The new community-based Mamaleh’s Kibitz Corner concept is set to open in April with Passover dinners, filling the space of the former Vincent’s.

La Brasa is a rare fine-Mexican restaurant serving an equally rare dish of quail that’s tender and sweet, with a lightly crisp skin from wood-fired roasting.

The Central Square location of the Crumbl cookie chain, which opened this month, has goods worth a try without being exceptional.

Bagelsaurus will add an additional 500 square feet to its store next month, which means more room for needed refrigerator units to prepare more bagels.

In its nearly 400-year history, Harvard Square has never seen race cars, Nerf blasters and dinosaurs under the same roof. That will soon change.

The Midwest Grill reopens Tuesday in Cambridge’s Inman Square with Brazilian and Portuguese food, a full bar and – most importantly for the sybarites – a return of its buffet for lunch and meals by the menu for dinner.

People swear by its fish and chips in its classic newspaper wrapping at The Druid in Inman Square, but don’t skip its unique chicken salad sandwich.

The egg and cheese sandwich gets a makeover with a genius schmear of mustard butter at Cambridge’s Bagelsaurus.

A study confirms some fears for independent businesses, though commercial gentrification appears to not have quite kicked into gear in Central Square.

The Christopher’s Restaurant & Bar and attached Toad nightclub in Cambridge are set to change hands after a sale fell through in the fall. The new buyers will likely be exciting to many: They’re the owners of The Burren in Somerville’s Davis Square.