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Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend

It was a Wonderful Wellesley weekend

May 11, 2022 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

Between fundraising events for The Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club and the Wellesley House & Garden Club, and the Wonderful Wellesley kick-off event designed by community partners to encourage everybody to rediscover what the town has to offer, it was a busy weekend.

We ran ourselves ragged (in a fun way), hitting event after event, as eager to come out of winter hibernation as everyone else. Here are some pics:

Wellesley Hills Junior Women's Club, Kitchen Tour
Members of the the Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club welcomed all—whether design and architecture enthusiasts or just the curious—to the 21st annual Wellesley Kitchen and Home Tour. The tour showcased seven homes, and proceeds from the $65/pop tickets go to fund the Club’s various generous grants and scholarship programs.

 

Wellesley Hills Junior Women's Club, Kitchen Tour
Comfortable and stylish banquette at a home on the WHJWC’s Kitchen & Home Tour.

 

Wellesley Hills Junior Women's Club, Kitchen Tour
Homes on the WHJWC’s Kitchen & Home tour ranged from rehabbed older jewels to, above, a brand-new version of what the builder characterized as a “California contemporary interpretation of a New England home.”

 

Wellesley Hills Junior Women's Club, Kitchen Tour
Home sweet home of an actual Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club member.

 

Wellesley Hills Junior Women's Club, Kitchen Tour
One of Wellesley’s older gems gets the Kitchen & Home Tour attention it deserves.

Wonderful Wellesley

Wonderful Wellesley, a multi-partner collaboration between the Wellesley Square Merchants’ Association; Linden Square Wellesley; Church Square Wellesley; the Town of Wellesley; and the Charles River Regional Chamber, held its Color Wellesley Wonderful kick-off event last weekend. From Wellesley Hills to Wellesley Square, talented sidewalk chalk artists interpreted the Wonderful Wellesley theme as live bands filled the air with music.

Color Wellesley Wonderful, chalk drawings
In Wellesley Hills, across from the Sprague Clock Tower,  from left: Wellesley High School senior Sejin Choi; Wellesley College student Clara Tessier; and Wellesley resident Laure Lehman

 

Wellesley Clock Tower

 

Central Park Wellesley, band
Central Park, Wellesley Square

 

Color Wellesley Wonderful, chalk drawings
Glass artist Debbie Harary, who sells her work at The Clever Hand Gallery, created this chalk drawing outside Anderson’s Jewelers in Wellesley Square

 

Color Wellesley Wonderful, chalk drawings
Pretty kitties by Caroline Cockrill at Church Square.

 

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Ken DoRosario, known as Kendo, in Church Square.

 

Color Wellesley Wonderful, chalk drawings
Wellesley College student Juliana Lee, in Wellesley Square, goes around in circles with her chalk art creation.

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Wellesley House & Garden Club
Wellesley House & Garden Club members work their annual Geranium Sale fundraiser in front of Captain Marden’s on Linden Street. From left: Susan Miao, Carrie Benet, Regina Bibb. Proceeds go to helping maintain the butterfly gardens the Club planted years ago at several of Wellesley’s elementary schools. Information here on how you can join the Club.

Bargains galore

UU Wellesley Rummage Sale
A crowd lines up to score bargains at the annual UU Wellesley Hills Rummage sale.

 

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Wellesley Square. The party’s over, and the streets of Wellesley are quiet after a long day of activity.

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Sneak peek: We visit Wellesley’s Laughing Monk Cafe

May 9, 2022 by Deborah Brown 1 Comment

With this Tuesday’s soft opening of Laughing Monk Cafe in Wellesley Square (90 Central St.), owner Dome Nakapakorn’s dream of bringing high-end sushi and Thai cuisine to Wellesley has come true. We had the great good fortune to experience a 15-course tasting menu put together by creative force Chef Nick Korboon. The Omakasé (chef’s choice) menu included raw fish and seafood and small cooked dishes of such high quality and artistic presentation that our sushi dreams, the ones we never even knew we had, also came true.

Chef Nick sources fresh ingredients each morning from trusted suppliers from New England to Japan. Once what’s in-season, fresh, and flavorful is in front of him, along with microgreens and edible flowers he grows himself in his greenhouse, Chef Nick gets going on his imaginative process.

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The inside story

The intimate space seats 20 in all—16 at six tables, and four seats at the bar. Once the restaurant is going full steam, reservations will be an absolute must if you want to try out the Omakasé menu. For right now, there’s a limited menu, and from their website it doesn’t appear that you can make reservations yet.

