Our head chef Chris’s wife has a special menu hack whenever they head out to a bar or tavern for dinner: could the kitchen get her a Chicken Caesar salad and splash a bit of Buffalo Sauce (usually reserved for a wings appetizer) across the top, to give it a little heat?
From that flavor insight, the Clover Buffalo Chicken Caesar was born.
We drizzle housemade Caesar spread on a…
We wanted to write a quick post updating you all on how our re-opening has been going. Our stores have been buzzing with customers and friends. During our first week back, every single restaurant has had customers coming in clapping! It was amazing to see. If you haven’t yet been by, we’re open normal hours at the following 6 locations:
Once designated the “Best Sandwich in Boston” by Boston Magazine, we’re bringing back one of our most popular seasonal specials. While long-time Cloverites will know it as The Bridgewater, it’s now going by The Mushroom Popper (or M-POP, as it’s designated on our internal systems.) Inspired by the unforgettable jalapeño poppers once served at The Charlie Horse Tavern*, The Mushroom Popper features crimini mushrooms from Rhode Island Mushroom Co, fried to perfection then glazed with our kicky honey-sriracha sauce. We lighten it up with ribbons of…
Every year, just after Valentine’s Day, we start getting the same question in from customers: Will there be a Passover Box this year? Sometimes the pleas are more direct, sometimes more colorful. The glories of the mushroom Chopped Liver and romesco spread on matzoh are a common theme. An NYC-based friend of mine, Sarah, often DRIVES UP TO BOSTON to claim one! So I’m happy to report, yes, the box is now live! We’ll be delivering 2 days this year – March 30 and March 31.
Last week, Derek from Speedwell Coffee came to our weekly General Manager meeting to teach us all about espresso via a cupping session. “Cupping” is a methodical way of learning about the flavor, aroma, and body of coffee beans and involves smelling and tasting the espresso through a series of precise steps: pouring perfectly-temperatured water over dry grounds, creating a crust at the top of the cup; breaking the crust and raking a spoon through the crust just so; slurping (and thus aerating) the finished brew. Roasters will often use cupping to test out new beans. My favorite part was Derek’s fervent…
if you tune into the Bruins vs. Red Wings game tonight (1.13) at 7:30, you’ll be seeing Chickpea Fritters, Fresh-Cut Rosemary French Fries, and the Clover logo all over TD Garden. Clover was chosen by TD Bank for a “Small Business Takeover” of the arena! Plus, if you’re coming to TD Garden tonight or anytime in January– we’ve launched a 1-month pop-up at Balcony 302 on Level 7, so you can watch the Celtics or Bruins with a Mushroom Popper and Kevin’s Chocolate Chip Cookie in hand.
Ever since joining Clover, I think a lot about chickpeas. A. LOT. I think about the nutty-buttery flavor they have raw, the deep savory edge they get when cooked, their creamy richness when blended up in our housemade hummus. I think about their protein punch (one cup = 14.5 grams of the good stuff, 20% of your recommended daily amount), their high fiber, iron, and Vitamin B count. I think about how pretty they are, with that distinctive curved ridge and little pointed peak that tells you this ain’t any old bean: THIS IS CHICKPEA.
Once designated the “Best Sandwich in Boston” by Boston Magazine, we’re bringing back one of our most popular seasonal specials. While long-time Cloverites will know it as The Bridgewater, it’s now going by The Mushroom Popper (or M-POP, as it’s designated on our internal systems.) Inspired by the unforgettable jalapeño poppers once served at The Charlie Horse Tavern*, The Mushroom Popper features crimini mushrooms from Rhode Island Mushroom Co, fried to perfection then glazed with our kicky honey-sriracha sauce. We lighten it up with ribbons of…
New Year’s Eve is no time to be buried in the kitchen, so we pack our NYE Box with Clover fan favorites that come together fast and encourage a night of Finger-Food Feasting. Can you think of anything better than digging into bubbling hot Brussels Sprout Cheese dip on a freezing cold Boston night? Or scooping up our bright nutty Romesco sauce as the clock ticks to midnight? And our breakthrough Carrot Lox will have you resolving to spare more salmon in the year ahead.
When we were thinking about what special seasonal veggies to build new fall celebration boxes around, one tuber spoke to the Clover Chefs above all others: Beauty, thy name is Sweet Potato. We get our Sweet Potatoes from the best producer in the world—Ray Young at Next Barn Over Farm in Western Mass. Ray’s sandy soil is so perfect for growing sweet potatoes, they call it “sugar sand.” Next Barn’s sweet potatoes are complex, nutrient-packed, and beautiful.
