Annie B. Copps

Annie B. Copps, senior editor, food, of Yankee Magazine:

Annie oversees the magazine's food coverage, both as an editor and contributor of feature stories and columns. Prior to Yankee, she served as food editor of Boston Magazine and features editor of Concierge and was widely known for her work as host of WBZ radio's Connoisseurs' Corner and WTKK's Table Talk with Annie Copps.

As a television producer, she made her mark with two popular PBS series, Cooking with Todd English and Julia Child's Kitchen -- where she was an assistant to the legendary grande dame of French cuisine. She has also appeared as a guest on NBC's Today show. Before her media career, Annie honed her skills as a cook at several notable Boston-area restaurants, including Olives, Jasper's, The Harvest, and Michela's.

Television Appearances

Annie B. Copps on the Today Show

Cooking up comfort food January 12, 2009

Annie B. Copps on the Today Show

Family Meals on a Budget December 9, 2008

Annie B. Copps on "Good Morning Live," NECN, MA

Budget Gift Ideas November 25, 2008

Annie B. Copps on the Today Show

Cranberry Salsa and holiday food ideas November 19, 2008

Annie B. Copps on NECN's TV Diner

Gazpacho recipe from Yankee's July/August 2008 issue July 31, 2008

Annie B. Copps on "207," WCSH-TV NBC, Portland, ME/Bangor, ME

Gazpacho June 26, 2008 recipe from Yankee's July/August 2008 issue.

