Food Better Than Your Average Bar: Berkshire County's Hidden Gems These overlooked taverns have surprisingly good food and a friendly ambience. By Amy Krzanik
Food Recipe: Homemade Peppermint-Stick Ice Cream This week's recipe is from Berkshire-based duo The Butcher & The Baker. The Butcher is Jake, a nose-to-tail butcher/artist, who loves to cook and grew up in the woody hills of Western Massachusetts where his passion for local, fresh food was first instilled in him. The Baker By Editor
Food Review: A New Nest For Mockingbird In Bantam, CT By Jacque Lynn Schiller The wait has been long. For those of you, like me, who entertained friends and clients over an icy martini at the bar or savored the crunchy kale salad near its blazing fireplace, the loss of restaurant Mockingbird Kitchen at historic Tollgate Hill Inn was soothed By Editor
Food Arethusa Al Tavolo Chef Dan Magill iinventively showcases products from the farm and creamery By Lisa Green
Food Recipe: Caribbean Pot Roast with Seychelloise Squash Chatni By Susan Simon For me, one of the most satisfying cool weather meals involves either braising or stewing a nice chunk of meat. Over the years I’ve made assorted pot roasts and stews using a variety of ingredients. Is there a big difference between braising and stewing? Well, yes. By Editor
Food Recipe: Portuguese Kale Soup This week's recipe is from Berkshire-based duo The Butcher & The Baker. The Butcher is Jake, a nose-to-tail butcher/artist, who loves to cook and grew up in the woody hills of Western Massachusetts where his passion for local, fresh food was first instilled in him. The Baker By Editor
Food Everybody's All-American: A Southern Spin on Chicken Potpie By Paige Orloff I've loved potpie since I was a little girl and my mother used to serve me the frozen ones as special lunch treats. (The fact that she'd do odd dances to entertain me while I endured their epic heating time in those pre-microwave By Editor
Food Recipe: Oven-Roasted Chestnuts With Spiced Melted Butter By Lisa Green If you’re reading this the day it’s posted — which happens to fall on Thanksgiving — well, then, good for you. You’re probably not hosting the feast. Or maybe you’re taking a little breather from basting. Either way, you might happen to have some chestnuts By Editor
Food Recipe: Garlic Head Soup By Jacque Schiller This soup could also be called, “Since no one delivers around here, what could I throw into a pot and quickly enjoy from a bowl while I binge watch ___ on Netflix?" There always seems to be a bit of bread past its prime, a few garlic By Editor
Food Holiday Food Shopping: Bag The Supermarket And Go Straight To The Source By Katherine Abbott Orange and green gourds pile up at shop entrances, and the local food co-op has a flyer for free-range turkeys. The harvest season is winding down, but as Pittsfield opens a new winter farmers market and Berkshire Grown expands its holiday markets, it becomes clear that farm-grown By Editor
