It’s hard to make a sausage, egg and cheese breakfast sandwich stand out, but it helps to have been running a griddle for 72 years.
Breakfast sandwich at Angelina’s Pizzeria
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Why three Cambridge restaurants in three years have switched to private events
There are limits as well as benefits to moving to events from walk-in dining – a threat of oversupply if more restaurants go this route, and a risk for newcomers.
I’ll take the Highland: Wicked Cafe and Zaruma Gold
In a nod to the wonderful Tartan Army who’ve turned a lot of us into Scots, this weeks’ visits to the coffee shops Wicked and Zaruma Gold are a “Highland fling.”
Kimbap at H Mart
The kimbap or Korean sushi roll from the H Mart prepared foods section is a full meal, maybe or almost for two, for less than $10.
Cambridge meetings, July 13-20: Potential upset for Affordable Housing Overlay zoning
Take part in meetings and gatherings on progress in Carl Barron Plaza, possible changes for Affordable Housing Overlay zoning and more.
Roasting (coffee, but also the weather): Barismo and Broadsheet
This past week I visited two roaster-cafés. One pioneered local cold brew. The other provides the coffee for many of the cafés we frequent.
Plantain burrito at Achilito’s Taqueria
There’s so much Mexican here that it’s been easy to miss Achilito’s, a Massachusetts family-owned chain that chose Cambridge for its third location in 2024.
Ihop has closed permanently in a Harvard Square that never found a reason to love it (updated)
The Ihop in Cambridge has closed quietly at 16 Eliot St. after 20 years, with even its all-day breakfast and and late-night hours failing to catch on in Harvard Square.
A missive from the Church of the Cambridge Licensing Commission, ca. 1851
“The sin of this son of Cambridge was in willful disobedience of the command of God to not imbibe more than one alcoholic drink every 30 minutes.”
Time’s almost up for a free sundae from Gracie’s in Union Square
Also on the Menu this week: Somerville’s Mobile Farmers Market returns next week, Anna’s Taqueria has shrimp and Ten One Tea House has a big to-go box.