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Boston Globe
20 hours ago
- Business
- Boston Globe
Tiny Fupo in Cambridge's Huron Village is serving a Chinese and fusion menu
The Backstory Before they opened Fupo, Xuyang (Benny) Zhang was an R&D mechanical engineer, and his wife, Qianyi Lin, worked as a business intelligence analyst. When they decided to open a restaurant, they returned to China — he is from Canton and she is from Sichuan — and tried food from many regions to see what they wanted to bring to their new place. The Chinese beef flatbread at Fupo. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff What to Eat Chinese beef-stuffed flatbread, from the street food section of the menu, with a flattened patty seasoned with red and green Sichuan peppercorns baked inside a yeast dough. It's delicious. Roasted dumplings (eight to an order) with vegetables, chicken, or pork, with crispy edges and juicy filling. Stir-fried broccoli with garlic, perfectly cooked, almost crunchy. Cold noodles (with or without shredded chicken) with carrots and cucumber and a chile oil sauce you add yourself, so you're in charge of the heat. You'll find vegan dishes, such as noodles tossed with stir-fried zucchini slices; familiar food such as egg and veggie fried rice or roasted pork ribs; family fare as in thin-crust pizza; exciting specialties such as Sichuan peppercorn shrimp pasta; and unusual offerings such as brown sugar buns. The dumplings at Fupo. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff Advertisement What to Drink Regular coffee and latte, plus many versions of iced latte, including lavender, Nutella, and banana; several matcha drinks; and more bottles and cans to choose from. Advertisement The Takeaway Fupo means 'rich lady' in Mandarin. When Qianyi Lin told a friend that she and her husband were opening a restaurant, he wished them great success and hoped she became rich, hence the name. The couple is very enthusiastic and accommodating, and their food is quite fresh, prepared with care, and mostly healthy. This is a shoestring operation with 16 seats. You want to encourage and patronize a sweet place like this. 359 Huron Ave., Huron Village, Cambridge, 617-491-3133. Dumplings, noodles, vegetables $9.95-$22.95; meat and seafood $8.25-$26.95. Sheryl Julian can be reached at
Boston Globe
3 days ago
- Business
- Boston Globe
Bill to reshape Cannabis Control Commission heads for House vote
It also seeks to further regulate intoxicating hemp-based items, which often exist in a legal gray area with limited oversight; adjusts the existing cap on retail licenses any one operator can hold; and eliminates the requirement that medical marijuana businesses be 'vertically integrated,' meaning they must grow and process all the marijuana they sell. Advertisement The Massachusetts State House. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff The Ways and Means Committee advanced the bill with 23 Democrats in support of a favorable report, none opposed, eight Republicans reserving their rights, and five Boston Democrats taking no action on the committee poll. House Ways and Means Committee Chair Aaron Michlewitz said last week he was 'hopeful to do it soon' and that the House would 'make it a priority to kind of get through it as quickly as we can.' Speaker Ronald Mariano's office confirmed the cannabis bill will be on the agenda for Wednesday's formal session in the House. Advertisement Top Senate Democrats haven't expressed the same sense of urgency on the CCC. 'I will talk to senators and the chair of the Cannabis Committee, and we'll see. We'll take a look at whatever the House sends over, of course,' Senate President Karen Spilka said Thursday.
Boston Globe
23-05-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
At Gary's Pizza, pies with a fine-dining pedigree
The backstory: Columbus Hospitality Group opened the French-Mediterranean Mistral in 1997, and followed it with Italian, steakhouse, and high-end seafood concepts. South End bistro Bar Lyon closed at the end of 2021; Gary's is located on the same Washington Street stretch. The month-old pizzeria is tiny and takeout-only, but its chefs come from the hospitality group's other restaurants. So who's Gary? That's the middle name of both owners chef Jamie Mammano and Paul Roiff. Chief culinary officer Mitchell Randall at Gary's Pizza. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff What to eat: The pizza is the centerpiece. It's Roman-style, made in a long pan, featuring an airy, crisp crust that's golden on the bottom. The rectangular slices look like Sicilian, but the texture is a little lighter. In addition to the classic margherita, with tomato sauce, cheese, and basil, there are toppings such as pepperoni, asparagus and salt-cured egg yolk, prosciutto with figs and arugula, and soppressata with Jimmy Nardello peppers and hot honey (my favorite, if I had to pick). The pizza is good, and the slices are filling: Augment one or two with a Caesar salad with lush dressing, croutons, and lemon, and you're all set for dinner. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Long, rectangular Roman-style pizza has a crisp, airy crust. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff Advertisement There are sandwiches, too — prosciutto and mozzarella with oven-cured tomatoes and pistachio pesto, a meatball sub (but make the meatballs wagyu). The breads are house-made, and you can order ciabatta, focaccia, and Parker House rolls, with or without chickpea spread. (You may recognize some of the breads from Mooo…. or Ostra.) For dessert, try a salty-sweet chocolate chip cookie, Mallomar-inspired chocolates, or a pint of rich, nutty pistachio gelato. You can also order chips and salsa from Mammano-owned, Brockton-based Mi Niña. Advertisement A prosciutto and mozzarella sandwich on house-made focaccia. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff What to drink: In addition to the usual soft drinks, there are sodas from Something & Nothing in flavors such as cucumber and hibiscus-rose, Italian sodas, and La Colombe canned lattes. The takeaway: Gary's Pizza pours many of its high-end restaurant group's existing capabilities into a tiny takeout spot. It sounds like a smart move for them, and it is for us. It's very hard to go wrong with pizza, breads, and desserts made by top-notch chefs. As Mammano says by phone, 'Everybody loves pizza.' 1744 Washington St., South End, Boston, 617-858-0101, . Pizza $5-$7 per slice, $35-$49 per pie; sandwiches $14-$17; salads $12-$16; desserts $3-$14. Cinnamon gelato is among the dessert offerings at Gary's Pizza. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff Devra First can be reached at
Boston Globe
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Can the Tennis Hall of Fame be the best ‘in all of sports'? A $3 million makeover is a first step toward that goal.
