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Yankee Magazine Names Oak Bluffs Businesses "Best of New England"
Yankee Magazine's new Travel Guide lists two Oak Bluffs businesses as its only Martha's Vineyard picks for the 2013 Editors' Choice Best of New England list. Here's where to find the Best Clam Chowder and Best Harborfront Hotel on th
Oak Bluffs can add two more feathers to its cap with the release Wednesday of the Yankee Magazine Travel Guide to New England, which includes a "Best of New England — Editor's Choice" guide with 317 listings throughout the region.
Out of 17 "Best of" listings for Cape Cod and the Islands, only two are located on Martha's Vineyard — both in Oak Bluffs:
- Best Clam Chowder: Martha's Vineyard Chowder Company
- Best Harborfront Hotel: Dockside Inn, 9 Circuit Ave. Ext.
Chowder Company owner JB Blau was wowed by the distinction, posting on Facebook,
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"Didn't even know they had a best of!!!! Congrats to Chef Alex Nagi for his amazing recipe and to the fabulous Chefs who make it daily and the amazing crew who get it to your table... So proud of everybody!!!!!! wow. wow."
The magazine's editors appear to be in step with local tastes: Martha's Vineyard Chowder Company is also the winner of the Patch Readers' Choice Award for best chowder.
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Have you had the chowder? Have you stayed at the Dockside Inn? Tell us in the comments.
Among other Cape and Islands businesses honored on the list:
- Best Pure Baseball: Cape Cod Baseball League, West Yarmouth
- Best Oyster Bar: CRU, Nantucket
- Best Pet-Friendly Lodging: Lamb and Lion Inn, Barnstable
See the entire list at yankeemagazine.com/article/pressroom/385843-2
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