Not only does March mean that Spring is coming but it’s also time for the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival. For 16 years, the MVFF has been bringing a carefully curated film experience to the Island. Each year the festival continues to evolve, from programs to food, to different campuses for films, the MVFF does not disappoint. When...

Spring on the Island is more than a change of seasons. There are also a lot of changes seen in the Martha’s Vineyard restaurant world. Our first big one in Edgartown is that the Main Street Diner has new owners.  It’s now the Edgartown Diner. A new, eye catching sign hangs proudly on Main Street. Upon entering, you m...

Last Sunday was the type of day you dream about in New England, when Winter is coming to an end. It was warm, sunny, the birds were chirping, and Martha’s Vineyard was bursting with the songs of the new season to come. Also,  it’s the unofficial day for brunch. One of the best brunches on Martha’s Vineyard can be found at...

Pizza. A food everyone likes but the styles vary. Thick or thin crust, lots of sauce, light sauce, cheese blend or just good mozzarella. Friends, Joseph Monteiro, the executive chef from Atlantic Restaurant, and John Clift, the owner of Vintage MV, both have been searching on Island for the kind of pizza they like. When you c...

For the last 8 years, Erica McCarron, aka Tiny Baker, has been creating amazing desserts on the Island. Any time I walked into Mocha Motts, I would be tempted by her daily dessert creation. Erica may be petite in statue but she is big into creativity. She truly is an artist with her desserts. Where many sweet treats stay...

For about three years now, I have been on the email list for adult crafts at the Vineyard Haven Library, but was yet to commit to one. Don’t get me wrong, the crafts are truly awesome, like making paper rose wreaths, make  jewelry with sailor knots, etc. However, one email came through that had an offer I could not r...

You never know how amazing the guy pouring your favorite beer might be. I know that I myself was surprised to hear that a co-worker, Tom Ellis,  from Offshore Ale was heading to Serbia to do a documentary about the refugees in that country. I had known that Tom went to school for filmmaking, but I was unaware of his desire, a...

These days, a number of restaurant doors are still closed. However, Slice of Life on Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs is open and offering a you a number of reasons to dine there, on top of the yummy food. Seven years ago, the chef, Peter Smyth, and his wife, Jennifer, bought Slice of Life from owners Mary and Jackson Kenworth (Chef/Ow...

Ever wonder what music shows sell out time after time during the Summer on Martha’s Vineyard? Reggae! Reggae is the most popular by far. Knowing that, it seemed like a great idea to Island resident, Skip Finley, to help create a reggae radio station. On October 10th, 2015, WYOB, the Soul of Martha’s Vineyard, signed on for the fir...

At least once a year, you can find an amazing Island chef teaming up with the Culinary Arts and Ceramic Arts Departments at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School for an unforgettable farm-to-table dinner, which happens to be a fundraiser for Island Grown Schools. This year, Dan Sauer from 7a Foods was this dinner’s profession...