Tag: 1271 Cambridge St

Cookin With Jazz, 1993

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"Sculler's Jazz Club presents Cookin With Jazz — with guest chef Joyce Della Chiesa residing over this first series of dinners beginning February 24, 25 and 26 at the Guest Quarters Suite Hotel in Cambridge. The dinner show packages are priced at $33.95 and include dinner and a jazz set performed by Jazz giants Frank Morgan and Eddie Harries (WGBH FM is recording the series). Della Chiesa was the chef / owner of the former Turtle Cafe in Cambridge. For complete information and reservations, call 783-0811."

Soup and Salad, by Christina Robb, March 17, 1977

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"The Turtle Cafe, 1271 Cambridge St., Cambridge, served me a barley soup that was very delicately spiced and flavored with just enough salt and tomatoes that really tasted like tomato, and reminded me of rainy-day schooldays and sophisticated my palate at the same time... Most salad bartenders agree with me and base their offerings on iceberg lettuce. But for the few who want lots of flavor in their greens, and on them, the salads at the Turtle Cafe come in a fine variety."

Our Story, by Chris Schlesinger, 2005

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"The East Coast Grill opened its doors on August, 18, 1985. At that point it seemed a pretty risky venture. Although my partner, Cary Wheaton, and I had plenty of restaurant experience, we had no business experience. Restaurants have high failure rates and a lot of folks didn’t think Inman Square was that good of a location. And you know what? If I had known then, what I know now, I definitely would have talked us out of doing such a crazy thing – but we were young, fearless, and had a dream of opening a restaurant."