“Surprising” is not always a good word when used to describe a restaurant. But the new Willa on Main Street in Millerton has found a way, after a bit of experimentation, to be both surprising and delicious.
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The Secret Garden
Like all the best secrets, this one is right out there for everyone to see. This is, after all, a 260-acre working farm located on Route 199 in Red Hook. It boasts eight greenhouses, some as large as 9,000 square feet.
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Fitch’s Corner, with its iconic gray, red, and green color scheme, on Mabbettsville Road in Millbrook, is the country home and horse farm of Fernanda Kellogg and her husband, Kirk Henckels.
Continue readingThe Shape of Things – Montgomery Place
A visit to Montgomery Place offers history, horticulture, and heirloom edibles.
Continue readingInnisfree Garden – Spring Awakening
There is something inherently calming about Innisfree, the 185-acre public garden located near the village of Millbrook.
Continue readingOld World Aesthetics – Modern Sensibility
An elegant stone building stands sentry near the side of a country road, its location the only hint of its former life as a squat two-car garage.
Continue readingFrance Comes to Stanfordville
In France, a “caviste” is the person in charge of a wine cellar. It also refers to a wine store owner who sells wines which he/she has individually curated. Such is the case with Antoine Lefort, owner of Le Caviste in Stanfordville.
Continue readingAlbert Shahinian Fine Art: CAST and COLLAGE
Meticulous and materially fearless hand-work is the common thread in a stunning duo solo exhibition celebrating Albert Shahinian Fine Art’s 26th year in the Hudson Valley. Featuring New York artists Polly M. Law and William W. Underhill.
Continue readingWhat is the Troutbeck Symposium?
The Troutbeck Symposium is a student-led historical educational forum. It returns for its third consecutive year at Troutbeck in Amenia
Continue readingBig Rock Market: Keeping It Local
Pull into the driveway of the big yellow house in Stanfordville that is home to Big Rock Market and you’ll be greeted by a chalkboard posing this question. So what does it mean to Big Rock? Step inside and you’ll see.
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