Wednesday, January 2, 2013
A monthly roundup of nearby restaurant news from around the region.
We know Stoughton residents don’t just stay in town when they want a night out and a break from cooking. Restaurant coming and goings, new business and the best dishes and recipes are among the items that have appeared on Patch sites around the region over the last month. Below is a look at the restaurant and food stories covered in the last month. STOUGHTON Stoughton Board of Selectmen Approves Licenses for Mediterranean and Thai Restaurants In December, The Stoughton Board of Selectmen approved the common victualler licenses for a pair of new restaurants on Washington Street - Chicken Kebab, a Mediterranean/Turkish fast food style restaurant, and Rukmae, which will serve Thai cuisine. Chicken Kebab will be located in the downtown at …
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Panera Bread's Sandwich Showdown Contest invites amateur chefs to submit sandwich recipes. The winner is awarded $10,000 and the sandwich will be on the menu for a limited time at participating Panera Bread® bakery-cafes nationwide.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Panera Bread announces a contest that any sandwich aficionado will enjoy. Sandwich enthusiasts across the country can now bring their ideal sandwich creations to life as Panera’s Sandwich Showdown contest kicks off. The following is a press release from Panera Bread: If you think the rest of the country is missing out on your famous ‘Grilled Hamtastic Diablo’ sandwich then this is your moment. Sandwich enthusiasts across the country now have the opportunity to put their sandwich-making skills to the test as Panera’s Sandwich Showdown contest kicks off. The event gives amateur chefs, bread connoisseurs, and fans of culinary creativity throughout New England the chance to have their homemade concoction named the best sandwich in the U.S. In …
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Panera Bread in Stoughton will support Boston Children's Hospital with donations from lemonade sales.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
The following is a press release from Panera Bread: The Panera Bread in Stoughton (1334 Park St. on the Stoughton/Brockton line) will continue to support the Boston Children’s Hospital by hosting a lemonade stand outside of the café this weekend, July 21 and 22. The stand will be set up from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. All proceeds from lemonade stand sales will go to the Hospital. Additionally, from now until the end of the month, Panera Bread in Stoughton will donate 25 cents from each lemonade sold to Boston Children’s Hospital. Over the past three years, Panera Bread and its franchisee partner Boston Bread have donated $250,000 to Boston Children’s Hospital. The goal for the Lemon-Aid Stand for Kids event is $25,…
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
A MODEL MATZAH EXPERIENCE! Two groups of local children participated in a hands-on pre-Passover experience at the Model Matzah Factory at Shaloh House Chabad in Stoughton. The children re-enacted the process of manufacturing Matzah, from grinding the flour to kneading the dough, to baking the Matzahs, all within 18 minutes; the time limit in which Matzah must be made. Rabbi Mendel Gurkow of Shaloh House Chabad of the South Area facilitated the interactive program. Both groups of children; local elementary age children who attend the Shaloh House Sunday Hebrew School and preschoolers from the Shaloh House Preschool, listened and learned before donning official “Matzah Bakery Hats,” taking their own freshly mixed dough, rolling it flat, …
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Gibbons School Fair, Bye Bye Birdie, 2nd Annual Matzo Ball Mania, and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know This Weekend" is the weekend version of the Patch column "Five Things You Need to Know Today." The weekend edition provides readers with essential information for both Saturday and Sunday. 1. Gibbons School Fair The Gibbons School Spring Fair is Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The elementary school is located at 235 Morton Street. Guests are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for the Stoughton Food Pantries. There will be mechanical bull rides, karaoke and a pie eating contest! And, games, kids’ crafts, a Patch Photo Booth Cake Walk, gift basket raffle, hair feathers, nail art, numbers game, face Painting, trucks and equipment to climb and explore, and plenty of food! 2. Bye Bye …
Monday, February 27, 2012
Patch is rolling out a new "Best Of” feature. This week, vote for the best place to get a sandwich in Stoughton. The poll is open all week…check back Friday for the winner.
