This Weekend with Yankee, we visit Ogunquit, Maine to catch some of the best lobsters in the country. Then we head up the coast to Acadia National park for a traditional New England clam bake. Next we go down to Newport Rhode Island for a lesson in boat making. Come see New England, with the people who know it best.
This Weekend with Yankee, we see some extreme weather on the highest peak in the northeast, Mount Washington. Then we go out to sea and catch some Atlantic scallops. Then we fly over Moosehead Lake in search of some wild Moose. Join us for the ultimate trip though New England, from the people who know it best.
This Weekend with Yankee, we meet lobsterman and photographer Joel Woods to examine life aboard a lobster boat. Next we learn about fresh oysters from celebrity chef, Jeremy Sewall. And lastly we uncover and authenticated pirate ship and its buried treasure. Join us for the ultimate trip though New England, from the people who know it best.
New England is a region that celebrates its traditions. We board the massive schooner the J&E Riggin for a windjammer cruise along the beautiful Maine coast. Then we travel down to Cambridge, Massachusetts for the Head of the Charles, the largest two-day rowing event in the world. Lastly, we head up north to Vermont where we find the Shelburne Museum, one of the country's most unique museums. Home to a land-bound lighthouse, a steamboat dock in a grassy meadow, and four centuries or art and Americana.
We're traveling from Boston to Vermont, unearthing some of the regions rare treasures. First stop: Block Island. We're tracking down hundreds of glass orbs hidden all over the island. Then it's up to Vermont where we find the Scott Farm apple orchard. Full of over a hundred heirloom apple varieties-some dating back as far as the 1600s. Then heading south, we travel to Boston to a hidden gem: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. An art oasis and the place of the largest art theft in US history.
Think of New England icons and you probably imagine covered bridges, stone walls, church steeples, and light houses. We visit three less typical but equally iconic treasures. Beginning with the Elms in Newport, Rhode Island where we get a behind the scenes tour from this mansion's caretaker of more than thirty years. Then a trip to Olneyville New York System, a Providence, Rhode Island restaurant where the Stevens family has been serving up their signature Coney Island-style wieners for generations of customers. Last but not least, we visit the glass house in New Canaan, Connecticut. Phillip Johnson's private residence that forever changed architecture in America.
Water-it's everywhere in New England, home of some of the most beautiful oceans, rivers, lakes, and streams anywhere. We experience the amazing water fire-a light show on water that is just stunning. Then it's to New Hampshire to the serene Squam Lake in search of the common loon, now a threatened species in some of these parts. And then it's to the farm coast, an area along the ocean in Massachusetts and Rhode Island for some New England wine making.
All through New England, there is a term called 'Yankee Ingenuity'-a shorthand nod to traditional values of thrifty, know-how and self-reliance. We visit places where ingenuity and imagination have shaped the landscape. Like Shelburne Farms, one of Richard's favorite stops among all our stories this year. Richard journey's up Mount Washington by cog railway, where a dazzle-belief peeper can get lost in the clouds. And we wrap up at Strawberry Bank, a museum that brings more than three hundred years of New England history to life in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Off the coast of New England are some of the most beautiful islands in the country. We explore three iconic island destinations. First stop, Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts where we visit the historic gingerbread cottages in Oak Bluffs. Then we get an insider's look at one of New England's top destinations. Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. Then it's back to Massachusetts to a hidden forest where two young farmers are growing one of the world's most prized mushroom varieties for a blossoming group of foodies and top chefs.
New England is a place of tremendous geographic diversity. From the wilds of Northern Maine to the pristine coastal villages. We visit some of our favorite unspoiled places. We begin at the Well at Jordan's Farm, a fifth-generation family farm where they are growing and serving their own fruits and vegetables at an on-site al fresco fine dining restaurant. Then we head south to Connecticut to the majestic Grace Farms where we visit some incredible birds of prey. And then its fly wishing with Richard's friend, author, and artist James Prosek.
New England is famous for its iconic villages and small towns. We visit three of our favorites. First up: Stockbridge, Massachusetts the town that inspired Norman Rockwell's art and is now home to a museum featuring his collected works. Next, we head up north to Woodstock, Vermont home to the ultimate country store F.H. Gillignhams and Sons. And then it's off to the classic mill town of Biddeford, Maine to visit what Yankee Magazine calls the best diner in New England.
Fall foliage is New England's Mardi Gras a spectacular event like nowhere else. We travel around NE and see what colors we find. First, it's up into Vermont where we visit with farmer, cheese maker and trailblazer Allison Hooper who co-founded one of the country's most influential creameries. Then in New Hampshire we travel along the Kancamagus Highway a winding road through the White Mountains that has been called one of New England's most scenic drives. And then it's a visit to what Yankee Magazine calls the best fall foliage town: Kent, Connecticut where Richard takes leaf peeping to new heights.
Winter in New England-it may be famously cold, but it's also spectacularly beautiful. Full of snow dusted trees, bright blue skies, sleigh rides, and skiing. Richard pays a visit to Boston, Massachusetts to see one of the city's and the country's hottest chefs: Barbara Lynch. Then Richard gets aboard a horse-drawn sleigh in beautiful Jackson, NH. And lastly, Richard straps on his cross-country skis and tries his hand on some world-class ski trails.
