Vermont Fall Foliage Packages

A trip to New England in the fall, is a favorite among travelers. Everywhere you turn, there is the splendor of a season marked by vibrant shades of reds, browns and golden beauty. If Vermont is your planned destination, check out these fall foliage packages, via the Vermont's Northeast Kingdom's website. 

Count Down to Dine Out Boston | August 14-19 & 21-26

Dine Out Boston is right around the corner.

"After two successful weeks of fine dining in March, the 15th edition of the dining series formerly known as Restaurant Week returns from Sunday, August 14 to Friday, August 19 and Sunday, August 21 to Friday, August 26. More than 150 restaurants from the Greater Boston area will take part, offering diners special menus at discount prices." Read the full article on Boston.com

Your ultimate guide to Dine Out #Boston 2016 (Formerly Restaurant Week Boston) | Aug. 14-19 & 21-26 https://t.co/UruGSZEh0F #restaurants

— Boston Press Suite (@travelmedia) August 13, 2016

Swing into Summer: Upcoming Seafood Festivals

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Foraging and Wild Edibles Class at The Inn at Weathersfield & More.

The Inn at Weathersfield in Vermont has a lineup of exciting food adventures. The Foraging and Wild Edibles Class takes place on Saturday, May 21, 2016 with Boston-based cookbook author Didi Dmmons and Forager David Craft. Lunch and recipes included.

• Sunday, May 15 :: Breakdown & Debone Sunday Supper $65
• Saturday July 3 :: Fresh Herbs Class Sunday Supper $55 pp
• New Indian Bread "Chaparty" Baking Class with Lini Mazumdar $55 pp
• Saturday August 13 :: Annual Pit Roasting Class and Private Dinner
• Saturday August 20 :: Annual Farm Dinner
• Saturday September 10 :: Pickle, Can & Preserve w/ IVV Chef Michael

For details on all of the above, visit http://www.weathersfieldinn.com

We'd love to hear from you! Submit your recipes

Share your passion for cooking! Submit your recipes via email. Send to newenglandfoodadventures (at) gmail (dot) com

Daily Bites: A Roundup of Culinary Discoveries

Rhode Island's Best Italian Food in Federal Hill [culinarytravel.about.com]

10 Must Try Foods in Rhode Island [We3Travel]

Eating Out in Manchester, New Hampshire: The 10 Best Local Restaurants [The Culture Trip]

10 Restaurants With Incredible Rooftop Dining In Connecticut [Only In Your State]

Vermont dining above the falls at The Mill at Simon Pearce  [View Menus]

17 Maine Restaurants With Stunning Views [Maine Eater]

Tips for eating, seeing and staying in Maine's gorgeous Acadia National Park [Sugar & Soul]

Count Down to Cape Cod Restaurant Week, May 9-15. [Visit Website]

Boston's 10 Best Italian Restaurants: Pizza, Pasta & More [The Culture Trip]

Seafood Sundaes made with Scallops, Shrimp and Crabmeat [New Hampshire Home Magazine]

Recipes made with Vermont's Crowley Cheese [Crowley Cheese]

Plan Your Maine Spring & Summer Vacation

Travel Ideas and Resources to Help You Plan Your Maine Spring and Summer Vacation.

Maine 2015-2016 Guide to Inns and Bed & Breakfasts - View on the web or request a copy by mail. Visit Maine Tourism Association

Heading to Portland, Maine? Check out the hot deals on www.visitportland.com/hotdeals.aspx

Make stuffed lobster at home. View recipe on Down East Maine Magazine.

Lighthouses are ubiquitous to the coastal Maine landscape. Plan a tour on your next Maine adventure. Navigate (pun intended) to www.mainetourism.com and type lighthouses in the search box for a variety of tours featuring lighthouses.

