WEEKENDS WITH YANKEE Season 8


#801 – Outdoor Adventures
In the season premiere, host Richard Wiese visits the East Coast’s largest horse ranch, Pond Hill Ranch in Poultney, Vermont, to learn about its rodeos and get a lesson in lassoing. In Massachusetts, co-host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso heads to Cape Cod, where she explores the dunes of Sandy Neck Beach in a vintage Land Cruiser and cooks chowder at the Pelham House Resort in Dennis. Lastly, we head to Burlington, Vermont, where we talk with plein-air painter Peter Fried about his life and work.

#802 – Weekend Escapes
In this episode, host Richard Wiese visits Mill City Park in Franklin, New Hampshire, New England’s first whitewater park, for a day of whitewater rafting and boogie boarding. In Maine, co-host Amy Traverso harvests lobsters on Penobscot Bay and cooks them up at the five-star Camden Harbour Inn. In Vermont, Weekends with Yankee visits Red House founders Britt and Matt Witt to learn the story behind their iconic handmade waxed canvas bags.

#803 – New England’s Best
In this episode, host Richard Wiese bikes the Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail, visiting a glampground and a wildlife park along the way. On Cape Cod, co-host Amy Traverso harvests wild beach plums and visits Lighthouse Keeper’s Pantry in Yarmouth Port to make beach plum jam. In nearby Dennis, she sits down to dinner with young entrepreneurs bringing new life to the Cape dining scene. Finally, we head to Lubec, Maine, to showcase its natural beauty and fascinating mix of folks who call it home.

#804 – Handmade in New England
In this episode, host Richard Wiese is in Connecticut’s Litchfield County, stopping first at White Flower Farm to learn about the hundreds of types of plants it grows, and then at Dumais Made, a ceramics studio specializing in home décor. Co-host Amy Traverso visits Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury, Massachusetts, to take a hayride tour, sample antique apple varieties, and bake delicious cider donuts. And in Hanover, New Hampshire, we visit Red Kite Candy to learn about (and sample!) its acclaimed handcrafted caramels.

#805 – Little-Known New England
In this episode, host Richard Wiese heads to Newport, Rhode Island, to picnic at The Chanler at Cliff Walk, a Gilded Age gem, and to check out at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. In Maine, co-host Amy Traverso meets the two sisters behind the oyster farm and raw bar OystHERS, then visits the treehouse resort Seguin to prepare an oyster Rockefeller charcuterie board before ending her day in a hot tub amid the trees. And in Bethel, Maine, we find a town custom-tailored for outdoor lovers of all types.

#806 – New England’s Great Outdoors
In this episode, host Richard Wiese visits Sólheimar Farm in Tunbridge, Vermont, for a trail ride on Icelandic horses through the surrounding hills. Co-host Amy Traverso heads to Rockland, Maine, to explore the gardens at chef Melissa Kelly’s game-changing farm-to-table restaurant, Primo, before cooking a meal with her. Finally, New Hampshire’s agricultural scene comes into bloom at Sunfox Farm in Concord, where 20 acres of fields offer a stunning display of sunflowers each summer.

#807 – Food Lover’s New England
In this episode, host Richard Wiese is in the heart of New Hampshire’s Lakes Region, where he tries e-foiling on Lake Winnipesaukee and visits Moulton Farm to make that classic New England treat, whoopie pies. In Maine, co-host Amy Traverso visits the fishing village of Stonington, where she tours an innovative sea scallop farm, then heads to Aragosta, a culinary gem where she cooks lobster pasta with chef-owner Devin Finigan. Finally, we explore the up-and-coming food scene of Kennebunkport, Maine.

#808 – Indulging in New England
In this episode, host Richard Wiese heads for New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he explores its maritime history and tries his hand at scalloping. Co-host Amy Traverso, meanwhile, visits the rising food town of Littleton, New Hampshire, to prepare a red curry with Chang Thai Café chef-owner Emshika Alberini; for dessert, she stops at farm-to-cone ice creamery Super Secret Ice Cream in Bethlehem. We wrap up with a visit to Sudbury, Massachusetts, for a behind-the-scenes tour of award-winning Goodnow Farms Chocolate.

#809 [401 repeat] – Deep Roots
In this episode, co-host Amy Traverso heads to Boston’s Chinatown to meet chef Joanne Chang for an intimate tour of this vibrant community before joining her in cooking some traditional pan-fried dumplings. In Westerly, Rhode Island, Amy teams up with host Richard Wiese to explore the attractions and culinary delights of Weekapaug Inn. Our tour of the Ocean State continues in Tiverton, where Richard visits seaside farms and meets the farmers determined to preserve their way of life.

#810 [405] – To the Top
In this episode, co-host Amy Traverso chats with cookbook author Dorie Greenspan at her Connecticut home before they whip up a delicious triple-layer parsnip and cranberry cake together. Trekking up to New Hampshire, host Richard Wiese puts his rock climbing chops to the test in Rumney, a premier Northeast climbing destination. Finally, we head to the Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard, where top architect Patrick Ahearn shows off some of his favorite preservation projects.

#811 [409] - Delicacies from New England
In this episode, host Richard Wiese meets Rhode Island’s Perry Raso, owner of Matunuck Oyster Farm and Bar and a pioneer in the shellfish aquaculture movement. In Jackson, New Hampshire, co-host Amy Traverso stops in at the Thompson House Eatery and joins owners Kate and Jeff Fournier in cooking Jeff’s signature watermelon “steak.” In Maine, we pay a visit to the team at Wiggly Bridge Distillery in York to learn all about their small-batch spirits.

#812 [411] – A Breath of Fresh Air
In this episode, co-host Amy Traverso sits down with comedian and author John Hodgman in his hometown of Brookline, Massachusetts, to talk about how growing up there shaped his comedy. In New Hampshire’s famed White Mountains, host Richard Wiese scales Cathedral Ledge, a tough climb that offers sweeping views across the Saco River Valley as its reward. Lingering in New Hampshire, we explore New England’s largest outdoor sculpture park, the Andres Institute of Art in Brookline.

#813 [413] – Heading North
In this episode, host Richard Wiese heads to Killington, Vermont, for women’s World Cup skiing and to chat with Olympic skiers before hitting the slopes himself. Next, he ventures to New Hampshire to meet artist Eric Aho and see him work on one of his famed “ice cut” paintings at a frozen lake. Finally, we visit the campus of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, for a tour of the monumental murals at Baker-Berry Library painted by José Clemente Orozco in the 1930s.