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Wellesley Farmers’ Market to return with a twist

July 23, 2017 by bbrown Leave a Comment

The Wellesley Farmers’ Market, starting on Thursday, Sept. 7, will be making its return through a new online ordering and in-person pick-up model from 12:30-2:30pm. Pre-orders are already available.

Items available from dozens of providers will include farm fresh and organic products, including vegetables, fruits, meats, fish, dairy and bakery goods. You can pick up items at UU Church at 309 Washington St. or arrange for home delivery via a pedal-powered business.

Sponsors are also being sought for a Food Pantry Program. For more information, please email [email protected]com.

In past years, the Wellesley Farmers’ Market has set up on Saturdays at the UU Church.

MORE: 8 summer Farmers’ Markets and farm stands near Wellesley

Wellesley Square July Jubilation — your handy guide

July 12, 2017 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

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Today is the day. The Wellesley Square Merchants’ Association will host the annual July Jubilation celebration on Saturday, July 15, 9:30am – 4:30pm. The shopping and family fun extravaganza traditionally offers great bargains for shoppers and plenty of activities for kids at an event that has been going strong for 25 years now. Maybe it’s the petting zoo or the chance to meet Suki, the Wellesley Police Department’s very own bloodhound. Maybe it’s the chance to drop a Wellesley firefighter into a dunk tank. Or maybe it’s just a great excuse to stroll around Wellesley Square and see what there is to see. Whatever your reason for going, you don’t want to miss today’s fun.

SHOPPING: A record number of over sixty merchants will join in with sidewalk sales from one end of the Square to the other. Whether you’re looking for toys, clothing, books, home decor, handbags, and more, merchants will be on the sidewalks and in the streets with deep discounts on good stuff.

FUN: Keep an eye out for the stilt walker, magic and balloon tricks, caricaturist, bubble zone, dance show, martial arts demonstration, bounce house, face painting, open police cruiser, and live music.

FOOD: Maybe your first stop will be Sam’s Hot Dogs at Church Square.

MUSIC: The Wellesley Symphony; sing-a-long; disc jockey; live music by The Collective

PARKING: All this and free parking too, thanks to the Town of Wellesley.

For more information, go to ShopWellesleySquare.

Susu Bakery in Wellesley saying bye-bye

July 7, 2017 by Deborah Brown 5 Comments

We were dismayed to receive the following from Suzanne Aylward, owner of Susu Bakery & Cafe, a goodbye letter as beautifully crafted as one of her many baked goods:

To my loyal customers, friends and neighbors,

As my Dad, Paul, was fond of saying, “It’s simple but it’s not easy.” Truer words were never spoken…It’s time to say goodbye to Susu Bakery and Cafe. It’s simple but it’s not easy. We’ve had some wonderful times and were fortunate to work alongside some great, talented cooks and bakers and formed life long friendships through this shop. Working alongside with my Mum and Dad, we had lots of fun and made lots of happy memories.

I’ve enjoyed watching your kids grow up and was honored to make their birthday cakes, communion cakes, graduation cakes, and even some wedding cakes. I am humbled to have been part of your lives and memories. I will cherish that as I move on to my next chapter.

Susu Bakery will be closing it’s door on Saturday, July 15th.

Everything will be for sale – furnishings, art, pots and pans… our delicious brownies and baked goods all of next week through Saturday at our beautiful Church Square location.

Please stop by. If only so I can tell you thanks in person for the past 17 years! And as for me, sugar, butter and flour will always be in my future. We’ll be in touch!

Thank you,

Susu

We’re sorry to see you go, Susu. Thanks for the great French dinner, when you partnered with La Voile Boston Brasserie, and for the countless cups of coffee, tea, cookies, and cupcakes you kept in steady supply. All the best to you on your next venture.

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July 3, 2017 by Deborah Brown 1 Comment

It’s summertime and the outdoor dining is easy at Wellesley restaurants. Whether you’re looking for a fancy dinner or just a place to take the kids in a setting where dropped food on the floor just seems like less of a big deal outside than in, there’s a spot for you in town. The first two are places we’ve visited recently. From there, in no particular order, are some of our other favorites:

Bocado Tapas Bar, 45 Church St.

Bocado hit instant popularity since its 2014 opening, and with the recent closing of Blue Ginger, we’re told business there is better than ever. On our recent summertime lunch visit to the tapas spot’s 12-table outdoor seating area overlooking both Abbott and Church Street, we settled into a small cafe table protected from the sun with a red umbrella. It’s a busy spot and we amused ourselves by counting how many panicked drivers realized that Abbott Street is one-way and they are trying to go the wrong way. Our server told us it’s something of a staff hobby as well, and that no one there is surprised by the occasional fender bender that results from confusion at that tough intersection.

He then casually suggested the sangria, a house specialty that we’ve enjoyed before, but we’d been [Read more…]

Yet ANOTHER juicy Wellesley story

June 20, 2017 by bbrown Leave a Comment

Pressed Juicery, a Santa Monica-based seller of cold-pressed juices ranging from those steeped in roots and fruits to citrus and greens, has gone before a Wellesley board to get permission for signs for a shop in Linden Square that appears to be in the space occupied by Pinkberry since the summer of 2011.

While big on cleansing through juicing, Pressed Juicery isn’t coming clean yet on any details about its Wellesley plans (“Unfortunately, I don’t have any additional information to share at this time, however, I’ll absolutely keep you posted once I do,” a spokeswoman writes). It’s unclear exactly when Pressed Juicery might be arriving. Linden Square property manager Federal Realty doesn’t “comment on lease related matters” and Pinkberry hasn’t responded to our inquiry.

But Pressed Juicery has been given the town’s blessing for signs it wants to erect in Linden Square at 180 Linden St.

If Pressed Juicery does, as expected, set up shop in Wellesley, it will be the third juice business to target the town in recent months. Thirst Juice expanded beyond Boston into Wellesley in November as the only retailer so far to fill a spot in the Belclare complex. Cocobeet opened in Wellesley Square in February. Other new Wellesley eateries, such as B.Good and CrepeBerry, have also upped the healthy food ante in town.

Pressed Juicery started up in California, and has expanded into Las Vegas, New York and Massachusetts, including on Newbury Street and in Harvard Square.

As for Pinkberry, we don’t know what their plans are. But there is a space in Wellesley Square that has been home to at least 2 ice cream/frozen yogurt shops that’s begging for a new tenant.