Life on the plate and off, in the Berkshires
Last weekend we went up to the very tip-top of Vermont, the beautiful and majestically named Northeast Kingdom. Why is it called that? I don’t know. I found it very silly when I first heard the term — probably uttered … Continue reading
Nothing more alluring than a scalloped dessert bowl totally scraped clean, right? You can just about see the few molecules of raspberry sauce that remain etched onto the side of the bowl. I wanted to post this photograph first because … Continue reading
Tomorrow night is the second dinner at the Remington Lodge in Cummington, MA. Their first dinner, last weekend, sold out fast — we weren’t able to get a seat — and this weekend’s is already booked solid. You begin to … Continue reading
The Elf Parlor on Ashland St. in North Adams. Photo by BCRC. The lights were warm and low last night at Elf Parlor, North Adams’ all-around best coffee shop and local hangout, and people gathered in little groups around small … Continue reading
Valley Locavore, a local-ish blog based in the Pioneer Valley — just over the hills from here — has been doing a great little series on what’s been called, trendily, farm-to-table, or the practice of restaurants sourcing their ingredients from … Continue reading