Nantucket Today

Farm To Table

June 2011

There’s a cornucopia of other vegetables, fruits and agricultural products grown on the island too, and Sustainable Nantucket wants to make sure you know about them all. That’s where its Nantucket Grown...

Choosing A Great Wine

June 2011

A friend suggests a restaurant and drops the line: “They have a great wine list!” Is that because they have a large selection? Is it because they have gentler pricing? What makes a great wine list for a...

Anatomy Of A Remodel

June 2011

Brick Bistro

June 2011

As I climbed the massive stone steps leading to the historic Jared Coffin House hotel, I was just as skeptical as everyone else in town. The buzz about its new restaurant had been going on for several...

The Magnificent 7

June 2011

Boarding House

Erin Zircher

In her eighth season as chef de cuisine at The Boarding House, Erin Zircher has firmly established her reputation as one of the island’s top chefs, and one of the few women...

Crazy About Pazzo

June 2011

“I love this business. I love making people happy, I love creating a space where people can get together and enjoy good food, great wine and have some fun. That is what I enjoy doing,” said Coelho, whose...

Remembering Jack McFarland

June 2011

After vacationing on Nantucket for the first time in the summer of 1976, Jack McFarland said he never wanted to leave the island. He and his wife of 41 years, Susan, began making regular visits to the...

Lights. Camera. Action

June 2011

The annual festival devoted to celebrating the art of screenwriting has added an extra day this year, opening on Wednesday and running through Sunday, when it will close with Vera Farmiga’s directorial...

Preserving Nantucket

June 2011

The African Meeting House. Greater Light. The Unitarian Meeting House. The Methodist Church. The Oldest House. The Old Gaol (jail).

The word “old” may be the giveaway, but it is only one adjective that...