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Seasonal Farmers Market Opening Dates 2019 Summer to Fall

Here is our round up of the summer farmers markets opening dates around Boston. We visited the Copley Market's opening day today and it reminded us to share this list with our BostonZest readers.

Early in the market season, we enjoy dishes like “Asparagus Two Ways.” Here it is roasted and starring in a simple salad of shaved asparagus, fennel, and capers.

Boston Public Market News
The Boston Public Market (BPM) headquartered at 100 Hanover Street, will have outdoor markets in three locations. In addition to their popular Dewey Square market (near South Station) they will have a market on City Hall Plaza and in the Seaport.

What Is There to Buy at Early Markets?
You can expect a selection of storage, greenhouse, and hoop house produce at early farmers markets: mushrooms, potatoes, scallions, spinach, lettuce, and greens. In June we can hope to see strawberries, asparagus, beets, bok choy, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumbers, peas, and radishes.

Naturally we’ll also be offered meat, poultry, seafood, maple syrup, honey, dairy, cheese, and eggs which are not seasonal in the same way as plant-based goods.

Here are opening dates for the 2019 area seasonal markets:

Boston Public Market: Open daily, year-round

May Markets
South End/SoWa: Open Market: May 5th (Sundays)
Copley Square: May 10th (Tuesdays & Fridays)
Egleston Jamaica Plain: May 11th (Saturdays)
Central Square, Cambridge: May 13th (Mondays)
Boston Public Market at Dewey Square: May 14th (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Cambridge Center (Kendall MBTA): May 15th (Wednesdays)
Davis Square, Somerville: May 15th (Wednesdays)
Jamaica Plain (677 Centre Street): May 18th (Saturdays)
Union Square, Somerville: May 18th (Saturdays)
Boston Public Market at City Hall Plaza, May 21 (Tuesdays)

June/July Markets
Roslindale/Adams Park: June 1st (Saturdays)
Boston Public Market at the Seaport (85 Northern Ave.) June 5th (Wednesdays)
Brookline/Coolidge Corner: June 6th (Thursdays)
Harvard University Farmers Market, Cambridge: June 11th (Tuesdays)
Charlestown: Thompson Square at Main & Austin Street, June-October (Wednesdays)
East Boston/Central Square: July 3rd (Wednesdays)

What's on your food lover's shopping list?

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photos: ©2019 Penny & Ed Cherubino

(Adapted for BostonZest from one of our Fresh & Local newspaper columns.)

May 13, 2019
Boston Area Spring-to-Fall Farmers Market Opening Dates

Pull out your calendars and mark the dates when you can go and see our Boston area farmers market friends at their outdoor spots. These dates are for the 2017 spring-to-fall season. This will now be a permanent resource page on this topic so bookmark it and come back when you need the information and we'll update it as we have new information.

First, The News!

With the Boston Public Market (100 Hanover Street) established as a permanent, indoor, year-round stop for shoppers to support local food growers and producers, the Boston Public Market Association will not be running a seasonal farmers market along the Greenway adjacent to their indoor location this year. They will focus on supporting the vendors at the BPM and their Dewey Square farmers market location.

Again this year there will be a second day for the South End/SoWa Farmers Market on Harrison Avenue. You can shop for local food at this popular venue on both Saturdays and Sundays. Neighbors have expressed concerns about the popularity of this market and the second day of the market was in question for a short time.

As shoppers we can help with this situation by being considerate of the market neighbors. If you can walk to the market, please do so. The Silver Line runs nearby Harrison Avenue so the MBTA should be your second choice. If you do come by car, be aware that traffic and parking are difficult not only for you, but also for the folks who live there. This same is true of any farmers market you visit.

