Posts Tagged: 2016

Off Season On Nantucket

22 Mar 2016 by shellie in category Shellie's Blog and tagged , , , , , , | Be the first to comment here.

. In her beautiful coffee table book aptly titled “Nantucket The Quiet Season,” famed Nantucket photographer Cary Hazlegrove captures the very soul of the island in her stunning images. In Cary’s own eloquent words, “Winter is when Nantucket truly unfolds. She is down to her bones – barren, windswept, and steadfast – revealing her poetic […]

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Nantucket Steak Tips

24 Feb 2015 by shellie in category Shellie's Blog and tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Be the first to comment here.

It was the winter of 1984 when a simple question sparked a nationwide meat-craving frenzy. Thirty-one years ago last month, fast food chain Wendy’s debuted their now-iconic “Where’s the Beef?” commercial starring Clara Peller as an old lady demanding more meat from her fast-food hamburger. While Wendy’s ultimate intention was for the ad to boost […]

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Happy Meal

08 Oct 2013 by shellie in category Shellie's Blog and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Be the first to comment here.

Click photo to view gallery of Restaurant Week Indulgence! Anna Thomas, the highly acclaimed author of several cookbooks, including the popular “Love Soup” once said, “We all eat and it would be a sad waste of opportunity to eat badly.”  When you’re lucky enough to visit or live on Nantucket the odds are incredibly slim you’ll […]

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Where Everybody Knows Your Name

15 Mar 2011 by shellie in category Shellie's Blog and tagged , , , , , | Be the first to comment here.

Photo courtesy of Aunt Leah, photographer Jack Weinhold    Who can forget the classic scene in the 1980’s famed sitcom Cheers when Hillary Norman Peterson (yes, that was his character’s full name!) burst through the front door and everyone in the building erupted into a resounding “Norm!” That guy had to feel like king of the bar. […]

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