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Gazpacho, a cool and spicy summer treat. A sultry-weather soup


“[A] dog of any breeding would refuse to sully its nose with such a compromising mixture.” — Theophile Gauthier, writing on gazpacho in 1840, as cited in A Book of Mediterranean Food by Elizabeth ...

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Ommegang’s Rare Vos is poured. The audacity of hops


Esteemed eater: This may be the hardest thing I’ve ever had to tell you. Not that I’m about to reveal some emotional tripe. It’s just that waves of beer have lapped at the shoreline of my mind, le...

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Let’s get visual


Trying to appreciate food without seeing it is like love with the lights out. When it comes to what we eat, taste is indisputably the most important sense, and of course smell is crucial, too. Siz...

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Sometimes you’re the hammer, and sometimes you’re the crab. Destination: Maryland
I spent six hours in a 1987 Mercedes with no air conditioning on the hottest day ever recorded in the State of Maryland — but I remained in good spirits. While we baked in the car, a Maryland Blu...
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Montreal’s St. Catherine Street. Multi-culti Canada


Lacking the funds to eat our way around the world this summer, our family did the next best thing: we went to Canada. During the Toronto leg of our trip, our hotel shared a block with a Nepalese r...

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Coleslaw and its building blocks, green and red cabbage. I fought the slaw
You won’t find me reaching for the coleslaw at your backyard barbecue. I am wary of mayonnaise in the summer sun. I’d rather a lump of coal in my stocking than a lump of coleslaw on my plate. Acco...
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If these beans were in color, you could appreciate their greenness. Mister Greenbeans


Green Beans, or string beans as they are usually called, must be done [boiled] till very tender — it takes nearly an hour and a half — Sarah Josepha Hale, The Good Housekeeper, or The Way to Live ...

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A sugary scene from the writer’s blueberry-donut-making. Summer blues


Beloved blueberry, a perennial favorite, small, sweet, unique — and forever consigned to the role of American flag stripes on a patriotic sheet cake. Not that there’s anything wrong with that: ’r...

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Swedish staples


Ask your average American to name a famous French dish and you will most likely hear about ratatouille, beef bourguignon and crepes suzette (for the more culinary challenged, perhaps French fries,...

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Fleisher’s owner Joshua Applestone demonstrates his butchery technique for the class. Love me tenderloin


That the meat we eat comes from animals is a self-evident truth, but it has become possible to embrace the axiom without considering the ax. Far removed from the barnyard is the supermarket, with ...

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Friday, 03, 2010
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Acoustic Open Mic. 8:30 PM
Featuring Anthony Nisi of Reality Check Ba...
Opening Reception: PHO... 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Opening Reception: PHOTOcentric 2010. 424-...
Red Herring. 8:00 PM
Directed by Brendan Burke. The theatre noi...
Shakespeare's Festival... 5:00 PM
Shakespeare's Festival presents A Midsumme...
The Amish Project. 8:00 PM
A play by Jessica Dickey. Call for ticket...
Poughkeepsie Main Stre... 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Rain or shine. www.farmproject.org
Forsyth Nature Program... 6:00 PM
A sunset paddle on the Rondout Creek. Thes...
Organic Mattress Demon... 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Organic Mattress Demonstration. 914-382-1940
Woodstock Museum 11th ... 8:00 PM
Opening ceremony. This year's theme:"DEE...
7th Annual Wall Street... 8:00 PM
"The Art of the Duo." Brenda Bufalino , t...
Private Angelic Channe... 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM
with Margaret Doner. Call for price and av...
St. James Church's Ben... 9:00 AM
Something for everyone.
Acoustic Open Mic. 8:30 PM
Featuring Anthony Nisi of Reality Check Ba...
Poughkeepsie Main Stre... 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Rain or shine. www.farmproject.org
Forsyth Nature Program... 6:00 PM
A sunset paddle on the Rondout Creek. Thes...
Kirby's Cavalcade of S... 8:00 PM
Kirby's Cavalcade of Stars - A Labor(of Lo...
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