For anyone who thinks that the Berkshires turns into Brigadoon when the weekenders and summer residents head back to Boston and New York, witness this: Hundreds of food fanatics and locavores packed the old stables at the Eastover resort in Lenox on Monday, September 15, to celebrate the work of Berkshire Grown, the not-for-profit that promotes sustainable agriculture and cooking in the region under the leadership of Barbara Zheutlin (left) with Tim Lovett of Berkshire Property Agents.
Pearl's sous chef Nick Heller, who was featured on Good Morning America earlier in the day, with chef Mary McGrath.
Ginny Filkins of the Old Mill and Michele Miller of BOLA Granola; Columbia University professor Brendan Burns with BIFF founder Kelley Vickery
Guido's Dawn Masiero with her brother-in-law Paul Masiero of Baba Louie's.
Route 7 Grill's Lester Blumenthal & Rhiannon Hagen; Berkshire Mountains Distillers' Chris Weld & Colin Coan
Allium's chef Joe Nastro with manager Halle Heyman
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Matteline deVries-Dilling, founder of Lite Brite Neon, one of the evening's honoree of this year's Upstate Benefit adresses the gala from the Caboose's caboose.
- Karen Pearson. Courtesy Art Omi.
Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett.
- Oxygen House Photo
