Weekends with Yankee - Season 5
Season 5
Episodes
Back to Our Roots
Richard spends the day with chef Michel Nischan, who Is committed to making farm fresh food affordable for underserved communities. Richard and Michael visit Two Guys from Woodbridge, a hydroponic farm in Hamden, CT. Amy Traverso and chef Lydia Shire pay a to visit Savenor's Market, Julia Child's beloved butcher shop in Cambridge, where they select a duck to be cooked in honor of Julia.
Common Ground
Amy heads to Siena Farms in Sudbury, MA, to experience the best fall produce, then she and chef Ana Sortun prepare a fresh-from-the-garden meal. In West Cornwall, CT, Richard makes some furry new friends at Country Quilt Llama Farm and goes with them on a woodland walk. And Amy makes glazed chocolate potato doughnut muffins.
Homegrown
Amy and chef Douglass Williams visit One Mighty Mill in Lynn, MA, where they source organic stone-ground flour before making delicious cacio e pepe gnocchi at his restaurant, MIDA. In Vermont, Richard explores the little-known world of jack jumping, an unusual winter sport that involves sledding down a mountain while sitting on a single ski. And Amy whips up spinach and ricotta dumplings.
Only in New England
Amy visits Essex, MA, to learn about the history and legacy of shipbuilding in this seaside town. She also stops at Woodman's of Essex, known as the birthplace of the fried clam. And Richard Wiese goes off the grid in Woodstock, CT, at a woodworking shop where he and Meb Boden create a sauté spoon by hand. Then, Amy cooks up Rhode Island-style clear clam chowder.
An Eye for Beauty
Amy visits Tower Hill Botanic Garden where she tours the extensive grounds and the often-overlooked beauty of late fall's native New England plants. In New Hampshire, Richard shares the award-winning interactive art experience known as Ice Castles. And back in her home kitchen, Amy turns Maine blueberries into her own delicious family treat, blueberry buckle.
Off the Beaten Track
Richard Woese heads to Chatham, Massachusetts to track a growing number of great white sharks that are swimming along the Atlantic coast.
Little Known Advendures
Richard Wiese heads to Provincetown, Massachusetts for an off-road ramble.
An Edible Tour
In this episode of Weekends with Yankee, we travel to Massachusetts to experience the unique and incredibly colorful tradition of cranberry harvesting, which the Gilmore family of South Carver has been doing for generations.
Labor of Love
Richard Wiese treks the White Mountains in New Hampshire.
Down by the Sea
Featuring Cape Cod's Chatham Bars Inn; surfing lesson on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island; and more.
Stepping Back in Time
Scott Farm Orchard in Dummerston, Vermont, and a historic two-masted schooner in Maine are featured.
Seaside Stories
Richard Wiese cruises around New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee aboard the Sophie C, the oldest floating post office in the United States.
New England After Summer
Featuring Poverty Lane Orchards & Farnum Hill Ciders; Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire; Jenne Farm in Vermont; and more.
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