Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket
Vol. 47 No. 2 • YesterdaysIsland.com
How Best to Wine Fest by Jenny Benzie Advanced Sommelier + Certified Wine Educator, Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits With so many activities to choose from during Nantucket Wine Fest weekend, it is sometimes hard to narrow down your choices as to what events to attend. Pre-planning your weekend to best allocate your time is wise in order to maximize your total wine exposure. Here are a few highlights (and helpful hints) to ensure you make the most of it without overwhelming yourself or missing out on must-attend tastings. LUMINARIES POSING AS SOMMELIERS - THE FRIDAY NIGHT HUSSLE These distinguished luminaries may not be working floor Sommeliers in the real world, but they get to play the role during Wine Fest weekend on Nantucket! In order to add a little twist of the corkscrew to this weekend’s festivities, Proprietors Bar & Table, located in the heart of Nantucket’s downtown on India Street, annually invites a few of their wine friends to lend a hand during dinner service. There happen to be two honorees for Friday night (May 19) this year in order to cover all the ground of this spacious restaurant and personally engage with each guest. Jenny Johnson, Boston-based entrepreneur and founder of Champy Brut Sparkling Wine from California, will be hanging out in the lively Props Bar (@propsbar) all evening. A longtime lover of bubbly, her aim is to turn your ordinary moment into an extraordinary one with just one sip of her celebratory offering. Meanwhile, Matt Hobbs, right-hand man to his brother Paul Hobbs’ winery located in Russian River Valley, will be parading around the dining room featuring 10 different wines! From bubbles to Chardonnay + Pinot Noir, and somewhere in between, all of these wines will be personally hand sold by these esteemed guest sommeliers and available to purchase (by the taste, glass or bottle) to enjoy during your drinking and dining experience at Proprietors. TIME TO REFUEL WITH SOME COFFEE continued on page 20
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Sail Endeavor a Nantucket tradition. established 1982 1-1/2-HOUR TRIPS DEPART DAILY 10AM • 1PM • 4PM $45 PER PERSON SUNSET SAIL $60
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Captain James Genthner Slip #1015 • Straight Wharf
508-228-5585
The Proprietors bar & table Serving Dinner 5 Nights
bar opens at 5pm, dinner from 5:30pm
Sunday Brunch 10:30am to 2pm Call for reservations
9 India Street | 508 228 7477 Thai Cuisine & Snack Bar located inside Nantucket Ice 1 Backus Lane Nantucket, MA 02554 Open for Lunch & Dinner Lunch Mon-Fri: 11am-2pm Dinner Mon-Sat: 4pm-8pm closed Sundays
Year Round | BYOB bring your own beer or wine to complement our menu
Dinner: Wed-Sun 5:30-9:30pm Lunch: Wed-Fri 11:30am-2pm Breakfast: Sunday 8am-1pm
Thai Cuisine made with fresh ingredients at reasonable prices.
closed Monday & Tuesday
Call to order 508-228-SIAM (7426) www.SiamToGoNantucket.com
29 Centre Street • 508-228-8470 ~ Eat and happiness will follow ~
breakfast,
open 365 days
lunch & dinner
dinners from $8.95!
5:30am-9pm daily
at the airport
have breakfast with us! served daily from 5:30am to 2pm One Hander Breakfast Sandwich Breakfast Burrito • Eggs Benedict Steak & Eggs • Hash & Eggs Greek Scramble • Veggie Delight Omelet Denver Omelet • Meat Lover’s Omelet Bu.ermilk Pancakes • Cinnamon Bun French Toast ...and much more! PLUS Coffee, Coffee Drinks, Juices, Bloody Marys & Mimosas!
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MON: H ly specia omest ls TUES: Ste yle Chicken Dinn er akhouse Sizzle!! WEDS: E n d le ss P THURS: Famous asta BBQ Rib FRI: Fish s & C hips SAT: Che f ’s Show c A Taste of Indiaase & SUN: Tu rkey Din ner
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Free parking • 508.228.6005 • free wi-fi