Some food porn from Harvard Square

Lingbo Li — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:01:57 +0000

Sometimes a foodie has to write a lot of papers (churned out 35 pages of writing, only another 20 to go by Friday!) and she just wants to post some photos… so here are some I’ve taken in the past few weeks.

$1 Oyster Mondays at Rialto in Harvard Square, best with a squeeze of lemon

I adore oysters, the aftertaste of sea, the freshness and briny goodness cut through a zingy squirt of lemon. Add some good company, and it’s a party.

A turkey/avocado sandwich from Cafe Pamplona - so so

Also posted to the lovely 3 Buck Bites awhile ago.

I thought this was funny.

Found this on the walk between Central Square and Mulan, a great Chinese restaurant I ate at recently. Apparently they make candy.

Butter in Iceland, for real.

But of course!

Cafe Pamplona

Lingbo Li — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:52:52 +0000

Cafe Pamplona, a charming, yellow-painted cafe in Harvard Square, is the kind of place where you read your literature coursepack with a tiny cup of coffee (try the shot of espresso, shot of condensed milk combo). Due to its small space and close tables, this is a poor place to have a serious conversation or first date if it isn’t crowded enough and every awkward revelation is made very, very clear.

The food was pretty average to mediocre cafe fare, with a few pleasant surprises like a guava and muenster grilled cheese. Stay far away from the desserts, which were not worth the calories. The fruit tart was a hard, tasteless shell filled with a pedestrian vanilla pudding and topped with so-so fruit. 3.95. I’d rather have a Frapp.

The rum cake did a little better, but was nothing to blog about. Except for the fact I already have photos, so here they are.

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Some food porn from Harvard Square

Cafe Pamplona