Food + Drink
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 […]
Lining up for Burger Night at Vinal Bakery and General Store
Overview: Tuesday nights Tuesday’s at Vinal Bakery and General Store have become an event on par with the block-wrapping lines at BerryLine and the weekend curb waits at Bagelsaurus. I ventured over last week for a burger — the Miso Maple, cheddar cheese, thick-cut bacon, bread and butter pickles, and of course, miso maple butter […]
Fermentation fanatics prep for second annual festival in Somerville
Flora Spivak loves fermenting so much that when a swarm of fruit flies invaded her kitchen to feast on her kombucha, she didn’t completely quit. She cleared out the wooden barrel it was brewing in and started over. And when mold began growing in the crevices of that barrel, she was still more inclined to […]
New donut shop owner hopes we’ll all be voracious bovines
Cows are naturally driven to sugar-rich grass and other foods. Local restaurateur Paul Rungta hopes Cantabrigians are just as drawn to his latest culinary endeavor: Greedy Cow Donut Factory. Read more Runners of the world, unite! Racers establish the People’s Republic of Danehy Park, if only for an evening Serving classic donuts and modern flavors […]
For froyo lovers, the BerryLine is always worth the wait
“It’s kind of like the point is waiting in the line,” said Roz Patterson, a customer standing on Arrow Street in the ever fluctuating string of people trailing out of BerryLine’s front door. Read more The birds that bounced back “Everybody knows about BerryLine,” customer Hugo Yuan said. “Everyone just talks about it,” added a […]
The madness of Wonder
After the MIT-incubated concept Spyce set up shop in Harvard Square in 2021, I wrote about how an AI bot made my lunch. That automated food-assembly-line processor was then sold to Sweetgreen, and last year, the tech was acquired by the Wonder Group, a culinary empire that has been morphing and growing since its inception […]
A harvest fit for vegans — and everyone else
It was vegan season Thursday night at the Season to Taste restaurant. Owner Robert Harris had created a vegan dinner last year that sold out both seatings, so he organized a second annual celebration of summer produce and plant-based eating, dubbed “Season to Vegan.” Harris said it both challenges him as a chef and extends […]
Bento boxes and bowls to fit your mood at Nagomi Bento’s new spot
Simple and savory, Nagomi Bento brings a new cuisine and dining style to the Mass. Ave. restaurant row between Harvard and Porter squares. The bento-to-go spot, which also has a few tables, notches the second locale for the concept Nagisa Ikemura launched in 2022 at the Bow Market in Somerville. Read more Lobsters are smart, […]
Surf and turf dogs and scampi calzones at Alice & Monarch
We’ve long been fans of the sourdough pizza at Source in Harvard Square. The eatery is named for the cultured yeast, called “Mother,” that is the source for their pies. Proprietor Daniel Roughan and executive chef Brian Kevorkian kept with that matriarchal theme when they opened Alice & Monarch in Kendall Square this May, its […]
Salt + Stone restaurant will reopen five months after fire
Assembly Row’s Salt + Stone will reopen July 10, five months after a kitchen fire forced the restaurant to close. Read more Tenants nervous about CHA takeover face “no threat,” Fraden says Grease buildup in an oven exhaust duct caught fire during dinner service Feb. 3, hours before the pipe was scheduled to be cleaned. […]