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No Tricks, Only Treats at the Boston Common Ritz

Where: 10 Avery St, [map], Boston, MA, United States, 02111-1005

We’ll admit we never really got the idea behind the whole “trick or treat” concept. We mean, really, do many kids do tricks, beyond mean-spirited pranks? We’ll save that argument for another day, but the Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common, for one, seems right up our alley, with a "NO TRICKS…ONLY TREATS" dessert and cocktail menu offered Thursdays and Fridays in October (plus, duh, Halloween) in the hotel lobby’s Gallery.

Of course, Halloween screams for punny names, from the menu's “Witches Brew and Apples Too” dessert (apple galette, caramel, cider, crème fraîche) to the Jack-O-Tini (vodka, Pumpkin Smash, lemon and orange juices). Not to mention, we’re suckers for sweet fondue, so Goblin’s Goo and Chocolate Fondue sounds mighty tasty (even though we usually avoid things with “goo” in the name). And who wouldn’t be at least a little bit voyeuristically intrigued by a drink called the Corpse Reviver (Bombay Sapphire, Cointreau, Lillet Blanc, lemon juice, and Kubler absinthe)?

Naturally, there will be a fortune teller hanging ’round the revelry as well. Due to limited space, the hotel recommends reservations. Call 617-574-7176.