Wild Food Challenge returns to the Island after COVID-19 hiatus

Wild Food Challenge returns to the Island after COVID-19 hiatus

Brannick Hodgdon, left, and Andres Torres cook pumpkin flower in chicken broth for the competition. —Sara CreatoTim Laursen helps to fire-roast a deer for attendees to eat. —Sara Creato Stovetops sizzled and venison roasted over an open fire outside of Grange Hall in West Tisbury on Monday afternoon during the Vineyard’s Local Wild Food Challenge. It was the first time the challenge was hosted since 2019, before the pandemic. The annual culinary…