Tag: Island cooking

Island Cooking

Fish on the BBQ

by Chef Jenn Farmer Recently a dear friend showed up on a surprise visit. I had not seen him in more than six years and was overwhelmed and a little shocked to see him. He was one of my favorite people to hang out with when he lived on Nantucket. […]

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Behind the Bar

by Chef Jenn Farmer I stepped out of my element recently and did a little guest bartending at a friend’s pub (I am a chef by trade, so it is a bit different). Since it has been at least 5 years since I stepped behind a bar, and much longer […]

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Best Island

by Chef Jenn Farmer This morning I took a ferry ride to Hyannis, and it reminded me how much I love Nantucket. Don’t get me wrong, Hyannis has its positive qualities, but in the summer, I can think of few places I like better than here. It was fun seeing […]

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Blues and Bleus

by Chef Jenn Farmer Memorial Day always reminds me of the Blues.  Where I grew up there was a little bar, made from quarried stone, which sat on a bluff.  The bluff overlooked a flat grassy area that sat upon a river.  The grassy area was surrounded by lovely trees.  […]

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Brunch and Rhubarb

by Chef Jenn Farmer With Mother’s Day and the Wine Festival coming up, I have been thinking about one of my favorite meals: brunch (or, more accurately, champagne or bloody Mary brunch).  Although being a single parent and an early morning person limits the chances of me getting to eat […]