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The Chai Shop -- Restaurants -- Hudson, New York 4 Mar 2013 | 10:55 pm
When east meets west, both in food and in interior design, a special magic can occur. The food at The Chai Shop is also a meld. Unlike nearly every other Indian restaurant I’ve ever eaten at Chai lays...
Deee-Lucius: A Cult Fave Comes to the Berkshires -- Arts Section -- Music 19 Feb 2013 | 07:37 am
When Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig sing together in their Brooklyn-based band Lucius, they create a third being, an ethereal presence greater than the sum of its parts, a voice haunting, playful, yearn...
Lounge Acts: Allium, griffinGB, and Vintage Make Sitting Around an Art -- Community Section -- News 12 Feb 2013 | 11:15 pm
The lounge at Allium. Photo courtesy of Allium. Lounging can be much more than just chilling on a comfy couch. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that.) In some cases, it can even be an art form (j...
Goin’ to Town: Townscape Valentine’s Party at Gilmor Glass -- Parties © Openings Section -- Parties 12 Feb 2013 | 05:12 am
Fiona Breslin reports from Millerton. Millerton’s Townscape Valentine’s Day Party had a special, grateful air; a grouping of the town’s lovers eager to finally get out on a Saturday night (February 9)...
A Grander Scale: Dai Ban Finds His True Nature -- Style Section -- Shopping 12 Feb 2013 | 02:00 am
Poring over a thick picture portfolio of nearly two decades of work as a graphic model maker for film and television, artist and sculptor Dai Ban shakes his head and laughs lightly. “Nothing on TV is ...
A Rose By Any Other Name -- Food Section -- Recipes 11 Feb 2013 | 12:41 am
Berkshire native Alana Chernila, local politician, mother of two, and author of the new cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), dispenses change ...
At the Berkshire Museum, Nature Seen Anew -- Parties © Openings Section -- Parties 10 Feb 2013 | 10:11 am
Sarah Todd reports from Pittsfield. A heart cockle shell the size of a skyscraper. A desert sunrise dividing a sand dune into even slopes of light and dark. At the Berkshire Museum’s opening reception...
Boxwood Linen: Pressed in Hillsdale -- Style Section -- Shopping 6 Feb 2013 | 12:16 am
Franca Fusco, designer and owner of Boxwood Linen, doesn’t believe in holding the finer things in life back. “When I hear people say ‘It’s too pretty to use,’ I just think ‘Oh dear. What life are you ...
Going Upstreet: Pittsfield’s 10x10 Arts Festival -- Community Section -- News 5 Feb 2013 | 08:12 pm
It’s nice when a good idea turns out to be an equally good reality. Looking for a way to harness the growing energy and community spirit among downtown businesses — and also provide a not-so-subtle nu...
Our Daily Bread (South): The Power & The Glory of Pastrami -- Food Section -- News 5 Feb 2013 | 06:40 pm
Sometimes a sandwich is more than just a sandwich. Take the pastrami on rye at the new Our Daily Bread Bakery & Café in Chatham, NY (not to be confused with its elder, gluten-free, vegetarian sibling ...