Bacon makes a good argument for looking away from the pastry at Flour. This quiche will make you happy you did, even if the bacon doesn't stand out in the mix.
Bacon quiche at Flour
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Simon’s Coffee Shop regulars show up to say what may be a very short goodbye
Simon’s Coffee Shop served its final customers at at 1736 Massachusetts Ave. on Monday, but that doesn’t mean the business is gone while its building is rebuilt.
Somerville meetings, Aug. 31-Sept. 7: Student physical restraint and school discipline policies
Take part in meetings on student restraint and discipline, apartment projects and Dunkin’ hours and expanding the Target at the Twin City Plaza.
Spindler Confections is building a Harvard Square shop within a shop at the 143-year-old Leavitt & Pierce
What is already among the most fascinating shops to browse in Cambridge will get a whole other category of delights to discover: Spindler handmade candy.
Frozen: Do as the Parisians do, but in Somerville, at Wildgrain Bakehouse
Wildgrain Bakehouse is close by but feels like another planet. And there are very good croissants – surprisingly, previously frozen and then baked.
You might not know you could have a 12-inch pita
Giant pitas, the right size for wraps, are back at Foodland, the North Cambridge halal grocer. I’m dreading that this sensible but all-but-unknown option will disappear again.
Falafel skewer platter at Clover
The Clover chain is down to five locations after its scrape with a shutdown in May, but three of those stores are in Cambridge and are still serving good, fresh and healthy food.
Somerville meetings, Aug. 24-31: Armory, museum and more have requests bigger than available funds
Take part in meetings on Cobble Hill Apartments work and more homes at 84 Broadway; and six projects that are asking for preservation funding.
Idea of 7th Street Burger in Harvard Square is a smash, but chain takes heat over saying it’s ‘local’
A New York smash burger chain with late-night hours was welcomed by the Harvard Square Advisory Committee, but put on notice about claims to be “local.”
Hot as Fire Spicy Chicken Sandwich at 7-Eleven
After the surprise of a good egg salad sandwich at 7-Eleven, the hope was for a low-cost revelation from the heat lamps of our unpretentious minimarts.