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HARVEY WALKER ALLEN: A LIFE LIVED TO THE FULLEST

Harvey Walker Allen, Chairman and past President of M.S. Walker, passed away peacefully at 86 years old on July 25th at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, surrounded by his family. Harvey was born on Valentine’s Day,1938, in Newton, Massachusetts, to the late Ruth and Leo Allen, sister Nancy Shaw (and...
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AUTUMN BEAUTY of the PACIFIC NORTHWEST

By Seema Tikare As cooler weather approaches, I find myself thinking of the Pacific Northwest. The colors in the Cascades must be an amazing, fall-inspired rainbow of gold, amber, orange, and brown. I imagine the ripe apples and pears being harvested from laden trees on the slopes of the mighty...
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BAY STATE BOURBON

By Kirsten Amann Fall is when most New Englanders make the switch to darker spirits, and with National Bourbon Heritage Month finally here, now is the perfect time to transition. Established in 2007, the observance calls for a month-long toast to bourbon as “America’s Native Spirit.” A Kentucky senator was...
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A DRINK WITH ALYSSA DiPASQUALE

By Maia Merrill Gosselin Alyssa DiPasquale is on a mission. The ebullient owner of The Koji Club in the Charles River Speedway is determined to spread the gospel of sake to as many people as she possibly can. And judging by her remarkable success so far, she’s doing just that....
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DISCOVER THE WINES OF GREECE

By Seema Tikare I went to Greece a long time ago – suffice it to say, it was a different decade. But it had been a place I had wanted to go for years and honestly, nothing I have seen since compares. I went to the Oracle at Delphi and...
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CHERRY LIQUEUR

By Kirsten Amann Happy Independence Day, y’all! I love to raise a glass on our nation’s birthday, but in New England, aren’t we also raising a glass to summer itself on the 4th of July? We have precious few months when fresh fruit is abundantly in season, along with sunshine...
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