Fastachi Opens at the Prudential Center in Boston's Back Bay

by Marc Hurwitz

A trio of Boston-area shops featuring a variety of roasted nuts have been joined by a fourth--and its second location in the city of Boston itself.

Eater Boston is reporting (via a Facebook post from the business) that Fastachi is now open at the Prudential Center in the Back Bay, with the company saying this is a permanent shop that is located in the center court of the shopping area. As is the case with the other locations in Beacon Hill, Watertown, and Wellesley, the new store offers such items as roasted nuts, dried fruits, and handmade chocolates.

Fastachi started out in 1990 in Belmont, with the business moving to Watertown in 2003.

The website for Fastachi can be found at http://www.fastachi.com/

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Gräem Roasted Nuts to Open in Concord

by Marc Hurwitz

A food shop featuring nuts, chocolate, and more is on its way to an historic space west of Boston.

According to a press release from Linear Retail Properties, Gräem Roasted Nuts is opening in the downtown area of Concord, moving into the Friend Block building at the corner of Main Street and Walden Street. The European-inspired store plans to offer an array of roasted nuts, dried fruits, chocolates, and other locally-sourced items, with the hope being that it will open sometime this summer.

The Friend Block building, which dates back to 1892, had been home to Friend Pharmacy, which eventually became Snow Pharmacy before closing approximately 20 years ago.

The address for this upcoming food shop in Concord is: Gräem Roasted Nuts, 49 Main Street, Concord, MA, 01742.

[September 6 update: A job post within the Craigslist site indicates that Gräem Roasted Nuts plans to open in Concord sometime this month.]

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Fastachi to Open in Wellesley

by Marc Hurwitz

A pair of shops featuring a variety of roasted nuts will soon be joined by a third location.

A message sent by Leah Klein of Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters indicates that Fastachi is opening in Wellesley, with a sign out front showing that it is indeed on its way to Church Street. An earlier article from The Swellesley Report had mentioned that the shop would be coming to Wellesley, and that post shows a similar photo with signs out front and the windows papered over. It appears that the new location of Fastachi will open sometime this fall, though no specific opening date has been given.

Based on its other locations in Watertown and Boston's Beacon Hill, expect the new location of Fastachi to offer roasted nuts, handmade chocolates, nut butters, raw nuts, and more.

The address for this upcoming nut shop in Wellesley is: Fastachi, 24 Church Street, Wellesley, MA, 02482. Its website can be found at http://www.fastachi.com/

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Evelyn and Angel's in Cambridge Is Opening a Cafe within Its Candy Shop

A candy and nut shop in Cambridge will soon have a cafe within its space.

The Restaurant Hub blog of The Boston Globe is reporting that Evelyn & Angel's Candy Shop on Mass. Ave. is planning to debut a cafe inside the store, possibly toward the latter part of next week. The article mentions that the cafe will include such items as pastries, coffee, and hot chocolate, and it will apparently be open evenings.

Evelyn & Angel's first opened in January of this year, taking over the space between Porter Square and Harvard Square where a gift shop and jewelry store called Topaz had been.

The address for Evelyn &amp Angel's is 1702 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, and its website is at http://evelynangels.com/

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Fastachi Is Opening in Boston's Beacon Hill Neighborhood

It looks like a shop in Watertown that features all kinds of roasted nuts will be opening a second store in the Beacon Hill section of Boston.

Eater Boston is reporting (via the Beacon Hill Patch) that Fastachi on Mt. Auburn Street will soon have another outlet on Charles Street, taking over the space where a florist and gift boutique called Twig used to be (Twig's shop in Wellesley remains open for business). Based on what is available at their original shop in Watertown, expect to see roasted nuts, handmade chocolates, nut butters, raw nuts, dried fruit, and more at the store in Boston.

The new branch of Fastachi could be open sometime in the fall, according to EB and the Patch.

[February 26, 2014 update: A new article from Eater Boston states that Fastachi is now open in Beacon Hill.]

The address for this new nut shop in Beacon Hill is: Fastachi, 83 Charles Street, Boston, MA, 02114. Their website can be found at http://www.fastachi.com/

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Q's Nuts Is Opening a Store in Somerville's Davis Square

A Somerville-based company that sells a variety of roasted nuts is going to be opening a store in one of the busiest parts of the city.

The Somerville Patch reports that Q's Nuts will open a storefront at the corner of Willow Avenue and Highland Avenue on the eastern edge of Somerville's Davis Square, moving into the space where Pick and Go Convenience used to be. The article mentions that the store could be open by as early as July, depending on how quickly the husband-and-wife team behind the nut company can get the space ready. Once Q's Nuts does open, expect such items as key lime ginger almonds, Mexican chocolate cashews, cayenne mango pecans, flaming cashews, rosemary sea salted almonds, banana foster pecans, chocolate raspberry almonds, and more.

[August 31 update: Eater Boston is reporting that Q's Nuts will open a week from today (Friday, September 7).]

[September 10 update: A poster on the Chowhound site has confirmed that the retail store for Q's Nuts is now open.]

The Q's Nuts company first started out in 2000.

The address for this nut shop in Davis Square is: Q's Nuts, 349 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA, 02144. The company's website can be found at http://www.qsnuts.com/

Thanks to Eater Boston for bringing this to our attention.

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