BEST MEAL WITH A VIEW Bascom Lodge, Mt. Greylock Reservation The 1930s lodge atop the state’s tallest mountain is a hot new sunset-dining destination. Chef John Dudek’s three-course menu, which changes nightly, might include herbed white-bean soup, grilled beef, or gorgonzola walnut gnocchi. Wine is served, and you can spend the night in either a […]
BEST CUPCAKE Shabby Chic, Windham The confections here are works of art and taste equally divine. Dive into the moist decadence of, for example, “Vanilla Cranberry Swirl,” “Salted Caramel,” or “Cinnamon Pear,” topped with clouds of flavored butter cream ($3.25 each). 4 Cobbetts Pond Road. 603-898-2442; shabbychicwindham.com BEST ORGANIC FINE DINING The Rustic Leaf Bistro, […]
Hello Yankee readers! Since this is my first blog entry, I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself. Or reintroduce myself. If you’ve subscribed to the magazine for a while, you may have noticed my name in these pages before. I was Yankee‘s food editor from 2002 until 2005, when I left to spend […]
Arthur Tauck Sr. started the whole leaf-peeping trade in 1925, when he first took paying passengers to see the beautiful colors of autumn. Eighty-five years later, Yankee follows Tauck’s “Classic New England” tour–and discovers some surprises along the way.
Here’s a life list of 75 essential things for anyone who loves New England, native and visitor alike. How many have you done?
As ever, I’m running around New England this summer — eating, drinking, cooking, sitting in a beach chair watching the waves (or my nieces and nephews, or the sunset, or …), hiking, swimming in glacial lakes, and staying up late on the porch with my family. I took a week on Nantucket, and here are […]
Experience real Maine lobstering aboard the boat, Lucky Catch, in Casco Bay by watching this slide show of photographs. Click on the main picture to advance the Maine lobster slideshow. Get more lobster recipes Read the story: After the Catch View more slideshows of Maine from Yankee Magazine: Maine Coastal Odyssey The Last Sardine Cannery […]
In search of summer on the Maine coast, we dispatched photographer Richard Schultz to capture the sights, people, and moments of a Maine summer.
Nobody knows better than a Maine chef how to create delicious and affordable lobster dishes.
Ever wondered what it’s like to live cheaply for a month and to paddle 325 miles in a kayak? Try the Maine Island Trail.
Bertha Nunan, wife of a longtime lobsterman, shared her recipe with Yankee more than 30 years ago, in the June 1979 issue —Eds. “The secret to cooking lobsters is not to murder them. Give them a nice, slow, respectable way out. Don’t put them in boiling water, and don’t drown them in too much water. […]
Locals told us about the Brewster Fish House, a Cape Cod gem that has recently seen a change of chefs. Martha Kane is in the kitchen of this retail fish market-turned-hotspot restaurant. We wondered what would separate this eatery from the hundreds of others that dot the Cape. Could be the chowder or the lobster […]
