The three Cambridge Crossing eateries that Inman Square restaurateur Will Gilson hoped to open in early 2020 are just now about to get a staggered arrival, with one waiting until next year.

Somerville’s Bow Market’s has vegetarian takeaway where you won’t miss the meat, either with Saus’ variations on fries, hot dogs, burgers or with the bibimbap at Perillas (where you can get marinated beef bulgogi if you insist).

Somerville’s Bow Market’s has vegetarian takeaway where you won’t miss the meat, either with Saus’ variations on fries, hot dogs, burgers or with the bibimbap at Perillas (where you can get marinated beef bulgogi if you insist).

Wanting to see a big game on a big screen in a festive setting, I sauntered over to Olde Magoun’s Saloon with a degree of trepidation it would be too crowded, and your typical cap-on-backward bro-ness would reign. I was pleasantly surprised on a number of levels.

Harvard Square’s reliably delicious Henrietta’s Table has attractive outdoor dining and is ready with heat lamps as colder weather rolls in; and nearby, Jasper White’s Summer Shack has a pop-up with lobster, shrimp and oysters not to be missed.

The Biscuit has relocated to Somerville’s Bow Market as The Little Biscuit and has plenty to enjoy on a cozy outdoor patio. Colette Wine Bistro in Porter Square has a variety of good seating areas and a weekend brunch with the yummy comfort of a loaded croissant.

Internationally renowned executive chef Leon West, inducted into the African American Chef’s Hall of Fame and honored as a Cambridge Black Trailblazer, died Aug. 21 at age 74.

I became a close friend of the gas grill we had last week down on the Cape, where it’s harder to get restaurant reservations, and found it delivered great Beyond Burgers and moist and tender foil-sealed whitefish.

A gastropub called Source is set to open in late September in Harvard Square’s old Cambridge, 1. space with something to boast of aside from a “hyper-seasonal menu” of pizzas: a cutting-edge air purification system.

Summer is coming to a quick close. but Moona has one hot summer offering that should not be missed: its sangria.