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

A Breath of French Air: Patisserie Lenox ... In Great Barrington

By Nichole Dupont That there is a new cafe on the main drag in Great Barrington is not necessarily a surprise. The town is laden with coffee/bakery joints, each with their own idea of what a perfect cafe actually is. Gypsy Joynt has its outrageous cinnamon buns the size

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A Side Dish For Love: Braised Endives

Berkshire native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), dispenses change and cooking ideas to readers and friends. She shares her peak-of-the-season recipes with Rural Intelligence to help us make the most of

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Salty Pork, Sultry Nights

Berkshire native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), dispenses change and cooking ideas to readers and friends. She shares her peak-of-the-season recipes with Rural Intelligence to help us make the most of

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A Breath of Fresh Air: More Chances for Dining Outdoors

The Fourth of July has come and gone, which means that summer in New England is officially heating up. Take full advantage of balmy brunch weather and lazy summer evenings under the stars with these thirteen al fresco dining options in Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts. Litchfield County Country BistroSalisbury’

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Tomato and Tomatillo Panzanella

Berkshire native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), dispenses change and cooking ideas to readers and friends. She shares her peak-of-the-season recipes with Rural Intelligence to help us make the most of

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Food Studio Adds to Hudson's Happy Pancake of Restaurants

By Sam Pratt Hudson has at least two dozen spots to buy coffee, and even more for catching a drink. There are a half-dozen local venues serving burgers, three Italian restaurants, several West Indian canteens, two French cafés, two burrito joints, a couple of luncheonettes, a sushi place, an organic

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Rhubarb Custard Tart a la Summer

Berkshire native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), dispenses change and cooking ideas to readers and friends. She shares her peak-of-the-season recipes with Rural Intelligence to help us make the most of

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Dining: Table Six at the Kemble Inn

By Elizabeth Goldfarb Richardson Legendarily witty as the Algonquin Round Table was purported to be, I can’t help wondering if any of its regulars (including Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, and George S. Kaufman, with guest appearances by Harpo Marx, Tallulah Bankhead, and the like), ever actually tasted the food

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Dining: Two Boots, Many Pleasures

By Robert Burke Warren Two Boots Hudson Valley, the newest addition to the Cajun-Italian restaurant franchise, is approximately one hundred miles from the original — and still thriving — Two Boots in New York’s East Village. Filmmaker-cum-restaurateur Phil Hartman posted that first shingle among run-down tenements and drug traffic in 1987,

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Dining Al Fresco: Celebrating the Great Semi-Outdoors

By Sarah Todd There is real alchemy when a fresh-grilled ear of corn and a pot of softened butter make contact with the great outdoors. If you’re in the mood to take a night off the grill and let someone else do the cooking this summer, head to these

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Not A Sidekick: Roasted Radishes And Broccoli Raab

Berkshire native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), dispenses change and cooking ideas to readers and friends. She shares her peak-of-the-season recipes with Rural Intelligence to help us make the most of

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Locavore Versus Organic Versus....

By Sam Pratt Has local replaced organic as a prime selling point for the region's top restaurants? Is farm-to-table a bigger deal to people than pesticide-free? And what about Animal Welfare approval? Rural Intelligence consulted with several of the area's dining gurus to see where their—

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