What We've Been Up To

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 Thursday, Nov 12 at 11 AM – 3 PM

Better Life Food is having another pie pop up. We're hosting a Farmers Market style pop up in the wonderful open space area at our great friend's location, Dunn Gaherin's Food & Spirits in Newton Upper Falls. If all goes well we will turn this into a Holiday Market for the month of December under the tent at Dunn Gaherin's.

We'll be featuring our yummy and popular pies as well as baked goods like Pumpkin Whoopee Pies & Ginger Snaps, Depot Spice, local honey and other local treats. Perfect for your next dinner or grabbing a few early holiday gifts.  Bring your mask and visit us.

Facebook Event Link: https://fb.me/e/1JN2dYwzu

Other Participating local vendors with more to come!:

· Quicksilver Baking Company – sweet and savory rugelach. Susan Fain, partner. www.Quicksilverbaking.com

· Lynne’s White Robbin Vintique – in the Echo Bridge Mall. Local Honey and Locally Roasted Coffee

www.lynnesvintique.com

· Pet Wants - Natural Pet Food, Treats, Chews & Supplements Delivered Free. www.PetWants.com/Newton

· Scout&Cellar, Clean-Crafted Wine Judy Shoobe Independent Consultant www.scoutandcellar.com/jud

Everybody Wins When You Dine Locally!

Starting today (Thurs. Oct 15) through Nov. 15 you could be eligible to win prizes just for supporting local restaurants through the Newton-Needham Dining Collaborative’s Keep Making Memories Contest. 

It's no secret that the pandemic is taking its toll on local restaurants. Several of our beloved dining establishments have recently closed and others are hanging on by a thread, facing the possibility of shuttering over the coming weeks and months. But, instead of throwing in the kitchen towel, Newton and Needham's restaurants are teaming together, rolling up their sleeves, and rolling out a fun program that's sure to be a hit at a time when we could all use a little boost.

Grab a cup of coffee, bagel, or slice of pizza to go. Have lunch at a picnic table. Dine indoors at a physically distanced table. Or, just post a photo standing outside. Any action you take to support participating restaurants qualifies and there is no purchase necessary to be eligible to win gift card prizes.  

Here's how it works: 

Any time you visit a participating restaurant (listed below) post to Instagram or twitter with#keepmakingmemoriescontest. Get creative! Post a photo of your meal, of you dining out or just post a photo of the restaurant you visited. 

We are full of gratitude for this great organization, Front Line Appreciation Group and their nationwide effort to help keep small restaurants afloat while providing free meals to our frontline healthcare workers.

We were given the opportunity to feed the amazing folks over at Tufts Medical Center and it was an honor.

Visit their Boston chapter FaceBook page at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/637545037024697/

or go to their homepage at:

www.flag2020.org

Here's a lovely live-shucked raw bar setup we did for a Commander's Mansion event in Watertown in December that people really seemed to enjoy.

In September, in conjunction with the U.S. Tennis Association, H.R.H. Prince Edward (a.k.a. the Duke of Edinborough) came to Boston as part of his nonprofit International Award Program's Tennis Challenge and we were lucky enough to get to serve him lunch (get it? get it?)! It was a great day for a great cause: 

https://usaward.org/about/