Strawberry Shortcake

Serves 8 A beautiful way to present this is to cut the cake into 8 wedges, and cut each one in half horizontally. Add cream and berries to the bottom layers and add a top to each. A quicker way is to cut the cake into eight pieces, pile on the cream and berries, and dust the edges with confectioners' sugar. SHORTCAKE Butter (for the pan) Flour (for the pan) 2cups flour ½teaspoon salt 1½teaspoons baking powder½cup granulated sugar ¾cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, cut up 1cup heavy cream 1egg, lightly beaten Extra granulated sugar (for sprinkling)

Serves 8 A beautiful way to present this is to cut the cake into 8 wedges, and cut each one in half horizontally. Add cream and berries to the bottom layers and add a top to each. A quicker way is to cut the cake into eight pieces, pile on the cream and berries, and dust the edges with confectioners' sugar. SHORTCAKE Butter (for the pan) Flour (for the pan) 2cups flour ½teaspoon salt 1½teaspoons baking powder½cup granulated sugar ¾cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, cut up 1cup heavy cream 1egg, lightly beaten Extra granulated sugar (for sprinkling)

teany 90 Rivington St., New York www.teany.com 212-475-9190 Ninety-eight blends of tea brewed by the three-cup pot, $3.50-$6.50. Non-tea favorites include coffee ($2), espresso ($2), cappuccino ($2), and latte ($3.50). The Teany bagel -- vegetarian Canadian bacon, melted cheese, and grilled tomato on a whole-wheat bagel -- is $6. The vegan turkey club is $8. The all-vegan desserts include strawberry shortcake, apple crumble pie, chocolate-peanut butter mousse cake (all $5)

EVENTS Lynn : The International Heritage Lynn Festival is a celebration of music, food, and culture from around the globe, featuring performances by area musicians, dancers, and groups, and food from local restaurants. Saturday, noon-8 p.m. Lynn Heritage State Park, 195 Lynnway. Free admission. 781-595-8701. Topsfield: The Strawberry Festival and Craft Fair on the town green features crafts, strawberry shortcake, and farming exhibits along with town events. Saturday at the Topsfield Town Common, Route 97 and E. Common Street.

PORTLAND, Ore. — There are plenty of smart, stylish chefs who have put down roots and opened up shop in this cool Northwest city. You can also find them if you are exploring Willamette Valley’s wine or cheese makers or cruising the region around the Columbia River. This part of the world feels almost unfriendly to food chains. But many locals have welcomed Burgerville — where fast-food culture meets eco-friendly enlightenment — a chain of 39 restaurants within a 180-mile radius of Portland.

EVENTS Lynn : The International Heritage Lynn Festival is a celebration of music, food, and culture from around the globe, featuring performances by area musicians, dancers, and groups, and food from local restaurants. Saturday, noon-8 p.m. Lynn Heritage State Park, 195 Lynnway. Free admission. 781-595-8701. Topsfield: The Strawberry Festival and Craft Fair on the town green features crafts, strawberry shortcake, and farming exhibits along with town events. Saturday at the Topsfield Town Common, Route 97 and E. Common Street.

If strawberry shortcake is your idea of a heavenly treat, head to Sandwich on Saturday for the annual Strawberry Festival at the Thornton W. Burgess Society's Green Briar Nature Center. The shortcake here is as traditional as it comes -- of course, the whipped cream is real -- and you can get a lesson in making strawberry jam at the same 20-burner stove the center has been using since World War I. The festival runs from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., but the kids might want to show up early for story hour at 10:30.

Blackstone Tavern 156 King St., Cohasset 339-337-1311 Major credit cards accepted Accessible to the handicapped Blackstone Tavern is a throwback to the basic fish, meat, and apple pie restaurants that used to rule the South Shore dining scene. And I mean that in a nice way. The restaurant, which opened in May, is run by Kevin Kelley, whose family owned the venerable Durgin-Park restaurant in Boston’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace for more than 30 years before selling it in 2007.

