Free coffee at a new cafe

[prog.livejournal.com]

I dropped by the brand-new Ball Square coffee house on Broadway, across the street from True Grounds. (Yeah, I know.) They seem to be going for a slightly more restauranty vibe, having place-set tables with matching napkins and all, but they're happy to sell coffee to go as well.

I met one of the owners, a friendly dude who was enthusiastically greeting everyone coming in. He told me that they're serving coffee on the house for their first few days of operation. Dunno how long that's gonna go on, so look for the balloons and follow your nose if you'd like to try a complimentary cuppa. I can attest that they have a decent dark roast!

Comments

[ron_newman]

They used to be called "Panini". Wonder why they didn't go back to that name -- it was surely better than "Biscuit".

[nomirena.livejournal.com]

Was it the same owners for Panini? They still sell Toscanini's ice cream.

[ron_newman]

Dunno. I notice that Toscaninis.com now lists only one location, their original in Central Square. So I guess they dropped all of their affiliates as well as their Harvard Square branch.

[(Anonymous)]

The entire block of storefronts where the Harvard Square Toscanini's was was recently cleared out and renovated, except for Leavitt and Peirce Tobacco.