I glanced in Olespaña once while at the Deluxe Town Diner. The interior was kind of bizarre and the menu wasn’t especially Spanish.
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Re: Olespana - We had one meal there that was not memorable (at best) and not very good (at worst). I’m intrigued to see what opens next.
On a brighter note, Fupo Cafe has opened in the old Village Kitchen spot on Huron Ave (across from Formaggio). According to the menu in the window, it has breakfast sandwiches, coffee/tea, and a few lunch offerings. The sign encourages feedback during this “soft opening” - we’re hoping to try it soon!
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Karl’s Sausage Kitchen is closing! 
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Oh no. That will be a big loss for our area. I looked forward to our periodic stock ups at Karl’s. Nothing else like it in these parts.
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No indeed. Not in all of New England as far as I know. If I were closer I would hop in my car and go buy a freezer’s worth of sausages!
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WOW. That’s an institution!
I wonder if they ship? I didn’t see anything on their website, but can’t hurt to ask if you’re going to order a LOT from them!
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Our dear neighbors who moved to Toronto last year were huge Karl’s fans. I just told them about Karl’s closing. I have a request for 4 lbs of weiswurst if I can make it there. They will be back in GBA next month so they’ll drive the sausage stash back to Toronto. They know going to a sausage shop is like a nightmare for me but I would do anything for them.
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I’d call ahead, pity to make the drive and find them out of weisswurst. It is super perishable so they never carry big stocks of it. Also they could pack it up for you and then you could be in and out quickly.
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Thus, minimizing my exposure to all the meat products and saving me from PTSD. 
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They were just featured in a story on WCVB tonight. The shelves were beginning to look a little bare but they seemed to have a decent amount of meat in the case during the story.
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Not sure if you are still planning to go but Karl’s has mentioned on Instagram that they are more or less sold out and will start selling equipment next week
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I’m sure many regulars showed up en masse to buy for freezer storage as soon as the word got out.
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So sad! The story on WCVB last night did allude to the rising costs of labor, health insurance, and related costs for a small-business. The biggest killer though they said was finding enough staff. I wonder if they scaled down and made it an online business that had a clearly as a limited quantities/volume business they could make it with only an online storefront.
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Another “just noticed while driving by” - [Rassa Regional Indian Cuisine] (https://rassaboston.com/) has opened in the former Moody’s Backroom space on Moody St, Waltham. Good google reviews, for what that’s worth. It’s on our list to try, will report back. Moody St’s Indian restraurant scene has been in slow decline for a while, hopefully this place will reverse that trend.
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I was wondering if anyone had tried it yet. It’s on our list to get to at some point. Please report back if you do go!
Pop Up bagel opened in the Superette in the Seaport area (across from Van Leeuwen ice cream). Heard lines were out the door at the start of this week, but it was not much of a wait today at lunch. 5 flavors only (plain, salt, everything, sesame, poppy), and 3 types of cream cheese + “limited editions”. Limited editions now include Jalapeno cream cheese and something called “Lucky Loops” (complete with rainbow colored letters). I don’t know what flavor that was and was afraid to ask.
Was able to get bagels fresh out of the oven which is a nice treat! Have only tried the plain thus far, and the exterior has the elusive crispy exterior, and a soft, warm chewy center. Definitely one of the best bagels I’ve had recently (note: not a bagel connoisseur). Bagel is small to medium sized - good for breakfast. If they can keep their volume and turnover manageable, getting the fresh, warm ones is definitely a winning strategy.
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Just adding that I had the salt bagel today. Sadly the crispy crust did not last (to be expected). I reheated in the office toaster oven and the center though was still wonderfully soft yet chewy.
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Some unsolicited advice… I usually sprinkle a little water on the surface of bagels or crusty bread and then heat to around 350F for a few minutes. The crust miraculously crisps up again. Although with the salt bagel, that may not happen, which is sad.
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I do that with day or two old french bread and it works nicely! I was at work and it has a wonky toaster oven (to put it nicely). It’s someone’s old semi-malfunctioning toaster oven that was brought in, and it shorts out our other appliances (like the real toaster and the water kettle) regularly. It also doesn’t turn off randomly, so outside of just warming something up for about 2 minutes, I really don’t bother with that oven. I’m afraid it will start an office fire one day.
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