Winners must sign up or already be signed up to the Quick's Hole "Wicked Local" rewards club to redeem the prize.

Winners will be drawn on the following dates on Facebook LIVE.

-January winners: Jan 21st
-February winners: Feb 2nd
-March winners: March 2nd
-April winners: April 2nd

Holiday Giveaway Festiview with Alison from Pizza Barbone

11/29/2018

In honor or our Annual Festivus Holiday Giveaways, Cape Cod Moms will be featuring all the participating businesses in a Festiview, a.k.a Festivus Interview to help our community get to know the owners, their passions and their favorite holiday events! Be sure to purchase a calendar to enter this amazing annual giveaway beginning 11/17/2018 for your chance to win any or even all of the 32 prizes donated by local Cape Cod Small Businesses! Each SINGLE entry is eligible for all 32 prizes (or all remaining prizes if purchased after start date). If you win once, your name goes back in and you can win again! Remember by supporting local small businesses, you keep the money here, which in turns allows the business to support all local communities and fundraisers
#ShopLocal #SaveLocal #SupportLocal

Christmas 2016 when our son Clark met Santa!

Meet Alison O'Toole, from Pizza Barbone. Pizza Barbone began in 2010 and then set down roots in Hyannis. They bake the most delicious pizza in a handcrafted Stefano Ferrara oven which was built from scratch by third generation oven-makers out of rock and ash from Mt. Vesuvius and covered in hand painted glass tiles before being shipped from Naples, Italy. The oven was the first of its kind in Massachusetts.

They use only fresh seasonal ingredients and make as much as they can from scratch. They take care in the food they create starting with the non-GMO "00" flour imported from Italy all the way down to making every spoon of gelato, splash of dressing and ladle of sauce in-house. All in compliment to the vegetables they grow on their rooftop garden!

This coupled with the fact that they are huge supporters of the local community makes us love them even more!

Pizza Barbone
Prize: $25 GC
Value: $25
Awarded on:
December 11, 2018
Purchase Your Entry Here

How do you and/or your business get into the spirit of giving?

We bring food to Cape Cod Hospital maternity ward every Thanksgiving and Christmas. They were so amazing when we had our son and we never miss the opportunity at the holidays to remind them how thankful we are.

Do you have any specials or events taking place this holiday season?

EVENTS: We take part in the Hyannis Christmas Stroll on 12/1 at our restaurant and the Osterville Christmas Stroll with our food truck on 12/7.

SPECIAL: We have offered a catering special to the business community for a party of 50 people or less, for one hour of food service of salad and pizza for a special package price of $500 (plus 7% tax and 15% gratuity). *Valid Monday through Thursday, November through March.

What is your favorite thing about this time of year?

The warmth of people’s spirit as everyone gets excited to decorate and bake and party and give gifts.

Over the years, what is the best example of local kindness you have experienced or seen?

Time and time again we see customers pay the restaurant bill for other customers in our restaurant at the holidays or even year-round. It warms us and all of our staff’s hearts anytime we see someone reach out to random strangers like that, just to do something kind.

What is your recommendation for a local family “must attend” holiday event?

We are just starting to explore all of the family holiday events. We went to the Mashpee Commons tree lighting last night and had such a wonderful time with all of the little activities going on. We are also going to visit the Edaville Christmas lights one evening coming up!

Would you share with us a family tradition?

Every year we go and pick out a tree at a local lot and since having our son we have added a little spin to the outing by taking an annual picture of Clark on the roof of the car with the Christmas tree. We imagine that by 18 we will still be asking him to get up there and sit on the roof with the tree. 😊

What are your words of advice for families during this special time?

Spend as much time outside walking around taking in the Christmas lights and sights with each other. There’s something about the glow of Christmas lights that slows you down and really notice the moment.

Do you have a favorite holiday song? If so, which one and why?

We love Dominic the Donkey. It’s always been a family joke because it drives one of my sisters crazy, but now that we have our son it has extra fun meaning added to it because there is a donkey we love to visit each day after school on the way home.

Get in the Cape Cod Festivus Spirit with
Pizza Barbone
390 MAIN ST, HYANNIS, MA
508-957-2377
INFO@PIZZABARBONE.COM
Purchase your entry here!

