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Food

Celery Root —Pretty Ugly!

The have French have a term, "jolie-laide."  Translated directly, it means "pretty-ugly," but it refers to a woman whose beauty is unconventional, not obviously pretty, but who nonetheless possesses an indefinable allure.  One might argue the same for the humble celery root, or celeriac.

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Community

Cornwall House Tour Spans Four Centuries

There's a difference between impressive houses and important ones, and the 9th annual Cornwall House Tour has both,  None of the five residences on this year's tour are ordinary: They include a 1950s Fieldstone cottage connected to a corn crib and barn, which the owners describe

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Style

New York Botanical Continuing Ed Sallelite at Bard

It begins with the first sign of fall and grows more pronounced with every passing week.  Gardeners who for months have been bounding (well, perhaps not quite bounding) out of bed at 5 a.m. to squeeze in as many hours of muddy bliss as possible, retreat indoors to mope

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Community

The Granddaddy of All Harvest Festivals

Breathes there a man, woman, or child with soul so dead that he/she hasn’t always secretly wanted to take a ride in a cherry picker?  Now’s your chance. Ever since 1935, mid-Great Depression, the Berkshire Botanical Garden has rallied its neighbors and supporters each October to

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Shopping: An Americana Auction at Copake

If you're frustrated by the high prices at many antiques stores and jonesing for something new for your house that connects you to the past, you should do like the dealers do: bid for bargains at the Copake Auction gallery. This Saturday, Copake is holding one of its

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Food

Making Peace with Beets

I seem to have an issue with beets.  In theory, I like them. I've been known to order the ubiquitous "roasted beets with goat cheese" salad in restaurants.  I even grow them in my own sorry garden.  But somehow, they accumulate.  The thought of peeling them,

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Community

In Memoriam: Paul Newman

The drivers and fans at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville are in mourning. They lost a legend, a friend and a fan this weekend when Paul Newman, age 83, passed away on September 26.   With ten Oscar nominations, countless awards and credits, Newman's film career was well documented

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Parties

The Race is On: Hudson Political Party

Some were politically motivated, others turned up just to see how co-host, artist/designer Frank Faulkner's latest adventure in Hudson real estate is coming along.  Everyone left dazzled, both by the house, barely furnished until the old one sells, and by Ken Dow (inset), candidate for the

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Community

Authentic Americana: A Shaker Style Country Fair

You wont find fried dough or a ferris wheel at the 11th Annual Hancock Shaker Village Country Fair.  You will find a pie-baking contest and wagon rides. There will be a juried show of new and antique quilts in the Round Stone Barn (as well as a hands-on

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Arts

A Vassar Visionary: Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn Brings Her Collection to her Alma Mater

Since 2002, Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn (Vassar class of '89) has been exhibiting contemporary art at Salon 94, which is located downstairs from her home on New York's Upper East Side. Now she is bringing pieces from her cutting-edge private collection to the Frances Lehman Loeb Art

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Food

Step One: Poach a Chicken

In uncertain times (is there any greater understatement?), comfort food can do wonders, if only for a moment.  A shared meal soothes frazzled nerves, and creates a sense of communal pleasure and ease.  For some, mac 'n cheese is the ultimate.  Don't get me wrong, I love

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Arts

A Choreographer Climbs the Walls at Bard

The Richard B. Fisher Center helped put Bard College on the cultural map, and now the Fisher Center is putting dancers on the roof of the iconic Frank Gehry-designed building. This weekend and next, site-specific Canadian choreographer Noémie Lafrance will premiere a work called Rapture on the brushed

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