With its dark walls, black leather chairs and banquettes, dim lighting, and B-side playlist, the vibe is cool and edgy, however the staff is friendly, attentive, and was good at explaining both the familiar (mussels with garlic and cilantro) and the new-to-us (shima aji, a light and buttery firm-fleshed fish, which Chef sliced paper-thin and sent to table rose-shaped). Like Laughing Monk’s Mission Hill location, there’s a video screen behind the sushi bar that grooves with slow-moving images of fish, the ocean, clouds, and more.

Laughing Monk, Wellesley
The sushi bar area seats four.

Laughing Monk has a full bar, as well as beer and wine options, and about 1o specialty cocktail options. One of us tried the Neaw-Ma-Muang, aka, Mango Sticky Rice, which we soon learned would work well for dessert, too. Another cocktail, Som-O, boasted a citrus combination of grapefruit vodka, lime, pineapple, and grated orange peel that was refreshing and light.

I guess we could try just a taste

A few sips into our drinks, it was time to get going on the tasting menu, crafted course-by-course especially for the evening. Because Omakasé is the chef’s choice, we had no idea what we’d get until it was presented to us at table. Chef started out with a sense of humor, serving that most familiar of dishes, crunchy and sweet crab rangoon. Sure it was a great rangoon, the wonton wrapper crisped to a shatter, and the taste of crab clear and bright through the creamy cheese filling. But can’t we get crab rangoon at any old place? Where was the storied creativity we’d heard all about? Turns out Chef was just getting started, drawing us in with a dish as familiar as childhood before challenging our palates with what he’d really sourced for us that day.

Chef Nick has a theatrical side, so pay attention as textures move from fatty to lean to chewy, and tastes run smoky, salty, spicy, and sweet. The light tasting, thinly cut shima aji was followed by a substantial piece of flaky ocean trout topped with caviar and given a special smoky presentation. From there the scene changed to simplicity, with mussels in their coal-black shells topped with a sprig of cilantro, presented on a pristine white plate.  Next came the sweetness of shrimp in a thick coconut curry sauce, a crunchy green alongside to cut the richness, served in a banana leaf bowl. Relax and go with the nice and easy flow. There are no jarring roller coaster ups and downs. You’re in good hands, and the presentation is as important as the taste. Always artful. Always beautiful.

Laughing Monk, Wellesley
Briny, spicy oysters, topped with edible flowers grown by Chef Nick, were served in a treasure chest.

 

Laughing Monk, Wellesley
A nest of crispy fried shallots contains a tiny fried quail’s egg.

 

Laughing Monk, Wellesley
The pressure was on for us to cook on par with Chef Nick. Could we do it?

The A5 Japanese Wagyu beef dish, the last course, called for diner participation. A marbled, buttery slice was brought to us raw, along with a green leaf, a pat of butter, and a hot stone. Moving quickly, we put the butter pat on the stone, followed by the leaf, and then the beef, which we cooked to our liking (rare). Umami heaven. Bob and I had started the Omakasé experience as mere children who needed their unsophisticated palates appeased with the familiar. Slowly, through repeated exposure to increased flavor and textural challenges, we proved ourselves worthy of what we received. By the end, Chef Nick had invited us into his process, entrusting us with one of his most precious ingredients. We’d been through an entire Omakasé experience, Chef Nick and Bob and me. You can’t go through something like that together without becoming comrades in the kitchen.

Laughing Monk

  • 90 Central St., Wellesley, MA 02482
  • 617-232-8000
  • Currently the restaurant is doing a soft opening, with a limited menu.
  • Once Laughing Monk is going full force, the menu will focus on the Omakasé-style tasting menu, as well as a Thai menu for dine-in guests and takeout.
  • For the sushi bar, Chef Nick Korboon acquires fresh ingredients every morning before starting his creations at the sushi bar. His masterpieces may change based on the fresh vegetables or edible micro-flowers available on that day.
  • The Thai kitchen is supervised by Chef Noi Karen, who has more than 25 years experience in Thai cuisine.
  • We visited Laughing Monk’s Boston location.
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Laughing Monk’s sushi Chef Nick Korboon, left, and owner Dome Nakapakorn.

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Wellesley Business Buzz—E.A. Davis to change ownership; OISE looking for host families; Linden Square sidewalk sale coming up

May 9, 2022 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

E.A. Davis to spend the summer changing owners

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EA Davis, Wellesley

E.A. Davis, the venerable Wellesley department store and interior design shop on Washington Street in Church Square, founded in 1904 by Emma A. Davis, has announced that new ownership will soon take over. The current owners posted on Facebook, “The Skolnick family has had E.A. Davis as part of their lives for nearly half a century, and have always been of the belief that we are merely the custodians of a legacy.”