Boston's backyard tennis museum at the 145-year-old Newport Casino has been open since 1986. And while there's nothing musty about the horseshoe-shaped exhibition space that was last renovated a decade ago, the reconfigured and reimagined space certainly offers a brighter, high-tech polish to the centuries-old pastime. Advertisement Instead of the Hall of Famers gallery that used to be the first stop of the museum tour, a new 'Celebration Gallery' features displays of current, recent, and not-so-recent legends such as Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Billie Jean King, Bjorn Borg, and Martina Navratilova. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up One case will feature the freshest-possible exhibits. Currently, the outfit Madison Keys wore in her Australian Open victory in January is on display. In the center stands 'Inspirational Legacies AR Experience,' an augmented reality sculpture that to the naked eye looks like a column of 131 white tennis balls hanging from dozens of wires. Each ball, however, is imprinted with what amounts to a QR code so that when a visitor opens the museum app on their smartphone and hovers their camera over a ball, a historical profile or video on a Hall of Famer will appear, and connections will be shown for other balls featuring players who were inspirations for or inspired by that initial player. Advertisement The International Tennis Hall of Fame includes the 'Inspirational Legacies AR Experience,' an augmented reality sculpture featuring 131 white tennis balls. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff 'To me, that's the 'wow' effect that I think people are going to feel and see within this museum,' said Faber. Another new area is 'The Majors,' a mini-theater where a massive curved video screen and impressive speaker system provide the backdrop for a two-minute-30-second video clip featuring Federer narrating an array of Grand Slam highlights. The US Open trophies that used to be kept in a relatively obscure corner of the exhibit case are now featured more prominently. 'Inspiration is in our mission statement, to inspire fans around the world, and this gallery is designed specifically to connect generations of players from one to the next to show how one generation inspires the next generation,' said Julianna Barbieri, senior vice president, content & partnerships. 'As you work your way through the gallery, you start with the more current players, then stars and icons of the modern era, and then you work your way backwards.' The gallery for Hall of Famers is now located at the end of the museum experience. Taking over a former event space, the room-to-grow room features displays on each of the 270 inductees, each bearing a new cast metal tennis racquet. The "room-to-grow" room at the International Tennis Hall of Fame features displays on each of the 270 inductees, each bearing a new cast metal tennis racquet. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff Other enhancements include a new lounge area for visiting donors and Hall of Famers, an updated welcome center, and a new museum store space featuring an array of hoodies, coffee mugs, hats, sunglasses, and the like. Advertisement The museum, which drew 32,000 fans for the 10 months it was open last year — 15 percent of online ticket purchasers hailed from Massachusetts — remains the focus of the ITHF organization. Its mission, said Faber, is three-fold: to promote and preserve the history of the game, celebrate its champions, and inspire generations globally. To that end, the ITHF will decouple its Hall of Fame tournament from its annual induction ceremony. This year, an ATP-WTA Challenger event will be held in July during Wimbledon so that those who didn't make it past the opening rounds can come play on the museum's 13 grass courts. Starting this year, the induction ceremony has been moved to a time slot one week before the US Open in New York begins, with the idea that it will be more convenient for honorees and their coteries to make an East Coast visit. The US Open trophies that used to be kept in a relatively obscure corner of the exhibit case are now featured more prominently. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff Maria Sharapova and Bob and Mike Bryan will be inducted Aug. 23-25. In the coming years, interest is expected to be significant: Federer is slated for next August, Williams and Ash Barty in 2027, with Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray in the pipeline. 'All Hall of Famers are iconic, but the sport of tennis has not seen what we're about to embark on in the next five-plus years, so it's kind of like this 'golden era,' ' said Faber. 'The goal is to become not only the ultimate honor in the sport of tennis, but the best Hall of Fame in all of sports.' All of which is to say the renovations to be unveiled Wednesday mark the start of a new era in tennis. It's one Faber wants Boston-area fans, already familiar perhaps with the Longwood Cricket Club's hosting of the first Davis Cup or former Globe columnist Bud Collins's legacy, to take advantage of as often as they can. Advertisement Exact numbers are not available for Boston-connected visitors, but Faber wants to double that amount. 'The more we can attract Boston-ites to come to Newport and experience this would be monumental,' he said. Michael Silverman can be reached at