Exciting events are happening at Maine Coastal Gardens: Plein Air Painting Days, Tea & Tulips, Rare Plants of New England, Garden Dinner Series and much more. Visit www.mainegardens.org/calendar-events/events

Maine newspapers: Bangor Daily News, Ellsworth American, Herald Gazette, Mount Desert Islander, Portland Press Herald

Food and dining adventures await at the Hartstone Inn with Chef Michael Salmon. How about a lobster cooking class? www.hartstoneinn.com/cooking-school/scheduled-cooking-classes

For family fun at the beach, there is the April Spring Break package at The Meadowmere Resort in Ogunquit, Maine.

Today's Travel Finds: Private Lobster Bakes, Oyster Farming, Italian Wine Dinner Weekend, Visiting Chef Dinner

Cruise picturesque Casco Bay and enjoy a private lobster bake with Portland Discovery Sea & Land Tours. Suitable for both small and large groups. Visit website for more details.

It's not all about lobsters: Maine's flourishing oyster farms [Read article at Visit Maine]

Italian Wine Dinner Weekend at The Inn at Weston: 4-course dinner paired with their favorite wines and a special getaway package.

Upcoming Relais & Châteaux Visiting Chef Dinner Series at The Inn at Hastings Park in Lexington, MA,

Enjoy the flavors of New England and Coastal Maine at our next Visiting Chef Dinner. https://t.co/efDWea07qV pic.twitter.com/pz1TTxoqFA

— Inn at Hastings Park (@InnHastingsPark) February 26, 2016

Today's Travel Finds: Delicious Roundup & a Historical Brief

Pasture to Palate: A Farmstead Cheesemaking Journey at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne,Vermont; May 24-26, 2016.

WMUR.com is looking for the best vegetarian restaurant in New Hampshire for their weekly segment called WMUR Viewers' Choice.

Countdown to Dine Out Boston - Restaurant Week Boston (March 6-11 & March 13-18)

Lots of New England goodness being served up on Twitter. Here are a few of our picks: 

Shrimp scampi w/ roasted garlic, lemon, parsley & crushed red pepper butter & snow peas over macaroni pic.twitter.com/PtnrJEkkNa

— The Kennebunk Inn (@TheKennebunkInn) February 12, 2016

Make sweet memories this Valentine's Day! Try #NewHampshire's Chocolate & Martini tour! https://t.co/dda6mv2Gn2 pic.twitter.com/FhMQEohFC3

— Visit New Hampshire (@VisitNH) February 11, 2016

Revamp traditional desserts into healthy sweet treats for your Valentine this Saturday! https://t.co/GG98uPfAQA pic.twitter.com/GoAjWgZpkN

— Visit Connecticut (@CTvisit) February 5, 2016

Congrats to #CT fave @jtimothys Dirt Wings for being 1 of @FoodNetwork’s “Top 5 Bar Foods!” https://t.co/fD9j1c6Uw0 pic.twitter.com/TnwukG66ou

— Visit Connecticut (@CTvisit) February 4, 2016

We eat #maple every day, often as an ingredient in entrees you might not expect! Join us! https://t.co/snyLGNMBKe pic.twitter.com/6mwxlYDXoX

— ButternutMFarm (@butternutmf) January 30, 2016

Craving winter veggies? Check out VT's winter farmers' markets. Get the goodies year-round.https://t.co/Ju2bzs7VKd pic.twitter.com/OGAGHUXVYz

— Travel Vermont (@VermontTourism) January 28, 2016

Shout-out to Van Buren of Aroostook County, settled in 1785 by Acadians. https://t.co/t0DfmX7xP5 #MaineThing pic.twitter.com/mxEE3p3ofV

— Maine Tourism Office (@visitmaine) January 26, 2016

We love #Vermont Maple Syrup around here. Need new inspiration? 17 new ways to enjoy it: https://t.co/Azj7CWWYYW pic.twitter.com/YGLxItDfrg

— Putney Co-op (@PutneyFoodCoop) January 22, 2016

Today's Travel Finds: Super Bowl 50, Seafood Cookery Class, Cruising New England & Canada, a Cabin in the Vermont Woods

Salt Water Farm in Rockport, Maine, is offering a Seafood Cookery Class on June 9, 2016, from 11:00AM to 3:00PM. There will be a discussion about the fishing industry along the coast of Maine, native fish varieties, how to select and correct fish handling, shucking methods and more. This is just one of many cooking classes and workshops offered. View full selection here.