New owners and long-time E.A. Davis customers Brian and Becky Voelkel will take over in July, but a set date for the changeover has not yet been announced. The Voelkels have been a wholesale vendor to E.A. Davis for the past 10 years with their fashionable clothing line, Mahi Gold.

The Skolnicks in the post said that they are grateful to shoppers from Wellesley and the surrounding towns for their commitment to supporting locally owned small businesses.

With Cachet, also in Church Square, closing for good at the end of May, and the the Di Schino family selling 25-35 and 53-61 Central St.—two buildings totaling 17,000 sq. ft. in the heart of Wellesley Square for $12.25 million—to Linear Retail Properties earlier this spring, it feels like Wellesley’s shopping terra firma is shifting beneath our very feet.


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Contact [email protected] if you would like to learn more about OISE Boston and their  students.


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Beyond Wellesley—we get to New York City via a speedy seaplane

May 7, 2022 by Deborah Brown 1 Comment

There are many commercial outfits that can take you from Boston to New York City, but I’ve just experienced the quickest way to make that trip—via Tailwind’s seaplane service, which gets travelers from Boston’s Seaport area to midtown Manhattan typically in under 75 minutes in-air travel time.

The Federal Aviation Administration last summer gave the thumbs up for flights out of Boston Harbor after Tailwind spent almost ten years coming up with solutions for every problem that busy Logan airport’s flight patterns presented. For now, Tailwind is the only seaplane game in Boston, but others will likely take advantage of the regulatory legwork already done and try to enter the market.

Tailwind, Boston
Mrs. Swellesley is ready to try out a seaplane for the first time on Tailwind.

As part of a press tour to try out the service, my round-trip flight was paid for by Tailwind. Trust me, I wouldn’t have been able to experience the flight any other way. Prices range from $395 to $795 one-way, depending on advanced purchase and available inventory. There is a bargain option of $595 roundtrip if the passenger stays over on a Saturday night. Flying by seaplane from Boston to New York is for those for whom time is money.

Farewell for now, Wellesley

I hopped the Wellesley Square commuter rail into South Station and walked the 15 minutes to Tailwind’s check-in area at Boston Harbor at Fan Pier Marina in the Seaport area. The secret to finding this tucked-away spot is to put Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse into your GPS. Keep Davio’s to your left and look for Tailwind’s small brick building on the harbor. That’s where staff will greet you and you’ll get your bag weighed (20 lb. maximum) and relax until the ferry arrives at the dock. The seven-minute ferry takes passengers to a floating pier for take-off.

Because Tailwind screens passengers and confirms IDs in advance in compliance with all regulatory requirements, the check-in process is incredibly civilized. Nobody shouts at stressed-out passengers to take off their shoes and remove all electronics from their bags, and I didn’t have to remove my baseball cap and reveal the truth about my second-day hair. Passengers can show up at the dock well under 30 minutes before the ferry leaves, and be on the plane in short order.

Tailwind, Boston
Above Boston en route to NYC.

Getting on and off the ferry and the plane, a Cessna Caravan EX amphibian aircraft with eight passenger seats, isn’t difficult, but it also isn’t accessible. The flight is staffed by a pilot and a co-pilot, who are in full view, as are their flight instruments and the plane’s GPS screen. There’s enough leg room and headspace in the functional and spotless, but not luxurious, cabin. So far so good, but I’d received disappointing news shortly before take-off. Due to low cloud cover, the flight wouldn’t be landing in New York Harbor. We’d be landing in Westchester County Airport in the lovely suburb of White Plains, about a 1-hour and 15-minute drive from midtown Manhattan. Sadly for me, no water landing. This time around I would experience a run-of-the-mill runway landing, not a problem for the aircraft, since it can handle both paved and water surfaces.

Don’t sweat the small stuff

I, too, can manage myself on both land and sea, but the White Plains landing presented logistical problems. Anxiety triggered, I briefly considered bagging the whole adventure. But I’d already booked my hipster-cool hotel, and the refund window had slammed shut. And I really wanted to wander through some shops and bookstores, and go to the Whitney Museum of American Art. Plus Riverside, a Polish rock band, was expecting me in the audience at The Gramercy Theatre. I couldn’t let those guys down on their 20th anniversary of rocking on, hell no. What was I? An intrepid traveler, or a wimpy traveler? So what if I didn’t have any idea how I’d escape from a leafy green suburb quite similar from the one I’d left. I’d figure it out.

“This is unfortunate,” a fellow passenger sighed about the detour to White Plains. I agreed, and together we hatched a ride-sharing plan into the city, which Tailwind paid for. Problem solved.

