Steve and I shared a plate of mezze at Sofra bakery and cafe in Cambridge. The colors of the food were brilliant, no dye added! From left to right: parsnip, fava beans, walnut pate with pomegranate, beet with yogurt, Moroccan carrot. We chose these from others. I couldn't identify the green spice on the flatbread. In fact, I couldn't identify any of the spices. No, I believe there was rose water in the coconut macaroons we had for desert.
The food was rich, intensely seasoned. I never could have eaten the whole plate of mezze by myself, though I am a greedy stuffer. According to the menu, the word "sofa" is Arabic for "a picnic on a rug; a low communal table; a small square kilim rug to eat on; a large coffee table; a special table preparation."
Food has improved up here, and the attitude toward food. When I first came to Boston and tried to eat an apple in the Christian Science park on Huntington Avenue, a policeman ordered me to put away the apple or leave the park. Eating in public was not tolerated in the Christian Science Park. He said I would draw rats. Sofra, by the way, has outdoor tables, and no one will ask you to leave. No rats in sight.
This looks just terrific. And I want to share a plate with you.
ReplyDeleteI am in the habit of eating anywhere, everywhere. Though I swore I wouldn't eat in my new-secondhand car, I did, immediately. My sense is that it's very American to eat while walking, but I could be wrong. I'm not a traveler. But it seems quite desperate or at least I feel desperate eating while I walk, but I keep doing it because I always feel in danger of starving to death...
This looks like a wonderful place! i am glad there are new places (new to me) springing up in Cambridge. i will have to plan a fall visit, for walking and eating.....
ReplyDeleteThe food is delicious, and the staff take very good care of the customers. Melissa, there's no desperation at Sofra, which, Susan, is near Mt. Auburn Cemetery, a fine place for a walk. The beech trees grow to enormous size. A friend said, 'It's so lovely it seems pleasant to die.'
ReplyDeleteWish there was a Sofra in my neighbourhood!
ReplyDeleteSomehow I have missed this spot up 'til now. But now that you have confirmed it is not rat-infested, I will have to check it out for sure.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention that Sofra is a great place for tea and coffee. The pastry is fresh!
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