Video: See Yankee food editor Annie B. Copps discuss some of these best food places on NECN’s “TV Diner”. Since New England is the birthplace of this young nation of ours, it makes sense that it’s also the origin of some of our favorite foods, from turkey dinners to blueberry pancakes. Get Our FREE Yankee […]
Making maple syrup is tough business — so tough that the Howrigans of Fairfield, Vermont, don’t share secrets even with their own family. March 1998: It is just after noon and the air is bright with more than just a hint of warmth to it. Shelley Howrigan pulls on her high-top rubber boots and sets out […]
Courtney Hunter of Jamestown, RI, Best Cook for March/April 2008, learned to cook in Italy and it shows in her exquisite crossover recipes, like Yankee Stracotto, or Italian Pot Roast (below). Read more about Courtney and her recipe for pot roast ravioli. Do you know a great New England home cook? Click here to nominate.Delivered […]
I am from upstate New York. And not the upstate that is one to two hours from Manhattan. No, no. I grew up north of Albany, New York State’s capital, about 8 hours from Buffalo, NY and three hours from NYC. Of course, those who live north of Syracuse also refer to themselves as “upstaters” […]
Do you feel as though your life has a soundtrack? How many times has a song popped into your head at just the right time? Or how many times have you burned a disc for a dinner party or road trip? Or Sinatra’s “Summer Wind,” or Bare Naked Ladies’ “Pinch Me” for an outdoor dinner […]
After nearly three decades in show business, a successful actress moves to a bucolic New England village where she creates and sells her own line of clothing. The role is one Karen Allen might be tempted to play — if she weren’t already living it. Best known for starring in the film classics National Lampoon’s […]
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Whether we are drawn to oysters for their supposed powers as an aphrodisiac or for their salty, creamy sweetness, they are part and parcel to the New England experience and our love for our beautiful, if rugged, coastline. Oysters have been consumed as a foodstuff from prehistoric times, through the Greek and Roman empires, to […]
Jud’s New England Journal February 2008 Welcome to the February 2008 edition of Jud’s New England Journal, the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, editor-in-chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire. The Day I Learned About Salesmanship — and DeadbeatsGet Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe […]
I have a crush on Bill Buford. For those of you who don’t know his work, he is a writer of sterling pedigree — staff positions at Granta, and The New Yorker — and the man can indeed write. He writes the way I wish I did and the way I wish all the writers […]
I spent twelve years living within 40 minutes to my favorite places to ski, and could sneak out for some midweek afternoon turns, so I never considered myself to be a weekend warrior where I had to cram all my outdoor pursuits into the weekend. After the last two weekends, though, it’s official. I’ve become […]
As much as the weekend was about football, for me it was a weekend of eating and drinking. Probably too much of both and frankly at the end of the day, not unlike most of my weekends. I also recognize that it’s good to gather together and socialize, even if the TV is on and […]