This week on Weekends with Yankee, co-host Richard Wiese meets up with dune tour guide Rob Costa in Provincetown, Massachusetts, for an off-road ramble through Cape Cod National Seashore, taking in the magnificent views and stopping to visit one of the famous artists' cottages there. Next, we travel down to Rhode Island and out onto Narragansett Bay to hear the story of the Rose Island Lighthouse, which has been keeping watch over those waters for more than a century. For our last stop, we board a ferry to the Maine island of North Haven, a place so beautiful the locals call it "North Heaven." There, we discover a coastal farm like no other, and we bring some of its bounty back to the kitchen of Nebo Lodge, an inn and restaurant that draws guests from around the world. Back in the Test Kitchen, co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso cooks up a cobbler made with real Maine blueberries.
This week on Weekends with Yankee, we venture into the wild. First, co-host Richard Wiese boards a small boat off Chatham, Massachusetts, to accompany one of the leading researchers tracking the growing number of great white sharks along the Atlantic coast. From there we head to a remote corner of inland Maine to visit The Lost Kitchen, one of the most sought-after dinner reservations in the country. Finally, it's off to the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, where we go flying up and down the mountain biking trails of Burke Mountain, taking in stunning scenery at every turn. In the Test Kitchen, co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso creates a delicious graham cracker pie using a recipe from The Lost Kitchen chef-owner Erin French.
This week on Weekends with Yankee, we find proof that in New England, small is beautiful. We kick things off with an outing to a Connecticut Tigers baseball game, where co-host Richard Wiese meets fans who cheer on their minor-league heroes with big-league fervor. Next, we travel up the coast of Maine in search of the ultimate lobster roll, which leads us to an idyllic cove in South Thomaston and a classic little shack called McLoons. To round things out, we hike into the Ossipee Mountains to discover Castle in the Clouds, a hidden gem nestled high above New Hampshire's famed Lakes Region. Back in the Test Kitchen, co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso shares a fresh take on lobster chowder featuring saffron, tomatoes, and bacon.
This week on Weekends with Yankee, we travel to Massachusetts to experience the unique and incredibly colorful tradition of cranberry harvesting, which the Gilmore family of South Carver has been doing for generations. Then bring your appetites as we head to Portland, Maine, where we'll take you inside some of our favorite restaurants in this food lover's paradise. Last but not least, we go off the beaten path in Vermont to explore Greensboro, which Yankee magazine editors call "the best little food town in New England," and visit a cult brewer and a cheese maker that rank among America's best. Back in the Test Kitchen, co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso spins out an ale and cheddar cheese dip that makes the most of these classic Vermont ingredients.
New England is filled with hidden gems, and this week on Weekends with Yankee, we highlight a few of our favorites. First up is Boston's legendary Fenway Park and its Green Monster-both are well known, but behind the Green Monster we also find a tucked-away garden that provides fresh vegetables to food vendors throughout Fenway. Next, we journey to Chebeague Island, off the coast of southern Maine, to visit a decades-old, family-run inn and harvest oysters straight from the waters of Casco Bay. Finally, learn why glamping is all the rage with our look at Sandy Pines Resort in Kennebunkport, Maine, where we feast on gourmet s'mores by the campfire. Back in the Test Kitchen, co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso takes inspiration from those same decadent s'mores to create a uniquely delicious chocolate tart.
This week on Weekends with Yankee, co-host Richard Wiese hikes New Hampshire's White Mountains in the company of the "hut croos," young men and women who pack food and supplies up steep trails to the famed rustic lodges along the Appalachian Trail. From there it's over to Grafton, Vermont, a quintessential New England village of covered bridges, white picket fences, and maple trees. The Grafton Village Cheese Company produces some of the best cheddars in the country, and we go behind the scenes to see how it's done. Then we jog north to taste some of the most sought-after bread in New England, made from local wheat that's milled on-site at Elmore Mountain Bread in Wolcott, Vermont. Back in the Test Kitchen, co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso whips up some Vermont cheese gougères, an inspired starter for any meal.
This week on Weekends with Yankee, we spend an idyllic summer day on the shores of Cape Cod and stop in at the Chatham Bars Inn, named a 2017 Yankee Editors' Pick as "Best Family Lodging" in the state. There, we experience the ultimate farm-to-table dinner, featuring local seafood and an array of vegetables just picked from the hotel's own farm. Then co-host Richard Wiese heads to Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay for a surfing lesson, and learns why there's such surprisingly good wave action in New England. Lastly, it's into the woods to forage mushrooms with chef Evan Mallett, multiple James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef in the Northeast and co-owner of the Black Trumpet in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Back in the Test Kitchen, co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso cooks up roasted carrots and herbed yogurt sauce, inspired by her dinner at the Chatham Bars Inn.
This week on Weekends with Yankee, we explore how New England's past continues to shape its present. First, we take a tasty trip back in time at Scott Farm Orchard in Dummerston, Vermont, which grows more than 100 apple varieties, some of which date back to the 1600s. Next, we swing through New Hampshire and find that old-school farming techniques are very much alive at Coppal House Farm, where much of the equipment is still powered by draft horses. For the finale, we hop aboard the historic windjammer J&E Riggin, a two-masted schooner built in 1927 that still sails along the Maine coast. Back in the Test Kitchen, co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso takes inspiration from our orchard visit to make some delectable apple cider doughnut muffins.
This week on Weekends with Yankee, we see the very best of New England. Our journey begins in the charming village of Hanover, New Hampshire, which Yankee magazine editors say is "the best college town" in New England. Then it's south to Rhode Island, where co-host Richard Wiese strolls through The Elms, one of the most breathtaking of Newport's Gilded Age mansions. Finally, we head to Martha's Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts, for some of the most succulent sea scallops in the world. Back in the Test Kitchen, co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso shows us how to pull off a terrific, easy-to-make baked scallop dish with garlic and vermouth.
