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Weekends with Yankee

Richard Wiese explores the sights, sounds and tastes of all six New England states — from foraging for edible invasive plants in Connecticut to whitewater rafting on Maine's wild Kennebec River. Senior food editor Amy Traverso shares the recipes, local flavors and sense of community that make up the fabric of the region’s food and dining scene.

Delectable Transformations

26m 46s

This week, host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso heads to the Alna Store in Maine to meet the people who transformed this former gas station into a destination restaurant. Later, Amy checks into a Maine houseboat rental and cooks a cozy soup. Host Richard Wiese joins vegan chef Chrissy Tracey in Connecticut to forage for produce and cook with their finds at the Madison Beach Hotel.

Episodes

  • Delectable Transformations: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Delectable Transformations

    S9 E905 - 26m 46s

    This week, host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso heads to the Alna Store in Maine to meet the people who transformed this former gas station into a destination restaurant. Later, Amy checks into a Maine houseboat rental and cooks a cozy soup. Host Richard Wiese joins vegan chef Chrissy Tracey in Connecticut to forage for produce and cook with their finds at the Madison Beach Hotel.

  • Underwater Adventures: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Underwater Adventures

    S9 E904 - 26m 46s

    This week, host Richard Wiese meets the scientists at Cape Cod’s Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to learn about the deep-sea research submersible, the Alvin. He also joins the Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage on a clean-up mission of Cape ponds. Host and Yankee senior editor Amy Traverso meets up with chef Michael Serpa to explore the clam shacks of Massachusetts’s North Shore by bike.

  • Exploring New England by Land & Sea: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Exploring New England by Land & Sea

    S9 E903 - 26m 46s

    This week, host and Yankee senior editor Amy Traverso visits Rhode Island’s Castle Hill Inn to experience its famous clambake and tour Newport’s iconic harbor. At Sweet Berry Farm, Amy arranges flowers picked fresh from the fields. Host Richard Wiese explores autumn in Stowe, Vermont, from the Lodge at Spruce Peak, taking in peak fall foliage on horseback and fly fishing on the Lamoille River.

  • Happiness is Gold & Lavender: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Happiness is Gold & Lavender

    S9 E902 - 26m 46s

    This week, host Richard Wiese visits Golden Dog Farm in Vermont, where the owners’ motto, “Happiness is golden,” applies to everything from their wine and syrup to their pack of golden retrievers. Host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso experiences the lavender harvest at Pumpkin Blossom Farm in New Hampshire, making lavender wreaths and sampling flower-infused treats.

  • Great New England Adventures: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Great New England Adventures

    S9 E901 - 26m 46s

    In the season premiere, host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso travels to Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, for the annual Patriots’ Day festivities, including a reenactment of the Battle of Lexington, where the American Revolution began. Host Richard Wiese is in Rockland, Maine, for the Great Schooner Race, where he joins captain Becky Sigwright aboard the windjammer Lewis R. French.

Schedule

  • Weekends With Yankee: TVSS: Cast Ensemble

    Weekends with Yankee

    Great New England Adventures

    Wednesday
    May 7

    30 Minutes

    The annual Patriots' Day festivities in Lexington and Concord, Mass.; the Great Schooner Race in Rockland, Maine.
  • Weekends With Yankee: TVSS: Cast Ensemble

    Weekends with Yankee

    Happiness Is Gold & Lavender

    Wednesday
    May 14

    30 Minutes

    Golden Dog Farm in Vermont; a visit to the lavender harvest at Pumpkin Blossom Farm in New Hampshire including making lavender wreaths and sampling flower-infused treats.
  • Weekends With Yankee: TVSS: Cast Ensemble

    Weekends with Yankee

    Great New England Adventures

    Saturday
    May 17

    30 Minutes

    The annual Patriots' Day festivities in Lexington and Concord, Mass.; the Great Schooner Race in Rockland, Maine.
  • Weekends With Yankee: TVSS: Cast Ensemble

    Weekends with Yankee

    Exploring New England by Land & Sea

    Wednesday
    May 21

    30 Minutes

    Rhode Island's Castle Hill Inn's clambake; touring Newport's harbor; Sweet Berry Farm; exploring autumn in Stowe, Vermont, from the Lodge at Spruce Peak, taking in peak fall foliage on horseback and fly fishing on the Lamoille River.

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