Most breweries, including Offshore Ale here on Martha’s Vineyard, get the hops for their beer from other places.  This is all fine, and good, but once a year, Offshore makes a beer with local, organic hops, the Hopps Farm Road Ale. The hops for this special beer come from vines grown on Hopps Farm Road in West Tisbury, at Alan...

Last October, I wrote about Lucky Hank’s when the Edgartown restaurant opened.  One of the things owner Doug Smith was particularly excited about was the pancakes on the breakfast menu.  I had vowed to try them. Now almost a year later (where has the time gone), I finally did it.  I have been to Lucky Hank’s for lunc...

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...

As August comes to end, like many, I am filled with mixed emotions. Sad that the crazy days of Summer are almost over, but glad to have life go back to normal. Well as normal as possible I suppose. Play What a Summer it was. Between two kids and two On Point Blogs a week and waitressing, there was never a dull moment. I had more be...

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...

If you’ve been to the Chilmark Flea, the Featherstone Flea, the Oak Bluffs’ Open Market, Citrine, or Slip 77 this year, most likely you have seen the beautiful jewelry of MV Treasures. Of course I was curious about how someone decides to make such colorful, intricate pieces.  The quadruple wrap bracelets are stunning and ...

As a thirty-something, I get excited about the Martha’s Vineyard Ag Fair.  I can’t even imagine how excited kids are about it.  This year, my daughter Charlotte (Charly), who is 3, is really excited. She knows there are rides, and animals, and cotton candy, and games, but she is most excited about the project she has been...

I keep seeing Scubby Neck Handmade Soap Co. in stores as I am out and about. Loving the scent of the soaps and the cool, simple burlap packaging, I naturally thought there might be an interesting story there that might make “scents” to explore. I met with Audrey and Jeremy Smith, the people behind the soap. Jeremy works a...

On Sunday mornings, you just might be surprised at what you can find at the Oak Bluffs Open Market at Washington Park (across from Our Market).  From 9 a.m. -1 p.m. there is an interesting assortment of vendors. Part flea market, part farmer’s market with an Oak Bluffs twist, the Oak Bluffs Open Market is a fun ...