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A New Bright Spot Opens In North Adams

By Amy Krzanik If you’re looking for a poorly lit watering hole with a handful of blaring TVs, some stale pretzels for snacking and a surly bartender who acts like he’s doing you a favor when he takes your order, you’re really going to hate North Adams’

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Recipe: Chicken Jambalaya

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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It's Always Mocktail Time At Village Scoop

Lavender lemonade. And you can buy the jar. By Jamie LarsonVillage Scoop, in quaint Hillsdale, New York has been a destination for ice cream, coffee and sundry items for years. As if the well-designed parlor, with its high-quality offerings, beautiful back deck and landscaped garden weren’t enough

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Snapshot Of Young Farmers: Hudson Valley Kinders & Kritters

Photo: Hudson Valley Kinders & Kritters By Lisa Green The goats at Hudson Valley Kinders & Kritters near Red Hook, NY, appear to be a contented lot. I’m no goat expert (not yet, anyway) and I try not to anthropomorphize too much, but when I mentioned my observation to

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Recipe: Basic Flatbread

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

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Recipe: Hot And Sour Rhubarb-Strawberry Soup With Chicken

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: Ricotta Gnocchi

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

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Former Neighborhood Diner Spruces Up As GB Eats

Photo courtesy GB Eats. By Hannah Van Sickle Barrett It is screen door season at GB Eats, the newly rejuvenated and increasingly trendy dining spot at 282 Main Street in Great Barrington, Mass., owned and operated by Chef Pierre Cum and his wife Candice Rischner. The beautifully updated face of

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Churchtown Dairy: A New Breed Of Agriculture And Architecture

By Jamie Larson Dreamed up by environmentalist Abby Rockefeller and the Foundation for Architectural Integrity, designed and built by architect Rick Anderson and operated by the farmers at neighboring Triform Camphill, the Churchtown Dairy in Claverack, New York is a wonder to behold. The round, domed barn and adjoining 1830s

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Recipe: Chicken Liver Pâté

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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Hudson Valley Food Tours: Sampling The Region's Food Scene

On the tour: Sunflower Cafe's signature Sunflower Salad. Photo: Jennifer Brizzi. By Andrea Pyros You may think you’ve got your farmers’ market and post-farmers’ market lunch game down, but Jennifer Brizzi, owner and operator of Hudson Valley Food Tours (HVFT), believes there’s much more we

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Recipe: Strawberry Shortcake

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

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