May Markets

Boston Public Market: Open daily, year-round

South End/SoWa Open Market: April 29th (Saturdays & Sundays)

Egleston Jamaica Plain: May 6th (Saturdays)

Jamaica Plain (677 Centre Street): May 7th (Saturdays)

Copley Square: May 12th (Tuesdays & Fridays)

Union Square, Somerville: May 13th (Saturdays)

Central Square, Cambridge: May 15th (Mondays)

South Station/Dewey Square: May 16th (Tuesdays & Thursdays)

Davis Square, Somerville: May 17th (Wednesdays)

Cambridge Center (Kendall MBTA): May 17th (Wednesdays)

June Markets

Brookline/Coolidge Corner: June 1st (Thursdays)

Roslindale: June 3rd (Saturdays)

Harvard University Farmers Market, Cambridge: June 6th (Tuesdays) (no market 7/4, 8/22 & 29, 10/24)

Oak Square, Brighton: June 7th (Wednesdays)

Dorchester/Ashmont/Peabody Square: June 23rd (Fridays)

Allston/Harvard Farmers Market: June (Fridays) (Not confirmed)

Allston Village, 500 Cambridge St: June (Saturdays) (Not confirmed)

Cambridgeport: June (Saturdays) (Not confirmed)

Boston Medical Center Shapiro Lobby, 840 Harrison Avenue: June (Thursdays)

Mission Hill/Roxbury, Brigham Circle: Mid-June (Thursdays)

July Markets

Charlestown: Thompson Square at Main & Austin Street: July (Wednesdays)

East Boston/Central Square 209 Summer Street: July (Wednesdays)

If you have confirmed dates for your favorite farmers market, please tell us in a comment or send us an email and we'll add it as an update to this post.

We use and highly recommend a Rolser Shopping Trolley for your farmers market visits. It stands on its own and can haul your purchases over city sidewalks without a problem.

See our review of The Boston Homegrown Cookbook: Local Food, Local Restaurants, Local Recipes. It's full of chefs, farmers, and food producers you know, and we highly recommend it. Remember, always click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2017 Penny Cherubino

May 10, 2017
Boston Area Spring-to-Fall Farmers Market Opening Dates

Pull out your calendars and mark the dates when you can go and see our Boston area farmers market friends at their outdoor spots. These dates are for the 2017 spring-to-fall season. This will now be a permanent resource page on this topic so bookmark it and come back when you need the information and we'll update it as we have new information.

First, The News!

With the Boston Public Market (100 Hanover Street) established as a permanent, indoor, year-round stop for shoppers to support local food growers and producers, the Boston Public Market Association will not be running a seasonal farmers market along the Greenway adjacent to their indoor location this year. They will focus on supporting the vendors at the BPM and their Dewey Square farmers market location.

Again this year there will be a second day for the South End/SoWa Farmers Market on Harrison Avenue. You can shop for local food at this popular venue on both Saturdays and Sundays. Neighbors have expressed concerns about the popularity of this market and the second day of the market was in question for a short time.

As shoppers we can help with this situation by being considerate of the market neighbors. If you can walk to the market, please do so. The Silver Line runs nearby Harrison Avenue so the MBTA should be your second choice. If you do come by car, be aware that traffic and parking are difficult not only for you, but also for the folks who live there. This same is true of any farmers market you visit.

May Markets

Boston Public Market: Open daily, year-round

South End/SoWa Open Market: April 29th (Saturdays & Sundays)

Egleston Jamaica Plain: May 6th (Saturdays)

Jamaica Plain (677 Centre Street): May 7th (Saturdays)

Copley Square: May 12th (Tuesdays & Fridays)

Union Square, Somerville: May 13th (Saturdays)

Central Square, Cambridge: May 15th (Mondays)

South Station/Dewey Square: May 16th (Tuesdays & Thursdays)

Davis Square, Somerville: May 17th (Wednesdays)

Cambridge Center (Kendall MBTA): May 17th (Wednesdays)

June Markets

Brookline/Coolidge Corner: June 1st (Thursdays)

Roslindale: June 3rd (Saturdays)

Harvard University Farmers Market, Cambridge: June 6th (Tuesdays) (no market 7/4, 8/22 & 29, 10/24)

Oak Square, Brighton: June 7th (Wednesdays)

Dorchester/Ashmont/Peabody Square: June 23rd (Fridays)

Allston/Harvard Farmers Market: June (Fridays) (Not confirmed)

Allston Village, 500 Cambridge St: June (Saturdays) (Not confirmed)

Cambridgeport: June (Saturdays) (Not confirmed)

Boston Medical Center Shapiro Lobby, 840 Harrison Avenue: June (Thursdays)

Mission Hill/Roxbury, Brigham Circle: Mid-June (Thursdays)

July Markets

Charlestown: Thompson Square at Main & Austin Street: July (Wednesdays)

East Boston/Central Square 209 Summer Street: July (Wednesdays)

If you have confirmed dates for your favorite farmers market, please tell us in a comment or send us an email and we'll add it as an update to this post.

