Upstairs On the Square
| Restaurant information | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1992 |
| Closed | December 21, 2013 |
| Street address | 91 Winthrop Stret |
| City | Cambridge |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 02138 |
| Country | United States |
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]
References
- ^ Moore, Galen (October 18, 2013). "A Cambridge institution, UpStairs on the Square to close at New Year's". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b Blumenthal, Rachel Leah (October 18, 2013). "UpStairs on the Square to Close at the End of the Year". Eater Boston. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Culinary Cambridge". Cambridge Historical Society. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Baldassari, Erin (October 18, 2013). "Upstairs on the Square closing at year's end". Wicked Local Cambridge. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Schraa, Eugenia B. (April 16, 2002). "Pudding To Reopen As 'Upstairs on the Square'". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Upstairs on the Square". Food Network. Retrieved 10 February 2019.