I was graced with two dozen gorgeous local oysters, which set my senses drooling in anticipation of my longtime favorite meal, Oysters Rockefeller. Having bragged of my skills in this arena for years, and happy to prove it by showing off my culinary expertise, I set about gathering the ingredients. Nothing beats fresh-caught, local oysters. […]
Living on an Island affords you many things that I love. Lovely beaches, laid-back lifestyle, and incredible freshly caught seafood. Currently, it is scallop season, and this week I reaped the benefits of the aforementioned. A friend of mine works on a scalloping boat, and gifted me a generous quantity of scallops he had harvested […]
Not that I am scared, but I usually opt for picking up a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken at the market because they are fast, unintimidating, hassle-free, really tasty, and cheap. (I can never understand why, in most cases, the cooked chicken at the supermarket is cheaper than the uncooked chickens?) However, as a warm-up for the […]
An unexpected guest in Vineyard Haven Harbor caused a stir for Islanders on Veterans Day. A shark was spotted swimming in Vineyard Haven Harbor waters. A video posted by Jenn on Islanders Talk, which showed the shark thrashing near shore, attracted shark watchers to Lagoon Pond Bridge, leading to more people arriving to see what […]
The Homeport, a staple of many Menemsha summers for the past 92 years, is back after a two-year hiatus just in time for the flood of Fourth of July visitors. The restaurant property was recently purchased by Seth Woods and Eric Berke for $2.6 million from Bob and Sarah Nixon and the business was sold […]