“There is no better place on earth – the people, the food, the nature, the vibe” – Lobster Wharf Co-Op Bartender Mike [summers in Boothbay and winters in Key West] **Brown’s Wharf Motel and Marina** – highly recommend We recently…
Community Spotlight: The Rye Tavern
“There is no such joy in the tavern as upon the road thereto” – Cormac McCarthy A few weeks ago, our friends at Duke’s Beach House recommended we check out the Rye Tavern in Plymouth, since, quite shockingly, we had…
Away Off Shore: A Jaunt to Historical Nantucket
“Nantucket! Take out your map and look at it. See what a real corner of the world it occupies; how it stands there, away off shore, more lonely than the Eddystone lighthouse. Look at it—a mere hillock, and elbow of…
Community Spotlight: Duke’s Beach House
“At Duke’s, there’s something for everyone”– Taylor Currier and Drew Garneau Background & History This past Friday I had the pleasure of meeting Taylor Currier, a Duxbury native and Drew Garneau a Plymouth native, both local chefs, who are the…
Camden, Maine Itinerary: A Taste of the Midcoast Region
“There are a few essential elements you find in the spirit of a Mainer; a humble appreciation of crafted things, wit dry enough you may not know when the joke ends and when it begins, and most importantly, a love…
Hemingway Whiskey Sour – New England Style
“Never delay kissing a pretty girl or opening a bottle of whiskey” – Ernest Hemingway The Whiskey Sour is an incredibly underrated drink. In its original state, made well, is something of pure greatness. Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald…
Community Spotlight: Vitali McKim Cellars
“The simple act of opening a bottle of wine has brought more happiness to the human race than all the collective governments in the history of earth” – Jim Harrison On a clear day with a slight breeze in early…
It’s Still a Wonderful Life
“You see, George, you’ve really had a wonderful life. Don’t you see what a mistake it would be to throw it away?” – Clarence, Angel Second Class [It’s A Wonderful Life] Dedicated to my Grandmother, Ann McNicholas A few years…
Recipe: How to Make a Simple and Brilliant Clam Chowder
“If God made anything better, he saved it for himself” – Anthony Bourdain [on the steamer clam, J’s Oyster, Portland, Maine] Clam Chowder is a quintessential New England dish that, ironically, used to be considered “food for the peasantry.” It…
Florida Keys Itinerary: A Jimmy Buffett Inspired Road Trip
“The days drift by, they don’t have names, all of the streets here look the same…there’s so many quiet places, smiling eyes match the smiling faces…I have found me a home” – Jimmy Buffett [lyrics from “I have found me…
The Red Lion Tavern – Cozy Winter Date Night
“A tavern chair is the throne of human felicity” – Samuel Johnson First Person Perspective Nestled in the heart of the downtown village of Cohasset, lies the historic Red Lion Inn. On your way inside, as you look upon the…
Stellwagen Beer Co. – Coastal Villages IPA Collab
Stellwagen Beer Company and Foodies South Shore team up to make an epic beer that gives ode to the south shore.
