Celebrating Season 2 of Weekends with Yankee | Photos
A look back at the Portsmouth, NH, screening event hosted by New Hampshire PBS and Yankee to celebrate season 2 of the documentary series Weekends with Yankee.
Trowbridge led the Q&A session with, from left, series director Rennik Soholt, co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso, and Yankee deputy editor Ian Aldrich.
Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
New Hampshire PBS and Yankee recently hosted an evening in Portsmouth, NH, celebrating season 2 of Weekends with Yankee, a 13-episode documentary series that invites viewers nationwide to explore the best of New England. On hand for the screening and Q&A at the Music Hall Loft were series cohost and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso, Yankee deputy editor Ian Aldrich, Weekends with Yankee director Rennik Soholt, and Black Trumpet chef-owner Evan Mallett. Yankee Publishing president Jamie Trowbridge moderated the Q&A, which delved into the process of bringing Yankee’s insider knowledge to the screen for season 2. (Wondering when and where to catch the show? Weekends with Yankee airs locally on New Hampshire PBS Sundays at 12:30. For other locations use the “Search TV Listings” button on the Weekends with Yankee website.)
Weekends with Yankee Season 2 Screening Event
The evening celebrating Weekends with Yankee was held in historic Portsmouth, NH. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingThe Music Hall welcomed panelists and audience members to their loft space in downtown Portsmouth. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingYankee publisher Brook Holmberg took to the stage to welcome guests to the Music Hall Loft. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingThe audience previewed clips from season 2 of Weekends with Yankee. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingYankee Publishing president Jamie Trowbridge led the Q&A session with, from left, series director Rennik Soholt, cohost and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso, and Yankee deputy editor Ian Aldrich. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingAldrich talked about his experience shaping Yankee stories for both print and television. Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
Weekends with Yankee Reception at Black Trumpet
The Music Hall Loft event was followed by a dinner at the bistro and wine bar Black Trumpet, where chef-owner Evan Mallett, a multiple James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef in the Northeast, plated up his globally inspired cuisine. (In season 2 of Weekends with Yankee, cohost Amy Traverso went mushroom foraging with Mallett.)
A special dinner at Black Trumpet followed the screening and Q&A. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingBlack Trumpet chef-owner Evan Mallett welcomed guests. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingAn array of shareable appetizers at the Black Trumpet. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingWine pairings for the dinner menu included Blue Heron Wines selections from New Hampshire’s Squamscott Vineyard & Winery. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingThe reception dinner featured a display of the new travel guide Yankee’s New England Adventures, alongside the May/June issue of Yankee. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingMain course options included braised beef pavé and mushroom fettuccine. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingMallett (center) and Bob Elliott (right), co-owner and winemaker of Blue Heron Wines, stand during a toast to the evening. Photo Credit : Mark FlemingThe Portsmouth waterfront at sunset. Photo Credit : Mark Fleming
About the Series
Weekends with Yankee is produced by WGBH Boston’s Studio Six. Executive producer: Laurie Donnelly (Rare: Creatures of the Photo Ark, I’ll Have What Phil’s Having, Sacred Journeys). Senior producer: Anne Adams (Simply Ming, Moveable Feast). Series director: Rennik Soholt (Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie). Director of cinematography: Alan Weeks (The Amazing Race, Life Below Zero).
Series funding for Weekends with Yankee is provided by New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development, Visit Maine, The Vermont Country Store, and American Cruise Lines.
For more information about Weekends with Yankee, go to weekendswithyankee.com.
