29 October, 2021: Today is the 13th anniversary of Clover opening our first food truck at MIT. And today is the day we open in a skyscraper! Ok, at the base of one. We've been pretty quiet about our newest Clover in the Prudential Center. Part of this is that it was delayed by a year due to Covid. Part… Read More
21 October, 2021: What if (hypothetically speaking) we went out hired renowned award-winning chef Jason Bond and asked him to make a box with flavors that have the power to transcend your senses, taking you to another place and time, or even reaching your very soul?That's exactly what we did, and the result is the Umami Box. You were meant to experience Umami.Since the… Read More
21 October, 2021: If you grew up in Massachusetts, you probably know Dave Epstein. Ayr's family listened to him on WBUR for years and years. A meteorologist and gardening guru, he has been sharing weather and gardening wisdom in the Boston area for over 30 years!! Clover is partnering with Dave - the information he shares, the stories he tells, and… Read More
23 October, 2018: October 2005 I ate at L'As Du Fallafel. I didn't know it at the time but this experience became the prototype for Clover's most successful sandwich. This past weekend I took a trip to Paris with my father and my son (Blue, above). We're approaching Clover's 10th birthday (10/29/18) and I thought it would be fun to… Read More
20 October, 2021: At Clover we're no stranger to celebrating Halloween, but this year there are two big things that make Halloween extra special: We are launching our very first Halloween Party Box which is on sale today!It's menu has been curated by our brand new executive chef - Jason Bond of the renowned Bondir (!!!) - and needless to say he absolutely crushed it This box is loaded with… Read More
14 October, 2021: It just wouldn't be fall without King Brussels showing up in your inbox, tapping on your screen, inviting you to treat yourself and come feast upon Clover's #1 most popular sandwich of all time...the Brussels Sprout Sandwich. The most amazing fried local brussels (currently coming from Czajkowski Farm) sprinkled with za'atar. Creamy sour cream dijon spread. A pinch of crisp pickled red cabbage. Smoked… Read More
14 October, 2021: I've been sitting in on our weekly General Manager meetings when I can. The other day I listened while Jasper, our Director of Restaurant Operations, spoke with passion about how important it is that we set staff schedules 2 weeks in advance and try to do everything we can to stick to the schedules. It was a… Read More
23 September, 2021: Imagine making the legendary JSP in your own kitchen... Yesterday was the first day of fall and this box has everything you need to celebrate fall with 3 meals, a snack, and 2 desserts.The Early Fall Box comes packed full of the fixings for Enzo's blockbuster Japanese Sweet Potato Sandwich—shoyu mayo, roasted-then-fried sweet potato slices, tempura fried sesame seeds,… Read More
27 September, 2008: The body shop has cut windows in the truck. I think they are going to be fantastic. You can see here the sinks I installed last week and a bit of my plumbing job. These guys also did a great job cutting down the rear door (to avoid collision with the awning when it is installed). More… Read More
20 September, 2021: If you've eaten at CloverFIN you might recognize Jeremy, one of our superfans :) During the pandemic Jeremy essentially bought every single celebration box we made! He also happens to be the Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC). Jeremy's team recently reached out because they are putting on a 10-year celebration for Jeremy and… Read More
15 September, 2021: Does the combo of fried battered SOMETHING plus limey cabbagey SOMETHING plus spicy SOMETHING sound familiar to you? If you've ever gotten to visit Baja California in Mexico, you might know what I'm getting at. Baja is a thin strip of land, bordered on each side by ocean. In addition to having some of the best surfing on earth, it's also where the Baja Fish Taco was born: cornmeal crusted… Read More
7 September, 2021: We've heard that a good way to deliver bad news is to sandwich it with good news. So here is a mostly-good-bad-news sandwich! Good News (Top) The massively popular Blue Oyster Mushroom sandwich, originally set to end today, has been extended by a week. This means if by some unfortunate happenstance you missed biting into crispy mushroom… Read More
3 September, 2021: Beet poke bowls. African peanut soup. Peach mousse. Energy balls and taco bowls and sandwiches and more. What do these meals all have in common? We have a new category of meal boxes, designed for whatever "new normal" you find yourself in. Easy to Tupperware. Easy to break into components. Easy to evoke jealous looks from in-person… 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
1 September, 2021: Some of our sandwiches are named after vegetables, and some of them are named after people. Sharan is named after Sharan Patil who was an intern in our kitchen and who shared with us the joys of Gobi Manchurian. His final project for his internship was a sandwich made with crisp fried cauliflower, a sticky sweet pepper… Read More