We use and highly recommend a Rolser Shopping Trolley for your farmers market visits. It stands on its own and can haul your purchases over city sidewalks without a problem.

See our review of The Boston Homegrown Cookbook: Local Food, Local Restaurants, Local Recipes. It's full of chefs, farmers, and food producers you know, and we highly recommend it. Remember, always click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2017 Penny Cherubino

May 10, 2017
What Better Way to Welcome May then with a Paul Chollet Crémant Brut Rosé!

Get a jump on all the May celebrations and join us to toast the arrival of one of our favorite months!

On a recent visit to Provincetown, we spied a bottle of Crémant Brut Rosé and wondered if it just might have the poise and finesse to help us enjoy keeping "Our Sparkling Resolution."

I wouldn’t say, “we’ve never met a crémant we didn’t like,” but almost! It’s a nice value bottle of bubbles that’s often just as satisfying, and perhaps not as intimidating, as Champagne.

Paul Chollet Crémant De Bourgogne Brut Rosé is described by its winemaker as having fine bubbles with a creamy and persistent mousse. The delicacy of the Rosé can be seen in “the very beautiful robe of a shiny and delicate pink” – sounds like poise to me.

The characteristics of the Pinot Noir are “marked by notes of red fruits, raspberry and ripe[ness].”

The cuvée of Pinot Noir, “gives us the balance, the generosity and the power of the Pinot Noir Bourguignons” – anyone for finesse?

“This ideal aperitif wine is very popular with a chocolate or fruit dessert or a tatin tart.”

Can’t wait to hear that cork pop!

We purchased our bottle of Paul Chollet Crémant De Bourgogne Brut Rosé at Glass Half Full in Provincetown for around $20.

Imported by: Winebow, Somerville, MA

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Photography: © 2017 Penny Cherubino

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May 1, 2017
What Better Way to Welcome May then with a Paul Chollet Crémant Brut Rosé!

Get a jump on all the May celebrations and join us to toast the arrival of one of our favorite months!

On a recent visit to Provincetown, we spied a bottle of Crémant Brut Rosé and wondered if it just might have the poise and finesse to help us enjoy keeping "Our Sparkling Resolution."

I wouldn’t say, “we’ve never met a crémant we didn’t like,” but almost! It’s a nice value bottle of bubbles that’s often just as satisfying, and perhaps not as intimidating, as Champagne.

Paul Chollet Crémant De Bourgogne Brut Rosé is described by its winemaker as having fine bubbles with a creamy and persistent mousse. The delicacy of the Rosé can be seen in “the very beautiful robe of a shiny and delicate pink” – sounds like poise to me.

The characteristics of the Pinot Noir are “marked by notes of red fruits, raspberry and ripe[ness].”

The cuvée of Pinot Noir, “gives us the balance, the generosity and the power of the Pinot Noir Bourguignons” – anyone for finesse?

“This ideal aperitif wine is very popular with a chocolate or fruit dessert or a tatin tart.”

Can’t wait to hear that cork pop!

We purchased our bottle of Paul Chollet Crémant De Bourgogne Brut Rosé at Glass Half Full in Provincetown for around $20.

Imported by: Winebow, Somerville, MA

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Our Sparkling Resolution is covered in this post: Join Us as We Toast …

A Few of Our Favorite Gifts for Wine Lovers

Here Are All the Wines We've Covered. Since this is a category this post may appear at the top. Just scroll down for more.

Want to learn more about wine? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site! Here are three of our favorite wine books.

