Nantucket Today

Reinventing the Thrill of the Grill

I have a moderate to severe fear of grilling, or at the very least a post-traumatic wariness. At my first cooking job after college, I began as most young cooks do, on the hot and cold appetizer station....

Bringing a Little Rome to Nantucket

It was a plate of prosciutto that convinced me. Our friend Andrea “Dre” Solimeo, longtime chef at Nantucket’s Ventuno, first teasingly suggested that Italians hold back from exporting their finest work and...

Red Harvest

Nantucket’s two remaining cranberry bogs are monuments to the island’s agricultural past, tangible evidence of another time that have remained largely unchanged since before the Civil War.

Eleven years...

Return of the Native

While on a summer break from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., Nantucketer Ned Claflin invited his good buddy and classmate Jon Tancinco to spend some time with him at his parents’ home...

JED STEELE:  Letting the GRAPE speak for itself

When making wine, it all boils down to the experience of the consumer for California winemaker Jed Steele.

“You never can forget the end-user. Some winemakers make wine for themselves, but I try to make...

Bon Anniversaire!

In the ever-changing restaurant landscape on Nantucket, few places can boast the high level of consistency and quality found at a French bistro that has dominated the dining scene on Broad Street for the...

August’s Abundance

This is the month when we finally have it all, and it may be too much.

After all, how many cucumbers can one family eat? I guess we could put up a few of them as pickles, but it seems like a lot of work,...

Transition…Tom Proch

For 29 years, Tom Proch was the culinary genius at The Club Car,

Joe Pantorno’s iconic island restaurant, named after the dining car that was once part of Nantucket’s shortlived railroad. But that all...

Wine: Magic, Mystery & Accessibility

Ethan Dupree, who owns the hot spot with his brother Jed, has transformed the former basement boutique into a chic yet warm and cozy wine bar. Utilizing all the knowledge he gained while traveling through...

Pumpkins

BRIGHT ORANGE PUMPKINS decorate our farmstands from September through Thanksgiving, and beginning in October families start selecting the biggest, roundest, most perfectly-formed pumpkins for doorstep...