Food Thanksgiving, Part I: The Beginnings Part I is not when I discuss the Pilgrims, or the native Americans, or the various inaccuracies we've all been taught about the first Thanksgiving. It's not that I don't care about the origins of my favorite holiday; rather, there's too much By Editor
Food Dan’s Diary: A Three-Course French Dinner for $16.50? In the northwest corner of Connecticut, many people say Pastorale is their favorite French bistro as much for the food as the convivial and comforting atmosphere. Nevertheless, I was dubious about the new Tuesday night prix-fixe "Mini" for $16.50—how could they pull it off and not By Editor
Food The Farmer's in the Kitchen and the Chef's in the Dell For the sort of people (you know who you are) who secretly long to burst the barricades and invade the kitchens at restaurants, Columbia County Bounty is offering the next best thing: a tour of chefs' kitchens, complete with demonstrations. On Wednesday, November 12 at noon, their Farm-to-Chef Tour By Editor
Food Lincoln Russell's Love Letter to Burgundy Lincoln Russell is a baby boomer with a school-boy crush. The Stockbridge photographer has crafted a sumptuous Valentine to the object of his affection, a coffee-table book called Adventures in Burgundy (Pinot Press; $50). He has visited France twenty times in the past three years to take photographs, but it& By Editor
Food Brunch: Beyond Bagels When I first started visiting Columbia County, long before living here full-time was even an inkling of an idea, let alone a plan, I noticed that folks here (and by folks, I mean weekenders) often practiced the elsewhere neglected ritual of the Sunday lunch. I ate many a glorious midday By Editor
Food Getting Back to Our Roots The past week of warmth and sunshine might have made you think that winter's far, far off, but a trip to the farm stand will fill you in: summer, Indian or otherwise, is done. Tomatoes and corn have been replaced by winter squashes, alliums (onions, leeks, chives, garlic, By Editor
Food Found! A Perfect Local Camembert In these trying times, one way to help our community and ourselves is to spend what money we have left as close to home as possible. Toward that end, food writer Jan Greenberg, who keeps an eye on gastronomic developments in Dutchess County, has made a wonderful discovery, especially for By Editor
Food Celery Root —Pretty Ugly! The have French have a term, "jolie-laide." Translated directly, it means "pretty-ugly," but it refers to a woman whose beauty is unconventional, not obviously pretty, but who nonetheless possesses an indefinable allure. One might argue the same for the humble celery root, or celeriac. (Some might By Editor
Food Making Peace with Beets I seem to have an issue with beets. In theory, I like them. I've been known to order the ubiquitous "roasted beets with goat cheese" salad in restaurants. I even grow them in my own sorry garden. But somehow, they accumulate. The thought of peeling them, By Editor
Food Step One: Poach a Chicken In uncertain times (is there any greater understatement?), comfort food can do wonders, if only for a moment. A shared meal soothes frazzled nerves, and creates a sense of communal pleasure and ease. For some, mac 'n cheese is the ultimate. Don't get me wrong, I love By Editor
Food A Family Vineyard Takes Root A lot of deskbound urban executives dream of one day owning a vineyard, but few pursue the dream as studiously as Carlo DeVito, owner with his wife Dominique of the Hudson-Chatham Winery. Instead of building castles in the air, DeVito, Editorial Director of Sterling Publishing ("We all," he By Editor
