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Small-Batch Caramel Tasting with McCrea’s Caramels
Meet the local makers behind McCrea’s Caramels, who will be at Shake offering complimentary tastes of their sweets treats, with flavors including black lava sea salt, vanilla bean and single malt scotch.
Find out more »Apotheker’s Kitchen Local Chocolate Tasting
Join us for an afternoon chocolate tasting with local maker Russ Apotheker! Russ and his wife Shari handcraft their amazing honey-sweetened chocolate bars and marshmallows right in Boston. Stop by the shop to taste samples, pick up some goodies and chat about all things chocolate!
Find out more »Knitwear Pop-up
The Holidays are coming up and everyone loves handmade gifts! Local knitter (and Shaker) Deanna DeRouchey will be showcasing her collection of scarves, headbands, pompom hats, throws and blankets! We usually carry a limited selection of her knitwear but this is a great opportunity to see everything she makes and support local crafters!!
Find out more »10th Annual North End Holiday Stroll
Save the date! Spend a evening wandering through the historic streets of the North End, visiting local shops, sipping and nibbling on Holiday treats! Stop by Shake to pick up your map and we will get you started! We have partnered up with The Juicery, Red Apple Farm and Jojo's Raw Chocolate to offer you complimentary juice, smoothies, cider donuts and truffles throughout the evening.
Find out more »Union Sq. Donuts
We have partnered with our friends at Union Square Donuts to help kick off the holiday season! Stop by Shake for free mini donuts on … Sunday, December 11 and Sunday, December 18 from 10 till noon
Find out more »Local chocolate tasting/PMS Bites
Valentine's Day is coming up and chocolate is every girls' friend! Meet local boss babe Tania Green who started PMS Bites to satisfy those monthly chocolate cravings. Each bite is gluten free, vegan, and made with all natural ingredients and herbs! Tania will be serving up tastes and selling her treats! She is an amazing entrepreneur and was recently seen on Shark Tank! If you are an aspiring boss babe and want to connect with someone who actualized her dreams,…
Find out more »Sun.4/9 (1-4pm) Shop + Nibble- North End
Enjoy the "tastes and styles" of our vibrant historical neighborhood on Sunday, April 9th! Eight local shops have partnered with 10 local eateries and we invite you to stroll through the neighborhood, visiting each shop for free tastes! Stop by Shake to pick up your map!
Find out more »Cocktail Bitters + Shrubs Tasting with The Hudson Standard: Sat. 6/10 (1-3pm)
You're invited.... Spend the afternoon wandering through the historic North End neighborhood and Boston waterfront and stop into Shake on Saturday, June 10th(1-3) for our Cocktail Bitters + Shrubs Tasting with THE HUDSON STANDARD! Based in upstate NY, Hudson Standard creates small-batch handcrafted bitters and syrups to flavor cocktails and sparkling waters. They partner with local farms to source fruits and herbs! We will be sampling: *concord grape, rhubarb, + apple coriander shrubs *ginger, spruce shoot + masala bitters RAISE YOUR GLASS!
Find out more »TAZA CHOCOLATE Tasting
Join us for an afternoon of chocolate with local maker TAZA! We will be offering free samples of their delicious stone-ground Mexican style chocolate! Plan to spend an afternoon wandering around our historic North End neighborhood, visiting the Greenway and exploring the waterfront! Remember, we are five minutes from the Haymarket T and we validate parking ($3 for 3 hours) at the nearby Parcel 7 garage on Sudbury street (next to the T)
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