The Food Lover's Guide to Wine

The New Wine Lover's Companion

The Wine Bible

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino

Photography: © 2017 Penny Cherubino

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May 1, 2017
Boston Area Winter Farmers Market Schedule: Our Updated Resource Page for 2017-2018 Season

The open air farmers market season is nearly over and it's time for us to start our list of the 2017-2018 Winter Farmers Markets in the Boston area. We'll add to this list as we discover more markets opening. And, if you bookmark this page, we'll keep it updated for future years as we hear of new dates and openings.

We have updated all the markets listed below for 2017-2018.

Boston Public Market

The Boston Public Market is open 7 days a week. Here you’ll find: farmers, craft brewers, cheesemakers, local meat, and Red's Best (an outstanding seafood vendor), bakeries, and artisan food producers.

Located at 100 Hanover Street, Boston, MA 02108.

Hours: Monday – Saturday, 8am — 8pm, Sunday 10am — 8pm

Check the market's twitter and facebook pages for specific weather and holiday closings.

Brookline Winter Farmers Market

Winter Indoor Farmers Markets Around Boston

Check the links to confirm details on these markets before you set out on your shopping trip.

Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover Street at Haymarket Station, Monday – Saturday, 8am – 8pm, Sunday 10am - 8pm (year-round)

Boston/Egleston Winter Farmers Market, Urbano Project, 29 Germania St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 (map) Saturdays, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, (Every Saturday *: November – February *We are closed on Saturday, November 25, 2017 & December 23rd & 30th)

Brookline Winter Farmers Market at The Arcade Building, 318 Harvard Street, (map) Sundays
11:00 am to 3:00 pm (November 19, 2016 thru April 2018)

Somerville Winter Farmers Market, 191 Highland Avenue, (map) Saturdays, 9:30 am to 2:00 pm (December 2, 2017- April 14, 2018 )

Cambridge Winter Farmers Market, 5 Callender Street, (map) Saturdays, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (January 6th-April 7th, 2018)

Dorchester/Codman Square Winter Farmers Market, 6 Norfolk Street, Dorchester, in the Great Hall (map) Saturdays 10 am to 1 pm (January 27to March 31)

Chelmsford Agway Winter Farmers Market, 24 Maple Road, Chelmsford, MA (map) Saturdays, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (November 4, 2017 – February 24, 2018) Thanks to the reader who sent this one our way.

Roslindale Winter Farmers Market, 30 Birch Street, Roslindale, MA (map) Saturdays, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (January 6th to March 31, 2018)

Destination Markets Worth the Trip

Wayland/Russell's Garden Center Winter Farmers Market, 397 Boston Post Road, Rte 20 (map) Saturdays, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (January 6th – March 10th, 2018)

Newburyport Winter Farmers Market, Tannery Marketplace, 50 Water Street (map)
Sundays 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, Dec. 3 & 10, 2017, Jan. 7 & 21, Feb. 4 & 18, March 4 & 18, April 8 & 22, 2018

Plymouth Indoor Winter Market, 137 Warren Ave, Plymouth, MA (map) 2:30-6:30, Second Thursday of the month, November 2017 thru May 2018

Stillman's Farm and Stillman Quality Meats will both be at the Boston Public Market.

Do you have a favorite place to shop for local foods in winter? Let us know!

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Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2011 – 2017 Penny & Ed Cherubino

November 18, 2016
Boston Area Winter Farmers Market Schedule: Our Updated Resource Page for 2017-2018 Season

The open air farmers market season is nearly over and it's time for us to start our list of the 2017-2018 Winter Farmers Markets in the Boston area. We'll add to this list as we discover more markets opening. And, if you bookmark this page, we'll keep it updated for future years as we hear of new dates and openings.

We have updated all the markets listed below for 2017-2018.

Boston Public Market

The Boston Public Market is open 7 days a week. Here you’ll find: farmers, craft brewers, cheesemakers, local meat, and Red's Best (an outstanding seafood vendor), bakeries, and artisan food producers.

Located at 100 Hanover Street, Boston, MA 02108.

