Rural Intelligence (Page 606)

Food

Dining Al Fresco: Celebrating the Great Semi-Outdoors

By Sarah Todd There is real alchemy when a fresh-grilled ear of corn and a pot of softened butter make contact with the great outdoors. If you’re in the mood to take a night off the grill and let someone else do the cooking this summer, head to

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Style

Rural Runway: Regional Fashion Designers in the Now

By Fiona BreslinWhether you need a beach bag for summer, a funky piece of jewelry, or an airy dress that flatters in all the right ways, we’ve compiled a list of recently established and emerging local designers — who have not yet been widely reported on — but who are grinding

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Arts

Theater: "Heroes" (and the Heroes of "On The Town")

By Scott Baldinger As a funny sage once remarked, eighty percent of success is just showing up. In the case of the theater, this comment could be amended to say that, while showing up certainly helps, half of success is picking the right material for the moment. In the last

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Parties

Jacob's Pillow Season Opening Gala Inspires

Amy Krzanik reports from Becket.The rain finally ceased on Saturday, June 15 and let the sun shine down on the Season Opening Gala at Jacob’s Pillow. Attendees mingled inside and outside Blake’s Barn, wherein hung the new, behind-the-scenes photography exhibit Shooting Stars. After cocktail hour,

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Food

Not A Sidekick: Roasted Radishes And Broccoli Raab

Berkshire native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), dispenses change and cooking ideas to readers and friends. She shares her peak-of-the-season recipes with Rural Intelligence to help us make

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Real Estate

Private In The Country

Gamers and scholars unite at this extremely private residence (no visible neighbors), which features a pool table in the middle of the library. The Roxbury home has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and two half baths. The kitchen was recently expanded and renovated to include new countertops, backsplashes, and stone flooring.

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Real Estate

A Library of Features

The library in this Monterey home bridges the gap between your desire to read that last chapter and hiking the seven acres of surrounding fields, as it offers incredible views of Lake Garfield and the lush grounds. More than a house, it's an estate-like property with ten

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Real Estate

A Willkommen Chalet

The game of pool originated with royalty and nobles, so playing a round in the game room at this home, Chalet Gemutlichkeit, will feel like getting back to basics. The Bavarian mountain chalet-style home in Norfolk was built with the highest quality materials. The "chalet" includes four

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Real Estate

Getaway By The Hudson River

What could be better than a private library in your home? A private library with gracious views of the Hudson River and ample shelf space, perhaps? This two-bedroom, one-and-a-half bathroom Rhinecliff cottage, originally built in the late 1800s and recently restored, offers spectacular views of the

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Real Estate

Perfect For Pool

With a room this elegant created above the garage just for the pool table and its players, you can expect the rest of this 30-acre Spencertown property to be rather spectacular. And you wouldn't be disappointed. The home features beautiful details, from the kitchen island and the

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Wellness

Health & Wellness: Apothecary Brews Up Good Medicine in Germantown

Dana and Michael Eudy have traveled a long way to find home. After hopping first from Texas (where they were born and raised and eventually met in Dallas) and then to Brooklyn, the couple, with their two young children in tow, has thrown down potent roots in Germantown, NY, to

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Style

Garden: A Fungus Among Us

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by the people who know best, the fertile master gardeners from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge. This week, Brian Cruey of the BBG ponders the sticky situation of treating

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