25 February, 2020: Are those donuts in Clover’s fryer? We had so much fun getting to know Trevor of Speedwell on Friday. We’re going to do it again. Join us at CloverBBY this Friday (2/28) from 8:30am-10:30am. Kenny from Tandem Roasters will be stopping by, and those elusive apple cider donuts will be popping up out of the fryer. $5… Read More
19 February, 2020: (Update – as of Feb 20, 9am – our Kendall Square restaurant is back open!! Thanks to everyone for their patience!) There’s a lot of construction going on in the Google building. It was 12:15pm when there was a power surge and the fire alarm system sprung into action. Which meant sprinklers. In our kitchen. At the… Read More
19 February, 2020: A new sandwich just started testing today at CloverKND. Chipotle mayo, cornmeal-battered crimini mushrooms, cabbage slaw, and a cilantro pesto that we all went wild for. The sandwich is from Jenny, an assistant manager in our kitchen who brought it to Food Dev recently. It’s based on the Baja-style fish tacos she loves to make at home.… Read More
9 December, 2008: Coffee is working beautifully. We’re slowly building a following. We’ve still got a few things to work on: (1) Some of you feel the coffee is “light,” or “not strong enough.” I think part of this is everyone being used to Starbuck’s burnt. But I’m afraid a part might be due to the brewing method. We’re going to… Read More
13 February, 2020: If you’ve been to Food Dev, chances are you’ve seen Chris Strange (last name used to distinguish him from Chris Anderson) sharing a food memory that he’s turned into a Clover sandwich idea. Most ideas we taste at Food Dev do not make it out of the Dev process, but Chris has been on fire lately! First… Read More
10 February, 2020: Derek Anderson is responsible for roasting that beautiful Anaerobic Honey coffee from Ethiopia that a bunch of you have been sipping this past week. Derek himself is going to be in the house at CloverBBY, our newest location, on Friday, 2/21 from 8am-10am to pour some coffee, meet all of you and answer all your burning coffee… Read More
7 February, 2020: Chris just sent us this picture with the text: “2200lbs organic red cabbage from red fire. Looks beautiful” Couldn’t agree more, Chris. We’ll be shredding, quick-pickling, and serving these up in our Chickpea Fritter. You might notice that the local stuff makes for an even more bright, vibrant sandwich. Thanks to the folks at Red Fire out… Read More
7 February, 2020: Our block on Boylston just got SO LOUD! There’s a Chik-fil-a opening up next door to CloverBBY in the old Boloco spot, and the construction noise is killing me! This was Stacia the other day, trying to chat with customers but literally only being able to smile over the sound of the drilling. Read More
5 August, 2008: I don’t know which if any of these we’ll end up using, but these are my first take at defining Clover’s colors. I spent too much time looking through aisles of stores, looking through magazines, etc. before I realized that the proper place for Clover’s inspiration to come from is nature. And there are some fantastic references… Read More
7 February, 2020: Ayr got us a new camera, and I’ve been playing around with close-up photos. I’m pretty proud of this one of the Bridgewater. You can almost taste those crispy mushrooms! Our beloved Bridgewater leaves Tuesday the 11th to make space for a BRAND NEW MUSHROOM SANDWICH, the Mushroom Parm! If you’re on the app you may have… Read More
3 February, 2020: We’re in the process of refreshing the branding at Clover. But you may not have noticed. And that’s by design. I’m trying to do this logo refresh in a zero-waste approach. Typically when companies decide to change their branding they tear up signs, throw away packaging, throw away menus, etc. It’s really wasteful. I got to thinking:… Read More
31 January, 2020: Farmers want to grow grain because it helps their soil. For soil, grain is like…a trip to the spa? A planting of grain (barley, wheat, or whatever) heals soil, prevents erosion, captures nutrients. It gets soil hyped to grow the next crop, and makes THAT crop better. What does that have to do with the beer you’re… Read More
31 January, 2020: Whoa, the Gonzo Gyro test at BBY was super successful. Olivia made this chart yesterday showing Gonzo crushing Bridgewater and giving Chickpea a run for its money. You guys even cleaned us out of our supply of David’s Greek inspired seitan! Problem is: we made another batch and we forgot to put salt in it. And the… Read More
11 November, 2010: Finally digging myself out. Here we are, almost 2 weeks later, and I’m finally posting on the first day. The cop? He was our first customer at the new store. (Aside: I think I accidentally offended our LL when he asked to be the first customer and I told him he should arrive early if he wanted… Read More
29 January, 2020: David (training manager) grew up on Long Island. If you’ve spent much time in NY, you know you can’t walk a block without seeing a gyro, rotating peacefully in a stainless steel cabinet. Can you say it: “yee-ro?” Gyros are made of pork, beef, or lamb, stacked horizontally onto a rotisserie, studded with garlic, rosemary, thyme, oregano.… Read More