Around Town

Take a Culinary, Historical and Shopping Tour of East Watertown

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Explore the rich history, culture and cuisine of Watertown’s Coolidge Square in a special tour presented by Live Well Watertown and the Watertown Recreation Department.  

The tour of the East End/Coolidge Square Shopping Area will be on Thursday, Aug. 18, from 6-7:30 p.m.

Leading the tours will be an expert on Watertown history and someone who has taught classes in healthy cooking. Audrey Jones Childs is Vice President of the Historical Society of Watertown, a third generation East End resident, and a History of Watertown Lecturer. Ilana Hardesty has taught healthy cooking programs in Greater Boston for many years and is now enrolled as a student in the Gastronomy program at Boston University.

Business

Hip Coffee Bar Chain Appears to be Opening a Watertown Location

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Chicago-based Intelligentsia Coffee, which also has coffee bars in Los Angeles and New York, appears to be headed for Watertown. The craft coffeemakers have been advertising job openings on Sprudge.com. The openings were first reported on Eater Boston last week. The company is seeking a “retail educator,” a retail store manager, and a sales executive. No word on where Intelligentsia would be located.

Development

LETTER: Patio at La Casa de Pedro at Risk in Athenahealth Plans

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Editor,

The developers of the Athena Health property on Arsenal Street propose to eliminate the patio in front of the west entrance to La Casa de Pedro Restaurant.  This very popular patio fronts a broad vista of sunlit green lawn with a fountain, the Arsenal Center for the Arts, and shade trees on the opposite side. The developers’ plan proposes removing this patio and installing a new patio on the north side of the building, next to heavily trafficked Arsenal Street. What a loss that would be for Watertown! The patio in its current location provides exceptional beauty, comfort and utility, IMO the best outside restaurant seating in the whole of Watertown. There’s a delightful view over the wide green lawn from every patio table.

Around Town

Watertown Farmers Market Opens Soon, See Which Stands Be There

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Watertown Farmers Market opens for its third season on Thursday, June 2 at 2 p.m. in a fresh, highly visible location. Find 20 weekly vendors on the front green of the Arsenal on the Charles, right on Arsenal Street in front of Arsenal Center for the Arts. Favorite vendors from past seasons return, including Red’s Best local seafood straight from Boston’s piers, Lilac Hedge Farm with pastured meats, fresh eggs, and maple syrup, and The Farm School, a teaching farm in central Massachusetts where future farmers grow organic produce, eggs and flowers. Additionally, the market welcomes several new vendors, including Kitchen Garden Farm with gorgeous produce and producers of a specialty sriracha sauce made from their own farm-grown peppers. Jasper Hill Farm also joins the market this year, bringing their award-winning cow’s milk cheese to market every-other week.

Around Town

Learn How to Make Armenian Cuisine at Free Cooking Class

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Live Well Watertown presents a free multicultural cooking class at the Watertown Free Public Library on Thursday, May 26. Would you like to learn how to make some delicious and nutritious
Mediterranean or Middle Eastern dishes? If so, then join us for one or more classes in this program series featuring Watertown community “chefs” who will teach you how to make some of their favorite dishes and share stories about food related traditions. The class features Healthy Eetch and Cold Cucumber Soup. Samples will be served! ARMENIAN CUISINE, Thursday, May 26, 2016, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Watertown Savings Bank Room Watertown Free Public Library

Sign-up required.

Food

Phantom Gourmet Features a Watertown Restaurant

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The Phantom Gourmet came to town recently to do a feature on The Diner at 11 North Beacon. The piece spotlighted a few of the dishes featured at the Watertown Square diner, including the eggs Benedict stacked with homemade potato cakes, pumpkin pancakes and the Reuben sandwich. See all the dishes the Phantom sampled at The Diner and watch the segment by clicking here.

Business

Workers at New Office Building Will Enjoy Meals Prepared by Strip T’s

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One of Watertown’s newest developments, LINX, will feature prime office space and gourmet food options as Watertown favorite Strip T’s will provide grab-and-go fare. LINX is located at 490 Arsenal Street – the former Verizon facility – and will be have a rear entrance onto Nichols Avenue. While workers can go out to eat at restaurants in Coolidge Square or Arsenal Street, they will have an in-house option, said Jeffrey Heidelberg, project manager for Boylston Properties. “We’ve been working with Paul (Maslow) for a grab-and-go type of eatery,” Heidelberg said. “He does a great job at Strop T’s and I expect he’ll do a great job at LINX.

Food

Watertown Farmers Market Has Job Opening for Market Assistant

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Relish Management seeks energetic, friendly, and organized multitaskers to be part of our Farmers Market Team in Watertown. Watertown Market Assistant:­ 6 hours/week, Thursdays, 1 pm to 7 pm, June 2 to October 27, 2016

Overview: Relish Management has earned a reputation for the most beloved markets in the state. Our markets celebrate the best fresh produce and farm products, introduce top quality specialty food producers and create a vibrant gathering place for residents and visitors. Our Market Staff provide on­site vendor coordination, assist with market promotion and ensure an exceptional experience for market customers. The Market Assistant works along the Market Manager for booth set­up and breakdown, provides information to customers, aids in social media posting, and provides general support.