She is former food editor of Boston Magazine and her work has been published in The Boston Globe, and Travel & Leisure. She is co-host of the national public television series "Weekends with Yankee" and the award-winning author of “The Apple Lover’s Cookbook,” published by Yankee. Massachusetts-based food award winners: Clam Chowder, Legal Sea Foods Whoopie Pies, Chococoa Baking Company Stuffed Quahogs, Cape Cod Stuffed Quahog Company Fried Clams, Woodman’s South Shore Bar Pizza, Cape Cod Café.Īlso, Lobster Roll, The Clam Shack in Maine Sharp Cheddar, Shelburne Farms in Vermont Blueberry Pie, Michele’s Pies in Connecticut Boston Brown Bread, B&M in Maine.Ī self-described “New England gal,” Traverso worked for Yankee Magazine from 2002-2005, returning to the staff in 2011. The photograph of Red Apple Farm’s cider doughnut in Yankee will move you to head out to the farm, if you haven’t already. Hot apple cider has no trustier sidekick than the apple cider doughnut, according to Traverso. Red Apple Farm makes its cider doughnuts fresh daily, year-round, using its own farm-pressed cider.” She said she once worked in Worcester at a local hospital.Ībout Red Apple Farm’s apple cider doughnuts, Traverso wrote: “While mail-order doughnuts may never beat the ones fresh out of the fryer (likely purchased as a pick-me-up on an afternoon spent wandering through the orchards), Red Apple Farm’s version holds up to the rigors of long-distance travel. She also shops farmers markets, and as a food editor and writer, knows the local restaurant scene inside and out. “I’m a big fan of PYO orchards,” she said. Traverso, who lives outside of Boston, said in a telephone interview that she is familiar with many of the state’s orchards and farms. “Local food in New England has always been in the spotlight, but now more than ever,” she said. The magazine staff works a year ahead of publication and no one could have predicted that the food awards would coincide with a national surge of online shopping as a result of a coronavirus pandemic, said Traverso. Yankee’s subscribers and nonsubscribers love all things New England, she said. The list is shorter now, said Traverso, whose decision “to go all in” with iconic foods from across New England in 2020 was mindful that this year is Yankee’s 85th anniversary. The Yankee Food Awards began eight years ago with lots of categories and 30 award winners the first year. Samples from numerous companies were ordered and tested and winners were first alerted before Yankee Magazine officially made the announcement last month on its website. The goal was to bring the best flavors of New England to consumers, “food that we love to eat,” said Traverso. The farm is a pickup site for Thanksgiving turkeys pre-ordered from Jordan Dairy Farms in Rutland.Īs for the Yankee Magazine awards, senior food editor Amy Traverso with two staffers chose the winners, with products ranging from sweets to seafood, to special-occasion splurges and supermarket staples. Add a dozen or more doughnuts to your order! Check the website and social media posts. Good news is that the farm’s Thanksgiving pies can be pre-ordered. Enjoy this all-access behind-the-scenes pass to the unique attractions that define the region and the hidden New England that only locals know.The business is a popular spot for fall barbecue and Thanksgiving harvest festivities, held this year with state guidelines and social distancing. She highlights recipes, local flavors and the sense of community that make up the region’s food and dining scene. Amy Traverso, a senior food editor at Yankee magazine who has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and Throwdown with Bobby Flay, joins Richard as co-host. The series is hosted by Richard Wiese ( Born to Explore), an Emmy Award-winning TV personality, author and explorer who has traveled to all seven continents, participated in two expeditions to Antarctica and cross-country skied to the North Pole. With New England among the nation’s top tourist destinations, the program takes viewers on an insider’s exploration of the cities, countryside locales and far-flung places in the quaint and scenic region. Weekends With Yankee is a travel and lifestyle series named for the long-running publication enjoyed by readers across America for more than 80 years.
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