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Eater
09-06-2025
- Business
- Eater
A Beloved Cambridge Diner Is Expanding to Brookline
Brookline Lunch — the beloved, Palestinian-owned Cambridge diner known for its knafeh and baklava pancakes — is finally going to have an actual location in Brookline. The owners' son, Mushhoor Abu-Rubieh, will oversee the new restaurant, which has taken over the former home of the Busy Bee Diner at 1046 Beacon Street, according to Brookline News. (The Busy Bee shut down last fall after 56 years.) The new spot will feature much of the same menu that diners are familiar with in Cambridge, plus a few new items, Abu-Rubieh told the neighborhood publication. He aims to have the new restaurant up and running in three to four months. An exciting Portsmouth bakery is coming to Boston Elephantine Bakery, a fan-favorite Portsmouth cafe that sells breads, croissants, cakes, and other pastries, is expanding to Boston. Owners Sherif and Nadine Farag are opening a second Elephantine location at 332 Congress Street, in Fort Point, with a target opening in late summer this year. Keep an eye on Instagram for updates as construction gets underway. Lakon Paris takes home the top prize in local croissant competition Croissant-heads, take note: Lakon Paris Patisserie, home of the viral, over-the-top croissants bursting at the seams with fillings like pistachio mascarpone and Nutella hazelnut, nabbed top honors at the Le Grand Prix Elmendorf du Pain, an annual baking competition held in Cambridge on Sunday, June 8. Cambridge Day reports that Lakon's Jenny Kiangkaew won first place in the competition, while Flourhouse in Newton and Praliné French Patisserie in Belmont came in second and third, respectively. Sign up for our newsletter.
Boston Globe
29-05-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
The Mighty Squirrel opens a Watertown tapas taproom; Cheese Louise spreads out at Hub Hall
Cheese Louise opens at Hub Hall (80 Causeway St.), serving grilled cheese in many forms: with buffalo chicken and blue cheese; tomato soup; potatoes and chive cream cheese. It started as a New Hampshire-based food truck in 2018; now, there are locations in New Hampshire and Maine. This is the first Boston location for the brand, which joins stalls like Sullivan's Castle Island and Mike's Pastry . Advertisement In Somerville, Pound House Vietnamese Coffee (703 Broadway) has announced their grand opening, serving their namesake beverage plus spring rolls, banh mi, and toasts. Competitions : Elsewhere in carb-craving news, Cambridge's Elmendorf Baking Supplies (594 Cambridge St.) hosts their annual Le Grand Prix Elmendorf du Pain on June 8. Typically, the event spotlights professional bakers; this year, home bakers are invited to submit their best baguettes. Pros can submit croissants for consideration. If you fit neither category, don't despair: Sample wares from French-inspired food vendors instead. The event attracts heavy-hitters such as Clear Flour , Formaggio Kitchen , and Michette Bakery . The festivities commence at noon, and there will be wine. Get more details at Kara Baskin can be reached at
