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Review: Blue Plate Revisited, And Happily

By Jamie Larson It’s worth catching dinner at the Blue Plate in Chatham New York, on the early side, while there’s still some light in the sky. You'll be surrounded by big beautiful windows, as evening light filters through the trees onto the butcher-paper tabletops. Then,

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With Song, Our Voices May Help End Gun Violence

In 2007, Congress designated September as a day of remembrance for gun violence victims.  Yet the fact remains that since then, Congress hasn’t done much to alleviate the scourge of gun violence. This year — an election year — activists will be uniting musicians to bring awareness and seek voter action

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Intersection Austerlitz: Fashion, Fabrics And Literary Materials

By Madaline Sparks This weekend, in Austerlitz, New York, a passport is your ticket for a day of exploring costume, culture, and the art of hat making. And so much more it's hard to believe it's all happening in such a tiny radius. Nestled in eastern

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Vong's Thai Restaurant Hits The Sweet Spot in Pittsfield

By Regina Burgio With the arrival of Vong’s, the long wait for a Thai restaurant in Pittsfield, Mass. is officially over, and its owner, restaurateur Jae Chung, has definitely hit the sweet spot. While his eponymous Jae’s Asian Bistro in Lenox (which will soon be moving to Pittsfield,

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Bartlett House: Newly Reborn As Kitchen, Bakery & Cafe

Photos courtesy of Bartlett House. By Hannah Van Sickle Barrett After 11 years of standing dormant, the three-story square Italianate-style brick building on Route 66 in Ghent, New York has been revived by a trio of entrepreneurs keen on curating a neighborhood destination known for its hospitality and old-world charm.

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Traghaven Whiskey Pub Brings West Cork To Tivoli

One of the delicious burgers at Traghaven. By Jamie LarsonTraghaven Whiskey Pub & Co. in Tivoli, New York has some magic to it. The pub is transportive, seemingly pulled from another time and place (namely West Cork, Ireland). It’s beautiful in a way pubs can be and the care

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Hillsdale's Davis and Draves Think Locally and Act Globally

Draves and Davis By Jamie Larson Ken Davis and Kevin Draves run two traditional small-town businesses in Hillsdale, New York: an ice cream parlor and a "lifestyle boutique," but their unique approach and style are anything but ordinary. The couple's artistic taste and community mindedness are

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Lil' Deb's Oasis: An Ever-Evolving Art And Food "Installation"

By Jamie LarsonLil’ Deb’s Oasis, in Hudson, New York, is a hard restaurant to define. And that’s enticing. Painted up like a tiki bar, yet still retaining the comfort of a local diner, Oasis feels fresh and relevant in a way you might intellectualize a modern art exhibit.

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Grillsdale: Major Sizzle At A Grilled Food Feast in Hillsdale

By Lisa Green When Joanna Virello moved to Hillsdale, New York from the city, the food publicist knew she wanted to do a food event. “This is God’s country,” she says. “I wanted to shine a spotlight on the town.” That spotlight will shed a glow on not just

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KentPresents 2016: A Festival Of Big Thinking, Year Two

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is interviewed by Christopher Buckley on "World Order" last year. By Jamie Larson Out in the beautiful and remote hills of Litchfield County, Conn., KentPresents is about to embark on its second annual “influential new ideas festival." In our own back

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A Renewed Acquaintance: The Village Of Chatham

By CB Wismar Like the mythical village of “Brigadoon" emerging from the Scottish mist for one day every 100 years in Lerner & Lowe’s epic musical, the Village of Chatham, New York has reappeared. The reassuring news is that, unlike the legendary Scottish village, Chatham is not likely

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Papa's Best Batch: Outstanding Barbecue With A View

By Jamie Larson No matter how long we've covered the RI region there are just some places so beautifully bucolic they render us speechless. Papa’s Best Batch, a smoked meat sandwich trailer in Red Hook, New York is plunked down in such a place. Since your mouth

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