food
At Chef Zhang, spicy tofu skin and creative spicy spins with noodles and chicken
The Hunan cuisine places around Camberville are either headline-grabbers like Sumiao Hunan Kitchen in Kendall Square or old favorites like Zoe’s Chinese on Beacon Street, Changsho in Porter Square and House of Chang in Huron Village. By contrast, Chef Zhang’s Cuisine and Bar in Harvard Square is relatively under-the-radar. Read more Cambridge NAACP to elect […]
Peace and fellowship mark interfaith Sukkot gathering
In the first of several planned collaborations between the two communities, the Jewish congregation of Eitz Chayim hosted members of the Islamic Society of Boston on Wednesday, Sept. 30, for an evening of open-hearted, high-spirited interfaith learning about the Jewish festival of Sukkot. Read more Cambridge selects 40-person panel for ShotSpotter civic assembly A weeklong […]
At Riverside Press Park, the garden has a new steward and a public kitchen
Every Sunday afternoon at Riverside Press Park, a group of local volunteers gathers to work in the garden. They begin by harvesting vegetables, then they spray diseased plants with a natural pesticide. They water over 20 raised garden beds before picking fresh flowers and weeding. The workday ends with planting new seeds. Read more After […]
Everybody Gotta Eat, so Manny Mervil gotta work
Kendall Square office buildings clear out by mid-afternoon most summer Fridays – if office workers show up at all. But around 2:30 p.m. on a recent gorgeous mid-July afternoon, Emmanuel “Manny” Mervil has one of his two phones glued to his ear, talking business. Or maybe charity, for one of his nonprofits. Serial entrepreneur is […]
Best bites and sips at Taste of Somerville 2026
The Taste of Somerville returned to Boynton Yards in Union Square on Wednesday for the 28th year of the food festival. Read more Immersive play at City Hall revives 1976 recombination debate The 55 vendors dished out their bites and poured drink pairings as quickly as they could to the 1,500 attendees with several vendors […]
Clover finds a fourth leaf, will re-open
On May 26, Clover Food Lab announced it would close its doors in two days. People showed up in droves, traveled near and far for one last popover, and one person even wrote a four-minute tribute song. Less than one week later, Clover announced it is not closing after all, thanks to a new investor. Read […]
Clover Food Lab will close Thursday
The Cambridge-based fast-casual vegetarian chain Clover Food Lab will close Thursday after 17 years in business. Read more Increasing housing supply won’t lower prices The company had said March 30 its shuttering was imminent if it did not find a buyer before June. Today it issued a statement saying it had not, and blamed inflation […]
Secret Salmon Burger at Henrietta’s Table
We’ve long been fans of Henrietta’s Table — an OG in the farm-to-table scene — and have previously extolled the virtues of its gorgeous alfresco dining patio and the satiating warm grain bowl and daily selections of quiche. The endless weekend brunches that include a raw bar and carving station are a local legend (a […]