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Blue Ginger: You say sablefish, we say butterfish

UPDATE (10/25): Blue Ginger responds to Globe story Wellesley’s Blue Ginger is among the restaurants singled out in an ambitious Boston Globe investigative story into fish mislabeling by restaurants, supermarkets and seafood markets. The Globe grabbed samples from a bunch of purveyors and then subjected the samples to DNA testing to determine which fish were [...]

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For better or worse, Wellesley lacks “Schweddy Balls”

UPDATE (10/25). Turns out Wellesley isn’t completely lacking Schweddy Balls ice cream. A reader tipped us off that in fact the Shell gas station and food mart at 987 Worcester St., carries the product. There it is, right between Late Night Snack and Phish Food. Not that I’m particularly excited about tasting it, but Ben [...]

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First look inside new Wellesley Whole Foods Market

Wellesley Wine Press blogger Bob Dwyer and his wife Deanna Dwyer have previewed the new Wellesley Whole Foods Market that opens to the public on Monday and have written up separate reviews (we tried to get over there ourselves but had been away). Whole Foods emphasized to the Dwyers its focus on local and healthy [...]

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Wellesley’s anti-Pinkberry: The White Mountain

Having tasted our first Pinkberry frozen yogurt earlier this month in Wellesley’s Linden Square, we started wondering what might be the most un-Pinkberry-like frozen treat  in town that we could stuff our faces with: You know, something to kind of balance off that health-in-a-bowl approach. Then we remembered having seen “The White Mountain” listed under [...]

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Wellesley Pinkberry makes a splash

The much anticipated opening of Wellesley’s Pinkberry frozen yogurt shop in Linden Square last night drew hundreds of fans of the tangy treat as well as a good number of those curious to give it a try for the first time. It literally took longer for some people to get from one end of the [...]

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Want a sneak preview of Whole Foods’ new Wellesley store?

Whole Foods Market in Wellesley is offering sneak peeks of its new store on Aug. 19 for a $5 donation to Wellesley Food Pantry. The store is promising behind-the-scenes looks at innovations, plus food tastings. The store’s grand opening is Aug. 22 Your Ad Here  

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More details about coming Wellesley Square oils & vinegars shop

We wrote last week that Dave and Catherine Ferraresi plan to expand their Gustare Oils & Vinegars business from Cape Cod to Wellesley Square around Nov. 1. We followed up with a few questions and here’s what Dave had to say: We haven’t been to your Chatham or Mashpee shops. Give us a sense of [...]

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Pucker up: Wellesley Pinkberry store slated to open Aug. 5

[google1] The Pinkberry tart frozen yogurt store in Linden Square is slated to open Aug. 5. Like Pinkberry’s other New England locations, the Wellesley store will be serving flavors such as coconut, chocolate, watermelon and salted caramel. Toppings range from fruit to organic gummy bears. The store, next to CERI boutique, will be open 10am-11pm. [...]

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Wellesley gets more organic

Boston Organics, a to-your-doorstep organic produce business, last month started delivering to Wellesley’s 02481 area code, and now brings its goods to all of Wellesley. Company marketing specialist Amy Levine says the fact that Boston Organics has swooped into town shortly in advance of Whole Foods making its big move from Wellesley Hills to its [...]

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Freebies for Wellesley residents bummed out by new tax hike, possible parking meter hike

Between the roughly $29-a-year tax hike Wellesley residents will be hit with as a result of the  DPW building addition funding being approved by voters this week and the threat of many parking meters in town doubling  from 25 cents an hour to 50 cents or more down the road, it’s time for Wellesley residents [...]

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Wine and chocolate go together in Wellesley

Photos from last week’s Wine & Chocolate Workshop at Healthy Habits Kitchen in Wellesley attracted about 30 people from Wellesley and surrounding towns. And yes, the patrons learned the health benefits of  wine and chocolate while sampling different pairings.Healthy Habits worked with Newton Lower Falls Wine Company and Coco Fine Chocolates in Wellesley on the [...]

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Crazy frozen yogurt-obsessed lady strikes again

We got email this week from a resident who acknowledges we probably think she’s a “crazy frozen yogurt-obsessed lady” since this wasn’t her first message to us related to this topic. Anyway, she notes that Gelato Cafe on Linden St. has begun serving tart yogurt she describes as “Korean-style tangy soft-serve.” So now you know.

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Wellesley cupcake invasion

Last year we had the Wellesley yoga studio invasion. This year: cupcakes. Five Bites Cupcakes opened late last year at 141 Linden St. in Wellesley and now an outfit out of Somerville with the appetizing name Kickass Cupcakes is moving right down the street to team up with the existing Gelato Cafe. Like Five Bites, [...]

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Bostonist blog reviews Wellesley's Tutto Italiano

And finds its deli and sandwiches mouthwatering.

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Roche Bros.: If we can't sell booze, neither can you

The Wellesley-based grocery chain is in the middle of a dispute over whether a new Wegmans supermarket in Westwood should be allowed a liquor license. Roche Bros. and some lawmakers have been fighting the move, arguing it would give Wegmans an unfair competitive advantage. Roche Bros. actually has 3 liquor licenses (not in Wellesley or [...]

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