Recent highlights of my Cape & Islands life
FOOD: dinner at HannaH’s (508-778-5565; www.hannahsbistro.com) in Hyannis. I first met chef/owner Bing Phu when he was the chef at the Roo Bar in Falmouth and knew then that his cooking was special. My meal at HannaH’s (named for his young daughter) confirms it. I don’t think anything on the menu will disappoint, but to start I highly recommend the Soy Ginger Salad ($7), with Baby Greens, Dried Cranberries, Daikon, Crispy Onion Hay, Tomato Fresca, and Orange Soy Ginger Vinaigrette. Wonderful! After that, you’re on your own; there are too many good dishes for me to recommend just one.
ENTERTAINMENT: I went to the Cape Repertory Theater in Brewster for the first time, and we saw an original play by Peter Sis, “Through the Red Box.” The small, no-bad-seat-in-the-house theater sits out in a field. On the way home, we passed El Guapo’s Taqueria, next door to the Brewster Store. Had it been mealtime, I would have stopped, since I’d just heard from a foodie friend of mine that it’s terrific.
Jennifer Madden, Director of Collections at Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich, recently gave me a grand tour of the grounds. It had been at least a year since my last visit, and boy was I impressed. New signage and rethinking of the displays has made the whole operation much more user-friendly and interesting for all ages. If you haven’t been lately, go! While you’re in town stop by The Weather Store, owned by Jennifer’s husband, Park Madden. It’s a little gem of a store, filled with lots of neat things like beautiful brass instruments that can tell you temperature, barometric pressure, phase of the moon, and wind speed.
Music lovers should check out the Web site of Tripping Lily (www.trippinglily.com to find out where and when they will perform next. I take piano lessons from the female vocalist and fiddle player, Monica Rizzio, so I’ve become something of a groupie of the quartet that recently performed at The Knitting Factory in New York City.
OUTDOORS: My local gym recently stopped offering exercise classes, so I was left high and dry without my Saturday- and Sunday-morning spinning classes. Bummer! Instead, I pulled my bike out of the garage and headed for the Cape Cod Canal, which is about a half-mile from my house. I hadn’t biked (outdoors) all summer, and this was a wake-up call to take advantage of the paved 7-mile path. It was also a reminder not to think that just because the trip down, from the railroad bridge to the Sagamore Bridge, is fairly easy going, that the return trip will be the same. It all depends on which way the wind is blowing!
MARTHA’S VINEYARD: Last summer, my family and I had a few occasions to get over to the Vineyard, one of our very favorite places. We always have a few rides on the Oak Bluffs carousel, trying to catch the brass ring, and we also discovered some new places. The FARM Institute (www.farminstitute.org) in Katama welcomes families to help out with Saturday-morning farm chores, like feeding the pigs, milking the goats, and picking vegetables. If you go, be sure to take a stab at navigating the corn maze—not easy! Keep small children close at hand.
Riley’s Reads (www.rileysreads.com) is an absolutely charming children’s bookstore in Vineyard Haven that, ostensibly, is owned and operated by Riley the cocker spaniel, who is often there to greet you. There are lots and lots of storybooks that feature dogs, plus a lot more that don’t. Kids love this place! (So did my husband and I.)
DAY TRIPS: Met my three best childhood friends in Boston for brunch at Stephanie’s on Newbury Street (www.stephaniesonnewbury.com), clearly THE place to be for Sunday brunch, judging by the crowd. Reservations are accepted only for parties of six or more, so I recommend going early (they open at 10 a.m.), unless you want a Bloody Mary or Mimosa—alcohol cannot be served before noon. I highly recommend the Tuna Salad Nicoise, and the French Toast stuffed with cream cheese and raspberry jam (not together, the portions are huge).
ENTERTAINMENT: I went to the Cape Repertory Theater in Brewster for the first time, and we saw an original play by Peter Sis, “Through the Red Box.” The small, no-bad-seat-in-the-house theater sits out in a field. On the way home, we passed El Guapo’s Taqueria, next door to the Brewster Store. Had it been mealtime, I would have stopped, since I’d just heard from a foodie friend of mine that it’s terrific.
Jennifer Madden, Director of Collections at Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich, recently gave me a grand tour of the grounds. It had been at least a year since my last visit, and boy was I impressed. New signage and rethinking of the displays has made the whole operation much more user-friendly and interesting for all ages. If you haven’t been lately, go! While you’re in town stop by The Weather Store, owned by Jennifer’s husband, Park Madden. It’s a little gem of a store, filled with lots of neat things like beautiful brass instruments that can tell you temperature, barometric pressure, phase of the moon, and wind speed.
Music lovers should check out the Web site of Tripping Lily (www.trippinglily.com to find out where and when they will perform next. I take piano lessons from the female vocalist and fiddle player, Monica Rizzio, so I’ve become something of a groupie of the quartet that recently performed at The Knitting Factory in New York City.
OUTDOORS: My local gym recently stopped offering exercise classes, so I was left high and dry without my Saturday- and Sunday-morning spinning classes. Bummer! Instead, I pulled my bike out of the garage and headed for the Cape Cod Canal, which is about a half-mile from my house. I hadn’t biked (outdoors) all summer, and this was a wake-up call to take advantage of the paved 7-mile path. It was also a reminder not to think that just because the trip down, from the railroad bridge to the Sagamore Bridge, is fairly easy going, that the return trip will be the same. It all depends on which way the wind is blowing!
MARTHA’S VINEYARD: Last summer, my family and I had a few occasions to get over to the Vineyard, one of our very favorite places. We always have a few rides on the Oak Bluffs carousel, trying to catch the brass ring, and we also discovered some new places. The FARM Institute (www.farminstitute.org) in Katama welcomes families to help out with Saturday-morning farm chores, like feeding the pigs, milking the goats, and picking vegetables. If you go, be sure to take a stab at navigating the corn maze—not easy! Keep small children close at hand.
Riley’s Reads (www.rileysreads.com) is an absolutely charming children’s bookstore in Vineyard Haven that, ostensibly, is owned and operated by Riley the cocker spaniel, who is often there to greet you. There are lots and lots of storybooks that feature dogs, plus a lot more that don’t. Kids love this place! (So did my husband and I.)
DAY TRIPS: Met my three best childhood friends in Boston for brunch at Stephanie’s on Newbury Street (www.stephaniesonnewbury.com), clearly THE place to be for Sunday brunch, judging by the crowd. Reservations are accepted only for parties of six or more, so I recommend going early (they open at 10 a.m.), unless you want a Bloody Mary or Mimosa—alcohol cannot be served before noon. I highly recommend the Tuna Salad Nicoise, and the French Toast stuffed with cream cheese and raspberry jam (not together, the portions are huge).
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