06.18 – 06.20 International Festival of Arts & Ideas / June 12-26 School may be out, but the streets and halls around Yale are still bursting with brainy concepts. This weekend is the heart of the wildly eclectic festival where almost anything seems like a good idea. Catch sonic art in a park, West African music, Cambodian dance, a discussion about urban utopias, or even learn to make sushi. New Haven, 888-278-4332, http://www.artidea.org 31st Annual Quechee Hot Air Balloon Festival / June 18-20 You don’t have to be a high-flier to get a lift on Father’s Day...

I grew up driving a route that has disappeared. For years, our family would hop in Dad’s silver diesel Dasher wagon every weekend for the drive from my hometown of Atkinson to our Lakes Region cottage. For 66 miles along Routes 111, 125, and 11, it was New Hampshire at its best: tree-lined local highways passing through small towns flecked with mom-and-pop establishments. “125?’’ says Fritz Wetherbee of WMUR-TV’s “New Hampshire Chronicle.’’ “It ain’t that no more.’’ Sure enough, there are now three Wal-Marts on the route, a Burger King, a few...

06.18 – 06.20 International Festival of Arts & Ideas / June 12-26 School may be out, but the streets and halls around Yale are still bursting with brainy concepts. This weekend is the heart of the wildly eclectic festival where almost anything seems like a good idea. Catch sonic art in a park, West African music, Cambodian dance, a discussion about urban utopias, or even learn to make sushi. New Haven, 888-278-4332, http://www.artidea.org 31st Annual Quechee Hot Air Balloon Festival / June 18-20 You don’t have to be a high-flier to get a lift on Father’s Day...

PORTLAND, Ore. — There are plenty of smart, stylish chefs who have put down roots and opened up shop in this cool Northwest city. You can also find them if you are exploring Willamette Valley’s wine or cheese makers or cruising the region around the Columbia River. This part of the world feels almost unfriendly to food chains. But many locals have welcomed Burgerville — where fast-food culture meets eco-friendly enlightenment — a chain of 39 restaurants within a 180-mile radius of Portland.

I grew up driving a route that has disappeared. For years, our family would hop in Dad’s silver diesel Dasher wagon every weekend for the drive from my hometown of Atkinson to our Lakes Region cottage. For 66 miles along Routes 111, 125, and 11, it was New Hampshire at its best: tree-lined local highways passing through small towns flecked with mom-and-pop establishments. “125?’’ says Fritz Wetherbee of WMUR-TV’s “New Hampshire Chronicle.’’ “It ain’t that no more.’’ Sure enough, there are now three Wal-Marts on the route, a Burger King, a few...

Blackstone Tavern 156 King St., Cohasset 339-337-1311 Major credit cards accepted Accessible to the handicapped Blackstone Tavern is a throwback to the basic fish, meat, and apple pie restaurants that used to rule the South Shore dining scene. And I mean that in a nice way. The restaurant, which opened in May, is run by Kevin Kelley, whose family owned the venerable Durgin-Park restaurant in Boston’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace for more than 30 years before selling it in 2007.

If strawberry shortcake is your idea of a heavenly treat, head to Sandwich on Saturday for the annual Strawberry Festival at the Thornton W. Burgess Society's Green Briar Nature Center. The shortcake here is as traditional as it comes -- of course, the whipped cream is real -- and you can get a lesson in making strawberry jam at the same 20-burner stove the center has been using since World War I. The festival runs from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., but the kids might want to show up early for story hour at 10:30.

teany 90 Rivington St., New York www.teany.com 212-475-9190 Ninety-eight blends of tea brewed by the three-cup pot, $3.50-$6.50. Non-tea favorites include coffee ($2), espresso ($2), cappuccino ($2), and latte ($3.50). The Teany bagel -- vegetarian Canadian bacon, melted cheese, and grilled tomato on a whole-wheat bagel -- is $6. The vegan turkey club is $8. The all-vegan desserts include strawberry shortcake, apple crumble pie, chocolate-peanut butter mousse cake (all $5)