Basil Tree Catering

Let's put the Basil in Basil Tree 🍃. Here you can see the wonderful Maria blending up a big batch of our famous (always nut-free!) pesto.

Happy Pride! 🌈 💖

Basil Tree is a proud and business! We'll be donating 5% of the proceeds from all our rainbow platters this month to

Scroll through for some of Jaime's recommendations for upcoming Pride happenings and q***r-owned businesses!

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Watertown
100% #🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈owned restaurant, offering elevated comfort foods, SUPERB cocktails, various sports on TV at the bar (if that's your thing), great music to bop to, arcade video games. The ownership are literally newsworthy community advocates and caregivers.

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East Cambridge
A non-profit gathering place where social justice and creativity intersect. This Friday June 5, they will be kicking off the month with Echoes: Pride Celebration, an evening celebrating q***r artistry through music, dance, and performance.

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Crystal Ballroom, Davis Sq.
This Saturday June 6, they will be featuring 40+ q***r and ally makers, vintage sellers, artists, and zine creators. There's also a bar and always great music playing! Brought to you by and .thread.co

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Cambridgeport
Shameless plug here, as I am a longstanding board member 😅, this small but mighty non-profit art gallery is hosting their annual exhibition celebrating the q***r experience- Contemporary Q***r: Abundance. Opening reception Friday June 5. On view through June 29.

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Union Sq., Somerville
Yummy natural w**e bar located in Bow Market, will be hosting a Just Plain Gay Pride dance party this Saturday June 6. Bow Market dance parties are always a blast so don't miss this one!

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Orleans, Cape Cod
Artisan collective showcasing mindfully made woman-led, q***r, and BIPOC creations. If you find yourself in the inner elbow of the Cape on June 10, Wild Water will be hosting a Low Stakes Craft Night, crafting pride posters and making friendship bracelets. Honestly sounds like a perfect evening activity to me.

HAPPY EARTH DAY! 🌱
We all live here and can work together to make sure it continues to be a nice place to be, right? We hope you enjoy our non-exhaustive list of some ways to make sustainable choices EASY! Here's a link for actual PDF click-ability but we've tagged the recs in this post as well: https://www.basiltree.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sustainable-lifestyle-hacks.pdf

POMP 🤝 CIRCUMSTANCE 🎓
We've got all the elegant and delicious nibbles you need for graduation or whatever events are coming up. Order now to ensure a spot in the schedule!!

Wishing warm holiday coziness to all!

BT will be taking our customary "mini-hibernation" holiday break from:

Friday 12/18-Sunday 1/4/26

and back to business as usual

Monday 1/5/26

Messages will be checked intermittently during the break and returned ASAP, so please feel free to reach out with orders or questions if you have them!

Don't be pie-less this season! Purchase holiday pies and help nourish neighbors in need with Community Servings. Click the link below to learn more!

https://conta.cc/3JvVJUV

Basil Tree Catering - Pie in the sky

TAKE OUR SUMMER SURVEY FOR A CHANCE TO WIN! 🏝️

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/2eL6RfR/summersurvey2025

Or find link on basiltree.com homepage

Survey submissions will remain open through 7/25 and we will randomly select 3 lucky winners on Monday 7/28 to win gift baskets with Basil Tree goodies and a $50 gift certificate toward future catering orders.