As the Summer continues, it amazes me that there are still more new places to discover on Martha’s Vineyard.  I am a down-Island girl, but every now and then I like to head up-Island and experience other things this mgical Island has to offer.  So, it was off to Menemsha where I always feel like I’m on vacation to see wha...

When I first heard that a new restaurant was going in where the old David Ryan’s was, I have to admit that I was pretty excited.  Taking up such a large piece of real estate on North Water Street, whatever it was would have quite an impact. Construction began and rumors swirled around the Island.  Some said it was going t...

A glorious pop of red now sits next to Menemsha Blues in Vineyard Haven.  It’s Porto, the Island’s newest pizza place.  Like a red beacon beckoning you from 5 Corners, you have to check it out. First, let’s talk about how fun the outside is!  It just looks like someplace you’d want to go.  Porto brightens up tha...

Not Your Sugar Mama’s (NYSM) has opened  the doors at its new store/chocolate factory located in the Tisbury Market Place in Vineyard Haven. For those of you who may not be familiar with NYSM, it is RAW chocolate which is totally different from the chocolate in a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. NYSM’s chocolate is gluten free, suga...

For years, once the weather gets warm, I’ve wanted to visit the Orange Peel Bakery in Aquinnah for their pizza night.  So last Wednesday, I packed up the family in the wagon, stocked a cooler, stopped to get my toppings at Cronigs, and up-island we went. I’ve only read about the magic of pizza night at Orange Peel Bakery,...

Open for almost one full week, La Cave du Grenier is making its mark on Main Street Vineyard Haven.  Le Grenier, above, is already a favorite French restaurant of many visitors and locals, and its sister bistro won’t dissapoint.  Last week I went to the opening party, but there were so many people there to see this highly...

It’s the week of the “Taste,” and I know many people scurrying around last minute for the perfect outfit for this Thursday’s event, which I like to call the unofficial kick-off of the Summer season.  It’s a reason for us to get dressed up, and have a great time with our friends and family, many whom we won’t see again until Se...

On the Vineyard, there are a number of  people who just continue to amaze me.  Whether it’s in their charitable works, their commitment to a cause, or their successful business, they just “wow” you.  I think that JB Blau is one of those people.  When I was thinking about what I wanted to write about fo...

Wow – the first word that came to my mind when I walked into Hooked.  I couldn’t even believe that it was the same space that Lola’s occupied.  Greer & Christian Thornton, from Atria, are the masterminds behind this new restaurant and renovation of a favorite Island space in Oak Bluffs.  Going into this, they had...

Opening this weekend is the highly anticipated Pirate Jack’s Burger Shack.  Ed Charter and his son Soeth are moving full-speed ahead with this pirate themed burger shack where the ole Captain’s Table used to be on Oak Bluffs Ave.  Interestingly, the building actually looks like a ship, and when the Charter boys are done, ...