Food + Drink
Standout breakfast sandwiches from the squares
Who doesn’t love a good breakfast sandwich? In Newtown, Conn., where my family moved when I was in high school, the Hawleyville Deli made one of the best breakfast sandwiches I have ever had: an amazingly airy poppyseed bulky roll, a perfectly jammy egg, melted American cheese, and a touch of butter and hot sauce. […]
Home style Afghan food in a regal setting
In the years after 9/11, The Helmand, owned by the brother of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, drew curious diners who left well fed. The spotlight has dimmed, but the cozy restaurant, proudly decorated with Afghan artwork, still serves the same excellent food as it has for more than three decades. Read more Healthpeak gets […]
Central Square Night Market returns for third year
Saturday night saw Central Square’s University Park transform into the bustling cultural smorgasbord common in cultures from around East and Southeast Asia — showcasing the substantial number of people in Cambridge who’ve moved from those areas. Read more Remembering the Craigie Street bathtub Michael Monestime, president of the Central Square Business Improvement District, said the […]
Unique Whole Food Visuals and Masterful Mixology at Liars
Spoke Wine Bar in Davis Square, with its ever-changing unique small plates, cozy atmosphere, and friendly, knowledgeable service, has long been a personal favorite. Now the team behind Spoke has gone bigger and grander, opening Liars in the Teele Square storefront that was formerly the vegetarian fine nosh spot, True Bistro. Read more Events this […]
Feeling the flat
Did you know flounder, the freaky pancake-fish with both eyes on top of their heads, are not born that way? They hatch with their eyes on both sides, like a typical fish, but as they grow, one eye migrates to the other side — a literal wandering eye. The strange maturation process is an adaptation […]
At Jafra, fine Middle Eastern finger foods
Who knew you could smoke a hookah pipe at a pizza joint? Now you can at Beauty’s Pizza in Inman Square, where Jafra Cafe & Lounge has opened as a Middle Eastern patio extension of Beauty’s. The eatery has long been billed as an “Italian Kitchen” (‘za, subs and pastas) that also serves shawarma and […]
Spindler Confections to open booth inside Leavitt & Peirce
North Cambridge’s Spindler Confections will expand into Harvard Square, opening a satellite location inside Leavitt and Peirce Sept. 14. Spindler, which is in its 10th year of business, was approached by Paul MacDonald, who owns Leavitt & Peirce and was looking to fill a space left when New York-based Fruition Chocolate closed up shop this summer. […]
Tampopo’s may be closed, but it’s still feeding us
Tampopo may have left the building — the Lesley Building, that is — but the mutual love and time-tested affection between the Japanese street food eatery and its customers continues. Tampopo proprietor Yasumasa Ito offered some recipes from his 34 years of business along with “insider how tos” on a Tampopo commemorative website. Read more […]
We all scream for ice cream: A roundup of Cambridge and Somerville’s ice cream options
Vote in our poll and sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this article for a chance to win a $25 gift card to one of the listed ice cream shops of your choice! Polling will end on Aug. 31. Read more Cambridge needs to update its fire codes to keep up with […]
Clamoring for summer fare at Möeca
We’re at the end of Dine Out Boston, where epicurious eaters can get great prix fixe deals in Boston and Cambridge. Far more alluring to me have been pop-up concepts like Vinal’s burger night and the recent vegan feast at Season to Taste: varying concepts intrinsically baked with passion around a cuisine, season or specific […]