This week on Weekends with Yankee, we spotlight the flora and fauna of New England. Starting things off is a visit to Vermont's Shelburne Farms, a historic property on the shores of Lake Champlain where teams of farmers and food artisans raise Brown Swiss cows and make delicious cheeses from their milk. Next, we travel to New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee to connect with top Boston chef Brendan Pelley, who shares the story of how growing up at his family's cabin there shaped his cooking style-which he demonstrates with some delicious lake trout prepared over a campfire. Then it's off to Connecticut, where co-host Richard Wiese casts for trout with James Prosek, a fisherman, artist, and author who celebrates the beauty of this revered fish in his work. Back in the Test Kitchen, co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso makes a simple but elegant orzo salad with smoked trout.
This week on Weekends with Yankee, co-host Richard Wiese cruises around New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee aboard the Sophie C, the oldest floating post office in the United States. From there, we make tracks to Rockport, Maine, where lobsterman and photographer Joel Woods gives us a view of deep-sea fishing that few people ever get to see. Closing things out is our jaunt to the rocky coast just outside Acadia National Park to experience a genuine Maine clambake with three of Portland, Maine's hottest chefs. Back in the Test Kitchen, co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso brings the clambake home as she creates a stovetop version of this classic New England meal.
This week on Weekends with Yankee, we celebrate the ultimate New England season, autumn, in all its multicolored glory. First, we hike up to Holt's Ledge in Hanover, New Hampshire, and get a fall color tutorial from photographer Jim Salge, the resident foliage expert for NewEngland.com. Next, we head to Vermont for an autumn visit with goat farmer and cheese maker Allison Hooper, whose Vermont Creamery has helped put New England cheeses in the national spotlight. Finally, the editor of Yankee magazine, Mel Allen, takes us on a tour of New Hampshire's Kancamagus Highway and shares some of his favorite out-of-the-way vistas on one of America's most scenic highways. Back in the Test Kitchen, co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso makes a beet salad with fried goat cheese.
This week on Weekends with Yankee, we explore New England in wintertime, a season of snowy adventures and breathtaking beauty. We start off with a visit to historic Lexington, Massachusetts, the town where the first shots of the Revolutionary War forever changed the course of this country. While there, co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso cooks up a New England artisan dinner with chef Stacy Cogswell at the Inn at Hastings Park, and puts a spotlight on some of the regional designers and food makers who represent New England's legacy of craftsmanship and entrepreneurial spirit. Next, it's up north we go, to Nestlenook Farm in Jackson, New Hampshire, for a journey back to the winters of yesteryear on a horse-drawn sleigh. And with the holiday season in mind, we wrap up with some suggestions for great New England food gifts that can be made quickly and easily in the kitchen.
Co-Host Richard Wiese experiences the thrill of the Kennebec River, New England's top whitewater rafting destination. Then we rise with the sun in Bremen, Maine, and head out with the "puffin man," National Audubon researcher Stephen Kress, who almost single-handedly returned puffin pairs, and their pufflings, back to Maine. Finally, co-host Amy Traverso joins Connecticut chef and foraging expert Bun Lai to learn how to find delicious food in unexpected places.
Co-Hosts Richard Wiese and Amy Traverso visit Mayfair Farm, a sustainable New Hampshire farm that's cooking up incredible dinners and raising healthy, and happy, livestock. Next, it's all aboard for a trip to the Isles of Shoals off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on a perfect New England day. Then Richard suits up and gets up close and personal with the bee colonies at Red Bee Honey in Weston, Connecticut. Finally, Amy makes some delicious desserts with actress Sandra Bullock's sister, Gesine Bullock Prado, at her baking school in Vermont.
Co-Host Amy Traverso visits with legendary chef Jacques Pépin at his Connecticut home and helps cook up a couple of his favorite French-New England fusion dishes. Next, we travel to the most climbed mountain in New England, Mount Monadnock, to learn what makes it so special. Then co-host Richard Wiese gets a thrill from custom-built Ducati motorcycles, made in New England and shipped to some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Finally, it's off to Vermont to meet two world-famous craftsmen, Simon and Andrew Pearce, a father-and-son team whose glassblowing and woodturning talents have built an international brand.
We discover why nothing says summer in New England like Tanglewood, as co-host Amy Traverso heads out to the Berkshires to see what it takes to make the perfect picnic for this famous music festival. Next, we travel to Williamstown, Massachusetts, to experience the Williamstown Theatre Festival and catch a performance by Matthew Broderick in a new play called The Closet. Then it's over to New Hampshire to tour the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, the former home of one of America's greatest sculptors. Finally, co-host Richard Wiese visits the MacDowell Colony, an artists' colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, that has hosted such legends as composers Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein and Our Town playwright Thornton Wilder.
Co-host Richard Wiese jumps into the world of Bangs Island Mussels, a pioneering fishery in Portland, Maine, that's producing more than 250,000 pounds of sustainable shellfish a year. Then it's up to the Bold Coast of Maine, home to New England's most beautiful coastal trail. Next, co-host Amy Traverso heads to Connecticut's famous Litchfield Hills to visit Arethusa Farm, where the cows get shampooed every day and their milk is turned into award-winning cheese and ice cream. Finally, it's all about the mountains and the great outdoors at Vermont's Trapp Family Lodge, founded by the family made famous by the movie The Sound of Music.
