Six wild food events with locations around the world. Places like Punkaharju, Finland, Bozel, France, Eastbourne, New Zealand, and here on Martha’s Vineyard. Just being one of six exotic places (well exotic for me) is cool, but throw in creative cuisine, sometimes unbelievable dishes made with local food by chefs and people wh...

After a year’s hiatus, the Martha’s Vineyard Food & Wine Festival is back, and better than ever. From October 17 – 20, your palate will be treated to some of the most amazing wine and local food at an array of venues. One of the many new events for this year’s festival is Fresh Off The Farm.  The kick-off to the festi...

One of the great things about events on Martha’s Vineyard is that you get to experience or learn something new, and even though it seems like such a small place, there’s so much I don’t know. Farm.Field.Sea. Early this fall, the inaugural Farm.Field.Sea. An Island Culinary Adventure, took place. It was a weekend celebration of...

Saturday, September 28th was the third Annual National Plug-in Day. No, this is not something for Glade Plug Ins, but rather this is a day to celebrate electric cars.  Ah, more talk of hybrids and solar and battery operating things, but there is only going to be more of it to come. Chances are this is the way of the futur...

Ok, so we all know that it’s Derby time!  That means that probably about 80% of the Islanders are trying to catch the biggest fish, but there are also a lot of people who come from off island to participate in the country’s oldest fishing tournament. However, did you know that during the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass &am...

Not that I am a skater by any means, but I totally understand why the Martha’s Vineyard Skate Park is an important part of our Island community. Whenever I drive by the park, there always seem to be people — especially kids — using it. Come to find out after talking with Elaine Barse and Richard Meideiros of the Martha’s ...

This week is the 3rd Annual Martha’s Vineyard Fashion Week, and I would be remiss if I did not write at least one piece on this event.  A closet fashion enthusiast, I love that this week is full of fabulous fashion events, all benefiting Angel Flight NE. One of the best parts of this event is that a number of designers are fro...

How does a homemade blueberry, blackberry, or strawberry-raspberry pie sound?  Think of a delicate, flaky, buttery crust, the fruit rich and dark in color, bursting with flavor. Imagine cutting a slice perhaps while it’s still warm, maybe topped with a little whipped cream. Can’t you just imagine how happy and satisfying it wo...

Last week I was talking with a friend about great food on the Vineyard, and he had mentioned the Chef’s Tasting at Red Cat Kitchen at Ken’n’Beck. I remember back in the day that Chef Ben deForest had done tastings at Balance, but I didn’t realize that he was doing them at Red Cat as well. Knowing this, it was time to do a little re...

All Summer long I have been hearing about the amazing mango lassis and the farmstead feta cheese from the farm stand at Mermaid Farm in Chilmark.  With things quieting down, I thought I would take a little up-Island adventure to see what the buzz is all about. Off to Mermaid Farm Mermaid Farm is on Middle Road in Chilmark, 9 M...