The 2010s

Circa 2010 — An array of sauces near the East Coast Grill kitchen. [Editorial note: Whoever was the server who cleaned the caps for their sidework that day gets an A+.] (Photo by Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
January 1, 2010 — Double header. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
January 4, 2010 — Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Pie. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
January 11, 2010 — Don’t Sweat It Bro. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
January 11, 2010 — Dr. Pepper in the house. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
January 18, 2010 — Tina and Eric. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
January 22, 2010 — The proverbial “getting in there”. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
January 31, 2010 — Going by my colleagues’ comportment, I’d guess it was a Sunday morning. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
February 1, 2010 — The horcrux for, “Hot Food, Please!” (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
February 23, 2010 — Flaming Pupu Platter. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
March 22, 2010 — The wet bones. (Photo by Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
March 22, 2010 — The special guest oysters. (Photo by Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
March 22, 2010 — The BBQ trio. [Editorial note: Uncle Bud’s.] (Photo by Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
March 22, 2010 — The white pepper crusted tuna. (Photo by Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
March 22, 2010 — The spice rubbed mahi mahi. (Photo by Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
March 22, 2010 — The banana split. (Photo by Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
March 22, 2010 — Eric Gburski, Executive Chef and General Manager at the East Coast Grill. (Photo by Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
January 19, 2011 — Platter over easy. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
January 22, 2011 — Line cooks at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center work on an assembly line to plate food for a Big Brother Big Sister gala. Approximately 1,000 diners will be served a menu developed by Boston celebrity chefs. Here they plate an entree, the recipe from celebrity chef Chris Schlesinger: braised short ribs served over a crispy grit cake with seared greens. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
January 22, 2011 — Celebrity chef Chris Schlesinger’s recipe of braised short rib with crispy crawfish grit cake and seared greens, was on the menu for a Big Brother Big Sister gala event. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
January 30, 2011 — Good luck cat. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)

2012 — Fiction: Two Dinners at the Turtle Café.

2012 — Non-Fiction: True Love with a Purple Neon Glow.

March 9, 2012 — Chris Schlesinger, long time owner of Cambridge’s East Coast Grill, will sell the popular restaurant to his employees.(Photo by Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
April 4, 2012 — Exterior. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
July 11, 2012 — A restaurant in Cambridge, MA that offers a raw bar.(Photo by Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images)
June 13, 2012 — Welcome to Hell. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
July 2, 2012 — Neon fish sign. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
July 26, 2012 — Big disco ball energy. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
August 2, 2012 — ECG catering a wedding. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
October 3, 2012 — Big Jim energy. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
October 10, 2012 — Pirate flag. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
November 1, 2012 — Pickles and margarita. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
December 13, 2012 — Tuna tacos. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)

2013 — Jumped the Shark? News! Lava Lounge Opens at Rainforest Café in Disney World’s Downtown Disney.

February 4, 2013 — Bob Marley night. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
March 20, 2013 — Hungry Mothers strikes back. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
January 24, 2014 — Neon scallop shell sign. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
February 20, 2014 — Bacon steak (smoked pork belly) is served as a brunch side at East Coast Grill. (Photo by Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
April 29, 2014 — L5: into the danger zone. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
July 11, 2014 — At East Coast Grill, gazpacho soup is topped with cilantro oil, cornbread croutons, lime juice and diced avocado. (Photo by Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
December 8, 2014 — Hell Night vibrations. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
December 11, 2014 — Hell Night grit. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
January 21, 2015 — Hell Night grit. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
January 21, 2015 — Riedel wine glasses. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
January 24, 2015 — Winter Luau. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
February 2, 2015 — Snowed in. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
February 2, 2015 — Just a light dusting, they said. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
February 2, 2015 — Snowy canyon. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
February 9, 2015 — I saw the sign. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
February 10, 2015 — Busted big time. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
February 10, 2015 — Narrow sidewalk. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
February 10, 2015 — Inman Square architecture. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
March 31, 2015 — Dr. Pepper / George in the Lava Lounge. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
April 23, 2015 — Inner Beauty Hot Sauce. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
May 15, 2015 — Golden tilefish. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
May 22, 2015 — Signs of Hell Night. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
August 8, 2015 — Bloody Mary bar. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
August 21, 2015 — Hell Night menu cover. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
August 28, 2015 — A cocktail for sharing, aflame. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
September 15, 2015 — The untouched bloody mary bar. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
September 15, 2015 — Signage. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)
September 28, 2015 — James and Andy Husbands. (Photo courtesy of the East Coast Grill’s old social media accounts.)

