Mary-Catherine Deibel

Mary-Catherine Deibel, along with Deborah Hughes, was the owner of Upstairs On the Square (previously known as Upstairs at the Pudding) and known as the unofficial mayor of Harvard Square. When the restaurant closed, she became the development director at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education.[1] At the restaurant, Diebel was in charge of public relations and hospitality.[2]

As of 2022, she is President of the Harvard Square Business Association (HSBA) Board of Directors.

Early life

Deibel attended Newton College, then went on to graduate school to study English. After school, she managed classical music groups.[2] She was working at Boston Baroque when sne and Hughes decided to open a restaurant.[3]

When she and Hughes opened UpStairs at the Pudding in 1982, Deibel “represented an exception to the male-dominated business community.”[4]

References
  1. Baskin, Kara. "Unoffical mayor of Harvard Square's state of the city". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. "Puttin' on the puddin'". Boston College Magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. "Classical Music Feature: A Beautiful Friendship Between Food and Music — Boston Baroque and UpStairs on the Square". No. December 13, 2012. The Arts Fuse. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. Erlick, Nikki D (March 15, 2013). "A Business of Her Own". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 6 November 2022.


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