Food

Discover the best food, farms, and dining in the Hudson Valley, Berkshires, and Litchfield Hills. Rural Intelligence shares local restaurant reviews, seasonal recipes, and stories celebrating regional flavor.

Food

Recipe: Quinoa Berry Brulee

This weekend, The Sylvia Center and Valley Variety come together to teach a cooking class to some of the young women of the Perfect Ten After School program. With Spring in the air, the theme is “Spring Brunch" with the menu including Quinoa Berry Brulee. Participants will refine their

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Recipe: Spicy Tuna Rolls

If you’re in the Berkshires and need to meet with someone, in a place where you can get a nice pastry and coffee or a local/organic/homemade meal in a convivial (and wired) setting, where do you go? Very likely, it’ll be one of the two Haven

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Popup Tuesday Dinners At Rivertown Lodge Start March 29

By Lisa Green There’s something sort of magical, a little Brigadoon-like, about popup dinners. Whether its Outstanding In The Field,PlaceInvaders or a Dinner in White, they are happenings that are here and gone in a matter of hours. The food may be the centerpiece, but it’s the

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Recipe: Easy Egg Drop Soup

One of our favorite events every summer is The Sylvia Center’s Farm-to-Table dinner, hosted by Great Performances in the fields of Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, N.Y. The mission of The Sylvia Center is to inspire young people and their families to eat well through hands-on learning experiences on

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Recipe: Pan-Seared Salmon With Tomatillo Salad & Coconut Avocado Sauce

If you’re in the Berkshires and need to meet with someone, in a place where you can get a nice pastry and coffee or a local/organic/homemade meal in a convivial (and wired) setting, where do you go? Very likely, it’ll be one of the two Haven

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Recipe: Garlic-Studded Leg Of Lamb With A Rosemary Crust

One of our favorite events every summer is The Sylvia Center’s Farm-to-Table dinner, hosted by Great Performances in the fields of Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, N.Y. The mission of The Sylvia Center is to inspire young people and their families to eat well through hands-on learning experiences on

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Recipe: Haven's Morning Glory Muffins

If you’re in the Berkshires and need to meet with someone, in a place where you can get a nice pastry and coffee or a local/organic/homemade meal in a convivial (and wired) setting, where do you go? Very likely, it’ll be one of the two Haven

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Knead To Know: Take A Class In Bread Making

Bread making is one of those activities that can feel intimidating. The yeast, the kneading, the waiting …it just seems easier to go out and buy bread at one of the many good bakeries and farms in the Rural Intelligence region. But there’s really nothing like making your own,

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'Specials' Night Out: A Roundup Of Restaurant Deals

By Lisa Green Does anyone ever need a reason to dine out? Not really. But there are some very savvy restaurants in the Rural Intelligence region that are reeling us in simply by rustling up something just a little different on one night of the week. Some are meals at

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Recipe: Roasted Chicken With Herbs

One of our favorite events every summer is The Sylvia Center’s Farm-to-Table dinner, hosted by Great Performances in the fields of Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, N.Y. The mission of The Sylvia Center is to inspire young people and their families to eat well through hands-on learning experiences on

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Recipe: Marinated Tomatoes

If you’re in the Berkshires and need to meet with someone, in a place where you can get a nice pastry and coffee or a local/organic/homemade meal in a convivial (and wired) setting, where do you go? Very likely, it’ll be one of the two Haven

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At Milk House Chocolates, The Magic Is In The Moo

By Lisa Green Thorncrest Farm, home of Milk House Chocolates in Goshen, Conn. is the Kripalu for cows. It's hushed in the barn — no cranky mooing going on. A fiber diet consists of organic sweet hay. Sleeping conditions are cushy: beds of straw are lined with thick, rubber

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