Six years ago Ryan Scanlon was a Vineyard teenager working summers at Alchemy restaurant in Edgartown. Now the 22-year-old chef is appearing on national television as a contestant on Next Level Chef.
The story of Vineyard food in 2024 was decidedly flaky. And a little bit fishy.
Baked goods bring the community together. That’s what Island baker Julia Blanter believes and how the first annual Great Martha’s Vineyard Bake-Off was born.
According to Joan Nathan and Ruth Reichl, the door to the world of food has opened much wider over the past several decades thanks in part to a more global outlook.
At a panel discussion Saturday titled A Sustainable Harvest: Past, Present, and Future, farmers, chefs and foodies spoke about the importance of biodiversity in everyday lives and culinary choices.
In addition to providing meals at various camps, summer schools, libraries and the YMCA as it has done for eight years, Island Grown Initiative has added a “meal kit” initiative this summer to combat food insecurity.