Co-host Richard Wiese sets sail in the sailing capital of the world: Newport, Rhode Island. From there we travel to Westerly, Rhode Island, a coastal town of tranquil beauty. Then it's north to the rugged Bold Coast of Maine to see the largest whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere. Finally, co-host Amy Traverso travels around New Hampshire to get a taste of the classic New England general store.
Amy Traverso and Richard Wiese travel to Nantucket with Lisa Birnbach, author of The Official Preppy Handbook. Lisa tells all about this iconic New England style while shopping at Murray's Toggery Shop, where you'll find the ultimate in preppie togs. Then it's onto Tamworth Distilling in New Hampshire's pristine White Mountains, where they've perfected the craft of turning local ingredients into delicious spirits. We then move onto one of Vermont's little known secrets, Little Fenway, a scaled down version of Boston's iconic park-and where families can take a Wiffle ball swing at the big Green Monster. And finally we travel south to Connecticut to visit the first and only Wiffle Ball factory, and see how those magical little spheres are made.
This week, it's all about farms and foraging. Our first stop is in Vermont, as co-host Amy Traverso visits the Woodstock Inn &Resort's spectacular Kelly Way Gardens and learns about cooking with heirloom squash. Then it's over to Vermont's Quechee Gorge, which-with its drop of 165 feet-ranks as the deepest gorge in the state. Next, co-host Richard Wiese searches for glass orbs on the beaches of Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island. Finally, Amy goes foraging for mushrooms with Portsmouth chef Evan Mallett of the Black Trumpet restaurant.
Cohost Richard Wiese takes an insider's look at Nantucket with best-selling author Elin Hilderbrand. Then it's over to Chatham, Massachusetts, to get up close and personal with its booming seal population.Next, Richard rides along with shark expert Greg Skomalas he tags great whites off the Massachusetts coast. Finally, co-host Amy Traverso wraps things up with a visit to Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod for one of its fantastic farm-to-table dinners. We end our fabulous New England adventure surfing off Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay with legendary surfer, Peter Pan.
Cohost Richard Wiese catches a ride on the tall ship Lynx to get a taste of what sailing was like in the early 1800s.Then we soar into the clouds aboard a hot air balloon above scenic Quechee, Vermont. Next, co-host Amy Traverso heads into the middle of Maine to find one of the most talked-about restaurants in the country, the Lost Kitchen. Finally, it's on to Provincetown, Massachusetts for a dune tour Richard will never forget.
This week, we learn about Maine's prized wild blueberries, which co-host Amy Traverso then cooks up into a classic blueberry pie.Then we take a short tour of New England's most iconic light houses, which sets the stage for co-host Richard Wiese's in-depth visit to the Rose Island Lighthouse off the coast of Newport, Rhode Island. Finally, we journey to Chebeague Island, off the coast of southern Maine, to visit a decades-old, family-run inn and harvest oysters straight from the waters of Casco Bay.
It's a Fall celebration at Poverty Lane Orchards and Farnum Hill Ciders, home to some of the best apples and ciders in the country. Next, we make a stop at Vermont’s Jenne Farm, one of New England’s most photographed fall foliage sites, before Yankee magazine editor Mel Allen leads cohost Richard Wiese on a fall foliage tour along New Hampshire’s Kancamagus Highway. Finally, Richard joins the annual cranberry harvest in South Carver, Massachusetts.
We welcome winter as Co-Host Richard Wiese heads to Vermont to glide down the longest skating trail in the country. Then cohost Amy Traverso works alongside chef Stacy Cogswell to cook up a classic New England winter meal at the Inn at Hastings Park in Lexington, Massachusetts. Finally, Richard puts on his cross-country skis to explore the top-notch trails at the Jackson, New Hampshire, Ski Touring Center.
Amy Traverso heads to Boston’s Chinatown with celebrity chef Joanne Chang and learns to make her signature pork and chive dumplings. Next, at the Weekapaug Inn in Westerly, Rhode Island, Amy and co-host Richard Wiese explore the four-star destination while enjoying both its natural beauty and its culinary delicacies.
In this episode of Weekends with Yankee, we go inside Yale University to meet the oldest a cappella group in the United States, the Whiffenpoofs. In Salem, Massachusetts, experience an urban oasis, the Punto Urban Art Museum, where grand-scale murals decorate the community. In Portland, Maine, meet Barton Seaver, a chef who combines his passion for food with his commitment to sustainability.
Co-host Richard Wiese takes us on a tour of the Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut, where he gets to be an animal trainer for a day. Up in Gray, Maine, we visit a sanctuary for injured and orphaned wildlife, including the majestic moose. On the New Hampshire seacoast, Amy Traverso hunts for invasive green crabs and then cooks her catch into a mouthwatering seafood stew with Chef Brendan Vesey of Botanica Restaurant in Portsmouth.
Amy Traverso builds a table by hand in Woodstock, Vermont, with master craftsman Charles Shackleton using sustainably sourced wood from a nearby forest. In Maine, co-host Richard Wiese unearths the state gemstone, the tourmaline. In Cape Neddick, Maine, chef Justin Walker and his restaurateur wife, Danielle Johnson Walker, put a modern spin on a traditional Maine bean-hole supper at their farmhouse.
Join co-host Amy Traverso and best-selling cookbook author and New York Times Magazine contributor Dorie Greenspan at her home in Westbrook, Connecticut, to whip up a delicious triple-layer parsnip and cranberry cake. We learn about Dorie’s unlikely path to her dream job, and why her books have won all the major culinary awards and her fans are so devoted that they’ve created blogs and Instagram feeds dedicated to her recipes.
