13 June, 2021: It’s Ayr’s favorite thing to eat, it’s a vegetable that acts like a fruit, it makes pancakes so happy, and it’s only here for a month or so. Yesss rhubarb!!! If you’ve been thinking about stocking your fridge with a Clover meal box, this might be the week to do it, because while supplies last, all full-sized boxes (in the “Meal… Read More
11 June, 2021: I’ve been waiting over a year to make this announcement. Clover is coming to Newton! We’ll be opening at 845 Washington St. on July 1. We are on a mission to help meat lovers dream about vegetables. Why? As a society we need to reduce the number of meals we eat with meat—and by a lot. That… Read More
5 June, 2021: Browse meal boxes Is there anything better than the smell of good coffee, when you expect … not-good coffee? The first 300 Meal Box orders for next week will get a free gift from our dear friends at Tandem Coffee Roasters in Portland, Maine – 2 packets of Good Instant Coffee You’ve probably sipped Tandem’s delicious coffee at Clover, but did you know they’ve… Read More
20 August, 2008: Clementine and Ayr with new Clover truck After a ton of research, having visited two dozen different trucks for sale, and heavy negotiations, we have our truck. We bought the truck in Hartford, CT from CanAm, a used truck dealer. It belonged to a fleet of trucks leased out of PA (where most of the trucks are… Read More
3 June, 2021: The Father’s Day Box! We surveyed some culinary Clover dads about their dream Father’s Day meals. Then we asked ourselves, “What if all those meals could happen in one day?” And so the Father’s Day Meal Box was born! Now available for pickup or free delivery on the weekend of Father’s Day (6/18 and 6/19). For breakfast, start with a heat-and-eat French Toast Casserole made with… Read More
1 June, 2021: Melty provolone that can pull the length of an entire Lucia. Crisp battered mushrooms from Rhode Island. Warm marinara. Fresh local greens dressed in lemony vinaigrette. All tucked into a warm pita, or served up platter style. That’s right – the Mushroom Parm is back at lunch tomorrow (June 2) to kick off Week 2 of indoor dining at Clover! Some of you… Read More
28 May, 2021: I feel that buzz, a combination of lightness and relief. Our restaurants are full of people again. Damn that feels good. 15 months ago, we closed our restaurants when we didn’t know enough. Then when we knew in-person contact was dangerous, we reopened for takeout only and built a home meal kit business. Now that we know vaccines… Read More
27 May, 2021: Meet the Weekend Adventure Box. Our dream getaway weekend of breakfast tacos, brats around the fire, hearty chili, fluffernutters, s’mores and drinks filled with local fruit. Ideal for cabins, van camping, backyards, or anywhere you have access to a cooler, basic cooking equipment, and a heat source. Everything in the box is hearty, delicious, playful, treads lightly on our natural resources and best of all, comes… Read More
26 August, 2008: Last Friday I went into the Massachusetts Restaurant Association offices in Southborough, MA and took my ServSafe exam ($50). This is an exam that is required for “Foodservice Managers.” At John Olinto’s recommendation I’d skipped the course and opted for the online training. You sign up with the National Restaurant Association, give them $135, and take the course at… Read More
25 May, 2021: At breakfast, we’re pairing corn mayo with a 6.5-minute egg, Grafton 1-year cheddar, pickle coins, a bit of Nashville hot sauce and tucking everything into a warm pita. Breakfast Sandwich At lunch, we cut PEI potatoes, fry them, and top them with Nashville hot sauce, with a few Royal Crown pickles to cool things down. Hot Fries… Read More
22 May, 2021: It’s lean, it’s green, it’s only here for a few weeks. If you’ve been thinking about stocking your fridge with a Clover meal box, this might be the week to do it, because while supplies last, all full-sized boxes (in the “Meal Box” category) will come with a free gift of local asparagus, for you to try… Read More
19 May, 2021: Meet the Kofta Dinner Kit and the Bangers & Mash Dinner Kit. If you’ve had our St. Paddy’s Box, Earth Day Box, or the Mediterranean Box before, you may have tried these meals as part of larger meal boxes. Maybe you were even one of the customers who begged for them to be sold a-la-carte. Thank you for making your voice heard! Now that dream… Read More
18 May, 2021: There is a new Clover in the works : ) Want to be a part of the best summer ever? Learn what it’s like to wear the apron? We have a few spots open for this new location: assistant manager, store communications lead, and team members. Maureen is putting together a few Hiring Fairs outside the construction… Read More
17 September, 2014: That’s Danya and Matt of Queen’s Greens Farm in North Amherst. They’re the ones responsible for the beautiful red leaf lettuce you might have had this summer, and for the beets we’re featuring now in the Hungarian beet sandwich. It’s been our best summer yet in terms of percentage of the menu that’s sourced from this region.… Read More
15 May, 2021: The Nashville Hot Sandwich is only around for a couple more weeks, so we’re making the most of this limited time and putting our highly addictive Nashville Hot Oil on everything at the restaurants (even breakfast sandwiches and fries!) If you order in time for this free gift, you can put it on everything at your house too. We infuse safflower oil with lots… Read More