Patch is unveiling a “Best Of” series this week, which will allow readers to vote for their favorite businesses and places in Stoughton. To kick things off, we’re asking where the best place is to get a sandwich in Stoughton. Sandwich, hero, hoagie, grinder, sub, whatever you want to call it—it’s a simple concept—two slices of bread with a layer of meat, fish, spread, vegetable, etc. in the middle. But which place in town does it best? Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. this Friday (March 2). We will announce the winner at noon on March 2. Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results, (positive) comments on …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Stoughton MOMS Club 'SOUPER BOWL' Party; Free Coffee at Panera Bread; Teddybear Storytime at the Library; and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Stoughton MOMS Club 'SOUPER BOWL' Party The MOMS Club of Stoughton is hosting a 'SOUPER BOWL' Party Wednesday, February 1 at 9:15 a.m. in the Wales French Room of the Stoughton Public Library. This event is open to all families in the greater Stoughton area. They ask all attendees to bring a can or cans of soup to be donated to the Ilse Marks Food Pantry in Stoughton. The event will feature a story, craft and allergy safe snack…and don't forget to wear your PATRIOTS gear (Giants fans are allowed too). Any questions email alissaporcaro@hotmail.com. 2. Free Coffee at Panera Bread There will be free coffee at …
Friday, October 7, 2011
Senior Center Events, Columbus Day Trash Schedule, Pink Ribbon Bagel Campaign at Panera, and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. Senior Center Events 2. Columbus Day Trash Pickup On Monday, Oct. 10, there will be no curbside trash collection in observance of Columbus Day. Trash collection for Columbus Day will be scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 11, in addition to the regular Monday collection. This is standard procedure for any holiday. All rubbish and recyclables must be curbside by 7 a.m. on your collection day. Please place recyclables apart from regular rubbish (stickers facing the street). No barrel over 30-gallon size will be emptied. Large household appliances (metal items) must be called into the Public Works for appointment for pickup…
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Panera Bread celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Pink Ribbon Bagel. Since 2001, more than 7 million Pink Ribbon Bagels have been sold and $1 million has been raised for breast cancer charities.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
A press release from Panera Bread: Panera Bread is celebrating 10 years of fighting breast cancer by baking bagels, the company said in a press release. This October, the signature Pink Ribbon Bagel will be sold at all of Panera Bread’s approximately 1,500 bakery-cafes, with a portion of the proceeds from each bagel sold going to a variety of breast cancer causes throughout the country. This includes the Panera Bread in Stoughton, located at 1334 Park St., on the Stoughton/Brockton line. A staple each October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, donations from the sale of the Pink Ribbon Bagel have now raised more than $1 million for breast cancer charities and Panera Bread and its franchisees hope to make 2011 the largest year for …
Saturday, September 24, 2011
The fundraising event takes place from 3 p.m. until 6p.m. at the Stoughton Panera Bread on Park St.
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Saturday, September 24, 2011
A press release from Panera Bread: Giving back feels so good--especially when your efforts are supporting kids in need. That’s why Panera Bread is excited to host a special charity event to benefit Children’s Hospital Boston. This Saturday, come help and have some fun by decorating your best pumpkin shaped cookie. Simply purchase a cookie, decorate it any way you would like, and Panera will donate 10 cents to Children’s Hospital Boston for every cookie sold. The event takes place on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Panera Bread in Stoughton, located at 1334 Park St., on the Stoughton/Brockton line, is participating in the fundraiser.
Jeffrey Pickette
12:16 pm on Friday, March 2, 2012
Thanks to everyone for voting in this poll. This will be a regular feature on Patch, with different topics each week. Congratulations to Bob's Foodmart on winning this week. Check out the official announcement here: http://stoughton.patch.com/articles/best-of-patch-readers-pick-bob-s-famous-foodmart-as-place-to-get-best-sandwich-in-stoughton more ›