2017 — Wall-to-wall renovation of an iconic Inman Square landmark restaurant.

March 19, 2017 — Marci Joy and Mark Romano behind the bar at East Coast Grill. (Photo by PJ Couture for “East Coast Grill Is Firing It Up, Again,” Boston Magazine)
November 19, 2017 — “East Coast Grill in Inman Square is changing its name to Highland Fried, but the writing for that change has been on the wall.” -Cambridge Day. (Photo courtesy of East Coast Grill.)
December 11, 2017 — (Photo courtesy of Boston Eater)
Circa 2018 — (Photos courtesy of Need Signs Will Paint.)
May 31, 2018 — Highland Fried owner Mark Romano. (Photo by Adrianne Mathiowetz)
March 22, 2018 — “The former East Coast Grill keeps the thatched décor and bright island-life murals of its predecessor—and it ups the cocktail game in a big way. Bartender Joe McGuirk, who created sister spot Highland Kitchen’s legendary Fried and Tiki Monday series, is behind a list of classics here. The rum-bum mugs (pictured) may be filled with the Long Suffering Bastard, with bourbon, gin, brandy, and a house-made ginger beer; a salted lime slushie; and more.” -Boston Magazine. (Photo courtesy of Highland Fried)

Cantabrigian History — The 2010s

  • January 20, 2010 — Voters in the liberal bastion of Cambridge asked about the stunning defeat of Martha Coakley by Scott Brown, a Republican. John English from Dorchester has an expresso at the 1369 Coffee House in Inman Square. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • May 24, 2010 — Chef and owner Jasper White feeds lobster rolls to Chris Schlesinger, chef at East Coast Grill, center, and Patrick Lyons, White’s business partner at Summer Shack, during the Summer Shack 10th Anniversary Party. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • June 24, 2010 — Kevin Hoskins, the Middle East’s national booking agent. (Photo by Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • June 24, 2011 — Caren Irr, and her daughter, Lonso Irr, right, 5, both of Cambridge, dance down the center of Massachusetts Avenue as the Cambridge Dance Party starts off Friday at the intersection Massachusetts Avenue and Inman Street in Cambridge, Mass. The dance is organized by the City of Cambridge, and lasts from 7 to 11 p.m. (Photo by Jessey Dearing for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • August 20, 2011 — Abigail’s Restaurant in Cambridge. (Photo by Essdras M Suarez/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • August 20, 2011 — Adrianne Manzelli of Cambridge, Anne Schuessler of Charlestown and Christina Kennedy of Somerville visit Abigail’s Restaurant. (Photo by Essdras M Suarez/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • November 17, 2011 — The co-owners of Z [rant] are Hunter Jae, left, also executive chef, and Jayson Zeeman, also manager. Opened Sept. 1, 2011, Z rant is located in ZUZU, which is part of The Middle East Restaurant. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • November 17, 2011 — Menu item pictured is: “Duck, Duck Chicken” (slow-roasted duck, chicken liver & fig pate, mushroom ragout, arugula, grapefruit vinaigrette) for $12.99, “Sassy Pita Chips” for $1.99 with “Pinarita” cocktail for $9.00. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • November 17, 2011 — Regulars Stefanie Guarino, second from right, and Chris Pirro chat. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • Circa 2012 — (Photo by Brunop via Flickr)
  • February 3, 2012 — The wood-grilled octopus at the Blue Room.(Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • February 3, 2012 — The duck leg confit at the Blue Room. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • February 3, 2012 — The cod with salsify at the Blue Room. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • February 3, 2012 — Braised pork shoulder at the Blue Room. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • February 6, 2012 — Steve Johnson, the chef and owner of Rendezvous restaurant, deals daily with the issue of seafood sustainability and how to balance concerns about sustainability with customer demand, supporting local fishermen, seasonality. One of the dishes he features, when in season, is fried smelts with Meyer lemon and black olive vinaigrette ($9). (Photo by Dina Rudick/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • February 9, 2012 — The new restaurant Brick & Mortar in Central Square. (Photo by Essdras M Suarez/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • March 9, 2012 — Fish and chips from Irish bar and restaurant the Druid. (Photo by Essdras M Suarez/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • March 9, 2012 — Sheperd’s Pie at Irish bar and restaurant the Druid.(Photo by Essdras M Suarez/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • May 24, 2012 — Chef Tony Maws of Craigie on Main carves the restaurant’s whole roast chicken. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • July 8, 2012 — In Buzzards Bay, Mass., with a picturesque view of Back End Farm, patrons ate under a canopy of trees during the One Long Table dinner, hosted by the farm and The Blue Room restaurant in Cambridge. (Photo by Tamir Kalifa for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • July 8, 2012 — Clams grown by Pat Woodbury in Wellfleet were served as the second course. (Photo by Tamir Kalifa for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • August 16, 2012 —Jason Abuljubein, a bartender and son of owner Sari Abuljubein, makes a toast during a farewell bash at the Casablanca restaurant. