Food
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Frankie’s in Lenox
Superb Osso Bucco
By: - May 30th, 2023Whenever it's on the menu I generally order osso bucco. I have enjoyed it from Palm Beach to Bologna. Even made it from time to time at home. The version at Frankie's in Lenox was among the best ever
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Raise a Glass to Michelangelo
Famous, Rich and...... Miserly!
By: - Sep 21st, 2020Ever wonder what the great artist, sculptor, architect, painter and poet, Michelangelo, ate and drank? According to his handwritten, and illustrated, 16th century grocery list, the Master thrived on a diet of fish, bread and lots of wine.
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Corona Cookbook: Dried Mushrooms
Soup and Stir Fry
By: - Dec 05th, 2020A pound of dry mushrooms goes a long way. When you soak them be sure to save the water which is dark and flavorful. For meals this week we had fun experimenting.
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Potato, Leek, Mushroom Soup
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Corona Cookbook; Artichokes
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Corona Cookbook: Sausage, Sauerkraut and Beer
Easy, Delicious and Fun
By: - Dec 20th, 2020On a recent snowbound night we opted to eat out of the freezer. That entailed smoked Polish sausage with kraut, beer and tarragon. It's simple and quick for the two of us as well as fun for a dinner party. We get our imported ingredients at a terrific Polish deli in Pittsfield.
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Corona Cookbook: Cataplana
Festival of Fish
By: - Dec 25th, 2020For Christmas Eve in Sicilian homes feast of the fishes is traditional. Particularly eel. That's just not possible in the landlocked Berkshires. We are far away from the docks and catch of the day. As a special meal I made my first attempt to replicate cataplana from my all time favorite restaurant Azorean in Gloucester. Overall, it was fabulous but I have ideas to make it better next time.
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Corona Cookbook: Duck and Red Cabbage
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Corona Cookbook: Beef Tacos
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Corona Cookbook: Unique Pasta
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Corona Cookbook: Arab String Beans and Lamb
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Mezze in Williamstown
Soup is Chill
By: - Jun 09th, 2021Mezze in Williamstown changes with the seasons. Now in a heat spell they are creating chilled beet soup garnished with cucumbers, green olive, gammelgarden yogurt and salmon roe.
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Comfort Food
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Mezze Fall Menu
Ramen to Go
By: - Oct 26th, 2021As the leaves began falling to the ground, Chef was inspired to create ramen: only available for takeout! Why do ramen? It's sustainable, comforting, and delicious.
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Spatchcocked Duck
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Lamb Shanks
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Turducken
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Bluebird & Co. To Tweet at Jiminy Peak
Mezze Opens New Resturant This Summer
By: - Apr 19th, 2023Mezze Hospitality Group will open Bluebird & Co., its forthcoming restaurant celebrating the outdoors, in Hancock, MA, near the base of Jiminy Peak. Bluebird & Co. is the group’s first new restaurant since selling allium, in Great Barrington, Mass., almost five years ago
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The Impossible Dream a Kosher Muffaletta
Celebrating Rosh Hashanah in New Orleans
By: - Sep 26th, 2022For people living in New Orleans or visitors to the city, an Italian specialty, the muffaletta – a sandwich composed of various processed meats, cheese and olive salad layered upon a huge round loaf of sesame seeded Italian bread – has been both a staple for locals and a much ballyhooed treat to be sampled by tourists. Here is a kosher version for Rosh Hashanah.
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Adams Landmark Reopens as Firehouse Café and Bistro
Legendary Berkshire Chef Xavier Jones
By: - Jul 09th, 2022Although still on its maiden voyage, already Firehouse stands out as a Best in the Berkshires destination. We wish them success for the sake of all of us who enjoy fine dining.
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Gorging in Gloucester
Bounty of the Sea
By: - May 23rd, 2022For our first road trip in three years we visited my sister Pip and ancestral home on Cape Ann. We worked on research for a new book Pip and Me Growing up in Gloucester. It was a week of fabulous seafood and time with friends.
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Peasant Stock
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Corned Beef and Cabbage
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Portuguese Kale Soup
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Chili and Baked Potato
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