Join co-host Amy Traverso and James Beard Award-nominated chef David Vargas, who is bringing his Mexican heritage to Vida Cantina, his acclaimed restaurant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Amy and David start out at Tuckaway Farm, where farmer Chuck Cox is growing heirloom flint corn, before heading to David’s mini-factory, where Chuck’s corn is crafted into perfectly toasted tortillas.
Co-host Amy Traverso visits an acclaimed vineyard in an unlikely place: the tiny town of Barnard, Vermont. Instead of trying to mimic Napa Valley cabernets or Loire Valley sauvignon blancs, winegrower Deirdre Heekin is allowing her wines to tell the story of the region’s unique soil and climate.
We head to Provincetown, Massachusetts, to see what makes this eclectic Cape Cod town a beloved travel destination. Next, we visit the flagship restaurant of Luke’s Lobster on a pier in Portland, Maine, where we learn how a tiny lobster roll shop grew into a sustainable seafood company that can trace back to the source every pound of lobster it serves in its 26 U.S. restaurants and growing list of restaurants abroad.
Co-Host Amy Traverso visits the Thompson House Eatery in Jackson, New Hampshire, where husband-and-wife team Jeff and Kate Fournier are continuing the restaurant’s legacy as a landmark in the community. There, Amy helps Jeff whip up his famous watermelon steak, along with the house-special Brussels sprouts.
Co-Host Richard Wiese visits Provincetown, Massachusetts, to meet with a maritime treasure hunter who made a surprising discovery on a sunken pirate ship. We then tour the iconic B&M Factory in Portland, Maine, where they make canned brown bread—a uniquely New England treat.
Co-Host Richard Wiese travels to Bartlett, New Hampshire, for an icy climb up Cathedral Ledge. It’s cold and it’s tough, but those who make it to the top are rewarded with views across the Saco River Valley to the White Mountains. Then we head south to Brookline, New Hampshire, to visit New England’s largest outdoor sculpture park: the Andres Institute of Art.
Richard Wiese sin in South Hamilton, Massachusetts visiting the Myopia Polo Club, the oldest active polo club in the country. Then, we travel with cohost Amy Traverso to Freedom, New Hampshire, as she gets outside her comfort zone and into the wild for a survival lesson that includes what to pack and how to build a fire and shelter.
Co-Host Richard Wiese visits Killington Resort in Vermont for women’s World Cup skiing, a two-day event that draws over 40,000 spectators. Richard chats with Olympic gold medalist Diann Roffe about the next generation of skiers, and also meets up with Willy Booker, the head of Burke Mountain Academy, whose students have included reigning World Cup champion Mikaela Shiffrin. Then Richard takes the gondola to the top of the mountain, where he chats with former Olympic skier Edie Thys Morgan about what it’s like to race at a World Cup.
Co-Host Richard Wiese spends the day with James Beard Award-winning chef Michel Nischan, who has turned his passion into a commitment to make farm fresh food affordable for underserved communities. Follow in the footsteps of Julia Child with Chef Lydia Shire and Co-host Amy Traverso and make Apple, Cheddar and Caramelized Onion Pastry Bites.
Head to Siena Farms in Sudbury, Massachusetts and meet well-known farmer Chris Kurth, whose crops are a source of inspiration for his wife, Ana Sortun, the James Beard Award-winning chef-owner of Boston restaurants Sarma, Oleana and Sofra. Make some new furry friends at Country Quilt Llama Farm in West Cornwall, Connecticut. Bake Glazed Chocolate Potato Doughnut Muffins with co-host Amy Traverso.
Celebrate Italian food and heritage as Co-host Amy Traverso gets an insider’s tour of Boston with rising star chef Douglass Williams. Co-host Richard Weise explores the little-known world of jack jumping in Vermont's Green Mountains, an unusual winter sport that involves sledding down a mountain while sitting on a single ski. Amy whips up spinach and ricotta dumplings known as Malfatti.
Visit Essex, Massachusetts to learn about the history and legacy of shipbuilding and make a stop at Woodman’s of Essex, the birthplace of the fried clam, to cook-up New England clam chowder. Go off the grid in Woodstock, Connecticut with Meb Boden of Meb’s Kitchenwares to create a sautŽ spoon by hand from a block of local wood. Amy cooks up a clam feast with Rhode Island-Style Clear Clam Chowder.
Co-host Amy Traverso heads to Boylston, Massachusetts, home to Tower Hill Botanic Garden, run by one of the oldest horticultural societies in America. Heading north to Woodstock New Hampshire, we meet up with Co-host Richard Wiese who shares the award-winning interactive art experience known as Ice Castles. Back in her home kitchen, Amy turns Maine blueberries into Blueberry Buckle.
Co-host Richard Wiese boards a boat with one of the leading researchers tracking a growing number of great white sharks. From there, head to inland Maine to visit The Lost Kitchen. Then it’s off to Vermont to fly up and down the mountain biking trails of Burke Mountain. Co-host Amy Traverso creates a delicious graham cracker pie using a recipe shared by The Lost Kitchen owner-chef, Erin French.
Richard Wiese meets up with dune tour guide Rob Costa for an off-road ramble through Cape Cod National Seashore. Travel out onto the Narragansett Bay to hear the story of the century-old Rose Island Lighthouse and board a ferry headed for the Maine island of North Haven for a memorable meal cooked up in the kitchen of Nebo Lodge. Co-host Amy Traverso cooks up a cobbler made with Maine blueberries.