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • August 16, 2012 — Former chefs at Casablanca cook appetizers during a farewell bash at the restaurant on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Left to right, front row, Ana Sortun, chef/owner of Oleana, Wilton Orsorno, chef of West Side Lounge, Camillo Diaz, chef of Casablanca, Sari Abuljubein, owner of Casablanca. Back row, left to right, Andy Husbands, chef of Tremont 647, George Nickolopoulos, sous chef of Season to Taste Catering, Robert Harris, chef of Season to Taste Catering, Ruth Anne Adams, private chef, and Steve Postal, executive chef of Fenway Park. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • October 30, 2012 — Surfer Jerry Kirohn, from Stoughton, brought his surfboard to Horseneck Beach in Westport but did not surf because the conditions were too rough in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • December 26, 2012 — Casablanca, the landmark Harvard Square restaurant that for over four decades has been a home away from home for a Bohemian assortment of professors, artists, writers, is closing. (Photo by Dina Rudick/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • December 26, 2012 — Sari Abul-Jubein, who began working at Casablanca in 1971 as a part-time waiter only to buy the place five years later, said he is not sad and that it was time. (Photo by Dina Rudick/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • March 4, 2013 — The Middle East Restaurant and Night Club, a much sought after performance venue for local acts in the Boston area. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
  • March 4, 2013 — A general view of the renowned Middle East Restaurant and Night Club. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
  • March 4, 2013 — A general view of The Plough and Stars Restaurant and Music Venue on Massachusetts Avenue. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
  • May 31, 2013 — Harvest Restaurant chef Mary Dumont. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • October 28, 2013 — Andrew Bonner is the executive chef of The Blue Room. (Photo by Dina Rudick/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • November 17, 2013 — Mary-Catherine Deibel, her husband Reid Fleming, and the many couples that were married at her restaurant, UpStairs on the Square. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • February 21, 2014 — Chef-owner of Rialto restaurant in Harvard Square, Jody Adams. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • February 21, 2014 — Chef-owner Jody Adams. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • January 15, 2015 — Chef Christopher O’Shea of Highland Kitchen in Somerville. (Photo by Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • January 15, 2015 — Cuban Reuben sandwich from Highland Kitchen. (Photo by Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • May 18, 2016 — The perfect shaped tree on a hill at a farm on Main Road in Westport, Mass. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • October 5, 2017 — Andy Husbands stands in front of the bar at his new Kendall Square restaurant, The Smoke Shop, in Cambridge. (Photo by Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • March 8, 2018 — A commuter makes their way to the Alewife MBTA station in Cambridge, MA during a nor’easter storm. (Photo by Joanne Rathe/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • March 12, 2018 — From left, salty caramel, B3 (brown sugar, brown butter & brownies), and cocoa pudding flavors are pictured at the new location of Toscanini’s Ice Cream at 159 First St. in Cambridge. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • March 25, 2018 — Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud visits the Innovation and Technology fair at MIT. (Photo by Bandar Algaloud / Saudi Kingdom Council / Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
  • April 14, 2018 — Richard B. Modica Way in Central Square. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • April 14, 2018 — A pedestrian passes through Richard B. Modica Way, also known as Graffiti Alley. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • April 14, 2018 — The street is an 80-foot stretch of constantly changing graffiti, street art, signage, and posters. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • April 14, 2018 — Mary Leno takes a picture. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • April 14, 2018 — Now on its 10th anniversary, the alley has become a hallmark of Central Square, and the City of Cambridge. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • May 22, 2018 — People walk by the Alexander Calder Sculpture known as La Grande Voile (The Big Sail) at MIT. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • Ma 23, 2018 — A Salty Caramel ice cream cone is displayed at Toscanini’s. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • May 23, 2018 — Various flavors of ice cream are displayed at Toscanini’s. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • May 23, 2018 — Spoons dig into Green Tea ice cream at Toscanini’s in Kendall Square. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • May 24, 2018 — Rep. John Lewis attends Harvard University’s 367th Commencement exercises. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images)

