One of my friends swore they nearly got run down in front of Savenors by Julia Child driving away at speed 
I lived near Inman and always hoped to see Julia as I walked back and forth to Harvard Square.
I absolutely love this thread BTW!
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Does anyone else remember the Turtle Cafe in Inman Sq? Probably before most HOâs time but it was a very special spot.
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loved that place. and the peasant stock, which, if i recall correctly, was at the corner of cambridge street and beacon.
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George Wald the Nobel Laureate and his the biology professor wife Ruth Hubbard were both bookish looking people seen on bicycles frequently around Harvard Square when I was there 1973-77.
Nobel Laureates were thick on the ground then - Konrad Bloch, Ed Purcell, RB Woodward, âŚ
Within a few years, Walter Gilbert, Dudley HerschbachâŚ
E J Cory, Nico BloembergenâŚ
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Indeed.
Iâve had an association for many years with a local area research group that does stuff that, for whatever reason, âoutsidersâ find interesting. Weâd meet for lunch every day at one end of a long table discussing whatnot and people would join at the other end and listen to the conversation. At one point we steered away from our main interest(s) and the discussion turned to offering some honorary award. I suggested a name. Whatâs he done, I was asked. Well, I ventured, he has a Nobel. That doesnât mean much around here, I was told, with a gesture to one of our regular outsiders, an amiable guy who always listened intently. Al, there, has one.
After lunch I Iooked it up â âAlâ was Allan Cormack, and heâd co-invented the cat scan.
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Not food related but saw the Tubes @ CBGBs in NYC around 76 or 77. White Punks on Dope was getting lots of Alternative radio play at the time and they put on a full-costume show which was awesome!
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Kirkland and Beacon. I did a very brief waitressing stint there.
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Oh yes, another fablulously funky place. When did it close?
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