Upstairs On the Square, originally UpStairs at the Pudding (because of the original location above Harvard's Hasty Pudding Club), ended “its storied 31-year run” on December 31, 2013. Owned by

Mary-Catherine Deibel Mary-Catherine Deibel, along with Deborah Hughes, was the owner of Upstairs On the Square (previously known as Upstairs at the Pudding) and known as the unofficial mayor of Harvard Square. When the restaurant closed, she became the development dir ...

and

Deborah Hughes According to the Book of Judges, Deborah ( he, דְּבוֹרָה, ''Dəḇōrā'', " bee") was a prophetess of the God of the Israelites, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel and the only female judge mentioned in the Bible. Many scholars ...

, the building they were in was being sold by the landlord. Their menu has been described as “adventurous classic European”. In 2012, Hughes' daughter Charlotte Silver published a memoir about growing up at the restaurant, ''Charlotte Au Chocolat: Memories of a Restaurant Girlhood’’.

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.’” In 2002, they relocated to Winthrop Street, also in

Harvard Square Harvard Square is a triangular plaza at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street and John F. Kennedy Street near the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The term "Harvard Square" is also used to delineate the busin ...

Awards and honors

Their Eggs Benedict was featured on The Best Thing I Ever Ate.

References

{{Restaurants in Cambridge, Massachusetts Defunct restaurants in Massachusetts Harvard Square Restaurants in Cambridge, Massachusetts