Archive for the ‘Food’ Category

Get Your Greek On: Greek Festival This Weekend!

Yes it is that time again! Dormition of the Virgin Greek Orthodox Church at 29 Central Street is celebrating their annual Greek Festival. Click grecianfood.com for all the details. The food is delicious, from Greek salad to souvlaki, mousaka and baklava and everything in between. The festival starts this evening 5-11 pm then Saturday Noon…

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Has “Hell’s Kitchen” boosted business at Gargoyles?

In case you missed Tom Nash’s story in The Somerville News or Donna Goodison’s piece in Friday’s Boston Herald or the Inside Track piece in Thursday’s Herald, we’re here to tell you: There’s a celebrity chef in town, he works at Gargoyles on the Square (219 Elm St) and his fame will come to a…

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Free Ice Cream!

Louie’s Ice Cream (193 Broadway) will host East Somerville Main Street’s First Tuesdays event tomorrow, August 3, 6pm–8pm. Buy one ice cream cone, get one free. And choose from 60 different flavors! Kids under ten get a free slush. And if you’re really in for a treat, try a Louie’s banana boat. They are said…

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Somerville’s Green All-Stars

Somerville resident Dan Delongchamp sells Agripods, which people use as portable urban kitchen gardens. Read all about them — and other green initiatives going on in Somerville — in the next Scout. Green issues are not just green issues. When we talk about the environment, we’re also talking about health, wealth and quality of life….

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Community supported agriculture, at the library

In the seasons to come, will you know where your produce comes from? Boston Localvores, in partnership with Transition Somerville and Somerville Climate Action, wants to make sure you can. On Monday, Jan. 11 at 6pm at the Somerville Public Library (79 Highland Ave), they are bringing together farmers with community supported agriculture  (CSA) drop-boxes…

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Wine, Beer and Cheese, too!

Ball Square Fine Wines has added more space! Some fun facts: They expanded from 1500 square feet to 2500 square feet They added 250 new wines to their repertoire They added 4 new refrigerated doors to our walk-in cooler to further expand their microbrew selection Weekly Tastings are held at the NEW Tasting Bar every…

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Harvest Fest in the Herald

For a few weeks now, we’ve been spreading the word about Harvest Fest at Arts at the Armory (191 Highland Ave), this Saturday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Turns out, we’re not the only ones promoting the event. The Boston Herald included Harvest Fest in its compilation of “Cheap Weekend Thrills.” Michael Marotta writes,…

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