Travel to Massachusetts to experience the unique and incredibly colorful tradition of cranberry harvesting. Then, head to Portland, Maine, where we’ll take you inside some of our favorite restaurants. Last, we explore Greensboro, Vermont, the best little food town in New England. Amy Traverso spins out an ale and cheddar cheese dip that makes the most of these classic Vermont ingredients.
Hike New Hampshire’s White Mountains in the company of the hut croos, who haul food and supplies for hikers along the Appalachian Trail. Then, visit Grafton, Vermont and go behind the scenes to see how cheddar cheese is produced. Taste some of the most sought-after bread in New England at Elmore Mountain Bread. Back in her kitchen, Co-host Amy Traverso whips up some Vermont cheese gougres.
Experience the ultimate farm-to-table dinner at the Chatham Bars Inn, a destination with a rich history dating back to 1914. Richard Wiese heads to Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay for a surfing lesson. Forage mushrooms with chef Evan Mallett, co-owner of the Black Trumpet in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Amy Traverso cooks up roasted carrots and herbed yogurt sauce.
Take a trip back in time at Scott Farm Orchard in Dummerston, Vermont, which grows more than 100 apple varieties, and swing through New Hampshire and find that old-school farming techniques are very much alive at Coppal House Farm. Finally, we hop aboard the historic two-masted schooner built in 1927 that still sails along the Maine coast. Co-host Amy Traverso makes apple cider doughnut muffins.
Cruise around New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee aboard the oldest floating post office in the United States. From there, visit lobsterman and photographer Joel Woods for a view of deep-sea fishing that few people ever get to see. Then visit the coast just outside Acadia National Park to experience a genuine Maine clambake. Co-host Amy Traverso creates a stovetop version of the classic clambake.
Celebrate autumn in New England with a hike up to Holt’s Ledge in Hanover, New Hampshire, to get a tutorial from photographer Jim Salge. Then head to Vermont for an autumn visit with goat farmer and cheese maker Allison Hooper. Mel Allen, editor of Yankee magazine, takes us on a tour of New Hampshire’s Kancamagus Highway. Co-host Amy Traverso makes a beet salad with fried goat cheese.
Co-hosts Amy Traverso and Richard Wiese reunite for a road trip through the White Mountains of New Hampshire, just in time to see the spectacular fall foliage. Head south to Boston, Massachusetts, for launch day of the legendary Swan Boats. Finally, Amy travels to Charlestown, Rhode Island, to visit the original location of Dave’s Coffee, an artisan coffee roaster.
Co-host Richard Wiese is in Shaftsbury, Vermont, to meet Tammy White and her flock of sheep. Head north to Goshen, Vermont, where a young couple is keeping alive the tradition of making maple syrup the old-fashioned way. Finally, co-host Amy Traverso pays a visit to baker Ahmad Aissa, who brings the sweet flavors of his native Syria to Concord, New Hampshire.
Co-host Amy Traverso is in the White Mountains, embarking on the coziest and most delicious kind of adventure: an inn-to-inn cookie tour. Next, visit Montpelier, Vermont, where guest host and Yankee senior editor Ian Aldrich meets up with endurance athlete Mirna Valerio. Finally, co-host Richard Wiese is in Portland, Maine, to discover how Sea Bags is giving new life to old sails.
Co-host Amy Traverso ventures into the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, where a young couple from Paris has opened their first restaurant. Next, co-host Richard Wiese explores the idyllic town of Essex, Connecticut. Finally, visit Manchester, New Hampshire to get an up-close tour of the only two Frank Lloyd Wright homes in New England that are open to the public.
Co-host Amy Traverso is in South Berwick, Maine, where growing heirloom beans is a treasured skill. Next, travel to Lyme, New Hampshire, to meet Ben Kilham, who rescues and rehabilitates orphaned bear cubs. Then, head to Freeport, Maine, where co-host Richard Wiese gets a behind-the-scenes peek at what it takes to become a Registered Maine Guide, a program with a long and storied history.
Co-host Richard Wiese is in Harrisville, New Hampshire, to see firsthand why border collies are known as the world’s smartest dogs. Co-host Amy Traverso is in her hometown of Brookline, Massachusetts, to explore the preservation and expansion of the Jewish deli tradition. Visit Somerville, Massachusetts, where the What the Fluff? Festival celebrates an icon of many childhoods: Marshmallow Fluff.
Co-host Amy Traverso is in New Hampshire to meet with the host of the longest-running cooking series in television history. Co-host Richard Wiese travels to York, Maine, to meet Sara Fitz, an artist who specializes in wares brightened with coastal New England images. Finally, in Middlebury, Vermont, meet Bethanie Farrell, who is thinking both globally and locally to address food insecurity issues.
Co-host Richard Wiese embarks on a brisk winter adventure. Then, co-host Amy Traverso meets food writer and media personality David Leite, founder of the James Beard Award-winning website Leite’s Culinaria, in his hometown of Fall River, Massachusetts. Then, head to Camden, Maine, which Yankee has ranked as one of New England’s “Best Winter Towns,” for the U.S. National Toboggan Championships.
From Connecticut’s soft sandy beaches to Maine’s rugged granite shores, our Atlantic coastline is a place of beauty and wonder, drawing visitors from around the world. Start in Ogunquit, Maine, named by Yankee magazine as the best beach town in New England. Then travel north to Acadia National Park. And then a lesson in traditional boatbuilding in Newport, Rhode Island.
Offering wild weather, stormy seas and remote locations, New England is a land of adventure. Travel to the Northeast’s highest peak for some of the most extreme weather found anywhere in the world. Then, head out to sea, braving stiff winds and bracing cold, to capture the coveted Atlantic bay scallop. Finally, take to the skies high above Maine’s iconic Moosehead Lake.
