Hudson Valley Restaurant Week: Special Menus for Mud Season
La Puerta Azul serves upscale Mexican in Salt Point, near the Taconic Parkway
For some of us without power because of the latest storm, going out to eat is a necessity. But for the rest of us, it’s a cure for Mud Season Melancholy, and Hudson Valley Restaurant Week comes just in the nick of time. A host of restaurants we love—including La Puerta Azul in Salt Point, Red Devon in Bangall, and Stissing House in Pine Plains—are offering three course, prix-fixe menus for $20 at lunch and $28 at dinner.
Openings: A Photo Exhibit Salutes Berkshire Veterans
Guests at the opening of the Berkshire Veterans Photography Project
On Friday night, March 12, at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, patriots of all stripes turned out for the opening of the Berkshire Veterans Photography Project. Photographer Bill Wright, who served in the Air Force during the Gulf War, has been taking heroic portraits of men and women who have served in uniform for our country, including 99-year-old Margaret Haggerty who was an Army nurse during World War II.
Food News: Free Irish Boiled Dinner, No 4-Leaf Clover RequiredTalk about the luck of the Irish. It’s not every day that a restaurant gives away free food, but then St. Patrick’s isn’t just any day. In the spirit of Erin Go Bragh!, Dream Away Lodge in Becket, MA is giving away the holy trinity—corned beef, cabbage, and potato— to any Tom, McDick and O’Harry who makes a reservation and shows up before 8:30 p.m—while supplies last. |
IS 183's Radioactive Bodega Dance PartyThe Pittsfield art school’s annual costume bash last Saturday night brought out a mordant streak in even the most upstanding Berkshire County citizens, who have clearly stopped worrying and learned to love the bomb. Some opted for radiation-resistant gear; others looked as if the fall-out had already taken its toll. Not to worry; glowing in the dark, particularly when one smiles, turns out to be quite a fetching look. |
AgriCulture: Sheepish Grins and Other Barnyard MetaphorsTo understand where phrases like “sheepish grin” and “dumb cluck” come from, blogger Peter Davies suggests, just hang around some livestock for a while. Barnyard metaphors abound in our language. And close observation only confirms the spot on accuracy of these descriptive terms. Pigs may be intelligent, for example, but to eat like a pig, so to speak, is, in fact, to eat like a pig. |
Movies: This Week's Schedules & RankingsAre you wondering which theaters close to you are showing Johnny Depp’s Alice in Wonderland or where you can still see The Hurt Locker and Avatar? We list every film playing in our region ranked by their Metacritic scores so you can read the reviews and then find show times in our Movie Theater Directory. |
RI Selects: Live MusicOn Saturday, March 20 at Infinity Hall in Norfolk, CT, you can hear folkie Tom Chapin sing “Go Away, Sarah Palin, Go Away” (and you can see a video right now on our Music page.) Also this week: Bella’s Bartok, the region’s premier acoustic Balkan gypsy rockabilly punk circus band, plays the Well in Great Barrington, Close Encounters with Music celebrates Bach’s birthday at the Mahaiwe, and the De Capo Chamber Players make their annual appearance as part of Celebrate Bard! |
Recipes: Let the Locavores Eat Cake!Butternut squash is a staple in the kitchen of Amy Cotler, author of The Locavore Way: Discover and Enjoy the Pleasures of Locally Grown Food. By this time of the year, however, it’s a bit de trop, so Cotler has come up with a Spiced Butternut Squash Cranberry Cake that satisfies both her innovative sweet tooth along with her vow to keep it local. |
