FOOD Kupel’s will bring its ‘god-tier bagels’ to a long-empty Somerville space by Marc Levy February 19, 2026 Kupel’s Bagels is expanding to Somerville from Brookline, creating just its second location since opening nearly five decades ago.
BITE Tequeños at Carolicious by Marc Levy February 19, 2026 You get five of these breadsticks with a center of queso blanco, a semifirm white cheese, served hot from the air fryer like hearty pigs-in-a-blanket.
BITE-OFF In a giant-cookie battle of Chip City vs. Crumbl, Harvard Square wins big, even a little too big by Marc Levy February 14, 2026 Two over-the-top chain cookie sellers came to Cambridge a couple of years ago to compete from neighboring squares. Which is for you?
FOOD Valentine’s, Galentine’s, as long as it’s chocolate: An anthropologist’s quick history of a holiday by Corky White February 11, 2026 Anthropologists love to say “Bet you didn’t know this!” about cultural history and the origins of things in human use – including for Valentine’s Day.
BITE Egg salad sandwiches at 7-Eleven by Marc Levy February 11, 2026 The company that owns 7-Eleven is trying to change its culinary reputation. It’s started that work with egg salad sandwiches.
BITE Fried delicata squash at La Brasa by Marc Levy January 7, 2026 When french fry fatigue and onion ring ennui sets in, find relief at La Brasa, with its fried delicata squash in thinly sliced rounds with a lime crema dipping sauce.