Rebel Rebel Is Opening at Bow Market in Somerville

by Marc Hurwitz

It looks like a wine bar is coming to a new development in Somerville, and the person behind it comes from a couple of award-winning Boston-area restaurants.

According to an article in Boston Magazine, Rebel Rebel is planning to open within Bow Market in Union Square, with Lauren Friel--who had been wine director at both Sarma in Somerville and Oleana in Cambridge--being behind the place. The article says that the new venture will focus on all-natural wines with no additives, while bar snacks will be offered as well to go with the wines, and the circular bar space will be set up in such a way to allow for wine classes and visits with winemakers.

In addition to working at Sarma and Oleana, Friel has also done consulting at such places as Committee on the Boston waterfront and the Wine Bottega in the North End while also doing freelance writing.

Rebel Rebel is one of a number of businesses coming to Bow Market (which is located between Bow Street and Somerville Avenue), including Saus, Jaju Pierogi, Tanám, Maca Macaronerie, Hooked Fish Shop, The Comedy Studio, and Remnant Brewing.

[October 2 update: Boston Magazine states that Rebel Rebel opens tonight at Bow Market.]

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Buenas to Open at Bow Market in Somerville's Union Square

A local business that features South American food products is on its way to an upcoming development in Somerville.

According to Vanessa Yip, the E-Som Market manager who has featured the company at the market and other La Brasa events, Buenas is coming to Bow Market in Union Square, with the food stall offering empanadas (both heated and frozen to cook at home), sandwiches de miga, chivitos, spicy Chilean table sauces, and more. Currently, the food items at Buenas can be purchased online and they can also be found at such places as Taza at Boston Public Market and Formaggio in the South End and Cambridge.

Bow Market, which will reside between Somerville Avenue and Bow Street, is expected to have more than 30 stalls along with a brewery and a comedy club.

The website for Buenas is at https://www.buenas.co/

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Mike and Patty's Owners Opening Hot Box at Bow Market in Somerville

[Ed note: This article was updated on May 9, 2018 to reflect a new name given for the place.]

The people behind a beloved Boston breakfast place and sandwich shop are opening a new spot within a new development in Somerville, and it will offer two of the region's most beloved food items.

According to an article in Boston Magazine, Mike Gurevich and Ania Zaroda of Mike & Patty's in Boston's Bay Village are planning to open what is tentatively called North South within Bow Market in the Union Square section of Somerville, with the food stall offering both roast beef sandwiches (a North Shore staple) and bar pizza (a South Shore staple). If all goes as planned, the new eatery could be opening in early 2018, which is when Bow Market is expected to debut.

Bow Market, which is located between Somerville Avenue and Bow Street, will have more than 30 stalls as well as a brewery called Remnant Brewing and a comedy club.

[May 9, 2018 update: A new article from Boston Magazine mentions that North South is now going to be called Hot Box and that it could be opening this month when Bow Market debuts.]

[September 10, 2018 update: Eater Boston states that Hot Box is now open, though the place mentions that this is only a soft opening for now, with limited hours.]

[September 17, 2018 update: Boston Magazine says that Hot Box has its grand opening on Thursday, September 27.]

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Jaju Pierogi to Open at Upcoming Bow Market in Somerville's Union Square

The people behind a Gloucester-based pierogi business will be opening a shop within an upcoming development in Somerville.

According to an article in Scout Somerville, Jaju Pierogi is going to be opening a stall at Bow Market in Union Square, with sisters Vanessa and Casey White offering a variety of pierogi--including specials and take-home frozen packages--year around at the complex, which will be located between Somerville Avenue and Bow Street (The pierogi will be made out of the Gloucester space.) The business, which started out in 2015, sells pierogi at various food shops in the Boston area and beyond, and has also popped up at such places as Idle Hands Craft Ales and Sillari's Pizza in Malden along with farmers markets--including the one in Union Square.

As reported earlier, Bow Market plans to have more than 30 stalls (including food vendors) along with one or two brick-and-mortar businesses, a brewery called Remnant Brewing, and a theater. The space had been hoping to open later this year, but it is not known if this is still the case.

The website for Jaju Pierogi can be found at http://www.jajupierogi.com/

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Campus Trolley by Boston University Has Closed

A beloved food stall that was a popular spot for college students over the past few decades has called it a day.

The Boston Globe is reporting that Campus Trolley by the Boston University campus has closed, as owners of the Commonwealth Avenue food cart have decided to shut it down because of new city regulations that would force them to either install in-ground plumbing or add wheels to make the cart mobile, with the latter apparently not being feasible because of its age.

Campus Trolley, which first opened in 1988, was known for its Lebanese fare, including such items as hummus, grape leaves, falafel, chicken kabobs, and kafta. The place was located near the Boston University East T stop.

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One of the Kind at the Hong Kong Supermarket in Allston Closes; to Be Replaced by Chilipa

A Chinese food stall at an Asian supermarket in Allston has closed, with another Chinese eatery taking over the space.

According to a poster on the Chowhound site, One of the Kind within the food court at the Hong Kong Supermarket on Commonwealth Avenue is no longer in operation, being replaced by Chilipa. According to its website, the new spot will focus on Mala XiangGuo, or bowls filled with meat, seafood, and veggie options and with varying heat levels from spices. There doesn't appear to be an opening date for Chilipa at this point in time, so keep checking back for updates.

[August 5 update: According to another poster on the Chowhound site, Chilipa is now open.]

One of the Kind first opened at the food court in early 2012, offering a variety of items, including Shandong and Sichuan fare.

The address for the upcoming Chilipa food stall in Allston (as well as the food court and market itself) is 1095 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA, 02134. The website for the eatery can be found at http://www.chilipa.com/

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