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Five Islands Lobster Co.

My Favorite Lobster Roll Located on the island of Georgetown, Maine at Five Islands wharf, this seafood shack serves the best lobster roll around. Pulled from the surrounding waters and never tanked, these lobsters couldn’t get any fresher. Their “big boy” lobster roll is my idea of the perfect sandwich, served on a buttered and…  Read More

Where to Eat Clams in New England

The Best Thing I Ate Last Week I had meals at some amazing places this week on my clam shack tour, but the best clams were at the Clam Box in Ipswich. Woodman’s was a close second, but the ones at Clam Box were perfect. It helped we went at 4pm when no one was there.…  Read More

5 Questions: Brady Lowe

Heritage Hog Renaissance As the founder of the pork-centric culinary competition Cochon 555, Brady Lowe is on a mission to remind us what true pork tastes like. In each of the 10 cities on the annual tour, Cochon 555 showcases five chefs, five heritage breed pigs and five winemakers to promote breed diversity and whole animal…  Read More

Bizarre Bites: Bird’s Nest Soup

Spit Soup Every once in a while I stumble upon a food and think, “What sick mind came up with this idea in the first place?” Bird’s nest soup falls into that category. I’d like to meet whoever first decided to soak a bird’s nest in water overnight, then pick feathers and feces out of the…  Read More

10 Best Travel Moments

Make that 12… I couldn’t narrow it down! I am forced to leave out lemon ice in Aleppo Syria, salumi in Sicily, smoked meats in Berchtesgaden, the World Body Painting Festival in Austria, eating street food in Hong Kong, chili crab and laksa in Singapore, market prowling in Hanoi, noodle soup in Bangkok, dining and…  Read More

10 Best Travel Moments

Make that 12… I couldn’t narrow it down! I am forced to leave out lemon ice in Aleppo Syria, salumi in Sicily, smoked meats in Berchtesgaden, the World Body Painting Festival in Austria, eating street food in Hong Kong, chili crab and laksa in Singapore, market prowling in Hanoi, noodle soup in Bangkok, dining and…  Read More