With Spring right around the corner, many Island businesses are reopening after a Winter hiatus. This is always a fun time for those of us who live here year round and for those who like to visit during the quieter months. Edgartown Espresso Love, Lucky Hank’s and Edgartown Diner have opened as of March 2nd. Edgartown Meat &am...

Celebrating its 157th year, the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair has been delighting Islanders and visitors alike for decades. Now I’ve only been going for a decade and half, but I can tell you I am hooked. Especially with children, it’s one of my favorite events of the year. One thing I always look forward to is seeing what the...

**UPDATE – sadly Leslie has moved off Island and is no longer offering FETE MV** Recently a friend of mine was taking to me about Fete MV. I had not heard of it before, and that’s because this amazing new Island business is new to the food scene. What you may ask? Doesn’t Fete mean party in French? It sure does, and if you know fou...

How much do I love cheese! How much do I love beer! Put together two incredible, special Island made ones, Grey Barn cheese and Offshore Ale beer, and you’ve got a spectacular pair. Put away those thoughts of wine and cheese, this event shows just how good beer and cheese can be together. Joe Alstat, The Grey Barn’s cheese maker f...

It’s a Tuesday night in February and I can’t find a parking spot a The Barn!?! How can this be? Well, when I walked, I knew why. The smell immediately made me hungry. The smell of curry, of exotic spices, Indian food. The dining room was packed and I have to say that 90% of the people in the restaurant were eating from the Indian f...

I was so excited to get the email from the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce about the Martha’s Vineyard Made 1st Island Trade Show – the first of many I bet. Founded by Heidi Feldman (Martha’s Vineyard Sea Salt) and Rachel Baumrin (Austin Designs), this trade show, held at the Chamber of Commerce in Vineyard Haven, hosted a n...

Years ago when I was in college in one of the snowiest parts of New York state, we would go to the tanning booth once a week to stave off those Winter blues that would creep in because of all the grey and cold. Now, I know better than that, though I do still long for a little bit of color. So, what’s a girl to do? Vacation is weeks...

One of the great things about Martha’s Vineyard is that we have a very vibrant, year-round artistic and creative community, from music to pottery, performing arts to painting, it’s an island that feeds the creative soul. During the quieter winter months, many islanders find it’s the perfect time for energizing and nourishing&...

I am relatively new to the kombucha scene, but know that it has been gaining popularity. I admit that I like to have a bottle or two a week, and love getting the Island made komucha when I find it in  stores or at the Chilmark Fles Market. Why is kombucha becoming so popular? Well, first it’s pretty tasty (though not ever...

Sadly as of August 25th, 2018, The Cobbler Shop closed its doors. When I lived in Philadelphia, you would go to the cobbler – if your shoe broke, had a handbag that needed some TLC, etc. Moving here, it took me a while to figure out that there was a cobbler on the Island. Yesterday, I broke the tab on a pair of my favorite ank...