Time to take off and enjoy the flight. Lifting up into the air was an easy experience with just a few bumps. As we banked right I got up-close amazing views of Boston’s easily identifiable landmarks—the State House, Beacon Hill, the Charles River, and more. Soon we were at one with the clouds. A little over an hour later, we touched down nice and easy in White Plains. I clambered down the aluminum ladder to the tarmac, far from the midtown hotel I had chosen because it was a mere 6/10ths of a mile from Tailwind’s drop-off point at 2430 FDR Drive and 23rd Street. Ah well, my driver had me at the front doors of the Freehand Hotel in about 90 minutes, and the city was my oyster. Time to have some more fun.

Freehand Hotel, New York
Freehand Hotel, New York, about $350/night.

I chose the Freehand Hotel in midtown’s Flatiron District for a couple of reasons—its proximity to Tailwind and because before the Freehand was a hotel, it was home to many  writers, musicians and creatives, so that seemed inspirational. Nearby were a couple of bookstores, some shopping, and the Gramercy Theatre, where I could catch a show and still stay safe while traveling solo.

The city is back in action

That evening, I headed over to The Gramercy, a 2,000 square-foot space with 375 theater-style seats, and standing room for about 125 more. The historic venue was built in 1937 and mostly served as a movie house and live theater spot over the years until Live Nation (which also owns several venues in Boston) bought the building in 2006 for use as a concert space. The closest comparison in this area might be The Paradise in the Boston University area.

Riverside was in the house for their 20th anniversary tour. “We were going to play all our hits,” lead singer Mariusz Duda told the crowd. “Then we realized we don’t have any hits. So we chose the longest ones. I hope you have time for that.”

Riverside, rock band, New York
Riverside, a progressive rock band based in Poland, showed the crowd a great time.

The audience, made up in large part of dudes who looked like they were in their own bands and who didn’t much care about “hits,” most definitely had time for that, as the quartet rocked the house. To see these musicians back on their first tour since COVID did my own rocker heart and soul good, and made me glad that I didn’t let a little thing like travel logistics scare me off.

My two-night stay also included  a visit to The Whitney Museum of American Art, about two miles from my hotel, but I really didn’t need to leave the Flatiron District for a museum visit. I found myself wishing I’d stayed in the neighborhood and explored The Fotografiska (281 Park Avenue S), a branch of the Swedish photography museum by the same name. Anyplace with a tag line, “Have fun. Stay late. Get deep. Spill your drink,” sounds intriguing.

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With area dining options both fancy (the Freehand has several including a very popular rooftop bar/restaurant) and casual (I could get a steaming bowl of dumpling soup, Mexican fare, and great breakfast options literally steps from the lobby), I was all set in the meals department.

A shopping jaunt took me to the Strand Bookstore (828 Broadway at 12th street), the last such indie outpost standing on what was once known as “book row”; Housing Works thrift shop (157 E 23rd street), where you just might find the perfect mid-century modern home accent item; and Fishs Eddy (889 Broadway corner of 19th), with its endless collection of  dishes and glassware from defunct restaurants, as well as other odds and ends they just happen to come across.

Before I knew it, two days in the city had passed, and it was time to catch my early flight back to Boston. I showed up at the SkyPort seaplane base at the very eastern end of 23rd Street and relaxed in the small, nondescript lounge area. “We just got the OK to renovate the lounge,” a Tailwind team member told me. “It’s going to look a lot nicer soon.”

Tailwind, New York
Tailwind, New York

This time the weather cooperated and I did, indeed, get to experience a seaplane takeoff from New York (the views!) and a seaplane touchdown in Boston Harbor. The flight was a little bumpy ascending and descending due to windy conditions, but nothing scary. Splashing down was great fun and felt nice and smooth. A 15-minutes walk later, I was back at South Station where, with fortunate timing, the Worcester rail commuter line into Wellesley Square was boarding.

I could get used to this

Wish I could take the seaplane every time I wanted to pop into New York City, but alas, this was probably a one-off adventure for me. Unless we open up a Swellesley NYC bureau, which would, of course, necessitate frequent business travel. Now there’s a thought…

Tailwind, New York
Tailwind, above NYC.

Starting May 25, Tailwind will start up its seaplane service from Boston Harbor to Provincetown Harbor, with pricing that starts at $275. The nonstop flight takes about 35 minutes dock-to-dock.

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Registration is open for Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club Wonder Run

May 6, 2022 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

The 9th annual Wonder Run 5K & Kid’s Fun Run will take place on Sunday, May 22 as part of Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend. Sponsored by the Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club, the Wonder Run will begin at 8am followed by the Kid’s Fun Run and activities led by Sensei Nicco at 9am at the Wellesley High School track.

