There’s no need for rivalry among Somerville sibling cafés Diesel, Forge and Bloc, which draw character from the buildings they inhabit.
The three sisters: Diesel, Forge and Bloc
Egg and cheese empanada at Zaruma Gold Coffee
The counter of Zaruma Gold Coffee hosts a sight to set even the fullest of stomachs to rumbling: row upon row of puffy, golden-brown empanadas.
Fire officials don’t like customers grilling alone at the Gen Korean BBQ proposed for Harvard Square (updated)
The wait will be a little longer for the Gen Korean BBQ House looking to take over the long-empty Dickson Bros. hardware store space in Harvard Square.
Another abrupt shutdown at Davis Square’s iconic Rosebud Diner leaves diners in the dark (updated)
It would be easy to think The Rosebud diner is closed again. It’s dark inside, lifeless. There’s no sign on the door, and no information online.
Dickson Bros. site in Harvard Square is proposed to be four stories of Korean barbecue, including a deck
The long-empty Dickson Bros. hardware store in Harvard Square is about to become a glitzy, multistory Korean barbecue restaurant open late.
1369 times two
Cambridge has one “double café” – that is, one café with stores in two neighborhoods. This is the 1369, special “third spaces” with character and sense of place.
Chorizo taco at Los Tacos Hermanos
I’ve loved the idea of chorizo more than a lot of the chorizo I’ve eaten. This perfect taco goes its own way with a chorizo so mild it was shocking.
When building a cheese board, start with a river and let it spill
There is nothing wrong with eating a couple of perfect cheeses plonked onto a plate, but don’t you think everything tastes best when it is pretty?
The long red line
The two universities that dominate Cambridge seem to foster café sitting. We will follow the rumble of the MBTA red line, felt in three Harvard and MIT coffee seats.
Lemon blueberry scone at Vinal Bakery
American scones can be dry and crumbly, a clumsy exaggeration of the savory British version of this cousin to the biscuit. Vinal dodges the dry.