Food

Boston Magazine Highlights Watertown Restaurant’s Cocktails

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La Bodega, a recent addition to the Watertown restaurant lineup, made Boston Magazine’s list of places to grab a tropical cocktail. At the restaurant founded by Chef Gabriel Bremer and his wife Analia Verolo, some drinks are prepared at the table and finished by dissolving cotton candy into their caipirinha, a Brazilian drink. The restaurant features a Uruguayan and Basque food, and offers other South American libations. Read more by clicking here:  https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2018/06/05/south-american-cocktails-boston/

La Bodega Brings Tapas, South American Cuisine to Watertown

Around Town

Watertown Farmers’ Market Adds Nearly a Dozen New Vendors for 2018

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The Watertown Farmers’ Market begins Thursday, June 7, and will feature many new vendors, including bakeries, ice cream, composting and bicycle checks. Many vendors will appear each week at the Farmers’ Market, others biweekly, and guest vendors will not be there each week but will make periodic appearances. The market is open from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays through June 7 to Oct. 18, 2018, rain or shine. The market will close at 6 p.m. after Labor Day.

Around Town

Watertown Farmers Market Returns Soon With Extended Hours

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The Watertown Farmers’ Market returns on June 7 and in 2018 they market will open earlier and go later. 

Once again, the Farmers’ Market will be held on the green at the Arsenal on the Charles (Corner of Arsenal Street and Kingsbury Avenue) in front of Panera Bread. The market will be open an extra hour — opening half an hour earlier and running half an hour later than last year. The market will features entertainment, and will have tables featuring community groups. Organizers seek more entertainers, community groups and would like volunteers (see details below). The market runs from June 7 to Oct.

Food

Watertown’s Sandwich Shop Turned Destination Dining Spot is Closing

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One of Watertown’s most well known culinary spot, which has has has also been a neighborhood sandwich shop since the ’80s, will be closing it doors. 

Paul Maslow started Strip T’s, on School Street, in 1986 and specialized in soups, sandwiches and other comfort foods. Then in 2011, his son Tim brought high-end cooking techniques learned in New York to the restaurant and began a dinner service that attracts people from around the Boston area. On Monday, the Boston Globe reported that Strip T’s will be closing. Paul said that after being a hot dining spot for a few years, business has been inconsistent more recently. To read more about Strip T’s history, the Maslows, the staff, and all the connections to other restaurants in Massachusetts in the Globe’s story — click here.

Business

La Bodega Brings Tapas, South American Cuisine to Watertown

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The owners of one of the Watertown’s latest culinary additions seeks to combine the food of two far off locations to town, featuring high-quality ingredients in a laid back setting. Chef Gabriel Bremer and his wife Analia Verolo opened La Bodega by Salts in Watertown quietly earlier this year, and serve dishes from the South American nation of Uruguay and Basque country. Though currently in a soft opening, the restaurant welcomes diners four nights a week. Bremer and Verolo met in Portland, Maine, where they were part of the founding team of Fore Street. For a decade, the couple ran Salts in Cambridge, a fine-dining restaurant featuring modern French and Spanish food with only a handful of tables.

Around Town

Learn About Healthy Eating and Cooking at Watertown Winter Soup Fest

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Live Well Watertown will host the Winter Soup Fest where chefs from the Eat Well Team will have healthy and warming soups to sample. 

The Eat Well program is open to all Watertown residents and offers hands-on experience and fun with a focus on Watertown’s diverse ethnic cuisine. Join us for one or more classes and learn how to select fresh, local, healthy foods and prepare nutritious and delicious meals. The Soup Fest is the first event in the series for 2018, and will be held Wednesday, February 28 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at the Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St., Watertown, MA 02472

One pot meals to warm the heart and tummy! Meet local winter soup ingredients – winter squashes, root vegetables, and beans
Ample Samples – Recipes – Nutrition Information

Eventbrite Registration Required – click here to register

For more information email svenizelos@watertown-ma.gov

Food

The Last Watertown Farmers’ Market of the Year Coming Thursday

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As the end of October approaches, so does the end of the season for the Watertown Farmers’ Market and there are some special events this week. 

The final market of the year will be held from 2-6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26 on the green outside Panera Bread in the Arsenal on the Charles. Organizers of the Farmers’ Market sent out the following message:

Thank you all for coming to market this year — What a wonderful season. Please join us this week for the last market packed with activities including face painting, raffles, and delicious, local food! Come celebrate the end of the season with us, stock up for the next several weeks, and thank the vendors who make it all happen.

Entertainment

Watertown Farmers Market Celebrating End of Season with Special Events

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End of the Season Celebrations at the Watertown Farmers’ Market. Join us in celebrating the last three weeks of wonderful food local food and our farmers and vendors who make it all happen! The Watertown Farmers’ Market is held Thursdays 2:00-6:00pm June 1-October 26, Rain or Shine at the Arsenal on the Charles, 311 Arsenal Street. Celebrations
Oct. 12 – End of Season Raffle

Stop at the Market Manager’s tent to enter our raffle for your chance to be one of 5 lucky winners of $10 in market gift certificates!