Hungry? The Ocean State offers plenty of restaurant options for hungry residents and visitors alike. Here are our picks for the best food & dining in Rhode Island for 2014. BEST MEXICAN ROADSIDE STAND: TACOS DON NACHO, Pawtucket The Old West chuckwagon pulled by a fiberglass horse certainly makes an arresting sight on the roadside […]
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Hungry? The Boston area offers plenty of restaurant options for hungry residents and visitors alike. Here are our picks for the best food & dining in Greater Boston for 2014. BEST DOUGHNUTS: UNION SQUARE DONUTS, Somerville There are many great independent donut shops around Boston (Verna’s in Cambridge, Linda’s in Belmont), but Union Square takes […]
Heading to the Connecticut shoreline? We’ve got the perfect roundup of what to see, do, and eat while you’re there, plus where to stay when it’s time for bed. Read on to see our picks for the best of the Connecticut coast for 2014! BEST CONNECTICUT SHORELINE ATTRACTIONS BEST TROLLEY MUSEUM: THE SHORELINE TROLLEY MUSEUM, […]
With its sweep of white sandy beaches totaling almost seven miles, it’s easy to understand why tourists flock to Wells, Maine, making it a popular summertime destination. But poke around this historic town—the third to be incorporated in Maine—and you’ll discover there’s more to do in Wells than sunbathe on its scenic shoreline. Beyond the […]
Magazine
New England Clambake Photographs
The tradition of the New England clambake existed even before New England itself was born. Clambakes reveal the nature of true New Englanders, demanding hard work, persistence, and appreciation of native seafood. The Day family of Prudence Island, located in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay, has been clambaking for decades. Nearly 30 years ago, Yankee sought […]
Magazine
Soup Party | A Potluck Gathering
A twist on potlucks, a soup party is a winter tradition nourishes friendships as well as bodies.
An unlikely partnership between a chef and a home cook yields the tastiest Mexican food in Connecticut at Oaxaca Kitchen.
Connecticut
Essex, Connecticut | Could You Live Here?
With a bucolic setting on the Connecticut River and steeped in history and tradition, Essex, Connecticut, was once named the best small town in America.
With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, it’s time to plan something special! Whether you make a day of it, head out at night, or spend it curled up on the couch, we’ve got plenty of ideas for what to do for Valentine’s Day in New England. FEAST YOUR EYES What could be better than gazing […]
Massachusetts
Best Chowders in Massachusetts
As long as there have been fishing and cooking, there has been chowder. In one form or another, over many centuries, coastal cooks have served up some variation of local seafood simmered in a thick liquid—a dish more stew than soup. On the northwest coast of France, 17th-century fishermen cooked their concoctions in large cauldrons […]
Massachusetts
Cape Codder Resort & Spa, Hyannis, MA
It is 17 degrees outside, with a north wind snapping at anything that moves. The windchill makes it feel like zero. No worry. Here, the kids belly up to 2-foot waves, whip down an 80-foot waterslide, and dash under cascading falls. No, we are not at Disney World or in Maui — we are tucked […]
It appears art has fused with the sea in Salem, Massachusetts. The Peabody-Essex Museum’s newest exhibit Impressionists on the Water, open through February 17, 2014, has found a proper setting in maritime Salem. This past rainy Sunday, I spent the day discovering the maritime influence in Salem’s art and culture. The exhibit opens with a […]