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Amy Traverso
Craving the flavors of a classic New England clambake but prefer to do things indoors? A stovetop clambake is the perfect solution.
When Arrows Restaurant opened in Ogunquit, Maine in 1988, the idea of a fine-dining restaurant supplying its own fresh produce was a novelty to most New Englanders. There were small garden-centered restaurants at the time, like New Hampshire’s Pickity Place and Connecticut’s Golden Lamb Buttery, but Arrows changed the game by bringing the ingredient-driven New […]
Connecticut
Louis’ Lunch | Local Flavor
New Haven’s gift to the world isn’t just pizza; it’s also the home of the hamburger sandwich at Louis’ Lunch.
The year-round Boston Public Market in historic downtown features a mix of local vendors – meat, cheese, flowers, and even hot cider donuts!
Inspired by the cooking at one of Cape Cod’s best restaurants, we asked for a fresh take on some classic New England clambake recipes. We got that—plus a look into a most unlikely, and fruitful, partnership.
Nantucket locals and tourists agree: If you can get a seat at Black-Eyed Susan’s — an island hotspot — the beach can wait.
It’s prime asparagus season, a tender green bonanza, a harbinger of summer’s bounty. And nowhere is this season more celebrated than in the Pioneer Valley of west-central Massachusetts. For many years, these fertile floodplains of the Connecticut River Valley made up America’s premiere asparagus-growing region. The rich, sandy soil was so productive in the towns […]
Tracy Medeiros loves farmers and local food. She’s written two books about the homegrown delights of her adopted state of Vermont—Dishing up Vermont and The Vermont Farm Table Cookbook. And now, with co-author Christy Colasurdo, she is exploring the local cuisine of Connecticut with The Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook (Countryman Press, 2015). If your only […]
This elegant soup is inspired by a classic Chinese dish, shrimp and snow peas, but the preparation will please any frugal New Englander. Every ingredient is fully consumed and nothing is wasted. You make a broth with shrimp and some aromatics like leek, lemon, garlic, and carrot, then put those ingredients back in the soup […]
This year marks Yankee‘s 80th anniversary. Eighty years! Not bad for an independent , family-owned publishing company (actually, the reason we’ve survived this long probably has everything to do with not having been swallowed up by a New York-based media conglomerate). We’re planning a full anniversary issue in September and for that reason, I’ve been […]
Every cook needs a great coffee cake recipe for those lazy Sundays or potluck brunches or bake sales. This cardamom coffee cake is one of my favorites. It’s a classic crumb cake, topped with a generous sprinkle of streusel and perfumed with cardamom, which, in my view, is an completely underused spice. Click here for […]