Another new restaurant coming to Newtonville
Paul Turano, chef and owner of Arlington’s Tryst, will open his second restaurant, Cook, at the former Lam’s location in Newtonville (825 Washington St.) next month, Brooklyn Lowery from Patch reports.
Has this ever happened to you?
It made my daughter’s day. Johnny’s Luncheonette, Newton, June 1, 2013 Photo courtesy of the Spector/Richards family
Newton restaurants losing their biggest advocate
For nearly three years, Wendy Schapiro has been Newton restaurant owners’ best friend. A regular food columnist for Newton Patch and author of the “Newton in the Kitchen” column (and an active participant on this blog), you’d be hard pressed to find a...
Remember milk in glass bottles?
I vaguely knew that there were still milk-delivery services around, but I’d never actually seen one in action until I spotted this truck making a delivery on Webster Street this yesterday morning, and was transported back to the 1960s and my parents’ first house in...
Echo Bridge Restaurant turns 50 today
There are a few birthdays being celebrated around town today. Aside from the one year old’s birthday party tonight, a 50 year old will also be celebrating tonight. Upper Falls landmark, the Echo Bridge Restaurant (aka Virgilios) on Chestnut St. turns 50 today....Curious Newton artifact
I recently came across a curious Newton artifact. In 1888, the city celebrated the 200th anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Newton. There was a big celebration at city hall followed by a banquet at the Woodland Park Hotel in Auburndale. The banquet...Great news: O’Hara’s to open on Sundays
This is the best news I’ve heard in Newton Highlands in a long time. I got this information secondhand — from my husband, who read a sign at the restaurant — so I don’t know details, but O’Hara’s Food and Spirits on Walnut Street...
One million bowls of pho later, Le’s joins the Atrium exodus
As regular readers of this blog may recall, my family and I are big fans of Le’s Vietnamese restaurant in the Atrium Mall. But after 10 years there (formerly under the name Pho Pasteur but under the same owner), Le’s joins the many, many, many other...
Jake’s Falafel seeks a new corner
If you attended Mayor Warren’s business and arts gathering in February you probably heard State Treasurer Steve Grossman proclaim that Jake’s falafel was “the best [he’s] tasted since visiting Israel.” I’ve never been to Israel but...
Blue Ribbon BBQ on wheels!
Technically, they’re parking in Needham but those of us who work on Newton’s South Side no longer have to travel to West Newton when we get a Blue Ribbon BBQ lunch craving. Via Newton Patch.Are you eating Mother’s Day dinner in Newton?
Are you celebrating Mother’s Day in Newton? Eating dinner at a Newton restaurant? If so, which one?
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