  • May 31, 2018 — The Longfellow Bridge is seen from the Microsoft NERD Center (New England Research and Development) on Memorial Drive. (Photo by Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • May 31, 2018 —After five years of construction, frustration, and disruption, the Longfellow Bridge reopened, following a $300 million rebuilding project. (Photo by Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • May 31, 2018 — The bridge had been mostly shut down since 2013, limiting traffic to just one lane inbound to Boston, while barring cars headed outbound to Cambridge. MBTA Red Line trains that cross the Charles River on the bridge were replaced by shuttle buses on numerous weekends over the years. (Photo by Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • May 31, 2018 — Musician Charles Hansen moves an amp out of the studio space he rented at EMF as the roughly 200 musicians who utilized the building move out. The EMF artists were granted a reprieve from eviction earlier this year, but talks between the buildings owner, John DiGiovanni, and Cambridge officials about the city potentially managing the building as a creative space came to nothing. (Photo by Keith Bedford/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • May 31, 2018 — The clash between EMFs musicians and DiGiovanni over the future of the building has been pitched. Some have criticized DiGiovanni, a well-known Harvard Square property manager, for draining Central Square of an economic and cultural life force. DiGiovanni has said that he has gone out of his way to accommodate EMFs musicians, the building needs significant upgrades, and there is no way to renovate it in a piecemeal fashion. (Photo by Keith Bedford/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • October 3, 2018 — Bruce Grigsby wears a Rindge cap as members of the dominant Rindge Tech (now Rindge & Latin) track teams of the 1950s meet at the S&S Restaurant. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • October 3, 2018 — From left, Alan Jackman, Narvos Stamps and Bob Hawkins look over a 1960 yearbook. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • October 3, 2018 — The alums get together twice a year. (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • October 22, 2018 — Charming New England coastal town of Westport. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)
  • October 22, 2018 — Rustic barn and fieldstone wall. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)
  • October 22, 2018 — Dune path to the beach, West Beach. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)
  • July 30, 2019 — The back patio at Oleana. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • July 30, 2019 — The topik, a chickpea-potato mashup with sweet date molasses at Oleana. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • July 30, 2019 — Carrots with lemon labne and hazelnut sauce at Oleana. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • July 30, 2019 — Imam bayildi, stuffed eggplant with corn, peppers, and a dark tahini made with black sesame seeds at Oleana. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • July 30, 2019 — The spinach falafel with tahini and beet yogurt at Oleana. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • July 30, 2019 — Turkish-style profiteroles with sesame caramel, cashew and halva at Oleana. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
  • July 30, 2019 — Chef-owner Ana Sortun stands on the back patio at Oleana. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

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