Tuesday Tidbits

KitchenAid Sixty-Minute Dinner Rolls Photo by Erin Cooks

“For being such a quick and easy recipe I was absolutely floored by the results. These rolls are just delicious. I ate them for days (we had to) and didn’t get sick of them once. Take it from me they’re great for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even as a quick pre-run snack.” — Erin Cooks

Cambridge Seeing Green
The Taste of Cambridge bans “styrofoam (polystyrene), other plastic serviceware, plastic film or plastic bags for serving food.”
Hat Tip: MenuPages Boston Blog

Coming Soon to the Brattle Theatre Near You
Now you can have some beer and wine to wash down the popcorn.
Hat Tip: Julia Rappaport

See Food Shack
Nantasket Beach in Hull gets new seafood shack, “Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine Lobster Roll.”

Maine Lobster Tracks Anyone?
MenuPages Blog most thoughtfully lists the flavors being dished out at The Scooper Bowl, opening today at noon on City Hall Plaza.

Looks Can Be Deceiving
Amaranth. It sounds like an infectious disease and when cooked apparently resembles chicken pox. Why cook it? It’s “legendary” fortifying power and taste.

Locovore Eatery Opens in Lenox
“Besides locally grown items, Berkshire Harvest will also feature products from local providers such as the Berkshire Mountain Bakery in Great Barrington, the Pittsfield Rye Bakery, and several local brewers and wineries.”

• Menu

WMass a a new locovore eatery,The Berkshire Harvest Restaurant features local produce,

West Roxbury Getting Uppercrest
Hoti Toti pizza joint to open on Centre Street.

Stop the Insanity!
First the beer cupcakes…now the bacon ones.

Meat-Up
Jacqueline Church unashamedly indulges her hankering for DiLuigi’s and Speeds Hot Dogs.

You’ll Relish this News
The Bostonist reminds us that the “Grillo’s Pickles stand has been dishing out crispy dills at 2 spears a dollar in front of Park Street station…”

Wine What’s What
“Rebecca Rethore, Somerville’s own small business owner and wine blogger at Pour Favor…gives readers a taste of what’s what in the wine world.”

• Speaking of Wine: Free Spanish Wine Tasting at The Wine House

Space on the Farm
Mass. lawmakers mulling legislation “requiring that animals be housed with room to stand up, lie down, turn around, and extend their limbs or wing.”

Diary Farms Seek Congressional Help
“Without federal action, New York and New England will continue to lose farms that produce a fresh and dependable milk supply for millions of nearby consumers…”

Beyond the Gelatin
Today’s potlucks are dressed-up for more sophisticated tastes.

Hub Gets a Senegalese Restaurant
“Teranga translates into “hospitality,” and based on yelp reviews (I haven’t been yet, sorry!) it looks like it’s a comfort food hot spot. Prices are reasonable with entrees around $16, and the wine list looks interesting…”

Smorgasboards:

“Fruit 2 Go….not a fan”
” The consistence made me feel like I was drinking vomit – so though it tasted ok, I almost got sick…. has anyone else tried this god awful contraption?”

“A recap on my Boston Food Excursions”
EVOO, Oleana, Toro and more…

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