Rural Intelligence (Page 395)

Food

Brew & 'Que Hits Home in Sheffield

By Nichole Dupont Just a few short months ago, the only sign of life after dark in the center of Sheffield, Mass. was the light shining from the congregational church tower. But Berkshire native Jesse Watkins and his business partners Jim and Ana Olivieri changed all that when they opened

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Real Estate

Expansive Cabin

Typically, a log cabin is considered compact and diminutive but this one in Sandisfield encompasses over 4,200 square feet. Custom built, the four-bedroom, three-bathroom cabin has an open-plan kitchen/great room/dining room with the traditional large stone fireplace as the centerpiece. There is a game

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Real Estate

Luxe Lodge

In West Stockbridge, this traditional log cabin on 12 acres offers a touch of Aspen chic, thanks to its lofty size and high-quality amenities and materials. Featuring a distinct log exterior and interior walls, the home has an open plan, two-story stone fireplace and lots of glass. There

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Picture Perfect

This New Lebanon log cabin has been recently reconstructed. Surrounded by 20 acres with unparalleled mountain views, it's a mix of old and new, featuring an open kitchen/living area with cathedral ceilings, large windows and a stone fireplace in the center. There are three bedrooms and two

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Renovated And Redesigned

This log cabin evokes rustic charm yet has had updates to the kitchen, master suite and decks. Set on over 35 acres in Tyringham, the cabin has a great room with a vaulted ceiling and a wall of windows overlooking massive oaks that stretch to the far side of the

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Real Estate

Cedar Surrounds

Classic is the word for this log home nestled on three acres in New Marlborough. The house features massive log construction with exposed beams, wood walls and hardwood floors. The living room has a huge stone fireplace and many windows, and the kitchen has cherry cabinets. The dining room has

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Real Estate

By The Stream

This cabin in Millerton is located on 2.9 acres of woodlands overlooking a roaring brook. The open floor plan house has a kitchen that opens to the dining room and the living room with a fireplace. Both the living room and dining room have access to the large porch

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Food

The CIA Takes "Special Culinary Event" To The Next Level

Photos courtesy of The Culinary Institute of America. By Lisa Green Somewhere on our “reasons why we love the Rural Intelligence region” you’ll find this: the famed Culinary Institute of Institute of America is right in our own back yard in Hyde Park, New York. The CIA may set

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Style

Matt McGhee: 40 Years of Christmas Treasures

By Jamie Larson In 1976 Matt McGhee opened his first shop in Greenwich Village selling oriental decorative pieces. That Christmas, however, it was his traditional tree ornaments that captured the imagination of holiday shoppers. Now, 40 years later and relocated to Hudson New York, McGhee’s shop (it too called

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Food

Recipe: Cider Vinegar Chicken With Root Vegetables

One of our favorite events every summer is The Sylvia Center’s Farm-to-Table dinner, hosted by Great Performances in the fields of Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, N.Y. The mission of The Sylvia Center is to inspire young people and their families to eat well through hands-on

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Style

The High-Performance Home, Part 3: The Rainscreen

Rona Easton and Lonn Combs of EASTON+COMBS, the award-winning architectural office based in New Marlborough, Mass. have allowed Rural Intelligence to look over their shoulders (and those of their client) throughout the construction process of a high-performance home going up right now. This is the second installment

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Community

The Rural We: Sal Lopes

Less than a year ago, master stylist Sal Lopes opened his Salvatore Anthony Hair Studio in New Preston, Conn. Like many in the Rural Intelligence area, Sal is still doing the city/country commute, but with a home in Cornwall Bridge and now his own studio open Thursdays through Saturdays,

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