Louise Glück’s Restaurants: Rosa y Marigold Opens in Boston, Named for Her Novella
Opened in April 2023, Rosa y Marigold is a Peruvian eatery in Boston, inspired by Louise Glück’s last book, “Marigold and Rose.” The restaurant is managed by Maria Rondeau and JuanMa Calderón, who previously established Celeste in Somerville in 2018. A frequent patron of Celeste, Glück had a penchant for ceviche and various other dishes. The dining area features a design split into two sections, adorned with mirrored-steel panels. Noah Dranow, Glück’s son and a father of twins, embodies the book's exploration of duality. Born in 1943, Glück released her inaugural collection in 1968 and contributed to the restaurant's menu before her passing. She celebrated her Nobel Prize win with friends at Celeste.
Key facts
- Rosa y Marigold opened in Boston in April, named after Louise Glück’s novella “Marigold and Rose.”
- Maria Rondeau and JuanMa Calderón also opened Celeste in Somerville in spring 2018.
- Glück died in 2023; her only child, Noah Dranow, is the father of twins.
- Glück’s 1989 lecture “Education of the Poet” addressed her anorexia.
- She published her début collection, “Firstborn,” in 1968 at age twenty-five.
- John Dranow, her second husband, co-founded the New England Culinary Institute in 1980.
- Dan Chiasson first saw Glück at Koreana in Cambridge in 1997 with Robert Pinsky and Frank Bidart.
- Before her death Glück chose the restaurant’s name and weighed in on its menu and printed layout.
Entities
Artists
- Louise Glück
- Maria Rondeau
- JuanMa Calderón
- Dan Chiasson
- Henri Cole
- Robert Pinsky
- Frank Bidart
- Katie Peterson
- Léonie Adams
- Stanley Kunitz
- Noah Dranow
- John Dranow
- Beatrice Glück
- Tereze Glück
Institutions
- Rosa y Marigold
- Celeste
- La Royal
- Yale University
- Beinecke Library
- Goddard College
- New England Culinary Institute
- Harvard University
- Stanford University
- Chez Panisse
- Koreana
- The New Yorker
- Boston magazine
Locations
- Boston
- United States
- Somerville
- Cambridge
- New York City
- Plainfield
- Vermont
- Montpelier
- Guatemala
- Peru
- Huron Avenue
- Royal Avenue
- South End