04/01/2025
As Matt’s Meals fans know, I grew up in apple country and loves me some cider! And while I am a big fan of Angry Orchard, Harpoon, Hudson North, Champlain Orchard, Downeast, Stormalong, Austin East, and many more, I recently discovered a family who have been in the cider game… Read more
02/13/2025
As someone who primarily celebrates Hanukkah, I’ve always been fascinated with the traditions around Christmas, Kwanzaa, and other winter time festivals One which has particularly perplexed me is the tradition of Wassailing. I’ve thought about it since I was in elementary school chorus, but never quite knew what it was.… Read more
12/07/2024
In my constant search to find great places to find great food made by great people from our great community (and beyond), I recently came upon a place – actually a series of places – that not only sells some of my favorite brands that I’ve talked about before (some MANY times!),… Read more
10/31/2024
It’s Fall in New England and that means cider season- which for me means checking in with my friends at Champlain Orchards in VT. And while I love their Mac & Maple and Farmstead ciders all year and their seasonal sippers like Honeycrisp and the recently-released Tuscan Blue are always… Read more
10/23/2024
While I started my writing career as a music critic, as I got older and less able to function after staying for the last encore, I started to review dinner and the opening act, which eventually led me to my focus on food. Another change has been the amount of… Read more
10/23/2024
Even though COVID keeps hanging around, it’s finally getting cool enough to start thinking about heading inside to eat. But before you hibernate, our friends at Harpoon are making a convincing argument for a few more hours al fresco. At the Harpoon Beer Garden which is located just outside the… Read more
08/29/2024
Fall in New England can be a magical time! And while many enjoy, cruising through the White and Green Mountains looking for a leaves in every other color or spending an afternoon family and friends, there is an alternative that may be a little bit more exciting. On September 21st… Read more
01/10/2024
As Matt’s Meals fans know, I am a BIG cider fan who has been fortunate enough to find favorites far and wide- from Austin Eastciders in TX to Champlain Orchards and Stowe Cider in VT to Angry Orchard, Nine Pin, Hudson North, and Left Bank in upstate NY (not to… Read more
11/29/2023
As I have been writing about music and food for so many years, Austin has become a second home. And just as I love ciders from Champlain Orchards, Stormalong, Harpoon, Nine Pin, Hudson North, Left Bank, and Angry Orchard in this area, I LOVE Austin East Ciders anywhere I can… Read more
