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Food

The Ambassador Salad: Détente In The Kitchen And At The Table

Contributor Lisa Fielding is a private chef and boutique caterer based in Manhattan who weekends in Litchfield County whenever possible. Many of her Manhattan clients are also Litchfield County weekenders, so work brings her to Northwest Connecticut as well. A Los Angeles transplant, Fielding was a former Hollywood film executive

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Style

The High-Performance House, Part 7: Here Comes The Light

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 seventh installment

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Real Estate

In The Berkshires

Look here if you’re wanting to summer in the Berkshires close to cultural and natural attractions. In West Stockbridge, this single-level rental has two bedrooms, one-and-one-half bathrooms, hardwood floors, sunroom, and a woodburning stove. Front and back shaded porches look out to the three acres

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Real Estate

Privately Rural

This custom-built post-and-beam sits on over 16 acres of total privacy with panoramic views of the Catskill Mountains. In Clinton, the summer rental has a gourmet kitchen with large picture window that enjoys views of a private pond. There is a large dining room, living room with

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Real Estate

Deep Water

This impeccably maintained home in Lakeville is located on two private lakefront acres directly on Lake Wonoscopomuc, Connecticut's deepest lake. Fully furnished, the classic Cape has an updated kitchen, sunroom, living/dining area, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached garage. A large covered back porch overlooks the

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Real Estate

Summer Marvel

Spend the summer in this one-of-a-kind modern masterpiece on 90 acres in Falls Village. One of the first modernist homes in America, the circa 1931 house was completely restored in 2000 and the kitchen was extensively renovated in 2006. Along with the state-of-the-art kitchen,

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Real Estate

Hudson River Estate

A summer rental in Livingston is placed high on a hillside to capture panoramic views of the Hudson River and the Catskills. Built in 1881, the home offers a large foyer entrance that opens to an intimate sitting room, a formal dining room, formal living room, and an eat-in

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Arts

'Love Where You Eat' Brings Joan Osofsky To The Table

By Dan Shaw “Here in the country, when you invite people to dinner, they always ask, “What can I bring?” writes Joan Osofsky in her new book, Entertaining in the Country: Love Where You Eat (Rizzoli.) Osofsky, who owns the Hammertown stores in Great Barrington, Pine Plains and Rhinebeck, understands

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Style

Trade Secrets: A Conversation With Bunny Williams

By Madaline Sparks I managed to snag a moment with the incredibly busy interior designer Bunny Williams for a quick phone conversation between her road trips. She was just back from Highpoint, NC and leaving to give a lecture in Dallas. I wanted to chat about the upcoming 17th Annual

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Community

The Rural We: Lisa Vollmer

Fine art photographer Lisa Vollmer’s work has taken her around the world, from India and Cambodia to Costa Rica and Colombia. Born in Berlin, Germany, Vollmer now resides in Great Barrington, Mass. where she runs the Lisa Vollmer Studio + Gallery with her mother, the photographer Sabine Vollmer von Falken.

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Food

Recipe: Rhubarb Olive Oil Cake

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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Community

In General: 10 Country Stores in the Rural Intelligence Region

By Nichole Dupont If there is one thing the RI region takes pride in…great pride, actually…it's the plethora of truly charming general stores that dot the back roads and villages of historic, sometimes sleepy towns. In these gems, visitors can find wonderful baked goods and fresh

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