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What’s in your pantry? Part 2: Garlic and onion, oil and vinegar, jams and jellies and more

by JJ Gonson June 24, 2026

In the last article I waxed poetic about salts, but first I teased you about my pantry staples (again, I mean the big boxes of flavorings, not not the big box store). Today I dive into all the other...

LET’S GET COFFEE

Sipping cousins: Coffee as a common language

by Corky White June 24, 2026

George Bernard Shaw said that England and America are two countries divided by a common language. Coffee brings us together.

BITE

Cheese boureka at Tatte

by Marc Levy June 24, 2026

$4.50 Until recently, I hadn’t spent much time at Assembly Row – it’s a little out of the way for me – but found myself camping out while awaiting the launch of a summer farmers market. That let me...

BUSINESS

Pour one out for short-lived changes to drink restrictions, as officials would rather reform what led to them

by Marc Levy June 23, 2026

The License Commission has retreated from universally disliked ideas on limiting how much patrons can drink in bars and restaurant, including an idea to allow only one drink every half-hour.

COMMUNITY

Take part through Saturday on price-match donation drive for the Union Square Farmers Market

by Marc Levy June 22, 2026

With hunger growing, more than 1,500 families are expected to benefit from a dollar-for-dollar match, just $15 at a time, over the market season.

NEWS

Somerville meetings, June 22-29: Final budget votes and a Ward 2 pizza party

by Marc Levy June 21, 2026

Take part in meetings on funding the next fiscal year and socializing with the mayor, city staff and city councilors.

BUSINESS

A bike path cafe called Parlor Bird has many excited to come craft to the sound of acoustic music

by Marc Levy June 19, 2026

Parlor Bird, a community cafe and bar, won licensing approval for an under-construction building in Somerville, but the business isn’t likely to open until 2027.

FOOD

Five foods to follow out of the Taste of Cambridge

by Marc Levy June 18, 2026

Leaving this sampling event full is easy. Returning to the tastes outside its borders isn't always possible: Not every item is at brick-and-mortar settings.

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What’s in your pantry? Part 1: Salts

by JJ Gonson June 17, 2026

Staples. Not talking about the big box store, but rather things that I reach for so often that I feel they are essential to my cooking life. I’m a spice hoarder. I have whole shelves of tiny jars and...

LET’S GET COFFEE

Worn wood, comfort and ease: At home at the Circus Cooperative and Café Zing

by Corky White June 17, 2026

Coffee in a good setting keeps me there. The place, as you know if you read these columns, matters, almost as much as the coffee. I’m lucky that I can almost always find coffee that keeps me seated....