Boston Globe
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Where to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day in Greater Boston
So if you're wondering where to begin celebrating this tight-knit community, here is a guide to Independent Bookstore Day celebrations happening in Greater Boston. Lovestruck Books Advertisement Shelves of books at Lovestruck Books. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff Lovestruck Books, the romance bookstore and café-and-wine bar in Harvard Squard, will spend Indie Bookstore Day inaugurating its outdoor patio. The store 44 Brattle St., Cambridge. Papercuts Bookshop Papercuts Bookshop owner Kate Layte, stands outside the Jamaica Plain locale. Issac Fitz At Papercuts Bookshop, the IBD celebration will be extra sweet with free slices of gluten-free coconut-pineapple cake courtesy of residential bakery 60 South St., Jamaica Plain. Advertisement Side Quest Books & Games Side Quest Books & Games is an indie fantasy bookstore in Bow Market. The store will celebrate Independent Bookstore Day this Saturday at its Somerville location. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff All things fantastical can be found at Side Quest Books & Games, but its commitment to showcasing the underrepresented is entirely nonfiction. The Somerville shop will be debuting new swag displaying graphics commissioned by local artists. Other items customers can snag to rep their bookworm ways include Indie Bookstore totes and stickers — the latter of which will be given out for free with every purchase. 1 Bow Market Way, Somerville. Porter Square Books Porter Square Books in Cambridge handout Porter Square Books is more than just its two retail locations in Cambridge and Boston's Seaport neighborhood. The retailer's foundation of the same name works to make reading more accessible within the Cambridge community through sponsored visits by authors to local schools and book donations. To support their efforts on IBD, PSB will be holding a Stuffed Animal Portrait Fund-raiser at its Cambridge location, during which attendees can bring their favorite cotton-brain friend to get their portrait drawn by professional illustrators. Later in the day, PSB employees will partake in a bake-off, where the 'Undisputed Baking Champion of the Year' will be determined by the audience's taste buds. 1815 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. Read My Lips Boston Twin sisters Lily (left) and Hannah Barrett will be organizing an Independent Bookstore Day celebration in Malden. JOSH REYNOLDS FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE For romance readers, Read My Lips has a bit of everything. From raunch-filled pages you hide in public to sweet tropes that have you kicking your feet, they carry it. Therefore, it's only fair that things get a bit hot and heavy during the IBD event. The pop-up bookstore will be setting customers up on blind dates with books at Idle Hands Craft Ales, where readers may find a $25 gift card lying seductively between the pages. The romance pop-up will also be donating 10 percent of the profit from book-themed merch to the pop-up's nonprofit of the month, the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. 89 Commercial St., Malden. Advertisement The Purple Couch Bookshop Purple Couch is fittingly decorated with colorful furniture at its North Andover location. The Purple Couch Bookshop North Andover's Purple Couch Bookshop is taking Independent Bookstore Day a step further by making its celebration a two-day event, extending to Sunday. Throughout the weekend, customers can play a game of banned books bingo, take a peek around with the little ones for a kids' scavenger hunt, or go on blind book dates. On Saturday and Sunday night, the store will remain open until late and provide light refreshments for celebrating customers. 350 Winthrop Ave. Unit 9B, North Andover. Boujee Bookstore Located in Norwood, Boujee Bookstore will spend Indie Bookstore Day in the company of various New England-based authors. Boujee Bookstore The vibes at Boujee Bookstore are typically light, fun, and girly, and so are its Independent Bookstore Day activities. Customers (21+) can snag a free cocktail or fill a bag at the all-pink candy bar while browsing the store's tidily shelved titles. Alongside other bibliophiles, customers can spend time with eightindie fantasy authors, including Amanda Sinatra and Allie Maddox, to get their books signed by locally-based writers. 61 Endicott St., Norwood. Marianna Orozco can be reached at
