New England offers many cheap eats restaurants and this information includes information on the best diners, cafes, ice cream spots, and family and “college town” restaurants in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Did you know that October is National Cheese Month? To meet your “grate expectations” for fun things to do during this cheesy month, here are three ideas for your New England travel. 1. Take a tour of Vermont-based Cabot Creamery. Cabot makes some of the best-known and tasting commercially-sold...
Apples and apple cider are food and drink staples of the New England fall season (and beyond), but let’s not forget about apple cider doughnuts. They are incredibly tasty, filling and don’t cost too much dough. Sorry for that pun. A growing number of farm stands, bakeries, doughnut shops...
It has been said that giraffes can eat up to 50 pounds of food a day but since we are not giraffes, here are some local food destinations below that will make you feel like the human version of that hungry animal with the pituitary issue. Eat at your...
Many years ago, a good friend and co-worker — knowing my love for diners — encouraged me to write a book on diners in New England. I loved the idea, but never got around to creating the book, being so busy for many years with a 110-mile round trip...
The Vernon Diner in Vernon, Conn., takes the cake when it comes to offering a tremendous selection of mouthwatering cakes. While some diners make or bring in cake that tastes like it came in from the supermarket, others like the Vernon Diner have a master chef create cakes —...
Like in any other developed town or city in the United States, restaurant owners and managers in quaint, small-town Walpole, Mass., — just 18 miles southwest of Boston — don’t have it easy, often working 60-80 hours or more every week to keep their small, locally-owned businesses surviving in a...
It seems like everywhere you turn in Vermont, restaurants are sourcing food locally from nearby farms. The movement makes sense: it helps the local economy, supports area farmers trying to make a living, and the food often tastes better and is healthier. There’s this myth that healthier foods don’t...