Holiday Giveaway Festiview with Beth Colt from Quicks Hole Tavern

11/26/2018

In honor or our Annual Festivus Holiday Giveaways, Cape Cod Moms will be featuring all the participating businesses in a Festiview, a.k.a Festivus Interview to help our community get to know the owners, their passions and their favorite holiday events! Be sure to purchase a calendar to enter this amazing annual giveaway beginning 11/17/2018 for your chance to win any or even all of the 32 prizes donated by local Cape Cod Small Businesses! Each SINGLE entry is eligible for all 32 prizes (or all remaining prizes if purchased after start date). If you win once, your name goes back in and you can win again! Remember by supporting local small businesses, you keep the money here, which in turns allows the business to support all local communities and fundraisers
#ShopLocal #SaveLocal #SupportLocal

Founded by local mom entrepreneur, Beth Colt, Quicks Hole Tavern was established in 2014 and delights guests with creative, inspired food & drink in Woods Hole opposite the Martha's Vineyard ferry terminal. With a commitment to farm-to-table sourcing, Quicks Hole Tavern boasts “wicked fresh” local ingredients. The menu changes with the seasons and offers original twists on the menu.

Beth Colt and her team are also major supporters of both the arts including the Woods Hole Film Festival and various non-profits in the region and are always very generous. Stay tuned in the next week to enter a date night giveaway to Quicks Hole where they pay for your sitter offered exclusively via our site!

Quick's Hole Tavern
Prize: $20 GC (3 winners)
Value: $20 per winner
Awarded on:
December 13, 20, & 27, 2018
Purchase Your Entry Here

How do you and/or your business get into the spirit of giving?

At Quicks Hole Tavern, we get in the holiday spirit in a number of ways. First of all, of course we decorate! We just love hanging those sparkly lights and pulling out the Christmas tree & holiday wreaths to make the restaurant feel homey. We also take a beat to thank our staff with a holiday party which is typically on a slow night (like a Monday) so we close down and celebrate the end of the year together. We do a holiday gift swap, which is always really funny, and we sometimes host an ugly sweater contest, or raise money for someone who is struggling.

What is your recommendation for a local family “must attend” holiday event?

The "must attend" holiday event of the season is the annual Christmas Parade in Falmouth (this year on December 8). I can not get enough of those eight enormous Clydesdales pulling the Hallamore cart. It takes my breath away each and every year, and makes me proud to know the owner/trainer of these incredible animals is right here in Lakeville MA. How cool is that?

Would you share with us a family tradition?

Our family gathers together on Christmas, and we spend Christmas morn at home with our stockings and a huge decadent family breakfast. When we enter the living room to see if Santa has come, we sing "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" even though our kids are well past believing. It always chokes me up to sing this song, same as I did with my own parents as a kid.

What are your words of advice for families during this special time?

My words of advice at the holidays is to think bigger than your own family and find meaningful ways to offer service to others at this special time. We like to go to the Falmouth Service Center to help in any way they need as we know there are kids without enough to eat right here on Cape Cod. With our teenaged sons, we bring canned goods, turkeys and more, and we have encouraged the kids to stay with their school group to help sort the many donations that come in at that time.

Do you have a favorite holiday song? If so, which one and why?

One favorite holiday song is from the Little Drummer Boy, which if you have not watched this with your kids we highly recommend -- what a great way to get in the holiday spirit in a way small kids can enjoy and understand. Bring a box of tissues, as the song at the end will slay you.

Get in the Cape Cod Festivus Spirit with Quick's Hole Tavern
29 Railroad Avenue
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Taqueria 508.495.0792
Tavern 508.495.0048
Purchase your entry here!

Teddy Bear Tea Party During School Vacation Week

2/14/2018

Calling all Cape Cod Moms (and Dads too!)

We are throwing a Teddy Bear Tea Party this February school vacation!

Won't you please join us?!

We'll be serving tasty treats, high tea style

from 12pm - 3:00pm on February 17th - 25th

For moms and dads, weekend brunch is offered Saturdays beginning at 10 and Sundays at noon, and lunch will be offered all week long. We look forward to seeing you and your cubs there! $10 for one child: $18 for two. Every child will receive a free finger puppet!

Open for lunch all week!

We've put together a menu that's juuuuust right for your little ones
with crustless, open faced sandwiches like...
* Banana and Nutella
* Herbed Cream Cheese and Cucumber
* Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jam
Better yet there is a photo contest! Tag #quickshole with your photos
and enter to win a gift certificate to Quicks Hole Tavern & Taqueria!

For more information on our event, and to check out some kid friendly ideas:
A Fabulous Fun Day in Woods Hole

We look forward to seeing you and your cubs at the Teddy Bear Tea Party!

Quicks Hole Tavern is located at 29 Railroad Avenue, Woods Hole.

For more information, visit quicksholewickedfresh.com

Vegan Donuts

10/11/2017

Vegan Donuts
By Molly

Ever since I discover the amazing vegan donuts at Cafe Gratitude in California I have had an eye out for them in Massachusetts. It resonantly came to my attention that Veggie Galaxy in Cambridge has vegan donuts but only on the weekends and there is only a very limited number of the two different flavors that change weekly. The donuts are available starting at 9AM when they open to dine-in guest, takeout or special order via email until they sell out. You can see what the flavors are via their social media.

