Food

A Fresh Take | Chef Cortney Burns

West Coast cooking star Cortney Burns finds inspiration in New England’s seasonal flavors, plus recipes for spring chowder, chamomile milk custard, and chicken potpie with garden greens.

Massachusetts

The Mother Library

When a young Midwesterner started working at the Boston Public Library, he was a stranger in a strange land. What he discovered there, though, would change his life.

New England

Food for Thought | Inside Yankee

The first thing I do each morning is turn on my computer and see what emails have arrived from Yankee readers. Lately, something new has been cropping up in this correspondence: comments about Weekends with Yankee, the national PBS show in which our knowledge of New England’s special places and its unique people takes center […]

New England

A Tale of Two Cities | New England Food Town Showdown

As the Boston-Portland rivalry comes to a full boil, Yankee food editor Amy Traverso surveys the scene, talks with top chefs, and checks off her culinary scorecard to discover the dining capital of New England. 

New Hampshire

The Many Worlds of Winnipesaukee

New England’s most popular summer lake holds something for everyone: the tourist, the nature lover, the seeker of seclusion.

New England

The Up-and-Comers | Food Town Showdown

Could Boston vs. Portland one day become Burlington vs. Providence? We asked Providence Journal food editor Gail Ciampa and Vermont food writer Hannah Palmer Egan to map out the hot spots in their respective cities.

Living

The New Makers

Their skills are as old as New England itself; their materials, timeless. But there’s a modern gleam that runs through the work of these 10 artisans.

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