Remember when a burger was considered bad food? It was back in those heady pre-Atkins days when meat was shunned. We'll Im happy to report, direct from the diner trenches, that the patty-meets-bun duo is back, this time streamlined and healthy for summer. Bridget's Greek burger at the Dream Diner in Tyngs is made w/ swirls of spinach and nuggets of feta. Tasty? Yes. Good for you? We can kid ourselves into thinking this is a salad in a bun. Hold your fire vegans, we are meant to be carnivores. Monday's a perfect day to grab a burger and a rootbeer float at this nostalgic spot. I'd forgotten how magical this hashhouse is. The Supremes on the radio, omelets and sundaes flying. OK, I'll say it, I felt like a wide-eyed five year-old again when I stopped in on Fri. There is a reason this vinyal-boothed-haven is always packed and it's not the sweet smell of home fries (altho that's good too). Owner Marybeth Shanahan exudes so much warmth, surly biz owners (and you know who you are) could take lessons from her grace. She looks like she could work in Alice's Diner (who the hell is Alice?), but I can't imagine this kindly pink-dessed broad telling anyone to kiss her grits. Located on Middlesex Rd, steps from the Pheasant Lane Mall, Dream Diner lives up to its name. Learn how to make the Greek burger in Wed.'s Sun. www.lowellsun.com/signaturedish.
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Hi Gourmet Gal,
Since you are the authority in Central MA and beyond, wanted to make sure you knew about the 6th Annual Taste of Shrewsbury Street slated for Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 from 5-9PM along the entire length of Shrewsbury Street in Worcester. Come on down and try out nearly 40 ethnically diverse Shrewsbury Street restaurants. In addition to sampling great eats, you will enjoy Street-side live music, stART On The Street’s exciting local art, live radio broadcasts (hosted by Oldies 98.9 FM WORC-FM, The Pike 100.1 FM, and WXLO 104.5 FM), Italian Singers, and so much more. Horse drawn wagons and trolley cars will let you park and ride up and down the street. Buy your admission button in advance for $25, or on the day of for $30 and proceeds will benefit Champions for Children and the Shrewsbury Street Area Merchants Association. For more info, visit www.shrewswburystreet.org or call 508.757.1450. Come have some fun on the Street!