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LOCAL BITES
A Wine Time in Rhode Island
The annual Coastal Wine Trail Festival is happening Sunday, June 26th, at Sakonnet Vineyards in Little Compton from 1-4pm. Guests can taste from the nine local wineries which comprise the Coastal Wine Trail. The evening also features samples from nearby farms, restaurants and bakeries. To make a reservation, call 1-800-998-8486 x116.
Strawberry Season
Land’s Sake Farm in Weston is hosting a Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 18th, 10am – 2pm. The day includes pick-your-own berries and strawberry shortcake. If you crave more, Verrill Farm of Concord is having their own Strawberry Festival on June 25th, 11am – 3pm, featuring live music and a recipe contest.
There’s a Truck for That…
Food trucks have exploded in number and creative fare over the past few years, fascinating hungry college students, urban employees and high gourmands alike. A recent Boston Globe article highlighted some of Boston’s best meals on wheels, with high praise for Bon Me Truck outside City Hall Plaza and Lefty’s Silver Cart located on the Greenway at Dewey Park.
Ice Cream for A Cause
TODAY is the last day of the Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl, which features ice cream, sorbet and frozen yogurt from noon to 8pm at City Hall Plaza in Boston. Could the gods have planned better a better weather day for it?! Proceeds will benefit the Jimmy Fund.
NATIONAL TREATS
Capitol Eats: The Government in Our Kitchens
A new exhibit about food opens tomorrow, June 10, at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. “What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam?” highlights the enduring relationship between the federal government and the nation’s eating habits, chronicling the ways in which our government has guided what, and the way, we eat for over two centuries. To wit…
Goodbye Pyramid
First Lady Michelle Obama is leading the federal government’s charge of revamping dietary suggestions for Americans (see the above!). Last week the iconic food pyramid was replaced by a nutrition circle. The new design, called MyPlate, divides basic food groups onto a dinner plate (ahem: a plate, not a pie), signifying the adjusted portioning recommendations. Thoughts, America?
Manning Up: Stories of Guy Gourmands
Call it glory or fatherly love, or some combination of the two. Regardless, in Man With a Pan: Culinary Adventures of Fathers Who Cook for Their Families, John Donohue of the New Yorker has assembled a heartwarming collection of stories by chef dads (Stephen King! Mario Batali!) about how they cook and who they cook for. Sneak a peek via Dwight Garner’s witty New York Times Book Review.
Hamburger Greatness
The Wall Street Journal praises the five best burgers in the country. Bostonians, stand proud: Radius chef Michael Schlow’s bar burger made the grade.