Lucky for me they had donuts on Columbus Day and due to my husbands travelling we were in Cambridge Monday morning. The kids and I arrived a little before 9AM and were the first in line for donuts. On Saturday morning the apple cider donuts sold out in seven minutes! We ordered two apple cider donuts and two pumpkin donuts to go. I tried the pumpkin donut first it was a raised donut with pumpkin frosting and I found it very disappointing it was chewy and bland with an off pumpkin taste. The apple cider donut was better but too dense and not worth $3; it was a cake donut with cinnamon sugar on the outside. My kids said they were not very good donuts and the apple cider one was better than the pumpkin. The donuts at Cafe Gratitude were very delicious and definitely worth the cost and calorie consumption but the Veggie Galaxy donuts were very disappointing and I would not recommend them. If you do find yourself and Veggie Galaxy I do recommend the Taza Brownie Sundae and I want to try the Buckeye Brownie.

Do you have a favorite donut place (I do love Hole In One’s sour cream donut)? Or a great place to get vegan goodies?

A Kid free Lunch at Moby Dick’s

6/12/2017

A Kid free Lunch at Moby Dick’s
By Molly

This past weekend my kids went to stay with my parents giving my husband and I some kid free time. So on Saturday afternoon after seeing the best lobster rolls on the Cape list I decided to try Moby Dick’s in Wellfleet (not on list but recommended by a friend plus they have steamers). There offerings include mussels, chowder, calamari, crab cakes, raw oysters, salads, clam bakes, grilled fish, fried seafood, lobster roll, sandwiches, burgers, chicken, and even a veggie burger plus desserts. It is a totally kid friendly restaurant with outdoor seating as well (but you might want bug spray) the kids menu includes chowder, cheeseburger, hot dog, grilled cheese, fish and chips, grilled salmon, chicken tenders and Kraft mac & cheese. Another advantage to Moby Dick’s is it is BYOB!

My husband and I arrived at Moby Dick’s a little past noon and it was quiet. The menu is listed up on the wall with prices plus printouts of the specials. I knew I wanted steamers and was deciding between a steamed lobster or a lobster roll; I went with a lobster roll platter. You order at the counter by the entrance of restaurant and then they bring the food to you. We choose to sit in the upper dining room which is more open and you have a better view the other dining room is more cozy. My steamers came quickly and were still very hot. They were sand free and so sweet they required no butter for dipping and were definitely worth the $11. The lobster roll came as I was finishing up the steamers which was perfect timing. The platter came with slaw and fries neither of which were very good (next time I would go with just the lobster roll). The lobster roll was nicely stuffed with lots of sweet claw meat and just a touch of mayo and some bay seasoning on top which I could have done without because I felt like it detracted from the lobster flavor. I enjoyed the lobster roll and it was definitely was better than average but not as amazing as I hoped it would be and at $26 the price was a little steep. I would have liked to try the amazing looking desserts that included frappes, Moby’s Key Lime pie, Blueberry Crisp, Lemon Sorbet, Ice Cream, Lemonade Freeze, Strawberry Shortcake, Moby’s Ultimate Madness, and Fudgy Wudgy Chocolate Cake but I decided Moby’s Ultimate Madness which is a brownie, vanilla ice cream, hot fudge and whipped cream might make me not feel well as my body is not accustomed to really eating shellfish or much dairy anymore. The good news is I didn’t seem to have any issues from eating the shellfish and I now wish I had gotten the Moby’ s Ultimate Madness as I do love a homemade brownie sundae!

Have you been to Moby Dick’s what is your favorite thing to get there? Where else do you like to get steamers and lobster rolls from?

Molly, her husband, and their 4 and 6 year split their time between their little piece of the cape in Orleans and Cambridge. She was a kindergarten teacher before her oldest was born then became a SAHM. She loves running, books, supporting literacy, nature walks, arts, craft, knitting and sewing as well as being outside and on the beach!

Cafe Gratitude Review

4/10/2017

Cafe Gratitude Review
By Molly

Cafe Gratitude has six locations all of which are sadly in California. I discovered the location in Newport Beach, CA on a recent and very relax 4 day kid free get away. As many of your know my husband and I eat a mainly Whole Foods Plant Based diet; this diet can making being away from home some what difficult and stressful. So travelling to California I was hopeful but a little apprehensive about dining out. Our first night in Newport Beach I asked at the hotel if there were any good vegan restaurants around and they recommended Cafe Gratitude. We look at the menu and decided to try it out in the morning.

