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The new public market opening this summer in Boston will never sell a banana or an avocado. In the winter and spring, when there are fewer vegetables in the fields, there will be fewer vegetables in the market’s stalls. And if local fishermen can’t catch it, it won’t be on offer. The Boston Public Market … Continue reading Boston to launch the nation’s first ‘all-local’ public market
LEXINGTON — When Amanda Bosh goes grocery shopping, it’s all about super fresh apples, artisan cheese, free-range chicken, and organic Brussels sprouts. But Bosh doesn’t get these products at an upscale supermarket. Instead, she heads to a local private school, where she will pick up the best quality meat, dairy, fruit, and vegetables. Bosh’s bounty, … Continue reading Latest in farm fresh products: We deliver
MEDFORD — Buck Rollins never gets sick of pie. Not at the beginning of an overnight bakery shift, facing 12 or more hours of pressing dough or piling fruit into pans. Not six hours later, when he finds his groove and pie-making takes on a Zen-like rhythm. Not even at the end of the night, … Continue reading At bakeries, it’s all about the pies for Thanksgiving
Read the story at CapeCodOnline.com. PROVINCETOWN — In the basement of Cabot's Candy last week, the blade of a commercial mixer stirred about 30 pounds of caramel-colored molten candy into a frothy swirl. Candy store owner John Cicero was making peanut brittle. A blue flame roared beneath the copper mixing bowl and the air slowly … Continue reading Cape brewer taps into collaboration
CUTTYHUNK — The Cuttyhunk ferry pulled up to the rural island at 10 a.m. on Thursday, carrying a load of people and supplies. Longtime residents and visiting day-trippers lined the benches, and racks of Portuguese bread were stacked on the floor of the main cabin, en route from a New Bedford bakery. And riding along … Continue reading Cuttyhunk post office in jeopardy
Oprah Winfrey just wanted to clear up a few things. "I am calling," Winfrey said during a brief phone conversation yesterday, "to confirm the pie-gate escapade actually did happen." On Friday, a spokeswoman for Harpo Productions denied that Winfrey had purchased a selection of pies from the Centerville Pie Co. while on the Cape last … Continue reading Cape pies are O so good
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