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Le Beaujolais Nouveau Est Arrivé

Wed, 11/13/2019 - 11:59am
Wine
By
Kaitlin Ohlinger

The tiny French region of Beaujolais is located just north of France’s “gastronomic capital,” the city of Lyon. At just 34 miles long and 7 to 9 miles wide, this little corner of France can be thought of as the least expensive house on a very pricey block. This is a good thing for wine lovers, as some of France’s absolute best values can be found in Beaujolais. 

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Bitter Pleasures Are Back In Style

Wed, 10/23/2019 - 10:03am
Refreshments
By
Kaitlin Ohlinger

As with most things in the beverage world, bitters are a prime example of everything that is old becoming new again. Bitters are one of the oldest inventions that we are still enjoying in modern times. They exist as a simple combination of grain alcohol and aromatic herbs, roots, bark and fruit, yet most producers shroud their exact ingredient list in mystery. Often thought of as the “spice box” of the cocktail world, bitters have a fascinating history.  

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Shrubs Are For Drinking

Wed, 10/16/2019 - 10:11am
Refreshments
By
Kaitlin Ohlinger

Fall is the perfect time to make additions to your home bar. Shrubs are a simple and sneaky way to incorporate more diverse and delicious flavors into everything you drink, be it alcoholic or non. Shrub is a somewhat unusual name choice for what it actually is, which is a drinking vinegar infused with fruit and herbs. The flavor is sweet yet tart and tingly. 

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Plant Your Trees in Fall, The Ideal Time for Success

Wed, 10/09/2019 - 9:48am
Planting
By
Carol Quish

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Don’t Avoid This Autumnal Asian Treat

Wed, 10/09/2019 - 9:42am
Food: The Secret to Tofu
By
Marsden Epworth

Among the various foods many people avoid — boxed coffee cake, tripe, licorice (stale, odd, nasty, in that order) — is a staple of Asian cooking. Tofu, known sometimes as bean curd, is white and bland as chalk, only smoother. Once a month, the Chinese government sent wagons of tofu into Beijing compounds, and when I was living there, my neighbors lined up for free food.

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2019 Salisbury Fall Festival

Wed, 10/09/2019 - 9:41am

Friday, October 11
19th Annual Scarecrow Contest
9 am – 6 pm See the many scarecrows lining Main Street in both Salisbury and Lakeville. Then vote for your favorite in each of FOUR categories: Individual/Family, Business/Non-Profit, School, and Kids (12 and under). Ballots available at the Salisbury General Store & Pharmacy and at On the Run in Lakeville.
Friends of Scoville Library
9 am – 10 am Giant Book Sale – Early bird buying $10 per person.

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Refreshing, Bubbly, But Is It a Tonic, Too?

Wed, 10/09/2019 - 9:37am
Refreshments
By
Kaitlin Ohlinger

Kombucha is having a moment. Options are springing up left and right: on draft, bottled, canned and flavored according to season. It’s a fun time to be a fan of this fermented fizzy beverage. This begs the question, what exactly is kombucha? Is it alive? Does it have health-giving properties? 

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Plant Some Peonies This Fall and Be Rewarded in Spring

Wed, 10/02/2019 - 10:42am
Gardening
By
Susan Pelton

Early fall is the perfect time to plant, transplant or divide peonies in your landscape. Peonies are herbaceous perennials that have few rivals for their floral display and foliage. Their exquisite, large blossoms, often fragrant, make excellent cut flowers, and the foliage provides a lovely background for annuals or other perennials after the blossoms have faded. 

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One Last Perfect Summer Salad, Even Though It’s Now Fall

Wed, 09/25/2019 - 9:53am
Food
By
Lans Christensen

Salade Nicoise is surely one of France’s most treasured and  universally appreciated dishes. Originated in Provence, specifically Nice, it can be found on virtually every menu, in every bistro, across the country. Recipe variations are equal in numbers. Could that be the kind of flexibility that proves the depth of a recipe?
There are devout tradi­tionalists, as well as avant-garde nouvelle cuisine devotees. Famed chefs from Escoffier to Julia Child to Gordon Ramsay and more have all contributed their recipes, conventional or not so much.

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Keillor To Talk About Everything

Wed, 09/25/2019 - 9:48am
Talks
By
Cynthia Hochswender

Simon Winchester hopes that you’ll bring your tough #MeToo questions to his onstage chat with Garrison Keillor. 
That talk will be on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 4:30 p.m. at the historic meeting house in New Marlborough, one of the five small villages on the outskirts of Great Barrington. 

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