We arrived at Cafe Gratitude at 10 expecting it to be open and serving their lunch menu but it turned out they didn’t open until 11am so we went around to Gratitude To Go and decide to come back to the cafe for an early dinner later. On the To Go side of the building is a small store front and about four tables outside (which when the wind blows the wrong way smells of garbage). We ordered Content which is a Cast-iron quiche. Garbanzo flour frittata, Kalamata olives, tomato, red onion, cashew Feta, toasted almond romesco, gluten-free crostini for $12 and Bonita a Breakfast taco plate. Sprouted probiotic brown rice or quinoa, black beans, pico de gallo, avocado, cashew nacho cheese, spicy pepitas, corn tortillas for $13. The Content was amazing with a quiche like texture and satisfying flavor. The Bonita came with a plate of fillings and 4 corn tortillas on the side so you could make your own tacos. It was nice but I would prefer to eat tacos at lunch or dinner and have the Content for breakfast. I also tried some of the other To Go goodies over the next few days. The Holy a gluten free donut ($5) was wonderful with a rich chocolate sauce and blueberries topping a flavorful sponge textured donut that paired excellently with a cup of coffee with almond milk. The Beautiful a gluten free muffin which one days was blueberry lemon and the next day raspberry chocolate were large and delicious, I preferred the blueberry lemon one. These are large muffins and cost $5.50 but because it was vacation worth every penny. I also tried a cookie and piece of coconut pie neither of which were to impressive and the cookie was a little burnt.

As we enjoyed breakfast so much we came back for early dinner the next three afternoons. Between 4-6 they have happy hour specials. During these three trips we tried the following $6 apps Sharing Nachos. Black beans, cashew nacho cheese, pico de gallo, avocado, spicy pepitas, escabeche. Fierce a Crispy tortilla bites. Jerk marinated portobello, roasted garnet yams, cashew queso fresco, pinto beans, roasted tomatillo dipping sauce. And Intuitive a Pomme frites. Purple potato and sweet potato fries, moked salt, gremolata, choice of chipotle ketchup or spicy cashew aioli. All of which were yummy my favorite was the Fierce with its cornie crisp outside and sweet mushy inside. For entrees we tried Magical ($16.00) CG Double Double. Housemade black bean patties, tomato, red onion, chipotle ketchup, cashew macadamia Cheddar, gluten-free amaranth and millet bun, roasted garnet yams. Smokin' ($16.00) Chili bowl. Smokey red bean and tempeh chili, cashew sour cream, crumbled jalapeño biscuit, spicy chopped pickle, scallions. Elated ($16.00) Mole Abuelita enchiladas. Black beans, grilled portobello mushroom, braised butternut squash, salsa verde, avocado, Mexican coleslaw, escabeche. Resolved ($16.00) Southern soul food. Red beans and dirty rice, blackened jerk tempeh, smashed maple yams, spiced collards, coleslaw, jalapeño Cheddar biscuit. And Bountiful ($16.00) Blackened tempeh Bolognese. Quinoa shells, cashew Mozzarella, Brazil nut Parmesan, spinach. My favorite was the Elated with the rich sauce covering the outside and the moist flavorful filling of the enchiladas it really hit the spot. My husbands favorite was the Bountiful the shells were cooked but not mushy and the cashew mozzarella really complemented the sauce; his only complaint was more tempa in the sauce would have been nice. I also really enjoyed the cheddar biscuit and cashew sour cream. All of the dishes were delicious and I would order all of them again!

I wish there was a Cafe Gratitude or the like in both Chatham and Cambridge! Have you been to Cafe Gratitude before or know of any good vegan restaurants on Cape Cod?

Molly Hubner
Team Leader and Educational Consultant
Usborne Books & More
w4728.myubam.com

Join Us At the Autism Eats Event in Marshfield

1/18/2017

Join local moms for the first South Shore Autism Eats event. Please join us at Harbor Fire Bar and Grill in Marshfield on January 24 for an Autism Eats dinner event!
We will have our own room, a delicious dinner buffet and beautiful water view. This will be a treat!

January 24, 2017 - Harbor Fire Bar and Grill, Marshfield, MAHarbor Fire Bar and Grill
239 Dyke Rd
Marshfield, MA
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Adults: $19.00
Kids: $17.00
Click here to To Order Tickets for January 24, 2017

Autism Eats now in its third year was started to give autism families an opportunity to enjoy restaurant dinners without the stress that often accompanies these outings. Since everyone in our private room "gets it" there is no need to explain any behaviors or feel like all eyes are on us. It is a wonderful way to have a night out with other families in an autism-friendly
non-judgmental environment.

This is going to be an amazing event! We have a family traveling from Burlington and another coming all the way from New York! Several of our local state reps will be making an appearance. This is not only a great way for families to network but for all our special children to make some new friends.If you are interested and missed the original post please visit www.autismeats.org to register and please feel free to message me if you have any questions. And even if you are not the parent of a special needs child please help spread the word. So many families can benefit from events like this - thanks!

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