Food Forrest's Sidestreet Café A classic canteen that preceded the trendy food trucks By Lisa Green
Community Made in the Berkshires Unites Artists of All Stripes Barbara Sims and Hilary Somers Deely Two years ago, Stockbridge actress Hilary Somers Deely received a fateful phone call. Kate Maguire, the CEO and artistic director of the Berkshire Theater Group, wanted Deely to pioneer a new kind of arts festival—one that would pool the Berkshires’ wealth of visual By Editor
Food Food: Chili Cook-off Brings Secrets and Charity Photo by James Czar Good chili is easy to make - some ground chuck, maybe pork, a can of beans, an Ancho chile or two – but it takes a special magic to make a transcendent chili. That perfect blend of heartiness and heat, two qualities cherished by “chili tribes” the world By Editor
Parties Hudson Opera House Jazz Gala is a Rhapsody in Blue Dale Stewart reports from Hudson.The crisp fall evening cast a silvery-blue hue, as if in perfect alignment with the Hudson Opera House’s "Rhapsody in Blue" Jazz Gala, held for the second year in a row at the Basilica Hudson on Saturday, September 29. The former By Editor
Parties Art on the Farm at The Re Institute Sarah Todd reports from Millerton.Three years ago, Millerton artist Henry Klimowicz (left) set about transforming his 1960s-era barn into a state-of-the-art exhibition space. Now The Re Institute, located on the 40-acre farm where Klimowicz lives with his wife, physician Kristie Schmidt, is a regular By Editor
Arts SculptureNow: Now! "Stalking Cheetah" by Wendy Klemperer When people think of public art in small towns, they may conjure up images of statuesque bronzes to martyred saints such as the beautiful 1896 bronze of Saint Winifred by George E, Bissel, looking at the moment rather lonely (if not downright mopey) By Editor
Community Olanafest 2012: Eat for Art's Sake “Edible art” is a term that’s bandied about quite a lot these days. Few, however, come as close to the concept as the trustees of Olana, the sprawling, architecturally beguiling estate that Hudson River School painter Frederick Church built for himself in 1870, set majestically on a sylvan hilltop By Editor
Food Recipe: Coconut Roasted Buttercup Squash Berkshire native Alana Chernila, local politician, mother of two, and author of the new cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), dispenses change and cooking ideas at the Great Barrington Farmers’ Market. She shares her peak-of-the-season recipes with Rural By Editor
Parties Hungry for the Harvest at Berkshire Grown Fall Fundraiser Fiona Breslin reports from Lenox.A crowd of chefs, foodies, and farmers filled Eastover's Tally Ho barn on Monday, September 24 for Berkshire Grown's 14th Annual Harvest Supper fundraiser. More than 20 restaurateurs, chefs, and farmers from across the county shared the spotlight as guests waltzed By Editor
Food Pot Of Gold: Ancram Distillery Crafts Field-to-Glass Bourbon With all the elegance and quality of a Napa Valley winery, Hillrock Estate Distillery in Ancram, NY opened for business on September 15, 2012. Owner Jeffrey Baker is determined to create top-notch bourbons that match the magnificence of his stunning, expansive farm and production facility, where whiskey lovers are By Editor
Food AgriCulture: A Turkana Farms Take on Turkish Terrain AgriCulture bloggers Peter Davies and Mark Scherzer are the owners of Turkana Farms in Germantown, NY. This week Peter writes. We have escaped the farm and are on the loose on Turkey’s eastern Black Sea coast in what was once the Byzantine Empire of the Comneni. A strange place By Editor
Parties Shopping and Grazing — and Fundraising — at Hammertown Lisa Green reports from Pine Plains.A tent nearly rivaling the size of Hammertown Barn in Pine Plains was just spacious enough to accommodate the tables and displays of auction items at the venerable shop’s 7th annual Shop for a Cause Event on Saturday, September 22. The fundraiser was By Editor