Wonder Run, Wellesley

The Wonder Run will be hero-themed so break out those capes or scrubs and support the WHJWC. Costumes are encouraged for all ages.

Registration details

Pre-registration fee: $35 for adults, $15 for kids
Pre-registration closes Thursday, May 19 at 11pm
Kids Fun Run registration is capped at 200 registrants.
Same-day registration fee: $40 for adults, $20 for kids
Please register here.


EVENT: Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club Wonder Run
DATE: Sunday, May 22, 2022
START TIME: 8am
LOCATION: Wellesley High School

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Plant a beautiful tree in your beautiful Wellesley yard

April 30, 2022 by Deborah Brown 3 Comments

The Natural Resources Commission is accepting requests from homeowners who would like to have a town tree planted on their property. Many types of trees are available; they’re planted by the Public Works Park & Tree Division and cared for by homeowners. The NRC and DPW plant roughly 300 trees and shrubs in town each year. Email the NRC to be put on the tree request list.

The 150+ year old Black Oak, known as the Station Oak ,at the Wellesley Square post office.

Planting new trees make the planet more resilient to climate change, increase habitat for wildlife, and add beauty to the town.

Community service volunteers needed

The Park & Tree Division is looking for individuals who like to work outdoors to help with invasive plant removal, weed trimming, pruning, planting, watering and more.

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From the Financial District to Wellesley Hills: Pandemic brought Sleek Salon’s new owner to town

April 29, 2022 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

It took a certain amount of courage for Roya Dowlatabadi, the new owner of Sleek Salon in Wellesley Hills, to leave behind years of success running her own business in Boston’s Financial District and make the move to the suburbs. Although she lives in the Metrowest area, the hair stylist felt like she didn’t have a handle on the culture of this area.

In Boston, Roya’s clients were mostly business people who commuted to the office five days a week. Her base wanted to show up to work looking polished and professional, and they didn’t want their roots to show before important meetings. Business was great back in the pre-pandemic days when the Financial District still bustled with in-person activity.

Roya, Sleek Salon, Wellesley
Roya, owner of Sleek Salon in Wellesley, faced business challenges during the pandemic.

But once COVID hit and Boston’s business elite transferred their moving and shaking from the boardroom to Zoom, it began to seem unlikely that Roya would once more have a full schedule of in-city clients.

One of her regulars told her about Sleek Salon, and how the owner at that time was not only looking to rent a chair, but perhaps wanted to transfer the business altogether, to the right person. Roya wasn’t sure about the idea, but the longer the pandemic lasted, the better a big change sounded. It was time to face facts.

“Finally I convinced myself I have to move on, I have to do something because I cannot survive like this,” Roya said. “I had to accept it. I can’t change destiny, sometimes it is out of our control.”

She left Boston and made the move to Wellesley. First on her agenda as a Sleek employee was to figure out the culture of the area. Turns out her new clients wanted pretty much the same thing as her city clients—regular cuts so as to avoid that shaggy dog look, custom color, and modern dos for special occasions like weddings and prom. Within a year she decided to take on ownership of the business. Things have gone so well that she’s currently looking to rent out a booth in the salon, or hire a stylist.

Roya now has more than ever in common with her clients—the positive lifestyle change that comes with reduced daily travel. “I don’t miss the commute all the way to Boston, ” she says. “Not at all.”

From the Hills to the Square

Empty storefronts are starting to fill up in Wellesley as business owners gain confidence that customers are once again willing to re-enter the world of in-person dining, shopping, and self-care. Just a few examples: Laughing Monk, an imaginative Thai cuisine spot, is expected to open soon in Wellesley Square, and La Toscano Pizzeria has opened at the former Upper Crust space; Home Decor Group opened in Wellesley Hills in March, and Jejes Coffeehouse is coming to that end of town in late spring or early summer; and Oath Pizza and Tatte Bakery are moving forward with renovations in preparation for their grand openings (soon!) in the Linden Square complex.

This flurry of activity has come about in part to to the town’s efforts to take a more collaborative approach in working with both business owners and property owners to fill vacancies. According to Amy Frigulietti, Wellesley’s Assistant Executive Director, the town has been addressing roadblocks to filling empty storefronts within its jurisdiction, such as licensing and permitting. “We’re thrilled that momentum from the storefront art project the Town supported last year is continuing this spring, with the Wellesley Society of Artists exhibit at Webster Bank. Overall we feel good about the current interest in our commercial districts, and the Town will see several new retailers and restaurants moving into our vacant storefronts soon,” she said.


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