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NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT Sly Fox Den Too
Mashpee Wampanoag tribe member Sherry Pocknett recently took home the James Beard Award for Best Chef : Northeast . Her Charlestown restaurant highlights Indigenous cuisine and culture through a menu of foraged , fished and hunted foods . Dishes include venison , rabbit , quahogs , local fish , foraged herbs and vegetables and more , accented by chef Sherry ’ s corn cakes and Indian fry bread , which nestle everything from eggs to hearty stews . 4349 S . County Trail , Charlestown , 642-7350 , slyfoxdenrestaurant . com
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