Episodes

This week on Weekends with Yankee, senior food editor Amy Traverso dives into early American history at New Hampshire’s Strawbery Banke Museum. After talking with archaeologist Alexandra Martin about this unique history museum—an authentic neighborhood whose buildings span four centuries—Amy tries her hand at cooking Chelsea buns and onion pie in the 18th-century style: over […]

This week on Weekends with Yankee, senior food editor Amy Traverso travels to the Pickering House Inn in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, to enjoy one of New England’s great pleasures: a delicious, hearty inn breakfast. She makes breakfast tostadas and maple-coconut granola with inn chef Andrew Holt, and meets owners Patty and Peter Cooke before heading […]

This week on Weekends with Yankee, senior food editor Amy Traverso explores the rising foodie destination of Biddeford, Maine. She begins the day at the Lincoln Hotel, a recently opened luxury hotel whose setting—a converted 19th-century textile mill—reflects the town’s industrial heritage. Next, she visits two players in Biddeford’s growing food scene: specialty coffee roaster […]

This week on Weekends with Yankee, senior food editor Amy Traverso visits Worcester, Massachusetts, an up-and-coming foodie destination, where she meets the husband-and-wife duo running the doughnut shop Glazy Susan, followed by a trip to American Vinegar Works, where she picks up some artisanal vinegar from owner Rodrigo Vargas. With that in hand, she heads […]

Top Boston chef Tiffani Faison shows Amy around some of her restaurants and whips up a signature gnocchi dish. Richard enjoys outdoor adventure at a luxury Rhode Island sporting retreat. In Maine, see what goes into making Ragged Coast Chocolates’ award-winning confections.

Maine chef and professional percussionist Jordan Benissan shows Amy around Rockland and cooks up a delicious peanut chicken stew, while Richard visits acclaimed Massachusetts glass artist Josh Simpson. In Connecticut, we spotlight the artisan lighting and furniture designs of Dunes & Duchess.

Amy discovers an Alpine-inspired raclette feast in Maine, then shops at the legendary Morse’s Sauerkraut. In Connecticut, Richard goes fishing and soaks up Mystic’s maritime history. Plus, we visit the Rhode Island workshop where some of the world’s best high-end copper cookware is made.

Richard heads to Maine to check out one of the world’s most-photographed lighthouses, while Amy explores history and seafood in Boston’s famed Italian enclave, the North End. In Vermont, we meet Farmhouse Pottery founder James Zillian.

Weekends with Yankee, the travel and food television series about New England, returns for a seventh season starting this April. With the region among the nation’s top tourist destinations, the 13-part lifestyle program takes viewers on an insider’s exploration of the cities, small towns, and far-flung places which highlight the diversity and beauty of New England. Check local listings for airdates and […]

New England’s earliest villages and towns rose up along its ancient waterways. On today’s episode of Weekends with Yankee, we visit the region’s rivers, lakes, and coastal vineyards. We start in Providence, Rhode Island, where the amazing Waterfire festival illuminates the city with a light show like you’ve never seen before. Then it’s off to New Hampshire and the serenity of Squam Lake, where we’re in search of the magnificent loon. Rounding things out is a visit to the Farm Coast for a taste of award-winning wines from Westport River Winery in Massachusetts.

New England is a region steeped in tradition. In this episode of Weekends with Yankee, we board the massive schooner J&E Riggin for a windjammer cruise along the beautiful Maine coast. Then we travel down to Boston for the Head of the Charles, the largest two-day rowing event in the world. Lastly, up north in Vermont, we find the Shelburne Museum, one of the country’s most unique museums, home to a land-bound lighthouse, a steamboat docked in a grassy meadow, period gardens, and four centuries of art and Americana.

England is full of treasures large and small. In this episode, we meet lobsterman and photographer Joel Woods, who captures intimate portraits of a hidden world—dramatic, gritty, and often-poignant snapshots of life aboard a lobster boat. Next, we set out along the coast of New Hampshire to celebrate local oysters with star chef Jeremy Sewall. And finally, we uncover the world’s only authenticated pirate ship—and reveal treasures that have never-before been seen in public.