Hours: Monday – Saturday, 8am — 8pm, Sunday 10am — 8pm

Check the market's twitter and facebook pages for specific weather and holiday closings.

Brookline Winter Farmers Market

Winter Indoor Farmers Markets Around Boston

Check the links to confirm details on these markets before you set out on your shopping trip.

Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover Street at Haymarket Station, Monday – Saturday, 8am – 8pm, Sunday 10am - 8pm (year-round)

Boston/Egleston Winter Farmers Market, Urbano Project, 29 Germania St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 (map) Saturdays, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, (Every Saturday *: November – February *We are closed on Saturday, November 25, 2017 & December 23rd & 30th)

Brookline Winter Farmers Market at The Arcade Building, 318 Harvard Street, (map) Sundays
11:00 am to 3:00 pm (November 19, 2016 thru April 2018)

Somerville Winter Farmers Market, 191 Highland Avenue, (map) Saturdays, 9:30 am to 2:00 pm (December 2, 2017- April 14, 2018 )

Cambridge Winter Farmers Market, 5 Callender Street, (map) Saturdays, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (January 6th-April 7th, 2018)

Dorchester/Codman Square Winter Farmers Market, 6 Norfolk Street, Dorchester, in the Great Hall (map) Saturdays 10 am to 1 pm (January 27to March 31)

Chelmsford Agway Winter Farmers Market, 24 Maple Road, Chelmsford, MA (map) Saturdays, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (November 4, 2017 – February 24, 2018) Thanks to the reader who sent this one our way.

Roslindale Winter Farmers Market, 30 Birch Street, Roslindale, MA (map) Saturdays, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (January 6th to March 31, 2018)

Destination Markets Worth the Trip

Wayland/Russell's Garden Center Winter Farmers Market, 397 Boston Post Road, Rte 20 (map) Saturdays, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (January 6th – March 10th, 2018)

Newburyport Winter Farmers Market, Tannery Marketplace, 50 Water Street (map)
Sundays 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, Dec. 3 & 10, 2017, Jan. 7 & 21, Feb. 4 & 18, March 4 & 18, April 8 & 22, 2018

Plymouth Indoor Winter Market, 137 Warren Ave, Plymouth, MA (map) 2:30-6:30, Second Thursday of the month, November 2017 thru May 2018

Stillman's Farm and Stillman Quality Meats will both be at the Boston Public Market.

Do you have a favorite place to shop for local foods in winter? Let us know!

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
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November 18, 2016
Our Search Is on for the Best Jamaican Patties in Boston!

We are missing the Jamaican Patties we enjoy in Provincetown and are now on the hunt for the best of Boston's offerings of this savory meat pie.

In Provincetown, we pick up a few at Far Land Provisions and heat them as a quick snack or to accompany a salad as a meal.

The flaky example above is from Izzy's on the corner of Windsor and Harvard Streets in Cambridge (map). We grabbed a few to go and enjoyed a great, quick lunch after a morning round of food shopping in Somerville and Cambridge.

We're making a list of the places where we will order upcoming Jamaican Patties or as some people call them Jamaican Meat Pies. We've done our research and will report back, but we'd love your opinions.

Most of the Jamaican Patties served in Boston come from major suppliers like the Tower Isles version shown above. Look for lettering on them, which may be obscured by the flaking of the crust.

Even with the commercial versions, the way a particular place prepares and holds the patties does make a difference to the quality.

Who serves great versions of this Caribbean classic? Do you know of places that make their own from scratch? Do you have a favorite frozen version and where do you buy those?

What's on your Food Lover's shopping list?

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photos: ©2016 Penny & Ed Cherubino

June 2, 2016
Our Search Is on for the Best Jamaican Patties in Boston!

We are missing the Jamaican Patties we enjoy in Provincetown and are now on the hunt for the best of Boston's offerings of this savory meat pie.

In Provincetown, we pick up a few at Far Land Provisions and heat them as a quick snack or to accompany a salad as a meal.

