Restaurants
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Taste the Café at Hudson Supermarket serves authentic Mexican with a sophisticated flourish. |
The West Taghkanic Diner in Ancram is a welcome pit stop just off the Taconic State Parkway. |
When Pigs Fly South in Mabbetsville is a new drive-in with BBQ and soft ice cream. |
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John Andrews - Egremont, Massachusetts
Straddling the border of Berkshire and Columbia Counties, John Andrews has been a beacon in the culinary wilderness for more than a decade. Although chef/owner Dan Smith always offers specials based on seasonal ingredients, it’s hard for him to improve upon his regular, exquisitely eclectic menu—fried oysters with anchovy-mustard vinaigrette ($10), papardelle with wild boar ragu ($20), grilled hangar steak with potato gratin ($30.) Cozy in winter if you sit by the fireplace and refreshing in summer if you have a table overlooking the garden, John Andrews is a restaurant for all seasons and all personalities. If you’re not in the mood for a white-tablecloth experience, the small bar has its own simple menu with yummy things like semolina-coated calamari ($9) and duck wings with blue cheese and celery ($8).
Route 23 (1 mile east of the NY border); 413.528.3469
Sunday - Tuesday & Thursday 5 - 9; Friday & Saturday 5 - 10
Closed Wednesday
