Contrary to rumors circulating on Chowhound, The Friendly Toast is, indeed, a second location of the popular Portsmouth diner. In a thread hotly debating the merits of the Cambridge location, Chowhound terrystu wrote: "There seems to be a popular...
A cheese shop on a barbecue list? Devotees of Formaggio Kitchen's Saturday barbecues might not be surprised; the Cambridge specialty store is featured in the July issue of Bon Appetit as one of the top ten new barbecue restaurants in...
MenuPages has learned that Scott Robertson has taken over the kitchen at Grafton Street Pub & Grill. Robertson was last seen running the kitchen at Z Square, and he's previously worked at a host of Boston-area establishments including Franklin Cafe...
Grendel's Den has been a long-time Harvard hang out, but did you know that it was also the center of a landmark Supreme Court case? The below video, from Beacon Broadside, explains it all, but in the 1980s, Massachusetts state...
After a long hiatus, the Inferno Brunch is back at dante. $20 gets you a basket of breakfast breads and pastries for the table (named Heaven), a starter (Purgatory), and a main (Hell). The concept is a little cutesy,...
As we mentioned yesterday, Michael Madden has taken over the kitchen at Om and he's brought with him a new menu. Though a few signature dishes like the momos remain, Madden's added Asian street food inspired items like tuna summer...
Michael Madden, formerly the sous-chef at Aura, has taken over the kitchen at Om. Madden has actually helmed Om beforehand - he served as acting chef in 2008 - but now, he's fully revamped the menu, dividing it into...
The Friendly Toast has released their menu and it's a doozy. It's hard to pick the most over-the-top dish on the lengthy menu. Is it the Sklarmagddon omelet, filled with sausage, bacon, ham, red chili pecans, jalapeno jack and Swiss...
Good news! A smuggled-in soda bottle half-filled with bourbon is no longer the only way to imbibe during movies at the Brattle Theater! This week, the art house theater will start serving wine and beer from the Cambridge Brewing...
Garden at The Cellar's new pigs, Porcini and Truffle, are very cute, but don't get too attached. In August, they'll be providing the main course at chef Will Gilson's dinner at the James Beard House in New York. Gilson...
ManRay was recently granted a six-month extension on its inactive liquor license, reports Go To It. According to the Cambridge License Commission's Elizabeth Lint, this means that though the club has been defunct since 2005, it will not have to...
Chef Tim Wiechman recently debuted his take on American, French, and Italian charcuterie at T.W. Food. The new "Larder" section on the restaurant's menu features an ever-changing assortment of prepared meat products spanning the globe from Pennsylvania Dutch pig's...
Michael Scelfo, most recently of Good Life, is replacing executive chef Tom Berry at Temple Bar in Cambridge. He's overseen the kitchens at local neighborhood spots like North Street Grille and Tea Tray, and he's hoping to keep that...
Christopher's English burger is the best burger in Massachusetts, according to a roundup in the forthcoming issue of Food Network Magazine. Really? Sure, the English burger, made with Sam Adams, steak seasoning, dry mustard, cheddar and applewood-smoked bacon, is...
Times are tough, but the cafes of Harvard, Porter, and Davis Squares aren't feeling the pinch, found a student at Tufts' Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Emily Kuross studied the bakeries and cafes of Cambridge and Somerville's squares...
Tory Row is now serving up European-influenced fare in the old Greenhouse space in the heart of Harvard Square. The restaurant has a mighty fine pedigree - it springs from the brains of Matthew Curtis and Chris Lutes, the...
Hungry Mother and Craigie On Main made Conde Nast Traveler's list of 2009 Hot Tables. While this is about the millionth national accolade for Hungry Mother, it is one of the first of what will certainly be many for...