29 September, 2019: I think this was Jane’s idea. It was a really awesome one. Print big poster versions of blog posts and put them up in the window of the Boylston store while construction happens. So we’ve been writing posts on this blog that are doing double-duty as window art/Clover manifestos. We’re trying to focus on bigger themes, Jane has… Read More
28 September, 2019: We’ve been trying to figure out “retail.” We made some kits that you can take home and make Clover stuff. One of them is popovers! If you haven’t had a popover yet, stop by at breakfast. They’re an eggy, flaky pastry that is considered by some to be the “first American pastry.” We’ve been baking them ever… Read More
27 September, 2019: We’ve got some exciting stuff in the works this fall/winter (more on that later), and we felt it was time to think more seriously about PR. We interviewed around 10 firms, narrowed the list down to 3, and asked each of those 3 to put together proposals of what they would do if we worked together. Then… Read More
29 October, 2008: It’s on. Here’s a picture from our first day. That’s Mike behind me, a student of Rolando’s from Providence. He and a classmate took an entire day off to help us out. It was still crazy, but we got food out the window and learned a ton. At the end of the day we tore the entire… Read More
26 September, 2019: The other day, a farmer told me that it’s now illegal for farmers to eat food straight from the field. It’s a new law. I have no idea why, but I suspect it’s because so many farms are now dangerous. Pesticides stronger than anything we’ve ever used in history, nasty antibiotic resistant bugs that are evolving on… Read More
16 September, 2019: Everyone knows Clover was started as a project to address climate change. Ok, nope, that’s a lie. I think very few people know this. Part of that has been intentional. People do not choose where to eat lunch based on their beliefs about the environment. And the link between meat production and climate change is a hard… Read More
14 September, 2019: There was a big article recently about Sweetgreen, Chipotle, Dig (formerly Dig Inn) calling out their bowls as containing “forever chemicals” and cancer causing agents. Scary stuff. And it has me thinking twice when I eat out. Naturally questions came our way about our packaging. I didn’t know the answer so we reached out to our packaging… Read More
12 September, 2019: JSP has launched. And yum. I had one today. So we got that right. And Just Mayo is back. Rejoice! Clover had nothing to do with it going away nor did we make it come back but vegans and friends of vegans are very happy. Want to know something we’ve been screwing up? Coffee!!!! Turns out in… Read More
23 June, 2009: This is one of my favorite juices. I love the buttery sweetness of the carrot and think the kumquat brings breadth to the carrot’s earthiness. We’ve had a lot of success pairing citrus with earthy root vegetables. Today we’re running the beet apple lime. You may have noticed juices are moving from a once or twice a… Read More
10 September, 2019: Don’t tell this to your friendly neighborhood Monsanto farmer but I believe that organic soil can feed the world. How do I know this? It has to do with a sandwich that’s launching tomorrow. That’s Ray. If you’ve been following this blog you may know that Ray is our #1 Farmer Crush – well, maybe tied… Read More
5 September, 2019: Pictured: Stacia. My favorite vegan. Happy about the Just Mayo. Just Mayo is back. Yes. It’s back. We moved to Just Mayo years ago. And when we did a bunch of our food turned vegan overnight. We think it tastes better than Hellmans. The company that makes Just Mayo (“Just” that’s their name) yanked it from distribution earlier… Read More
5 September, 2019: CloverFIN customers have seen a little kiosk at that location (160 Federal St.). We’re testing it out. And I have to admit I’m pretty ambivalent about the whole idea. I feel like a special part of Clover is making fewer people strangers. I love this part of working at Clover. I think many of our staff love… Read More
23 August, 2019: I think we’ve totally failed in explaining why our menu is always changing. What makes me think this? Daily requests for the Brussels Sprout Sandwich. And the looks on faces when we say we don’t have it. Like we’re pulling one over on them. I love this sandwich. I made it as a resistance to all the… Read More
6 May, 2009: NOTE: This is a historical blog post from 2009. We are piloting a new online ordering system. We will post more about it when it’s ready. For now, please DO NOT email order@cloverfoodlab.com to order food. Instead, ask the staff at your local Clover for an invite to the Clover App! We’re trying something new today: advance ordering. Here… Read More
22 August, 2019: (This survey is now closed – we hold these surveys about once a month, so if you’re lucky you’ll come to Clover during a future survey day!) If you received a survey card in line today, please click on this post to get to the survey link. A huge thanks for helping us improve!! Click here for… Read More