Harvard Square Chocolate Festival promises rich, dark delights
By Marc Levy
Published: January 8, 2012 at 12:53 PM
How dark can you take your chocolate? Because Harvard Square’s Chocolate Festival, running Jan. 27-29, includes two “Dining in Dark” events so people savor chocolate dishes blindfolded.
The baguette was hot, my feelings warm
By Marc Levy
Published: January 5, 2012 at 04:13 PM
I think the Porter Square Panera Bread is here to stay for a while — and I suddenly have warm feelings to hope that’s so.
Winter farmers market begins Saturday
By Marc Levy
Published: January 5, 2012 at 03:05 PM
The city’s winter farmers market starts Saturday with nearly two dozen vendors, live music and an art exhibit.
Deng transforms China and, on Monday, Toscanini’s ice cream
By Marc Levy
Published: December 4, 2011 at 07:06 PM
The lifetimes of Deng Xiaoping and Toscanini overlapped for more than a half-century, but it’s a good bet they never met until now, as Toscanini’s ice cream hosts Harvard’s Ezra Vogel on Monday for a signing of his new Deng biography.
Casablanca owner has moved to the Casbah
By Marc Levy
Published: November 20, 2011 at 07:38 PM
The owner of Harvard Square’s Casablanca restaurant, now for sale, already has a Casablanca-like restaurant open in Fresh Pond.
With chefs’ help, fourth Urban Barn Dance was ‘most successful’
By Marc Levy
Published: October 26, 2011 at 12:01 AM
The Urban Barn Dance held Thursday was the most successful in the farmers-market fundraiser’s four-year history, organizers said.
Chefs collaborate at Thursday benefit for farmers markets
By Marc Levy
Published: October 19, 2011 at 09:11 PM
Chefs from East Coast Grill, Chez Henri and Arlington’s Flora are serving at a benefit for the nonprofit Mass Farmers Markets on Thursday in Kendall Square, and there’s contra dancing, a silent auction and a good cause as well.
This coffee klatch was really about the coffee
By Marc Levy
Published: October 15, 2011 at 08:31 PM
Coffee is many things to many people, but all coffee makers revere its role in bringing people together to talk — which is what it did Friday, as some of Cambridge’s coffee elite met up at Toscanini’s in Central Square.
Kendall hungry for Abigails, Rib Shack openings
By Marc Levy
Published: August 12, 2011 at 06:34 PM
The next few days promise to have Kendall Square residents, foodies and city officials salivating. A bistro called Abigails is to open Friday, and Redbone’s Rib Shack could open as soon as Monday.
Community kitchen fundraising beats first goal
By Marc Levy
Published: May 3, 2011 at 12:26 PM
With hours to go on fundraising for a Community Kitchen project, organizers have brought more than $1,500 over what was needed.