On CTBites: Game day specials are "touching down" at 16 Connecticut Restaurants for Super Bowl 50!

Book your New England & Canada cruise by February 29, 2016 for special limited-time fares at Crystal Cruises.

After your ski adventure, a warm fireplace, homemade soups and sandwiches await, at the Slayton Pasture Cabin at Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe Vermont.

Today's Travel Finds: Fireside Candlelit Breakfast, Moonlight Snowshoe, Romance, Let It Snow! Family Package, Boston's New Restaurants

The Winter Escape & Return Package at The Inn at Harbor Hill Marina in Connecticut is valid through February 29, 2016 and includes:

• A fireside candlelit breakfast buffet each morning overlooking the Niantic River 
• 2 tickets to your choice of Mystic Seaport or Mystic Aquarium  
• A $50 gift certificate to a local favorite restaurant & more.
  

In New Hampshire: 

Experience the Snowvillage Inn's Special Moonlight Snowshoe (Various dates).

Includes:

• 2 day snowshoe rental with poles 
• Guided Special Moonlight Snowshoe for two  
• 3 course candlelit dinner for two (Beverages, tax and gratuity not included.) & more.
  

Love is in the air at Rabbit Hill Inn, a Vermont B&B. Add a special touch to your romantic vacation.

The Let It Snow! Family Package at the Langham hotel in Boston includes luxury accommodations, snowman-making kit, and hot chocolate bar.

Boston's Most Anticipated Restaurants of 2016 via Zagat

VIDEO of the Day: Block Island Restaurants

Video courtesy Block Island Info on YouTube

FEATURED BOOKS OF THE DAY

     

1.) Block Island: Photographs by Malcolm Greenaway (Regional Photos)
2.) Chef Daniel Bruce Simply New England: Seasonal Recipes That Celebrate Land And Sea

Lobster Recipes: Our Picks From Around the Web

Here's a handpicked selection of lobster recipes from around the web. Enjoy!

• New England Lobster Chowder [Fine Cooking ] 
• Bobby Flay's Grilled Lobster Tails with Green-Curry Mango Dipping Sauce [Food Network]  
• Lobster Avocado Cocktail [Spry Living]  
• Thibeault's Table Angel Hair Pasta with Lobster  
• Lobster Fondue [Island Jane Magazine]  
• Potted Lobster Stew by Sam Hayward of Fore St. Restaurant in Portland, Maine [Saveur Magazine]  
• Lobster Newburg Recipe for Crepes [World of Crepes]  
• Simple Lobster Risotto [Cooking Light Magazine]  
• Lobster Rolls [James Beard Foundation]  
• Maine Lobster Pot Pie - Puff Pastry Recipe [The Kennebunk Inn]  
• Lobster Pasta with Herbed Cream Sauce [Bon Appetit]  
• Lobster Thermidor Baked Potatoes [Matching Food & Wine]  
• Jamaican Grilled Lobster and Candied Potatoes Recipe  
• Michael Smith's Favorite Maritime Seafood Chowder [Canadian Living]

  

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Travel Spotlight: Vermont Ski Resort Areas

Planning a winter escape in Vermont? Check out these video channels for major ski resort areas.

VIDEO CHANNEL: Okemo Mountain Resort, Vermont
VIDEO CHANNEL: Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont
VIDEO CHANNEL: Killington Mountain, Vermont
VIDEO CHANNEL: Smugglers' Notch, Vermont
VIDEO CHANNEL: Jay Peak Resort, Vermont
VIDEO CHANNEL: Mount Snow, Vermont
VIDEO CHANNEL: Mad River Glen, Vermont
VIDEO CHANNEL: Stratton Resort, Vermont
VIDEO CHANNEL: Bromley Mountain, Vermont
VIDEO CHANNEL: The Lodge at Spruce Peak, Formerly Stowe Mountain Lodge, Vermont