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Food

Recipe: Currant Scones

Madeline Delosh, a Columbia County resident, owns Mado Patisserie in Chatham, NY. A graduate of the French Culinary Institute, she worked with Jean-Georges Vongerichten and was the pastry chef at La Grenouille Restaurant. “I like to reach out to those who love baking and pastries," Madeline says. With her

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Parties

In Wine We Trust At Morrison Gallery

Rachel Louchen reports from Kent. In just five years, the Annual Spring Wine Tasting for Kent Land Trust has turned into “a new Kent tradition," mused Kent Wine and Spirits owner Ira Smith. Close to 400 guests attended the fundraiser — the largest wine tasting in Litchfield County — on Saturday,

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Parties

Chapter 1: Hudson Children's Book Festival Fundraiser

Lisa Green reports from Hudson. Authors, teachers and literacy lovers generated an enthusiastic buzz at the Hudson Children’s Book Festival fundraising cocktail party on Saturday, March 28 at Stair Galleries. With more than 70 percent of the students in the Hudson Community School District living below the poverty line,

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Community

The Rural We: Kayo Iwama

Kayo Iwama coaching Szilvia Mikó, pianist, and Sara LeMesh, mezzo. Kayo Iwama is the associate director of the Bard College Conservatory of Music graduate vocal arts program, the masters degree program for classical singers. She is a pianist and her CD, The Reckless Heart, performed in collaboration with singer Kendra

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Real Estate

Warm Welcome

A sweeping staircase in the foyer greets visitors to this newer built home in Lenox. Within walking distance to the town, it has a large kitchen with soapstone counters, living room with gas fireplace, conveniently located laundry and mudroom and a dining room that connects to the deck. A library

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Real Estate

Stucco, Stone And Staircase

This very private stucco/stone estate in Roxbury is a mix of informal and elegant details that start in the foyer with the staircase and its wraparound railing up to the second floor. Originally a hunting lodge, the residence has been impeccably restored with attention to period details including the

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Real Estate

French Country Foyer

Set well back on 25 acres in Canaan, this French Country home features a formal entry foyer with hardwood floor and a curved staircase. The French style is displayed in the living room with delicate moldings, limestone fireplace, “parquet de Versailles" floor, and two walls of French doors that

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Real Estate

Dramatic Entrance

This Litchfield Colonial greets the homeowner with a double-height entry, sweeping circular staircase and granite floors. An equal mix exciting design and comfortable living spaces, the home has a gourmet kitchen with a sunny eat-in area, family room with fieldstone fireplace, formal living room and four bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms.

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Real Estate

Curved And Colonial

A dramatic curved staircase fancies up this handsome brick Colonial. Located on 55 hilltop acres in LaGrange, this home has a top-of-the-line kitchen, great room that lives up to its name, large dining room and  six fireplaces. The four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom has crown moldings throughout, central air, full house generator,

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Arts

BSO's Free Chamber Concert Is A Tease To Tanglewood Season

Poring over the 2015 Tanglewood season brochure is a pretty delicious activity, but it also leads to jonesing for the Boston Symphony Orchestra to get here already. You’ll have to wait until June for the entire orchestra to arrive, but a healthy contingent will be giving a (free) concert

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Community

10 Things To Love About Norfolk

By Rachel Louchen The “icebox of Connecticut" has a lot more going for it than severe winters and not terribly hot summers. Norfolk happens to have many cultural destinations and historic sites, surrounded by beautiful state forests that offer hiking, camping and swimming, among other activities. While its proximity

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Food

Recipe: Broiled Grapefruit With Maple Sugar and Mint

Twice a month, Berkshire County native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), contributes a thoughtful and heartfelt essay/recipe created exclusively for Rural Intelligence readers. Her first cookbook has achieved top-seller status,

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