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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

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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   Tomatoes and corn have been replaced by winter squashes, alliums (onions, leeks, chives, garlic,

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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

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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

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Flatiron Steak House Opens in Red Hook

Flatiron Steak House in Red Hook

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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,

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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

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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

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Pickles with A Soul from a Falls Village Farm

At the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center farm in northwestern Connecticut, they don't just grow potatoes, tomatoes, and cabbage,  they cultivate a new generation of Jewish farmers.  Every summer and fall, two groups of 14 young men and women between the ages of 20 and 29 spend three

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Fiesta Mexicana: Viva Carnitas!

As a former (Los) Angeleno newly transplanted to the northeast, one of the things I (and my family) have pined for is Mexican food: authentic, great, Mexican food, which, sadly, can be hard to come by in this otherwise bountiful neck of the woods.  But as I've settled

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Recipes: Cocktail Hour Treat

I'm thinking about retiring the ubiquitous cheese plate to its rightful place at the end of a meal.  I love cheese, make no mistake, and it's ever-present at my house when I entertain.  But lately, I want something new—and warm—to serve to guests as

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Open Season on Apples & Pears at Philip Orchards

"You always think this year's apples are the best ever," says Julia Philip of Claverack. "Or you always think last year's apples were better. Depends on your nature."  Julia knows nature.  Now 83, she has been running Philip Orchards year round since

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