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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Chicken sub and froyo at Saloniki
To me, Greek cuisine inherently makes for quintessential fine casual. It’s hearty, affordable, simple, and for the most part healthy and lite. It all lines up perfectly, at Saloniki, the Jody Adams co-founded Greek eatery with locales in Harvard Square and the edge of the MIT campus and Boston. Read more CRLS Sports: Crew teams […]