Food & Dining

Art on the Plate: C Salt Wine Bar & Grille

By Allyson Plessner | June 12, 2018

“The plating of the food is very important. People eat with their eyes first. You want to make sure that the plate is presentable, tight, clean and fun.”– Chef &…

Art on the Plate: Ocean Terrace at Ocean Edge Resort

By Allyson Plessner | June 12, 2018

“If something you put down in front of people is exceptionally beautiful, they are going to be awestruck and want to enjoy it that much more. That first impression is…

Art on the Plate: Strangers & Saints

By Allyson Plessner | June 12, 2018

“Although it’s a tavern and it’s casual dining, we want to juxtapose that with quality service and food so you can walk in off the beach and have a nice…

Art on the Plate: Crisp Flatbread Inc.

By Allyson Plessner | June 12, 2018

Owner: Jamie Surprenant • Chef: Jimmy Supka “I would love for customers to walk away and say that we use fresh ingredients and put a lot of care, love and…

Harbor LIFE: Chatham Harbor

By Bill O'Neill | May 29, 2018

Ever changing to remain the same This is the second installment of a new series exploring the vibrant harbors across Cape Cod and the Islands. By the entrance to the…

La cucina paradiso

By Julie Craven Wagner | May 1, 2018

The owners of Nonna Elena in East Sandwich are turning Cape Cod kitchens into slices of heaven A great idea can have the power to take on a life of its…

The luckiest to have found the best of what’s around

By Allyson Plessner | April 19, 2018

From challenging times on ‘The Bachelor’ to love on Cape Cod, this wedding is one blessed by Angels As Whitney Bischoff—now Whitney Angel—stepped out of the elevator in a waterfront…

Family tides

By Cassie Shortsleeve | April 19, 2018

Family, memories and tradition lead to a laid-back venue Grandpa Joe always loved CBA. In the summer of 1938, when he was a freshman at the College of the Holy…

Festive Feasts

By Julie Craven Wagner | April 19, 2018

A great party requires an appetizing menu. The following three caterers, voted “Best” by our readers, offer top-notch food selections for weddings and special events. Mac’s Parties and Provisions in…

Fall inn love

By Haley Cote | April 19, 2018

Planning the wedding of your dreams on Cape Cod?  These two idyllic inns, voted tops in our annual  “Best of” survey, offer the perfect venue. The Popponesset Inn offers brides…

From Nepal to Truro, with love

By Chris White | March 20, 2018

Couple puts down roots in farming community In Nepal, sweet potatoes can grow as large as a man’s thigh. Perhaps this should be expected from a country whose mountains scrape…

A growing trend

By Allyson Plessner | March 20, 2018

Hoop houses promote a culture of sustainable farming that is good for you, and good for Cape Cod Farming, in many ways, is an art form—one that is heavily dependent…

Espresso Yourself

By Allyson Plessner | March 19, 2018

Who doesn’t love a good cup of coffee? There’s no shortage of places around the Cape and Islands to get your morning cup o’ Joe, and we want to share with…

A Day in the Life: 18 towns and the people that make them remarkable

By Cape Cod Life Publications | February 12, 2018

Check out these 18 profiles on 18 people who make the Cape & Islands remarkable! Upper Cape Bourne: Col. Virginia Doonan, commander of the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National…

2018 Annual Guide: Cuttyhunk

By Cape Cod Life Publications | February 6, 2018

Photo Ops: The old Lookout Hill platform was once a location to keep watch for incoming war ships. Today, it sits atop the hill as nothing more than a cement…

2018 Annual Guide: Nantucket

By Cape Cod Life Publications | February 6, 2018

Madaket • Nantucket • Siasconset Photo Ops: How could you not take a lighthouse photo on Nantucket? There are three major lighthouses, including Brant Point, Sankaty Head and Great Point,…

2018 Annual Guide: Martha’s Vineyard

By Cape Cod Life Publications | February 6, 2018

Aquinnah • Chilmark • Edgartown • Oak Bluffs • Tisbury (Vineyard Haven) • West Tisbury Photo Ops: There is perhaps nothing more iconic to Martha’s Vineyard than the famous gingerbread…

2018 Annual Guide: Provincetown

By Cape Cod Life Publications | February 6, 2018

Photo Ops:  MacMillan Pier can’t be beat for its collection of authentic fishing boats—come early in the morning when the light shimmers on the water as the boats head out.…