In aquatic environments, plastic pollution occurs concomitantly with anthropogenic climate stressors such as ocean acidification. 3Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom.2College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.1British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom.Gerding has proved to be the perfect person to usher it through that milestone and give it an exciting new life.Emily Rowlands 1,2*, Tamara Galloway 2, Matthew Cole 3, Ceri Lewis 2, Victoria Peck 1, Sally Thorpe 1 and Clara Manno 1* The cafe is about to start promoting its food more heavily on social media, she said.įounded in 1994, Ancora is about to celebrate 25 years in business. Many people still don’t realize Ancora has a full menu with sandwiches as well as brunch entrées, Gerding said. “We are constantly getting faster as the weeks go by,” she said. The biggest difference, Gerding said, is now that she has a full, from-scratch kitchen, food isn’t ready in three-minutes like it was in the old King Street location. “We’ve always been able to seat people right away,” she said. So far, Gerding said she hasn’t had to turn customers away. Because she has 15 seats there, and another 15 on the sidewalk in front, the cafe can have close to 80 seats in nice weather. Like Botticelli’s, Ancora has extra seating next door in an indoor courtyard Gerding calls the atrium. The last restaurant in the location was an offshoot of Tutto Pasta. After that, Cambridge’s beloved Clay Market Cafe had a short run there. In the 1990s it was home to Jane Capito’s (Lazy Jane’s Cafe, Mickey’s) great Botticelli’s. I was glad to recently discover the distinctive three-flavor mango-mint-pineapple ($5.59) at the University Avenue location.Īs far as the new King Street Ancora goes, it has a great restaurant legacy. A cup of Ancora’s medium-roast house D’Oro coffee was rich and strongly brewed on my brunch visit, and it was a reasonable $2.13 for a 12-ounce mug.Īncora also offers fantastic smoothies. When Gerding bought Ancora, Just Coffee took over Ancora’s roasting. The French toast was slated to change, but he was excited about new sweet potato pancakes with brown butter, roasted marshmallows and maple-toasted pecans. I was happy to finish what she couldn’t eat.īoth locations have the same menu, and the new fall version, which Ancora’s executive chef, Evan Braun, expected to have out last week, keeps the chorizo hash and egg white scramble, he said. My daughter had the “kiddo” short stack of pancakes ($5) with chocolate chips ($2 extra) and relished it. The French toast ($12) was a stunner, with thick, square slices of challah, strawberry rhubarb filling between the slices, and strawberries on top. The sweet entrées were equally rewarding. The multigrain and rye toast were both both excellent. I appreciated that it came with a side of breakfast potatoes or fruit, and a choice of toast. Shallots, cremini mushrooms, sautéed spinach and goat cheese provided enjoyably subtle flavors. The egg white scramble ($11) was a healthier counterpoint. With toast on the side, it made for a filling meal. Avocado slices fanned out on top with two eggs over easy added taste and beauty. The chorizo hash ($12) on the brunch or “entrée” menu - served all day - also makes a statement with house-made chorizo, home-fried potatoes, house-pickled jalapeños, Chihuahua cheese, and cherry tomatoes. The flowered wallpaper is different, but both make a bold statement. The new Ancora has a more open layout than the University Avenue location, but picks up on its fresh white-wood-and-teal color scheme with the same casually elegant banquettes by Matthew Nafranowicz and his staff from The Straight Thread on Atwood Avenue. With the King Street Ancora, Tori Gerding has created an impressive flagship cafe, which is both striking and comfortable. The couple now has a 15-month-old daughter, Evelyn, who was three weeks old when her mom opened the new University Avenue spot. The Majestic owner was a regular customer and the two bonded over their mutual love of the punk band Against Me!, Tori Gerding said. 8 across the street, close to the Majestic Theatre, which her husband, Matt Gerding, co-owns. Now, after losing her lease on King Street, she was able to make a major upgrade to that store, which she re-opened Aug. There, she established an inviting look, and an exciting, well-conceived food menu. Then, last year, Gerding moved the University Avenue location five blocks down and across the street, reinventing it in a newly-constructed development across from Whole Foods.
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