Here’s what’s cooking: Shōjō Cambridge is donating to Maui wildfire recovery, the Rosé Rumble is returning to The Lexington in North Point; and UpStairs on the Square’s Mary-Catherine Deibel will be honored by the Cambridge Center for Adult Education.

Lamplighter and Food For Free team up on a beer and a lemonade and host a Thursday picnic; Puritan & Co.’s Julia Child-inspired dinner is waitlisted; and Forage, the bistro outside Harvard Square, goes all the way to Dedham to open a shop.

True Bistro in Teele Square closes Aug. 27, removing a rare spot for upscale vegan food in an area that’s more affluent and environmentally conscious than ever.

The tastefully designed One Reason offers simple fare in a laid-back setting, with trees and flowers around picnic tables and a bar with wagyu beef hot dogs for $7 and an orange rosé. You almost forget you’re in Harvard Square.

Jamie’s Ice Cream Co. is coming to Mid-Cambridge, Top Mix Bar to near Alewife and Inman Square is getting a Remnant Brewing and a smaller Druid patio.

Chef Will Gilson brings a full weekend brunch to The Lexington and “Sunday gravy” dinners to Geppetto; Somernova hosts an El Jefe’s deal; Saloniki Greek wants repeat business; and J.P. Licks’s has a Coconut Cake Ice Cream that’s not for everyone.

Dudley Café gets its grand opening, Clover has Vegetarian New England fare and Puritan & Co. is back to serving brunch in this wrap-up of food news.

Summer is here, and seven Cambridge and Somerville shops are serving creative scoops to kick-start the season and forget about the past weeks of gray skies.

The Bow Market ensemble of art and cuisine has nine new businesses coming to set up shop in Somerville’s Union Square, some of them former pop-ups.

The secret to finding Camberville’s cheapest good ice cream and frozen yogurt is here, along with a weekend deal on bowls and a treat across the Charles.