Annie B. Copps on "Good Morning Live," NECN, MA

How to Dine on a Dime While on Vacation May 27, 2008

Annie B. Copps on NECN's TV Diner

Highlights from March/April's "Eating New Englandy" story April 1, 2008

Annie B. Copps on the Today Show

The Best Budget Holiday Cocktail Snacks December 13, 2007

Annie B. Copps on Chronicle HD

Pies! November 15, 2007

Annie B. Copps on the Today Show

Tips and Recipes for Grilling July 2, 2007

Articles by Annie B. Copps

Every Week → Weekly Recipe →

Yankee Kitchen

Defrosting turkey, oven space, and pork chops

Travel → Rhode Island: The Ocean State →

Weekend: Providence, RI

Walk Around Providence

When You Go -- Providence

Travel → New Hampshire: The Granite State →

Dining in the Mount Washington Valley, New Hampshire

Travel → Massachusetts: The Bay State →

Weekend or More in Nantucket

SeeNewEngland.com → Yankee Articles →

Recipes: Potatoes, Onions, Parsnips, and Carrots

Root vegetables unearth the season's finest flavors

Budget Dining Tips While Traveling

Eat cheaply and well with these 10 tips

Clambake on Prudence Island

A Rhode Island ritual feeds 150 friends

How to Skin a Tomato

When all you want is the meat

Lenox, MA: Tanglewood Picnic

Menu ideas for lawn party at Tanglewood

Apple Recipes: Sauce, Cider, Salad

Orchard to table recipes

New England Scallops

Recipe for bay scallops

Weekend: Providence, RI

Issues → November/December 2009 →

New England Scallops

Recipe for bay scallops

Mail Order Lobster and Clams

Lobsters and shellfish from New England

Issues → September/October 2009 →

Easy Does It: Poached Pears

Recipe for pear dessert

Apple Recipes: Sauce, Cider, Salad

Orchard to table recipes

Issues → July/August 2009 →

Newburyport Lighthouse Dinner

Lenox, MA: Tanglewood Picnic

Menu ideas for lawn party at Tanglewood

Restaurant Review: The Wharf, Madison, CT

Shore-food favorites on the Long Island Sound

Picnic Perfection

Cheese Plates

A Good Read

When You Go

Issues → May/June 2009 →

Martha's Vineyard, MA, Weekend

Restaurant Review: Fresh, Nantucket, MA

Sandwiches and more

Homegrown: Dandelion Pesto

Put this weed from your lawn onto your plate

New Haven, CT: Pizza Wars

Boston, MA: Boston Public Library

New Haven, CT, Weekend

Restaurant Review: Trio, Narragansett, RI

Narragansett views, Mediterranean ambience

Issues → March/April 2009 →

Melissa Kelly -- Rockland, ME

Lara Atkins -- Richmond, VT

Michel Nischan -- Westport, CT

Matt Jennings -- Providence, RI

Josh Ziskin -- Brookline, MA

Restaurant Review: Trio, Narragansett, RI

Narragansett views, Mediterranean ambience

Spring Recipes from New England Chefs

Spring vegetables, fiddleheads, linguine, scallops

Soda Bread Recipe

Issues → January/February 2009 →

Occasion: Apres-Ski Party

Serve bisque, fondue, and biscotti

Comfort Food Recipes

Meatloaf, mac and cheese, brownies, and more

New Cookbooks We Love

Annie's picks for the new year

Restaurant Review: City Limits, Stamford, CT

Stamford, CT, restaurant is more than a diner

Best 5 Chocolate Makers

New England's sweetest

Ballotin Chocolates

Daily Chocolate

ChocoLee

Unbridled Chocolates

Cocoapelli

Tops in Chocolate Shops in New England

VIDEO: Annie Serves Comfort Food

Super Bowl Party Ideas

Lobster nachos, salmon martini, chili, and soup recipes

Issues → November/December 2008 →

Holiday Gift Basket Foods

No-Fuss Thanksgiving Dinner

How to roast the perfect bird, recipes for sides

Thanksgiving Timeline

Start planning one week ahead of time

Make a Perfect Pie Crust

Three key steps to perfect pie crust

Holiday Basket of New England Foods

Soda, wine, shortbread, tea

Restaurant Review: Martha's Stone Soup at the Tavern

Try the pate in this Plymouth, MA, place

VIDEO: Recipes for Budget Entertaining

So Much Food, So Little Time

Annual gathering full of food, fame, and tasty satisfaction

Issues → September/October 2008 →

Chef Frank McClelland Digs Local Ingredients

Recipes: Potatoes, Onions, Parsnips, and Carrots

Root vegetables unearth the season's finest flavors

Easy Does It: Pumpkin Seeds

Get more mileage from your jack-o'-lanterns

Restaurant Review: L'Espalier, Boston

Boston restaurant moves to Mandarin Oriental Hotel

Issues → July/August 2008 →

David Coakley, Bartender, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Rosaly Bass, Organic Farmer, Peterborough, New Hampshire

