1 March, 2021: The first 500 folks to order 2-or-4-person meal boxes for delivery or pickup this week will get 2 tasting bottles of local maple syrup from New Leaf Tree Syrups and the Forest Farmers. Why maple, why now? A magical thing is happening soon in New England, when nighttime temperatures drop to freezing, but days are warm enough for the sap to run. It’s maple sugaring time!… Read More
26 February, 2021: We’re losing a really wonderful part of the Clover family today, but the good news is you might be gaining a new sharp friend in your kitchen. If you’ve eaten at CloverLMA you probably know Scott and chances are, he knows you (and your family’s names) too. Scott came to us from Wisconsin, via stints in fine… Read More
25 February, 2021: There once was a meal box from Boston With St. Paddy’s Irish food tossed inIf you don’t touch my bangers,I won’t touch your mash.And we’ll share in that emerald green frostin’ We are so pleased to announce our St. Paddy’s Day Menu! We have four components for celebrating the holiday: a Dinner Box, a “Full Irish” Breakfast Box, a Beer Celebration Trio, and even the chance to test… Read More
12 November, 2008: We did another mushroom soup today, and it was a big success. The sandwiches are still selling well and evenly. The biggest news today was the bread. We finally got some great bread, and I think it’s making all the difference in the world. We are faster when it comes to making the sandwiches, and they taste… Read More
23 February, 2021: Consider this your warning: you have about 7 days left to enjoy chef Pushpir Bhetia’s homage to Northern Indian food. Mint cilantro chutney, squeaky fried paneer cheese, pickly chickpea chaat, tangy tamarind sauce, and Sidehill Farm yogurt. Once it’s gone, it’s gone til next winter. order a Pushpir sandwich But there’s more than one way to get… Read More
19 February, 2021: The first 250 folks who order a 2- or 4-person meal box for next week will get the gift of some amazing gear from our friends at Ministry of Supply – including the world’s first and only Clover Food Lab branded sock!! Get a box! Aman (CEO) is hoping to do for apparel what we are hoping… Read More
18 February, 2021: Sign up now Farmshare (CSA) signups are live for Summer 2021! Sign up early to get a free gift from Clover. This is the most exciting announcement of the year because we get to connect you directly with the farmers we love. It’s CSA signup time! If you’ve done a farmshare before you’ve probably already stopped reading and are clicking the signup button. If… Read More
16 February, 2021: Did you hear we made churros for our Super Bowl Meal Box? Chris purchased a churro maker and perfected a chocolate cinnamon sauce. The team squeezed and fried and packed a lot of dough.Then all the boxes got delivered. The smell of cinnamon sugar faded from the HUB. The churro maker lay dormant. Soon the letters/texts/phone calls came in, begging us,… Read More
8 October, 2008: The first step in preparing the counter tops was “production sanding” them. A production sander is something I learned about over at the Hobby Shop at MIT. It’s a cross between a sander and a planer. Basically it can take rough wood and make it smooth and create two parallel surfaces. This is a great machine for… Read More
15 February, 2021: Get a box! You know that feeling when you really like somebody and then find out they like you a lot too? That’s how it felt when Marathon Sports reached out to us about a collaboration. I had plantar fasciitis a few years back. I won’t go on about it, but suffice to say it was terrible. After suffering for a while, I… Read More
3 February, 2021: The Clover Valentine’s Day Box is here!!! Caviar and truffles and steak, Clover style? Chris dusted off his chef’s whites and spun up a decadent menu that’s a bit fancier than we usually go for – because this year we all need a little extra luxury. Share it with someone you love, gift it to someone across town, or divvy it… Read More
2 February, 2021: To celebrate the snow we’re giving everybody $10 off the Snowed in Box. Use coupon SNOWDAY10 on your app. It’s good until Sunday. We’re sold out for this Thursday, but we’re taking orders for every Thursday through the rest of February. I hear that if we sell out every week it basically guarantees a snowy Feb ; )That’s my… Read More
27 January, 2021: You’ve been asking! Finally we can announce: sunchokes are here, starting today (1/27) 🌻 At breakfast: The Sunchoke Truffle: fluffy house-baked pita, creamy truffled butter, caramelized onions, a 6.5 minute egg, and thin, crispy sunchoke slices. At lunch and dinner: The Sunchoke Mushroom: scallion-black-pepper mayo, fresh arugula, roasted crimini mushrooms, fried brined onions, and roasted sunchokes. What… Read More
4 December, 2008: Some of you have been asking about the music. Here I’m posting the current playlist. The goal is to get to the point where we’re playing all local music. For now we’re going a different route. I’ve always thought the absence of country/ bluegrass/ folk music in retail is conspicuous. We decided to start with the Black… Read More
22 January, 2021: My sister Asa and my best friend Alex met at a Super Bowl party in my tiny apartment when I was in grad school. Ever since then (Alex is now my brother-in-law) the Super Bowl has held a bit of extra meaning for our family. We don’t miss it. And as you may have guessed, food plays a central… Read More