The flaky example above is from Izzy's on the corner of Windsor and Harvard Streets in Cambridge (map). We grabbed a few to go and enjoyed a great, quick lunch after a morning round of food shopping in Somerville and Cambridge.

We're making a list of the places where we will order upcoming Jamaican Patties or as some people call them Jamaican Meat Pies. We've done our research and will report back, but we'd love your opinions.

Most of the Jamaican Patties served in Boston come from major suppliers like the Tower Isles version shown above. Look for lettering on them, which may be obscured by the flaking of the crust.

Even with the commercial versions, the way a particular place prepares and holds the patties does make a difference to the quality.

Who serves great versions of this Caribbean classic? Do you know of places that make their own from scratch? Do you have a favorite frozen version and where do you buy those?

What's on your Food Lover's shopping list?

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photos: ©2016 Penny & Ed Cherubino

June 2, 2016
Monday Is “Pennypackers Porchetta Day” in the Back Bay
Lunch, last Monday, was the famous porchetta sandwich from the PennyPackers food truck. We highly recommend that all our friends and followers in the area join us in making Mondays "Pennypackers Porchetta Day." It can be the Back Bay version of Prince Spaghetti Day with better food.

Last Monday Penny split off on our dog walk to drop a package at the Post Office on Clarendon Street. Her secondary assignment was to pick up lunch along the way home. Imagine her joy as she neared the corner of Clarendon and Boylston (map) and spotted the word "Porchetta" in large letters on the back of a food truck.

The truck was Pennypackers and that sandwich is their specialty.

There it was on the menu, the porchetta sandwich with rhubarb mostarda. After a hurried walk home to have lunch ASAP, we were both savoring the deeply seasoned pork, stuffing, and the lift of the mostarda. (As you may have noticed from past posts, Penny is a big rhubarb fan and was thrilled to see it used in this classic Italian condiment.)

It wasn't until we studied the rest of the menu in the quick photos taken while waiting for the porchetta, that we both wished we had ordered a second or third item to have that night for supper.

Pennypackers posts their daily status and menu on Twitter and Facebook. Like or follow them for updates on where they are and what they are serving.

@pennypackers

PennyPackers Food Truck on Facebook

Spring Menu

Here's a sampling of what they will be serving this spring:
- Pea Shoot Salad: arugula, peas, radish, spring onion, mint + shallot vinaigrette, shaved pecorino
- Bean Salad: white beans, haricot verts, snap peas, hazelnut vinaigrette, arugula + herbs, mixed seeds
- Crushed Fried Potatoes: jalapeno, gorgonzola, extra virgin olive oil
- Mixed Seasonal Pickles
- Grilled Asparagus (side): smoked Russian dressing, chives
- Grilled Asparagus Sandwich: gruyere, pickled red onion, smoked Russian dressing, herb salad
- Vegetarian Pan Bagnat: fava beans, chickpeas, haricot verts, artichoke, red onion, radish, olive, herbs, hard boiled egg
- Fried Chicken Sandwich: shaved smoked ham, rhubarb jalapeno relish, bibb lettuce
- Porchetta Sandwich: daily accompaniment
- Grassfed Beef Ribeye Sandwich: sauteed mushrooms, ramp butter, preserved citrus gremolata
- Daily Sausage Special
Update: (05.16.16) We picked up these items for lunch! (Click on photos for larger images) Left to Right: Crushed Fried Potatoes, Fried Chicken Sandwich, and Ribeye Sandwich. They were all hits – especially the potatoes!

Here's what the porchetta looks like before it becomes a delectable sandwich. (from the Pennypackers facebook page.)

Brick & Mortar Pennypackers

Like a few of the other great food truck families, Pennypackers has opened a brick and mortar restaurant. If the food truck schedule doesn't work for you, visit them at 514C Medford Street, Somerville, MA. (map) Right now that location is open Thursdays through Sundays. The hours are posted here.

Please get out and support our local food trucks. You'll have a better meal than you would from a national chain and you'll be helping a small business grow just the way we see Pennypackers growing.

What's on your Food Lover's shopping list?

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photos: ©2016 Penny Cherubino with porchetta roll from Pennypackers facebook page.

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