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Alexandra Dimodica
LOCAL BITES
Take your sandwich ‘to go’ and try the hula hoop before you do
Specialty sandwiches (and soups) from Lefty’s Silver Cart will fulfill your craving for fresh, local, slow food on a fast-paced day at the office. Lefty’s haunt is the Harvard University Farmers’ Market. Buy one of his grilled sandwiches and you get free use of a hula hoop. This could make your day, not just your lunch break!
A New England Celebration
On August 7th, New England food and crafts will prevail at the 14th annual Massachusetts Marketplace Festival at the Gardens at Elm Bank in Wellesley.
Dee-lish local cheeses
Boston Localvores is holding their 3rd Annual Local Cheese Tasting event this Sunday, August 8th, in Somerville. It’s outdoors, it’s free, it’s New England cheese, it’s gooooood.
Beat the heat, with popsicles
La Tartine Gourmande gives readers a recipe for a sweet surprise with a refreshing twist: raspberry and peach popsicles for all!
Garden veggies make great dishes
Diary of a Locavore reveals a ratatouille recipe that will put your local garden vegetables to great use.
A taste of the sweet life
Bostonians, keep an eye out for the Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Truck around town and get a free taste of this New England favorite. Follow the truck on Twitter @BenJerrysTruck.
Farm fresh dinners all month long
Celebrate Connecticut farms with Dinners at the Farm events from August 5th through 28th. Visit Barberry Hill Farm and White Gate Farm for 12 fresh meals that benefit the local farming community. Say cheers to a good cause!
Take a bite out of Boston
Spend a night out in Boston on August 10th for the Taste of Park Plaza – culinary delights from twelve local restaurants will be there to greet you!
Dinner…on a bridge?
Dine in (on) an unusual venue, August 15th at The 10th Annual Iron Bridge Dinner in Shelburne Falls, MA.
Eat out in Boston
From August 15-20th, visit the city for Restaurant Week Boston and try some new local tastes or old favorite finds for three-course meals and a summer’s eve stroll.
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NATIONAL TREAT
NYC: 5 Immigrant Families, 5 Culinary Traditions circa 1900
What did food mean in terms of one’s cultural identity, one’s day-to-day life in turn-of-the-century New York? Jane Ziegelman’s book “An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement” looks like a fascinating read for any kind of history buff — food, social, urban, immigrant, women’s history, you name it.