‘Harvard Square’ Archives
Russell House Tavern to open in Harvard Square
Word on the Internet is that Harvard Square will soon have another restaurant to add to its roster - Russell House Tavern, headed by Chef Michael Scelfo from Temple Bar. Its opening is set for late March or early April. Their Twitter account is currently silent, although following and being followed by well over a 1,000 tweeps. What kind of food will it serve? According to a Craiglist ad [...]
Grocery shopping like it’s window shopping in Cambridge
I fully believe in walking into grocery stores just to lustfully pine after that cheese you can't afford (or don't have a place to store, in my case). The vicarious thrill of handling boxes of exotic imported snack foods is almost as fun as eating them. In some cases, it's more fun than eating them. Especially if they're licorice-flavored. Ew. So my newest list for Citysearch is five places [...]
A love affair with coffee shops – The Biscuit in Somerville
It was spring, freshman year. By then, the Cambridge frost had receded from the cobblestone, and warm air spilled out from T stop as you walked by. To cheer myself up, I'd appoint myself in a wrap dress and green wedge sandals, the ones my mother bought me from China, and slip on a pair of $10 sunglasses. Then I'd find a coffeeshop. And I'd sit there, feeling the caffeine ooze into my blood, [...]
Valentine’s Day in Boston ideas: Shoulda put a ring on it
Since my foray in Jewish speed dating clearly hasn't earned me a date for Valentine's Day, I'm turning all my brilliant ideas over to you, dear reader. This list of a sugar-themed crawl of Cambridge is meant primarily for the adventurous and thrifty, a winning combination in my eyes. I realize that my awkwardly inserted mentions of makeouts perhaps should be cut. I've spent too long with my [...]
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