The Farmstand At Four Mile River, Old Lyme Just in time for cozy autumnal comfort foods, you can head directly to the farm and peruse the cases. Read More »
The Lyme Juice Company Reopens at White Gate Farm, East Lyme Head to White Gate Farm for The Lyme Juice Company's Hot Shot (it will cure what ails you!) on Saturday mornings. Read More »
Sunset Hill Vineyard, Lyme The most important harvest of the year is currently taking place. Yes, wine grapes! Read More »
Cupcakes and Flying Hearts, Old Lyme You probably already know about my obsession with bite-sized food items so, for me, this place is a bonanza! Read More »
Hadlyme Country Market There are only a handful of reasons to go to Hadlyme (unless you live there), and most definitely the Country Market is a good one. Read More »
Yankee Cider Barn Opens in East Haddam Staehly’s Farm and Winery has expanded down the street, with a renovated 100-year-old barn dedicated to tasting their wide variety of hard ciders. Read More »
Celebrate with Cove Cakes A showstopping mini wedding cake to celebrate Erin's engagement. Read More »
What’s Up at White Gate Farm A sure sign of spring is the reopening of White Gate Farm Stand in East Lyme. Read More »
One Girl’s Dream: A Personal Chef There's nothing quite as luxurious as a personal chef, and we gave it a go. Read More »
Thanksgiving To Go & Turkeys, 2017 Get your full-on feast at any one of these local spots this year... Read More »
Feast on Fall Flavors at Staehly’s Spend a quintessential New England fall day at Staehly's annual Fall Flavor Fest. Read More »
Bialys! Howard’s Bread in Essex There's nothing quite like a crispy toasted bialy, shmeared with butter and Howard's Bread has got them down. Read More »
Farm Stands Before there were Farmers’ Markets in every town on the Shoreline, we shopped the farm stands for our produce and pies. Despite the availability of farm fresh food everywhere, we have some favorite farm stands that we scurry to for specific goodies: Read More »
Thanksgiving Guide-Just the Turkey Free range, organic or pasture-raised, find your perfect bird here. Read More »
Summer Cocktails We like a fancy cocktail as much as anyone, but we also like to keep things very simple, especially when we’re heading to beach, boat or field. Read More »
The Bird Pressure-fried, turducken or organic - here's everything you need to know about turkey. Read More »
The Cake Lady, New London and Niantic Long before there was a cupcake bakery in every town and cupcake trucks roamed the streets, there was The Cake Lady. Read More »
White Gate Farm Every time I set foot at White Gate Farm I promise myself I’m going to return weekly instead of semi-annually. It’s far enough off my beaten path that I don’t get over there much. But here’s the thing: it’s so worth the excursion! Read More »
GMonkey Mobile While I find a good hot dog irresistible, I’m also a huge fan of vegan cooking. Vegan chefs have to think out of the (butter) box and I find their food some of the most imaginative on the Shoreline. Read More »
Food Trucks My love affair with food trucks dates back to first grade. We had just moved to Cambridge and I found myself in a hulking, brick school with a vast and terrifying cement schoolyard, so unlike the teeny kindergarten I had left behind in New Hampshire. My brown bag lunch was the only familiar thing that Read More »
Zest Fresh Pastry After falling for Zest’s modestly sized, unusually flavored treats at the Lyme Farmer’s Market, I was happy to hear they had found a commercial kitchen and opened a brick and mortar bakery at the Velvet Mill. Read More »
Zest Fresh Pastry Typically, at the Lyme Farmer’s Market, I abandon my good intentions as soon as I hit the field (No wheat! No fat! Nothing but vegetables!) and head straight for Zest and their scone of the day. Read More »
Celebration of CT Farms My family traipses across the state every year to the CT Farmland Trust's annual benefit, The Celebration of Connecticut Farms. Why? Not only is it a wonderful cause (supporting the organization's efforts to protect CT farmland), it is my favorite non-profit event. Read More »
