Treasures piled high, thrill is in the hunt – World’s Fair of Money holds rare, precious, historic artifacts
By Marissa Lang – Globe Correspondent / August 11, 2010

In Blackbeard’s day, “coin collecting’’ meant swashbuckling, flying a Jolly Roger flag, and making rivals walk the plank at swordpoint. Today, it is a little tamer.

A new breed of collectors filled Boston’s Hynes Veterans Convention Center yesterday, traveling from table to table instead of sea to sea. But what they are searching for has not changed at all: treasure.

“The fun is in the hunt,’’ said Andy Lustig, 49, a vendor from Nyack, N.Y.

Hundreds of people from across the country came to the World’s Fair of Money to find that something special. For some, that meant unusual coins.

For others, the historical artifacts on display were the true find.

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Setting the table for Restaurant Week Boston
By Herald staff – August 11, 2010

Sharon Reilly, executive director of the Woman’s Lunch Place, helps kick off the 10th anniversary of Restaurant Week Boston yesterday at the Colonnade Hotel. The event – which will benefit the nonprofit provider of food and shelter for women and children – runs Aug. 15-20 and 22-27 with special meal deals at 220 eateries across Greater Boston. Organizers said that participating restaurants will put a particular emphasis this year on locally harvested foods. For details, go to www.BostonUSA.com/RestaurantWeek.

Fast Food: The razor clam, a Fenway bash and more…
By Kerry J. Byrne / Boston Herald – August 11, 2010

Aerosmith and the J. Geils Band hit Fenway Park Saturday night for the biggest show in Boston this year.

Before the big gig, local food and music lovers will meet and greet on the Fenway roof deck for a swanky VIP soiree with party plates prepared by Todd Winer of the Metropolitan Club and Jason Santos of Gargoyles on the Square, the star of last night’s “Hell’s Kitchen” TV finale.

The bash is hosted by Hot Stove Cool Music founders Theo Epstein, the Red Sox general manager, and Hall of Fame baseball writer Peter Gammons. It’s a fund-raiser for Epstein’s Foundation To Be Named Later. Tickets ($250) can be purchased at foundationtobenamedlater.org.

Word is that band members might even make the scene. Aerosmith axe man Joe Perry, for one, is an avid foodie who markets his own line of hot sauce and hosts barbecue bashes at his deluxe Duxbury spread.

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