Things are about to be quite different on Oakland Avenue in Oak Bluffs. 7a owners, Dan Sauer and Wenonah Madison, have purchased the old Smoke N’ Bones. Though it is going to remain BBQ, I think it’s going to be dramatically different BBQ. Hello, it’s food created by Dan. The rotation of seasons for me is partially determined by w...

I have always been confused, even slightly annoyed about the name of Vineyard Haven/Tisbury, but thanks to the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce’s Sample MV Vineyard Haven, I now know the deal. It turns out that Tisbury is the town, and Vineyard Haven is a village of Tisbury and, West Chop is one too. I love having that l...

The next chapter of Farm Field Sea has been four years in the making on Martha’s Vineyard. Founder, Nevette Previd, has been busy creating and cultivating relationships with island farmers, land and sea, creating unique Martha’s Vineyard culinary adventures. For Nevette, the “face-to-face” connection is compromised in today’s...

We hear a lot about local food and farm-to-table on Martha’s Vineyard — and elsewhere — these foodie days. But imagine combining the farmers, chefs, local food and the farms it comes from, for on-location, hands-on, unforgettable culinary adventures. That’s the idea behind Farm Field Sea. This new weekly series of one-day, ou...

The 5th annual MV Wine Festival is only a couple of weeks away. This four day Spring wine festival celebrates amazing food, and an incomparable selection of curated wines and cocktails, all on the beautiful Island of Martha’s Vineyard. This year, the marquee wine festival kicks off on May 11th, and it features even more events to s...

If you spend time on Facebook like me, and live on the Island, chances are you have either heard of or have seen To Go With Joe. To Go With Joe are food review videos about local (mostly) restaurants. Joe is Joe Farina, and he is hysterical. He chooses a restaurant, sometimes just because and sometimes because it has been recommend...

OFFSHORE ALE IS NOW OFF THE MARKET – after a year of working with an individual for a year, the deal did not go through. This is an interesting story for me to write. I have worked at Offshore Ale since 2005, which dates back to even before Phil and Colleen McAndrews bought it. So much has changed with them becoming owner...

Update: The chef is now Dan Kelleher. Just a couple of weeks ago, Ritz manager Ben DeForest left the business. Short lived. Ben came back. Now he’s the managing partner of the iconic Oak Bluffs bar and restaurant. With this new role, came a renewed passion to create and serve Oak Bluffs style bbq and soul food at The Ritz. So...

I think that people sometimes forget about The Terrace Restaurant at The Charlotte Inn as a dining option. Perhaps because it can be perceived as too fancy or too expensive. However, that is not necessarily the case. The Terrace at The Charlotte Inn is open almost for the whole year, and has really created some inspiring, foodie m...

Last week I brought you the story about Chef Joe Monteiro moving and re-opening Pizza di Napoli at the Loft in Oak Bluffs. This week, I am very pleased to tell you that Joe is also opening an oyster bar. Yes, an oyster bar in Edgartown no less! Hard to believe we don’t have one yet. Joe is opening 19 Raw – a taproom ...