Summer Blues

Inspired by the painter’s palette we find, forage and fish our favorite blues: ultramarine, cerulean, cobalt teal, cobalt glass and phthalo blue.

Maynard Silva

“Play it for Maynard!” If you’re lucky you’ll catch Johnny Hoy on stage, spurring on his Bluefish. Then they’ll dig a little deeper, darker, and dirtier, and you’ll dance a little hotter—evoking that musical grit in memory of Maynard. This man …

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www.blueocean.org

Surf here for info on sustainable seafood, once you get past the mesmerizing effect of the home-page. Its sea images circulate in real time to wave heights measured by a NOAA buoy. Cool. link

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“Blues” by John Hersey

This fictional work, rising from Middle Ground is an ongoing conversation between a stranger and a fisherman about bluefish. Timeless in place, water, and recipes. Vintage press, at Island libraries and, Bunch of Grapes, 44 Main Street, Vineyard Haven, $15.00.

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Blue Paring Knife

Small knife slices small things, makes a big difference: garlic, scallions, radishes. $9.99, by Kuhn Rikon, LeRoux at Home, 63 Main Street, Vineyard Haven. (Comes in other colors too.)

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Kitsch Wine Opener

Don’t be left out on the beach without your souvenir kitsch wine opener. It’s survivor gear at $3.95, Alley’s General Store, West Tisbury.

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Zada-Cakes

Whimsically groovy. A favorite of the contractors-who-lunch.
Scottish Bakehouse, State Road, Vineyard Haven, $3.50. Read about how Zada gets her cake on in “Island Artisan,” p. 52.

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Architec Prep Mixing Bowls

Good things come in threes: each bowl sits still while mixing, pours easily, and stacks prettily.
Architec prep mixing Bowls, $29.99, LeRoux at Home, 63 Main Street, Vineyard Haven.

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Blue Potatoes

Nightshades on psychedelics. Try blue potatoes roasted, tossed with olive oil and thyme. Serve them in a red bowl to make your eyes wiggle. North Tabor Farm in Chilmark grows them. So does Bob Daniels. Forage for them at Vineyard Farmers’ …

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Blue Corn Pancakes

The Shops at Aquinnah are like a magic carpet ride over Moshup’s legendary cliffs. Try their blue corn pancakes with blueberries, on the edge of the end of the Island as we know it. Blue corn pancakes, $9.00 + $3.50 for …

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Blue Mermaid

Beware of the skinny dip with this mermaid–don’t follow her in too deep, for she can hold her breath for a very long, long, time. Blue curaçao, hypnotiq, pineapple rum, splash of lime. $12 @ the Sidecar Café and Bar, 16 …

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Blue Lollipop

Free at the Martha’s Vineyard Savings Banks. Now here’s something sweet to make you feel good about banking. And you just never know where you’re going to find a rainbow.

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