Meet chef Sherry Pocknett, take a bike tour on the NH seacoast, & visit the Ben & Jerry’s factory.

New England Traditions Weekends with Yankee

Premiered April 05, 2025
New England Traditions

This week, host and Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso travels to the Mashpee Wampanoag tribal lands on Cape Cod to meet chef Sherry Pocknett, the first indigenous woman to win a James Beard Award. They enjoy a tasty squash soup in the tribe’s wetu. Host Richard Wiese takes a bike tour along the New Hampshire Seacoast, and Yankee editor Ian Aldrich visits the Ben & Jerry’s factory in Vermont.

About the Program

Weekends with Yankee

Richard Wiese explores the sights, sounds and tastes of all six New England states — from foraging for edible invasive plants in Connecticut to whitewater rafting on Maine's wild Kennebec River. Senior food editor Amy Traverso shares the recipes, local flavors and sense of community that make up the fabric of the region’s food and dining scene.

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