No need to travel to get your favorite treats from across the country, they’re only a click away
No need to travel to get your favorite treats from across the country, they’re only a click away
It used to be that if you wanted real New York bagels, you had to go to New York. But the internet has made the world a lot smaller and two historic Boston eateries can satisfy cravings from thousands of miles away
Updated: 8:09 PM EDT Aug 4, 2021
THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY. ♪ ANTHY:ON RHIC PASTRY CREAM SANDWICHED BY BUTTERY SPONGE CAKE, TOPPED BY DECADENT CHOCOLATE AND TOASTE ALMONDS — THE OFFICIAL DESERT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS IS AIM TELSES CLASSIC DAMMING BACK — DATING BACK T TOHE EARLY DAYS OF THE PARKER HOUSE HOTEL DOWNTOWN. >> THE BICAS CONSTRUCTION IS THE SAME SINCE THE MID-1860’S. ANTHY:ON JNOH MURTHA’S GENERAL MANAGER OF THE OMNI MARKET HOUSE AND SAYS DEMAND FOR BOSTON CREAM PIE HAS SKYROCKETED SINCE THE PANDEMIC. >> AND ALL OF 2019 PRE-PANDEMIC, WE SOLD 520 PIES FOR THE YEAR. FROM THE TIME WE CLOSED THE TEHOL IN LATE MARCH 2020 THROUGH RCMA 2021, WE SOLD 2200 PIES. SO DURING E THPANDEMIC, THE POPULAR TERRRO — THE POPULARITY QUADRUPLED. ANTHY:ON PARKER CEL — THE PARK OUTSELLS THIS THROUGH GOLDVALLEY.COM, ICWH SHIPS DESSERT FROM LANDMARK LOCATIONS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. >> ANYBODY WHO HAS SOMETHING FAMOUS WILL BE LISTED ON BEGOLLY.COM. GOBEYLD.COM FINDS A WAY TO PACKAGE IT AND SHIP IT TO SOMEBODY. WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERING WITH THEM SINCE 2015. ANTHY: WITH MOST OFFICES CLOSED-END TOURISM STALLED, FOOT TRAFFIC IS LOW IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON. MURTHA SAYS AN OEIN PRESENCE HELPED PARKER HOUSE AYST VISIBLE AND APPEAL TO NEW CUSTOMERS. >> WEEC DIDED, LET’S JUST LEAVE IT ON THE PLATFORM WHILE WE ARE CLOSED. ANTHONY: THE PARKER HOUSE PARTNERED WITH THIS BAKERY ON THE SOUTH SHORE PRE-PANDEMIC TO PRODUCE AND SH TIP BOSTON CREAM PIES. >>HE T RECIPE IS IDENTICAL. NOT A MOLECULE IS DIFFERENT. AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE HOTEL CAFE BUT FOR NOW, THE CLAICSS BOSTON CREAM PIE IS EXCLUSIVELY SOLD ONLINE. >> WE VEHA NO IDEA THE ITEM WOULD BECOME SO POPULAR. AS IT TURNS OUT BASED ON WHAT I HEAR FROM E THFOLKS AT GOLDBEY, THIS WAS NOT UNIQUE TO THE BOSTON CREAM PIE. EVERYBODY SITTING AT HOME, IT SEEMS, WAS BUYING FOOD ONLINE. DOWNTOWN LANDMARK, ALS SHIPS NATIONWIDE THROUGH GOLDBELLY. INTEREST IN THEIR MOUTHWATERING SANDWICHES HAS INCREASED. >> SESAL APP 120% YEAR-OVER-YEAR. ANTHONY: SAM LAGRASSA OPENED THE FAMILY BUSINESONS PVIRONCE STREET SINCE 1968. >> WE ARE A GOURMET SANDWICH OPSH IN BUSINESS FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS, FAMILY-OWNED AND OPERATED, A LOT OF RE.ID ALL THE MEAT — A LOT OF PDERI. ALTHOUGHEAT M IS COOKED DAILY ON-SITE. WE TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. ANY:ON THE SHIPPING PROCESS IS METHODICAL FOR THESE MASSIVE SANDWICHES. MOST OF THE MUEN IS AVAILABLE FOR NATIONWIDE DELIVERY BUT SOME NEW ITEMS, SUCH AS T LOCO CHICKEN, PANFRIED CHICKEN CUTLET PASTRAMI, APPLEWOOD SMOKED BACON AND HOT CHERRY PEPPERS ARE NOT QUITE READY FOR OVERNIGHT SHIPPING, YET. SOME OF THE NEWEST SANDWICHES ARE NOT OUT THERE YET. WE ARE WAITING TO TEST IT. WHEN WE SAY TEST, WE PUT IT THROUGH THE PROCESS, WH’’LL IT, SHIP IT, OPEN IT AND WE EAT IT. AND IT HAS TO PASS THOSE SPECS FIRST. ♪ ANTHY:ON T LAGSSRAS SAY GRILLED SANDWICHES WORK BEST. >> A BLEND TOGETHER INTO COMES NICE AND WHEN YOU GET THE BOX, YOU CAN EATT I LITERALLY GOLD OR PUT IT IN THE OVEN AND WARM IT UP. AND IT IS JUST LIKE WHEN YOU WALK IN THE DOOR HERE. ANTHONY: THE LAGRASSAS ENJOY EXPANDING DELIVERY NATIONWIDE TO OSTHE WHO CRAVE A TASTE OF BOSTON. >> TOURISTS WHO HAVEN’TEE BN ABLEO T COME IN THE PAST YEAR CAN ORDER ONLINE AND RECEIVED THEIR FOOD THE NEXT DAY NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE THUGROHOUT THE COUNTRY. I BELIEVE IT MAY BE HERE TO STAY. ♪ SHAYNA: RICHIE LAGRSAAS SAYS THEY HAVE SEEN A SLIGHT UPTICK IN BUSINESS SINCE WORKERS CAME BACK INTO OFFICES, BUT NO MAJOR OPTICAL — NO MAJOR UPTICK YET. ANTHON THEY ARE ALSO OFFERING OUTDOOR SEATING AND USED THE PANDEMIC TO BELLOW OUTDOOR RECIPES, INCLUDINGEW N SANDWI
No need to travel to get your favorite treats from across the country, they’re only a click away
It used to be that if you wanted real New York bagels, you had to go to New York. But the internet has made the world a lot smaller and two historic Boston eateries can satisfy cravings from thousands of miles away
Updated: 8:09 PM EDT Aug 4, 2021
The Omni Parker House sells its Boston Cream Pie classic through Goldbelly, an online marketplace that ships famous dishes and desserts from landmark locations all over the country. Sam LaGrassa’s, another Boston landmark, also ships its sandwiches nationwide through goldbelly.com.
The Omni Parker House sells its Boston Cream Pie classic through Goldbelly, an online marketplace that ships famous dishes and desserts from landmark locations all over the country. Sam LaGrassa’s, another Boston landmark, also ships its sandwiches nationwide through goldbelly.com.