Celebrate Italian food and heritage and explore jack jumping in Vermont's Green Mountains.

Homegrown Weekends with Yankee

Premiered February 01, 2022
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Homegrown

Celebrate Italian food and heritage as Co-host Amy Traverso gets an insider’s tour of Boston with rising star chef Douglass Williams. Co-host Richard Weise explores the little-known world of jack jumping in Vermont's Green Mountains, an unusual winter sport that involves sledding down a mountain while sitting on a single ski. Amy whips up spinach and ricotta dumplings known as Malfatti.

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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