Restaurant in Massachusetts, United States
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Established | 1992 |
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Closed | December 21, 2013 |
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Street address | 91 Winthrop Stret |
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City | Cambridge |
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State | Massachusetts |
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Postal/ZIP Code | 02138 |
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Country | United States |
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Upstairs On the Square, originally UpStairs at the Pudding (because of the original location above Harvard's Hasty Pudding Club),[1] ended “its storied 31-year run” on December 31, 2013. Owned by Mary-Catherine Deibel and Deborah Hughes, the building they were in was being sold by the landlord.[2]
Their menu has been described as “adventurous classic European”.[3]
In 2012, Hughes' daughter Charlotte Silver published a memoir about growing up at the restaurant,
Charlotte Au Chocolat: Memories of a Restaurant Girlhood’’.[2]
History
Opened in 1982 as Upstairs at the Pudding, they had a small dining room three flights above the Hasty Pudding Club. A favorite of the locals, they also attracted many celebrities. Ella Fitzgerald sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to one of the sous chefs. Julia Roberts smoked a cigarette in the coatroom ”and turned to (the staff) and said, ‘Shhh, don’t tell.’”[4]
In 2002, they relocated to Winthrop Street, also in Harvard Square.[5]
Awards and honors
Their Eggs Benedict was featured on The Best Thing I Ever Ate.[6]
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