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The Fishman Cometh: Matt Rubiner's March to the Sea

During the go-go Reagan years, even dropouts had clearly defined goals and strategies for achieving them.  Only 28 when, as an MIT research director and a prospective PhD candidate, Matt Rubiner decided to bail on academia, he took comfort in the knowledge that he was still young enough to retool.

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Beyond Chopped Liver: Gigi's Chicken Liver Pâté

The other day I took a drive out to Gigi's Market at Greig Farm, which is tucked away half a mile off Route 9 in Red Hook. For lunch, I ordered the Bianca Skizza, a flatbread "pizza" that's an  intoxicating combination of figs, Coach

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Is this Spa Cuisine? Canyon Ranch's Secret Sauce

I recently went to have dinner with my mother who was at Canyon Ranch for a few days, and I learned one of the the dirty little secrets of the famous spa in Lenox:   You're allowed to eat as much as you want! I saw the man at

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Sweet William's Orange Marmalade Linzer Cookies

Jason Young of Sweet William's Bakery in Falls Village, whose cookies are sold at his tiny shop and stores like Guido's and the Co-op, would never part with the recipe for his signature ginger cookies.  But anyone who knows Jason knows he is generous, so he

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Ca'Mea Ristorante

Often, going to a restaurant in our area can seem like landing in the middle of Waiting for Guffman--amateurs acting their hearts out badly. Polished, well-managed Ca'Mea Ristorante is just the opposite. Two Warren Street storefronts attractively combined, plus, in season, an enormous garden, it also has a

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Grassfed in Ghent: An Extended Two-Family Affair

The first defining moment for Dan Gibson occurred when his daughter Christine finally walked through the door of their house in Katonah, NY on September 13, 2001, still covered with ash from the catastrophe that had destroyed her NYU dormitory on the corner of Water and Wall Streets two days

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La Puerta Azul

If you're one of those people who disdain dining in strip malls, La Puerta Azul (less than a mile from the Taconic Parkway's Route 44/Millbrook exit) will radically change your outlook. The colorful, professionally decorated interior with its locally-wrought iron chandeliers is so exuberant that

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Bistro Zinc

You've gotta love a high-end Berkshires restaurant that keeps the bar open 'til 1 a.m. Not that one would ever avail herself of the privilege. But it strikes a blow for a brand of fun that's thin on the ground around here. Berkshire-eans tend

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Stissing House Restaurant & Tavern

After 20 years running the pioneering SoHo bistro Provence, Michel & Patricia Jean finally moved full-time to their weekend house in Dutchess County and purchased the landmark Stissing House, a quintessential New England inn, which just so happens to be in New York State not far from the Taconic Parkway.

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Baba Louie's

Bring along a hungry friend; portions are huge

By Lisa Green

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Baba Louie's

The sourdough pizzas are thin-and-crispy-crusted below, hearty on top.

By Lisa Green

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Manna Dew

The other night at Manna Dew, a couple in their twenties played chess at the bar as they sipped Shiraz from oversized goblets, a reflection of this wine bar/restaurant's hybrid appeal. Manna Dew encourages hanging out (there's an open mike on Thursdays and live music

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