Clambake on Prudence Island

A Rhode Island ritual feeds 150 friends

Clambakes in New England

Clams and lobsters ready to go

Fresh from Mary Ann Esposito's Garden

The Italian chef and her gardening husband

Easy Does It: Gazpacho

Cold, refreshing garden soup

More Vegetable Choices

Restaurant Review: The Back Eddy, Westport Harbor, MA

Dining on the docks

Mail Order Lobster and Clams

Lobsters and shellfish from New England

How to Skin a Tomato

When all you want is the meat

Issues → May/June 2008 →

Local Maine Food Resources

Best places to find cheese, bread, fish, meat

Bonus Recipes from Portland Chefs

Five recipes that are worth the extra effort

Butter Right from the Farm

Happy cow, better butter

Restaurant Review: Blue Sky, York, ME

Lydia Shire's new restaurant

The Maine Course: Five Portland Chefs

Portland is a thriving city of fine cuisine by talented chefs

Budget Dining Tips While Traveling

Eat cheaply and well with these 10 tips

Issues → March/April 2008 →

Restaurant Review: Summer Winter, Burlington, MA

Summer Winter for all seasons

Easy Does It: French Toast

Favorite breakfast treat never gets stale

Toast Toppings

Best 5 Maple Syrups

New Hampshire maple syrup wins Yankee taste test

Issues → January/February 2008 →

Weekend: Providence, RI

When You Go -- Providence

Soups: Classic Comforts

Clam chowder, onion soup, lentil soup, chicken soup

Chicken Soup: An International Favorite

Some ethnic variations on everyone's favorite soup

Mashed Potatoes: Easy Does It

One recipe and seven mix-ins

Do the Mashed Potato

Occasion: Chinese New Year

How to celebrate the Year of the Rat in style

Host Your Own Chinese New Year Party

Make fortune cookies, Chinese cookies, 'firecracker' beef

Walk Around Providence

Issues → November/December 2007 →

25 Thanksgiving Tips from Yankee's Food Editor

Easy Does It: Latkes

Simple pan-fried potatoes are a delicious and meaningful treat

Chanukah: The Miracle of the Oil

Occasion: Easy, Elegant Holiday Recipes

Easy appetizers to chocolate tarts

Buy: Five New England Cookbooks

Gift ideas for food lovers

Comfort Food Recipes

Meatloaf, mac and cheese, brownies, and more

Issues → September/October 2007 →

9 Recipes for Corn, Leeks, Squash

Contact information for local growers

Easy Does It: Poached Pears

Recipe for pear dessert

Occasion: Quick Meals for the Athletes in the Family

Meatballs, chicken, and empanadas for the lacrosse players

Issues → July/August 2007 →

10 Grilling Tips for Beginners

Be organized and cook safely

Cooking Aboard Sailboat

Recipes for family meals on the ocean

Wine Selections

Helen's Helpful Hints

Issues → May/June 2007 →

Easy Meal at a Lakeside Retreat

Deviled eggs, asparagus, and trout for an easy meal

Issues → March/April 2007 →

Brunch to Welcome Spring

Serve strata, challah, and salmon to start the day

Easy Does It: Angel Food Cake

Low-fat and super-easy classic dessert

Egg-cellent Tips

Issues → January/February 2007 →

The Kids Stay in the Picture: Photographing Children and Food

Coming in from the Cold: Comfort Food and Family in Vermont

Recipes for gourmet hot chocolate, pot pies, apple pie

Dining in the Mount Washington Valley, New Hampshire

Issues → December 2006 →

Yankee Kitchen: Wassail Recipe

Hot mulled drink

Issues → November 2006 →

Yankee Kitchen

Defrosting turkey, oven space, and pork chops

Issues → October 2006 →

Fruit of the Vine: Westport Rivers Vineyard

Recipes for a fall harvest meal to pair with New England wine

Yankee Kitchen

Good Food Solutions

Issues → September 2006 →

Fear of Frying

Yankee Kitchen: Shucking Oysters

Proper way to shuck oysters

Our World Is an Oyster

A bit of history, a field guide, some recipes, and oyster festivals

Oysters_Field Guide

A Field Guide to New England Oysters

Blogs → Eating New England →

Food for Football and Friends

Middle Eastern treats from Watertown

A Kitchen Story and Oysters

Why I love food writer Bill Buford

The Making of a Wine List

Malbec to Ice Wine to Chardonnay to Rose to Friuli

Learn Something New in Pizza-Making

Pizza tips from an expert

Strawberries in February?

Food dilemmas: recalled beef, imported fruit

Prosciutto, Cheese, Honey Make the Day

Pretend to be snowbound, with a really great menu

A Green Book and a Stowe Chef

Reasons to make a great meal

Dinner with Guy and Mary Ann Esposito

Mary Ann cooks and Guy gardens

A Toothy Tale From Nantucket

An otherwise great dining destination

Why I Read About Grilling in the Early Spring

Winter food is over, but spring food is still to come

Spring Into These 3 Cookbooks

Cupcakes, Vermont's best, and splendid suppers

Where Did This Cheese Come From?

Look for the dairy's best in spring

Bread is Up, Lobster is Down

Coping with food prices

Thanksgiving in June

Food testing to make a deadline

A Week in the Life of the Food Editor

Racking up miles and calories

So Much Food, So Little Time

Annual gathering full of food, fame, and tasty satisfaction

Perils of the Restaurant Reviewer

What if there's no restaurant?

Hot Dogs: New England's Best

Flo's and Fred's And Scup's

Labor Day

There is a down side

Sofra Bakery

Shawarma wraps, almond cakes, Syrian shortbread

A Taste of Positano

Enjoying Local Events

Maintaining a Blog is Hard Work

Hot grill on the deck in the rain...

So, About Those Cupcakes...

There's a lesson in this

Planning Ahead: A Winter Day in the Kitchen

What would you cook?

6 Cookbooks to Sample

With these, you can even make cheese

Food and Lyrics

Cashew Pineapple Rice and Crosby, Stills, and Nash

Homemade Foods of Family and Friends

Sharing Recipes

The Fast Food Trap

It's easy on the wallet, but at what cost to the body?

Seco; a braised meat dish

The right amount of cilantro is the key

Valentine's Day

Embracing Singles Awareness Day

Fiddleheads, Ramps, and Pesto

And a video on making hummus

Bratwursts

and memories

One of my Favorite Traditions

Oysters on Island Creek

Cooking with the Family

Measuring things and breaking eggs

Dinner at the Farm

And Nan's Peach Pie Recipe

Loads of Good Eating

Visiting friends and meeting new people