Meet lobsterman and photographer Joel Woods, who captures intimate portraits of a hidden world—dramatic, gritty, and often-poignant snapshots of life aboard a lobster boat. Set out along the coast of New Hampshire to celebrate local oysters with star chef Jeremy Sewall. Finally, uncover the world’s only authenticated pirate ship—and reveal treasures that have never before been seen in public.
Board the massive schooner, J&E Riggin, for a windjammer cruise along the beautiful Maine coast. Then, travel to Boston for the Head of the Charles, the largest two-day rowing event in the world. Lastly, up north in Vermont, visit the Shelburne Museum, one of the country’s most unique museums, home to a land-bound lighthouse, a steamboat docked in a grassy meadow and four centuries of art.
On today’s episode of Weekends with Yankee, we visit the region’s rivers, lakes, and coastal vineyards. We start in Providence, Rhode Island, where the amazing Waterfire festival illuminates the city with a light show like you’ve never seen before. Then it’s off to New Hampshire and the serenity of Squam Lake, where we’re in search of the magnificent loon.
Richard Wiese heads to Maine for a look at one of the most-photographed lighthouses in the world, Nubble Light. Then it’s off to Boston’s famed North End, where Amy Traverso stops at the Revolutionary-era print shop of Edes & Gill and enjoys cannoli from Modern Pastry. Finally, in Woodstock, Vermont, meet well-known potter James Zillian, founder of internationally acclaimed Farmhouse Pottery.
In Waldoboro, Maine, Amy Traverso stops at a glamping resort and has a festive raclette dinner, then visits local landmark Morse’s Sauerkraut and Moody’s Diner. In Mystic, Connecticut, Richard Wiese finds out what gave the famous seaport its name and does a little fishing. And take a tour of Duparquet Copper Cookware, one of the few remaining makers of high-end copper cookware in North America.
Amy Traverso explores Rockland, Maine, with chef Jordan Benissan of Mé Lon Togo. In Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, Richard Wiese meets up with former NASA astronaut Cady Coleman as well as local glass artist Josh Simpson. Then in New Milford, Connecticut, husband-and-wife team Stacy Kunstel and Michael Partenio make playful and romantic home products under the brand Dunes and Duchess.
Amy Traverso meets up with chef Tiffani Faison in Boston to tour three of her six restaurants and cook one of her signature dishes. In Richmond, Rhode Island, Richard Wiese explores the Preserve Sporting Club on horseback, followed by flyfishing, sporting clays and a visit to their “Hobbit Houses.” And in Westbrook, Maine, visit Ragged Coast Chocolates and see how their confections are made.
Amy Traverso visits Worcester, Massachusetts, where she meets the owners of the doughnut shop Glazy Susan. Then, from Mount Monadnock, Richard Wiese highlights everything you should pack in your backpack for a climb, particularly in winter. And in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, meet the owners of Wozz! Kitchen Creations and explore what makes their spreads and sauces so special.
In foodie destination Biddeford, Maine, Amy Traverso visits coffee roaster Time & Tide, restaurant Fish & Whistle and culinary antiquarian bookstore, Rabelais. In Charlotte, Vermont, Richard Wiese explores Earthkeep, an innovative farming collective and Vermont Malthouse, where he enjoys a craft beer tasting. Then it’s off to Nantucket and a visit to the famed weaving studio, Nantucket Looms.
At Pickering House Inn in New Hampshire, Amy Traverso enjoys a delicious inn breakfast before heading out to cross-country ski. In southern Maine, Richard Wiese hits the slopes of Pleasant Mountain and tries winter surfing. And on Nantucket, see the artistry of Hafsa Lewis, a floral designer whose work includes the huge wreath adorning Brant Point Light at Christmas.
Amy Traverso dives into early American history at New Hampshire’s Strawbery Banke Museum. Richard Wiese is also in the Granite State, where he joins the Great Meredith Rotary Ice Fishing Derby, a 44-year-old tradition in which anglers compete for the biggest catch and thousands in prize money. And in Vermont, experience the thrills and learn the story of the Harris Hill Ski Jump in Brattleboro.
Richard Wiese and Amy Traverso visit Mayfair Farm, a sustainable New Hampshire farm that’s cooking up incredible dinners and raising healthy, and happy, livestock. Amy makes some delicious desserts with actress Sandra Bullock’s sister, Gesine Bullock Prado, at her baking school in Vermont.
Amy Traverso visits with legendary chef Jacques Pépin at his Connecticut home and helps cook up a couple of his favorite French-New England fusion dishes. Then Richard Wiese gets a thrill from custom-built Ducati motorcycles, made in New England and shipped to some of Hollywood’s biggest stars.
On this episode of Weekends with Yankee, Amy Traverso heads out to the Berkshires for the famous Tanglewood music festival. Richard Wiese visits the MacDowell Colony, an artists’ colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, that has hosted such legends as composers Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein and Our Town playwright Thornton Wilder.
Richard Wiese jumps into the world of Bangs Island Mussels, a pioneering fishery in Portland, Maine. Amy Traverso heads to Connecticut’s famous Litchfield Hills to visit Arethusa Farm, where the cows get shampooed every day and their milk is turned into award-winning cheese and ice cream. Finally, a visit to the Trapp Family Lodge, founded by the family made famous by the movie The Sound of Music.
