Self-trained Chef Jan Buhrman has been cooking her entire life. “I was a teaching librarian at O.B. School,” Buhrman said. “After my son was born, I wasn’t able to go back part-time, so I started making soups, salsas, and sauces from leftover vegetables I got at the Farmers Market.” In 1987, Buhrman opened her own […]
The kitchen at the Ritz has gone through many iterations in the past dozen years everything from home cooking to higher-end offerings, to Brazilian cuisine, and everything in between. It’s rejuvenated again with Chef Canieka Fleming at the helm now, and she welcomed The Times to her Loud Kitchen a couple of weeks ago. […]
Sometimes, when someone is struggling, the simplest act of kindness can make a big difference in that person’s life. On Martha’s Vineyard, the community goes above and beyond to support those in need, and when Island restaurants and businesses heard that the homeless shelter was in need of food during COVID, they jumped into action. […]
The newly published book “Covid Monologues MV: Readings to Nourish, Inspire, & Connect” brings home the idea that it takes a village to survive a pandemic. The book is just part of editors Jennifer L. Knight and Moira Convey Silva’s collaboration on what became a multipart community arts project that included live and virtual readings, […]
As a naval architect and marine engineer, my father traveled all over the globe, returning home with stories about the wonderful and sometimes unusual meals he’d enjoyed. My mother, the good wife, would duplicate them, with his guidance, and we’d enjoy the meals and the stories. Most of all, we’d enjoy having my dad home. […]