Brown Bag Lunches Return to Cafe Latino at MASS MoCA

Print Story | Email Story
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Café Latino at MASS MoCA is offering Brown Bag Lunches – six dollars for a delicious lunch plus a sweet treat – back by popular demand. Every Friday, patrons can stop by or call ahead to order for pickup. Free delivery is available to tenants located on the MASS MoCA campus.

Special Brown Bag selections include fish tacos, butternut squash + apple bisque, or quesadilla with spicy applesauce. The menu changes weekly and all lunches include a house-made cookie. Beverages are not included – soda and juice are available for purchase.

A weekly email is sent out to Café Latino subscribers with a selection of Brown Bag items. To receive the weekly e-newsletter, email <celisha@mezzeinc.com> or call 413-662-2004 to order Brown Bag for pickup. Lunch hours are from 11:30 am until 3 pm.

Café Latino welcomes group purchases of the Brown Bag Lunch special. For groups visiting MASS MoCA, lunch orders must be placed two days before visiting the museum. Sit-down lunches are also available from the daily lunch menu. Reservations for groups of eight or more are highly recommended.

Café Latino also offers a value-added Loco Ocho series featuring a Chef’s Choice prix fixe menu – two courses for $16 or three for $24 – every Thursday throughout the winter season.

Called “best museum restaurant ever visited” by Travel + Leisure Magazine in 2008 and awarded Editors’ Choice in Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England, Café Latino is conveniently located on the MASS MoCA campus in North Adams with ample available parking. The restaurant serves Nuevo Latino cuisine crafted by Chef Omar Montoya alongside a Latino-inspired cocktail menu and wine list.

The full-service restaurant is part of Mezze Restaurant Group, committed to the ‘buy local’ mission providing a wide diversity of fresh, seasonal foods from neighboring family farms, celebrating the bounty of the Berkshire region. Lunch and Sunday brunch are served from 11:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. with dinner service from 5 to 9 p.m. The restaurant is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. All major credit cards are accepted.

A member of Slow Food and Berkshire Grown, Mezze Restaurant Group also includes Mezze Bistro + Bar of Williamstown, allium in Great Barrington and Mezze Catering, which provides full-service event design and planning. For more information, visit www.mezzeinc.com.
If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.

Weekend Outlook: Juneteenth and Pride Celebration

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

Check out the events happening this weekend including parades, parties and celebrations.

Editor's Choices

10th Annual Berkshire Pride Festival and Parade
The Common Park, Pittsfield
Time: Saturday, 11 a.m.

The 10th annual pride parade and festival with fun games, performances, food, and more.

More information here.

Berkshire Mountain Faerie Festival
Bowe Field, Adams
Time: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Visit the faerie realm in the Berkshires with food, music, activities, dancing and more. Tickets are sold at the gate for $12 and $5 for kids 12 and under.

More information here.

Juneteenth Celebration
Durant Park, Pittsfield
Time: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

March to the park starts at City Hall, followed by music, dance, food, history and more hosted by NAACP Berkshires. The event is free and open to everyone.

Find a full schedule of the day's events here.

Friday 

Switch and Snacks: Teen Programming
Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield
Time: 2:30 p.m.

Teens are invited to bring their Nintendo Switches; there also will be multiple games and snacks for kids to enjoy and have fun.

More information here.

Common Craft Night
165 East Main St., North Adams
Time: 6 to 9 p.m.

Bring your craft and work with other people that might be doing the same thing as you.

More information here.

Friday Karaoke 
Dalton American Legion
Time: 6 to 11 p.m.

Belt out some of your favorite tunes and show off your voice.

More information here.

Wine Parlor & Bites
Revival House, Adams
Time: 5:30 to 9 p.m.
 
The Revival House on Commercial Street is hosting chef Xavier Jones for a popup restaurant on Fridays and Saturdays in June. Limited menu; $5 reservation includes beverage. 
 
More information here

Saturday 

UNO Block Party
UNO Community Center, North Adams
Time: 4 to 6 p.m.

The annual neighborhood block party features music, games, food, and more activities to enjoy.

More information here.

Stacy Schiff on Samuel Adams
Adams Theater, Park Street
Time: 4 p.m.
 
In conversation with Sara Houghteling, Pulitzer Prize-winner Stacy Schiff will explore the origins of the American Revolution as detailed in her latest work, "The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams," for whom the town is named. Schiff is an Adams native and Williams College graduate. 
 
Tickets and more information here

Scenic Summer Tours
Mount Greylock, Adams
Time: 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Enjoy a free tour with a park interpreter to learn about Mount Greylock's history and more that make the Summit popular.

More information here.

View Full Story

More North County Stories