On this episode of Weekends with Yankee, Richard Wiese sets sail in the sailing capital of the world: Newport, Rhode Island. Then it’s north to the rugged Bold Coast of Maine to see the largest whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere. Finally, Amy Traverso travels around New Hampshire to get a taste of the classic New England general store.
Host Richard Wiese visits the East Coast’s largest horse ranch, Pond Hill Ranch, in Poultney, VT, to learn about its rodeos and lassoing. In Massachusetts, co-host Amy Traverso heads to Cape Cod in a vintage Land Cruiser to explore the dunes of Sandy Neck Beach and cooks chowder at the Pelham House Resort in Dennis. Last, we head to Burlington, Vermont, to talk with plein-air painter Peter Fried.
In this episode, host Richard Wiese visits Mill City Park in Franklin, New Hampshire, New England’s first whitewater park, for a day of whitewater rafting and boogie boarding. In Maine, co-host Amy Traverso harvests lobsters on Penobscot Bay and cooks them up at the five-star Camden Harbour Inn. In Vermont, Weekends with Yankee visits Red House founders Britt and Matt Witt to learn the story behind their iconic handmade waxed canvas bags.
In this episode, host Richard Wiese bikes the Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail, visiting a glampground and a wildlife park along the way. On Cape Cod, co-host Amy Traverso harvests wild beach plums and visits Lighthouse Keeper’s Pantry in Yarmouth Port to make beach plum jam. In nearby Dennis, she sits down to dinner with young entrepreneurs bringing new life to the Cape dining scene. Finally, we head to Lubec, Maine, to showcase its natural beauty and fascinating mix of folks who call it home.
In this episode, host Richard Wiese is in Connecticut’s Litchfield County, stopping first at White Flower Farm to learn about the hundreds of types of plants it grows, and then at Dumais Made, a ceramics studio specializing in home décor. Co-host Amy Traverso visits Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury, Massachusetts, to take a hayride tour, sample antique apple varieties, and bake delicious cider donuts. And in Hanover, New Hampshire, we visit Red Kite Candy to learn about (and sample!) its acclaimed handcrafted caramels.
In this episode, host Richard Wiese heads to Newport, Rhode Island, to picnic at The Chanler at Cliff Walk, a Gilded Age gem, and to check out at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. In Maine, co-host Amy Traverso meets the two sisters behind the oyster farm and raw bar OystHERS, then visits the treehouse resort Seguin to prepare an oyster Rockefeller charcuterie board before ending her day in a hot tub amid the trees. In Bethel, Maine we explore the town’s many activities for outdoor lovers of all types.
Host Richard Wiese visits Sólheimar Farm in Tunbridge, VT, for a trail ride on Icelandic horses. Co-host Amy Traverso heads to Rockland, ME, to explore the gardens at the game-changing farm-to-table restaurant, Primo. Finally, New Hampshire’s agricultural scene comes into bloom at Sunfox Farm in Concord, where 20 acres of fields offer a stunning display of sunflowers each summer.
Host Richard Wiese is in the heart of New Hampshire’s Lakes Region to try e-foiling on Lake Winnipesaukee, He visits Moulton Farm to make the classic treat, whoopie pies. In Maine, co-host Amy Traverso visits the fishing village of Stonington, where she tours an innovative sea scallop farm. Then, she heads to Aragosta, where she cooks lobster pasta with chef-owner Devin Finigan.
Host Richard Wiese heads for New Bedford, MA, to explore its maritime history and try his hand at scalloping. Co-host Amy Traverso visits the rising food town of Littleton, NH, to prepare a curry with Chang Thai Café chef-owner Emshika Alberini. For dessert, she stops at farm-to-cone ice creamery Super Secret Ice Cream. We wrap up with a visit to Sudbury for a tour of Goodnow Farms Chocolate.
Amy heads to Boston’s Chinatown to meet chef Joanne Chang and tour the community before joining her in cooking some traditional pan-fried dumplings. In Westerly, RI, Amy teams up with Richard to explore the attractions and culinary delights of Weekapaug Inn. The tour continues in Tiverton, where Richard visits seaside farms and meets the farmers determined to preserve their way of life.
Amy chats with cookbook author Dorie Greenspan at her Connecticut home before they whip up a delicious triple-layer parsnip and cranberry cake. Trekking up to New Hampshire, Richard puts his rock climbing chops to the test in Rumney, a premier climbing destination. Finally, we head to Martha’s Vineyard, where top architect Patrick Ahearn shows off some of his favorite preservation projects.
Richard meets Rhode Island’s Perry Raso, owner of Matunuck Oyster Farm and Bar and a pioneer in the shellfish aquaculture movement. In Jackson, NH, Amy stops in at the Thompson House Eatery and joins owners Kate and Jeff Fournier in cooking Jeff’s signature watermelon “steak.” In Maine, we pay a visit to the team at Wiggly Bridge Distillery in York to learn all about their small-batch spirits.
Amy sits down with comedian and author John Hodgman in his hometown of Brookline, MA, to talk about how growing up there shaped his comedy. In New Hampshire’s famed White Mountains, Richard scales Cathedral Ledge, a tough climb that offers sweeping views across the Saco River Valley. We also explore New England’s largest outdoor sculpture park, the Andres Institute of Art in Brookline.
Richard heads to Killington, Vermont, for women’s World Cup skiing and to chat with Olympic skiers before hitting the slopes himself. Next, he ventures to New Hampshire to meet artist Eric Aho and see him work on one of his famed “ice cut” paintings at a frozen lake. Finally, we visit the campus of Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, for a tour of the monumental murals at Baker-Berry Library.