Comments for Somerville Local First

Comment on No need to Whine, The Second Glass Has You Covered by SLF

SLF — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:33:15 +0000

Thanks for the defense Harold, but for what its worth, we actually really appreciated Richard’s comments. We are quick to shine a light on organizations who aren’t accurate or authentic with their talk about local, and to do so we need to be 100% accurate and authentic with EVERYTHING we say.

We took Richard’s comments to be clarifying, not derisive.

~Joe

Comment on No need to Whine, The Second Glass Has You Covered by Harold

Harold — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:48:59 +0000

RichardA Relax guy and get a life it’s for charity man why you gatta rain on the parade, look into getting friends.

Comment on No need to Whine, The Second Glass Has You Covered by RichardA

RichardA — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:34:20 +0000

I also have to add that Farnum Hill Ciders is based in New Hampshire, not MA.

Comment on No need to Whine, The Second Glass Has You Covered by RichardA

RichardA — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:27:12 +0000

Though 90+ Cellars is based in MA, and has some excellent wines, it does not produce any of its own wine, and none of the grapes or wines come from MA. Its wine come from all over the world, from California to Washington, from Argentina to Australia. So it is not accurate to say that you are “sampling ALL Massachussetts wine.”

Comment on Contest – Give advice to incoming students for $20 @ Sherman Market by Stacey

Stacey — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:43:51 +0000

All college students need a break from the cafeteria, and they should head to Diva Lounge on a weeknight for their 5-7pm special. They have $1 tapas and the last time I was there, we combined it with a restaurant.com coupon and three of us ate for a total of $21 with beverage!

Comment on Contest – Give advice to incoming students for $20 @ Sherman Market by Joe G

Joe G — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:17:45 +0000

The lines for Sunday brunch are overwhelming in Ball Square at Sound Bites, Ball Square Cafe and Kelly’s (please don’t get hurt in the Breakfast Wars crossfire). All offer great food, but stroll across the street to Yak & Yeti for a traditional American breakfast with a little Nepali flair.

Comment on Contest – Give advice to incoming students for $20 @ Sherman Market by Katie S

Katie S — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:41:54 +0000

The Bookcase Factory Outlet is a great place to buy locally made, high quality, solid wood furniture. And its

Comment on Contest – Give advice to incoming students for $20 @ Sherman Market by SamC

SamC — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:54:33 +0000

I second the recommendation of Greenward near Porter square. They have great ways to avoid waste. I also love the food and wine at Dave’s Fresh Pasta. It reminds me of my favorite local food shop back home.

Comment on Contest – Give advice to incoming students for $20 @ Sherman Market by BettyG

BettyG — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:57:17 +0000

Specialty foods: for experimenting with new ingredients in non-enormous amounts, the Harvest Coop is awesome in that they have a lovely selection of bulk items. And for more esoteric fun, Christina’s in Inman Square is a great place to go spice hunting (and then stop next door for some ice cream!).

Comment on Contest – Give advice to incoming students for $20 @ Sherman Market by Carly

Carly — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:50:00 +0000

When I first moved to Davis Sq, I struggled with how to get by so far from grocery stores, but there are so many options nearby that you rarely need to make the trek to Shaw’s in Porter. As mentioned before, Dave’s Fresh Pasta is great for produce, sandwiches, pasta, as well as beer and wine. They even sell soy milk! And you can get regular milk in refillable glass bottles from a local dairy. Speaking of dairies: the Dairy Bar next to Kick-ass cupcakes (which are themselves local and kick-ass), sells local milk, cheeses, and bulk olive oil which you can refill weekly in your own container. Plus its next-door to When Pigs Fly, which– while not Somerville-based–does sell fresh-baked AMAZING breads from a Boston-based bakery. Farmer’s Bounty on Elm is an unassuming grocery which carries more produce (cheaper than Dave’s too) as well as Indian and Irish foods.

Davis also excels in the local beer/wine/liquor store dept with Fine Wine in Ball Square offering many local brews, as well as a small, but well-curated selection of wines. They also hold weekly free tastings. And the motherlode: Downtown Wine and Spirits on Elm sells pretty much every local brew, plus wine, plus hard alcohol.

For coffee beans, Ball Square is home to the above-mentioned True Grounds, which serves a great latte and sells locally made Terroir beans (of George Howell fame) which are my favorite beans, hand down, in terms of taste and ethical business practices.

Between all of those options, and the farmers markets in Union Square (Awesome) and Davis (ok), I pretty much never go to the grocery store anymore…