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In Massachusetts, co-host Richard Wiese goes looking for great white sharks with noted marine biologist Greg Skomal. Meanwhile, co-host Amy Traverso heads to a remote corner of Maine to experience The Lost Kitchen, one of the country’s most sought-after dinner reservations. Then Richard is off to mountain-bike the famed Kingdom Trails in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. Back in the kitchen, Amy bakes up Graham Cracker Pie, a recipe from The Lost Kitchen owner Erin French.

Co-host Amy Traverso tours Massachusetts’s Tower Hill Botanic Garden and soaks up the beauty of native New England plants in late fall. Heading north, we check out the Maine winery Bluet Winery, which is transforming the state’s iconic wild blueberries into sparkling wine. Finally, co-host Richard Wiese treks to New Hampshire to size up the dazzling winter attraction known as Ice Castles. Back in the kitchen, Amy uses Maine blueberries to make a tasty Blueberry Buckle.

Co-host Amy Traverso learns about the shipbuilding legacy of Essex, Massachusetts, and makes a stop at Woodman’s of Essex, birthplace of the fried clam. Then we head north to Vermont’s Big Picture Farm, where a husband-and-wife team turns goat milk into award-winning caramels and farmstead cheeses. In Connecticut, co-host Richard Wiese learns the art of crafting wooden spoons at Meb’s Kitchenwares. Back in the kitchen, Amy showcases fresh seafood with Rhode Island–Style Clear Clam Chowder.

Co-host Amy Traverso joins Douglass Williams, chef-owner of Mida in Boston, on a shopping trip for locally stone-ground organic flour and, from The Urban Grape, the perfect bottle of wine to accompany the pasta that Douglass will prepare back at his restaurant. Over in Vermont, co-host Richard Weise discovers the quirky winter sport of jack jumping. Back in the kitchen, Amy whips up a favorite family dish, Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings.

Co-host Richard Wiese goes walking with llamas on a trip to picturesque northwest Connecticut, while Amy Traverso heads to Sudbury, Massachusetts, to celebrate fall produce at Siena Farms. Owner Chris Kurth grows crops that inspire the culinary creations of his wife, noted Boston chef Ana Sortun, who shows Amy how to prepare a fresh-from-the-garden meal. Back in the kitchen, Amy bakes up an inventive treat, Glazed Chocolate Potato Doughnut Muffins.

In Massachusetts, we follow in the footsteps of a culinary legend as co-host Amy Traverso and chef Lydia Shire visit Julia Child’s beloved Cambridge market, Savenor’s. Meanwhile, co-host Richard Wiese spends the day with award-winning Connecticut chef Michel Nischan, visiting a hydroponic farm in Hamden before heading back to Nischan’s home to feast on a delicious autumn frittata. Back in the kitchen, Amy shows how to make Apple, Cheddar, and Caramelized Onion Pastry Bites.