• by Leah Mojer • The 4th of July on Nantucket is about as good as it gets anywhere on earth. A beach day, yes, but anything but the usual, with picnics packed to the gills with strawberry shortcake, hotdogs, hamburgers, ice cold beer, and lemonade. The senses are bombarded […]
Island Cooking
Eat With Your Eyes!
• by Leah Mojer • Since the invention of film making, food and film have been a natural pairing. Food has such a deeply entrenched emotional connection, it only seems right to document the intimate relationship on film. From the excrutiating love story in Like water for Chocolate or the […]
5 Surefire Ways to Have One Crazy Summer
• by Jenny Benzie – Advanced Sommelier and Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits • School’s out, summer is here, and it’s time to have some fun. This is the time when you say Goodbye to All That and make your way to your favorite island destination. There are numerous […]
Thirsty for More
by Carri Wroblewski BRIX Wine Shop My career in the wine business started with a six-pack of Miller Lite. Studying at Indiana University, I was a journalism major with a focus on magazine publishing. During the fall semester of my junior year, just as we came back from summer break, […]
Good Enough to Eat
by Leah Mojer The history of culinary tradition would be lost without books. Within the pages of so many, there are countless treasured recipes, memoirs, lectures, rules, mother sauces. The written word is our best window into the world of food, whether it be Escoffier’s Ma Cuisine or simply a […]
Through Rosé Colored Glasses
by Jenny Benzie – Advanced Sommelier + Certified Wine Educator, – Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits Forget about St. Tropez and St. Barts. We have it all here on Nantucket right now, including the same dry rosés you were sipping on in those other locales. Rosé wines come in […]
Island Time, Island Wines
• by Carri Wroblewski | BRIX Wine Shop • The other day Mike, the “wine guy” from Nantucket Vineyards, got me thinking. He popped by with a selection of wines. It’s been years since I’ve tasted them. Not knowing what to expect or not expecting much, he poured me a […]
Delights of Spring
• by Leah Mojer • I don’t know what has possessed me this spring to delve so deep in the DIY methods of food preparation. Maybe it’s the damp cold spring we are having that is keeping me plenty busy indoors or the recent excursion to western mass for the […]
How to Not Embarrass Yourself When Bringing Your Own Bottle
• by Jenny Benzie | Advanced Sommelier + Certified Wine Educator, | Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits • Nantucket is a special place, and sometimes we have our own rules that do not apply to other locales. No, you still can’t drink and drive here. You still have to […]
A Weekend of Firsts
• by Leah Mojer • Memorial Day Weekend is the most glorious and anticipated of all weekends here on Nantucket as it is in many places in New England. It is the official kick-off to Summer, the best season, and boy do we celebrate. Between the Figawi Boat Race & […]