The Last Word

Your long day of corporate drudgery is over. Get out and enjoy the city! Here are a few ideas to get you started, lovingly picked by Boston Daily.

We love French food, but we must confess that we would rather have it prepared than make it ourselves. After tonight’s Bon Appetit class with Chef Jacky Robert of Petit Robert Bistro, we’ll have no excuses left.

If you’re like Mitt Romney and hate the French and everything about them, there’s always great Italian options. Opera Night at Sasso pairs the restaurant’s authentic Italian food and wines with Italian arias from Puccini and others.

There’s some paint splattered at Boston College, but it’s not the work of drunken frat boys. Pollock Matters is an exhibit of Jackson Pollock and Herbert Matter, a photographer and graphic designer.

First dates usually send us into a frenzy of unwanted hair removal and a hatred of every item in our closets. First Date Boutique in Andover is a new store that eases the pain, with their designer goods arranged by categories like “just cocktails” and “soiree.”