MA All-You-Can-Eat Ice Cream Fest Turns 10: MA Restaurant Week

MASSACHUSETTS — If you're in the mood for ice cream this weekend, head to Natick.

The Charles River Rotary Club's venerable "Scoopapalooza" festival returns this weekend for its 10th year on the town common. For just $7, you can enjoy all the Hood ice cream you want. Kids under age 2 eat for free.

The event is a major fundraiser for a variety of causes in the Natick area, including scholarships and food pantries.

BU Eats At Night

The food delivery service Grubhub is reporting that Boston University is the No. 1 campus for late night food orders.

The company analyzed order data from about 270 college campuses it serves across the U.S. BU beat out Virginia Tech and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland for the honor (?) of having the most late-night deliveries. French fries and chicken tenders were the most popular late-night orders at BU, according to Grubhub.

Here's what else was cooking in Patch communities across Massachusetts:

• Cold Harbor Brewing aims for July opening in Westborough
• Coach Grill in Wayland introduces live outdoor music
• Cornish specialty restaurant closing [Eater Boston]
• Framingham farmers market starts 2023 season
• Frozen fruit sold in Massachusetts part of listeria recall
• Another Friendly's in Massachusetts closes
• Naukabout Brewing opening Cape beer garden
• Brookline bakery reopening after 2-year hiatus
• Wicked Café opening in Somerville [Boston Restaurant Talk]

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