Author: Lucia

I’m particularly affected by the heat – ask anyone who knows me. As a Texan, I do not understand when people “don’t use their AC.” So I tend to cook less during the summer, which is sad, because I love summer produce. So a few months ago, I started asking the kitchen team if we could invent a No Cook Meal Box. Chris worked his magic and…

It’s finally back! The Nashville Hot Mushroom comes around once a year. It’s our homage to the hot chicken at Prince’s in Nashville. Our version gives you a little relief from the spice with a cooling corn mayo made from freeze-dried corn (customers have requested to buy vats of this stuff), fresh lettuce, and dill pickle coins. Then come the mushrooms. We get Blue Oysters from Rhode Island. We batter and fry them in Plimoth cornmeal…

Clover dedicates a portion of our restaurants to CSA (farm box) pickups from 4 local farms. CSA stands for community-supported agriculture, and it’s the best economic model to support small farmers and get the most delicious produce all summer and fall. Here’s how it works. You pay up front during the spring (aka now), and in exchange for your initial investment, you get a box of produce weekly during the summer. Each farm drops off…

Many of you have been asking when Pushpir will be back, and now it is! Cilantro mint chutney, squeaky paneer cheese (a fresh cheese similar to halloumi), pickled red cabbage, chickpeas, jalapeños, tamarind sauce, and yogurt sauce. This year it has a Bowl version — all the same joy of the sandwich plus warm turmeric rice, lentil date curry salad, and Parsnip Pakoras (shredded veggie fritters) made with spring-dug parsnips and other root veggies! They’re kind of chewy, deeply spiced, and intensely satisfying.