Please Visit Eastern Standard Tonight for a Special Fundraiser

Our friends at Eastern Standard in Boston are holding a special fundraiser tonight.  They will donate all Late Night food sales to Dana Farber, in support of great friends and families affected by cancer. Please stop in and see them from 11pm – 1:30am, for the full late night menu and multiple specials.  (And help spread the word!)

Eastern Standard is located in Kenmore Square in the Hotel Commonwealth – 528 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston .

Thanks for your support.

Munch Madness is ON! Vote Now!

Munch Madness is BACK!  Please log on now to vote for Hungry Mother at www.boston.com/munchmadness … can we take the championship two years in a row ?  Just remember there are 4 rounds, so if you do your part we will nudge you to vote each step of the way!

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Get your tickets for Cochon 555

Cochon 555 is right around the corner. (Sunday, March 25)  Tickets are still available … come on down, eat some pig, and help vote team Hungry Mother to victory!

(for those of you new to this event, it is a competition which highlights heritage breed pigs by featuring 5 local chefs each preparing a pig from a local farm .  and paired with 5 wineries…you’ve got Cochon555  more info here: COCHON 555 )

Buy Cochon Tickets Here!

Hope to see you there!

See the (talented) HM Crew This Monday Night

No plans on Monday? ( other than sitting home and wondering why Hungry Mother insists on being closed on Mondays? )  WELL here’s why …

OUR talented Staff needs a night off to pursue their musical interests.  And they are coming together this Monday, March 5 for a showcase of their talents.  Please show your support and love of restaurant rock n roll by heading out to PA’s Lounge in Union Square, Somerville – 8:30 pm… (21+)

Here’s the lineup:

Remember (Ned Greene)

Arielle Natale (Arielle Natale)

Bugs Bunny (Duane Gorey)

Huddled Masses (Ryan Connelly)

Jars of Pepper Jelly and Baby Bibs

YOU ASKED and we responded …

we are now selling our Red Pepper Jelly by the jar.

Stop on in for a drink and a snack and leave with a jar of jelly!  And for those of you considering feeding it to your infant (not recommended) we are also selling Hungry Mother Baby Bibs (see below).   Hope to see you soon!

Upcoming Holiday Hours

We will be closed the following days

Sunday, December 26

Sunday, January 1, 2012

We wish a happy and healthy holiday season to you and yours.

love,  Hungry Mother

Holiday Supper and New York Times

Hello friends,

Hope all is well during your holiday season.  We are excited for our first Holiday Supper this xmas eve, we’re prepping the food and chilling the beer, please have a look at the menu below. If you are joining us, we look forward to seeing you, otherwise wherever you are please have a great time with your friends, family, and good food.

Also

Please have a look at us in this weeks New York Times travel section piece,  “36 Hours in Cambridge” in great company with East by Northeast (check out the video “36 seconds in Cambridge” for some sweet EXNE footage).  Reading this short article reminds us of what a great city we are in…come visit!

To Tide you Over…

deviled eggs w/hm bacon
plate of pickles

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First Course (please choose one)

bbq lamb -  anson mills grits, pickled peppers
beet salad  – winter citrus, candied peanuts, kentucky soy vinaigrette
cornmeal fried oysters -  celeriac & apple slaw, buttermilk dressing

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Main Course (please choose one)

slow cooked brisket – carrots, kale, purée blanche, horseradish jus
peach glazed holiday ham – pommes purée, collards, ham hock gravy
RI scallops – succotash, peameal bacon, smoked tomato jam

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For the table…

cornbread with sorghum butter

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Dessert (please choose one)

coconut layer cake
donuts -  hm preserves

everybody gets fudge

Holiday Supper

This Christmas Eve we will be serving our Holiday Supper Menu only, come visit us for some traditional and unique dishes…please call the restaurant anytime after 2pm to make a reservation  617-499-0090.

Hungry Mother Holiday Supper
December 24, 2011 4-9pm

$50 excluding tax and tip

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To Tide you Over… deviled eggs and a plate of pickles

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First Course (choice of one)

RABBIT AND DUMPLINGS

COMPOSED SALAD

FRIED OYSTERS

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Main Course (choice of one)

48 HOUR BRISKET market side

HOLIDAY HAM market side

RI FLUKE market side

For the table...CORNBREAD WITH SORGHUM BUTTER

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Dessert (choice of one)

COCONUT LAYER CAKE

DONUTS hm preserves

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everybody gets fudge

Eat Your Heart Out

Check out this cool event we participated in on Monday!

Some nice press and Vote For Us (and our friends)

The Washington Post food reviewer, Mr. Tom Sietsema took a recent trip to Boston and had some nice words to write about some local restaurants.  We are excited to be recognized by a prominent (and what we hear, pretty tough) food critic and to be included with Island Creek Oyster Bar, Drink, Coppa, and Menton.  Please have a read here.

Also locally we’ve been nominated for best soul food / southern, please vote for us and our friends (some suggestions below)

  • Mike & Patty’s (write in for breakfast)
  • Highland Kitchen – brunch
  • CBC – brew pub
  • Myers and Chang – chinese
  • Deep Ellum – craft beer / bottle
  • Silvertone – cocktail
  • Ula – coffee shop
  • BBQ Smith (write in for food truck)
  • The Gallows – Gastropub
  • Noir – hotel bar
  • Toscaninni’s – ice cream
  • Formaggio – independent market
  • Trattoria Toscana – italian
  • craigie – locavore
  • oleana – mediterranean
  • ES – mixologist
  • atwoods – patio
  • flour – pastry / bakery
  • emma’s – pizza
  • neptune oyster – raw bar
  • east coast grill – seafood
  • ko prime – steak
  • cafe sushi – sushi
  • toro – tapas