Deb's Lunch … and dinner and breakfast too

On Saturday night we took a break from conferencing/touristing and went over to Cambridge to see a Madison ex-pat who’s come home to Boston to live with her aging mom.

We started wandering around Harvard Square and ended up at a place called Harvest, that our local guide described as really good food but kind of pricey. (she was kind of a regular at the place; the host & waiter knew her from coming in to sit at the bar and have a snack)

I had the Grilled Line Caught Swordfish with Braised Artichoke Barigoule, Chickpeas, Smoked Bacon & Pickled Shallots, $29

Grilled Swordfish at Harvest

Sometimes I disappoint myself by ordering things that I wouldn’t get at home – as shown, it was a nice big piece of fish, bland but with nice grill char; the sprouts & pickled shallots on top were a nice accompaniment; the brothy beans, bacon & mushy artichokes underneath were way too salty. So altogether the dish didn’t really add up.

Jane, our local, had the beet salad, with red wine vinaigrette subbed in for the hazelnut, due to her nut allergy (nut-brown color in the picture notwithstanding – it is the red wine)

Roasted Local Beet Salad - Watercress, Frisée, Comte Cheese, Haricot Verts, Hazelnut Vinaigrette & Black Pepper Cracker

Mark had the special, and he said his beans, rather than being too salty, tasted like his mom’s Navy bean soup (real, US Senate, Navy bean soup)

Caramelized scallops on cannellini beans with ham

Probably the best dish of all was the wedge salad that we split.

Classic Wedge Salad: Baby Iceberg, Maple Smoked Bacon, Great Hill Blue Cheese & Local Farm Eggs