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THE BEST FOOD AND SHOPS

We are passionate about promoting family-owned restaurants and mom-and-pop gourmet lifestyle businesses.

In 1999, we began publishing food & lifestyle magazines to promote family-owned businesses. We are independent former chefs, caterers, Certified Dietary Managers (CDM), Certified Food Protection Professionals (CFPP), former contract food service managers, and former farm winery outlet and gourmet shop owners — who are passionate about gastronomy — the art and science of good eating and nutrition… We are members of Slow Food USA Northeast and Slow Food International — as well as the American Legion Post #13 Vermont and VFW Post #1895 in Rotterdam, NY.

Slow Food International was founded in 1986, in Rome, Italy as Arcigola… In 1989, the founding manifesto of the international Slow Food movement was signed in Paris, France, by delegates from ITALY, and 14 other countries from around the world…

After 35 years, the SLOW FOOD MOVEMENT now boasts millions of members from more than 1,500 local chapters in more than 150 countries—focusing on clean, good, fair, equitable, and SUSTAINABLE food available to All.

Celebrating 25 years

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SPOTLIGHT

Visit The Berkshires for art galleries, museums, restaurants, stage theaters, and more! Given that Albany County, Schenectady County, Troy, and Vermont are all within an hour of The Berkshires, we decided to expand our coverage of great eateries, shops, tasting rooms, and tourist destinations… Explore Chesterwood, the home and studio of Daniel Chester French, American sculptor of The Minuteman, the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, and much more! We lived here in the late 1980s and early 1990s. For more information, visit https://berkshires.org

READ our travel stories on this beautiful region in our current magazine issue,
Visit the Norman Rockwell Museum and Main Street Stockbridge, and The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home, in nearby Lenox, MA,
Patronize family-owned and independent farms, markets and restaurants,
Attend a stage show at one of the many performing arts theaters as well as Tanglewood,

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MAGAZINES

We began publishing an array of gourmet food, lifestyle, and travel magazines in 1999. For a virtual tour of classical and multi-ethnic food worldwide, read each issue. With everything from mouth-watering recipes in our gourmet food magazines—to restaurants and mom-and-pop shops embedded videos in our magazines, Facebook page, and YouTube videos… We have a varied range of editorial content to fit your needs. Prepare for your next culinary adventure with Taste of Schenectady® and BEYOND™ magazine — and our sister publication Taste and Shop™.

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The Veterans Day Ruck March was a HUGE SUCCESS!

What a great event organized by Veteran Jesse S. Sommer and presented by New Scotland Spirits in The Village of Voorheesville… The event was held at the Voorheesville American Legion Post 1493 and Blackbirds Tavern and Bike Cafe on Sunday, November 10, 2024, in The Village of Voorheesville.

WATCH our event video on YouTube at this LINK

https://youtu.be/Cx-OyXTO2eY

3rd Annual Pasta & Pizza Month Event — Thank You Participants!

We want to take this opportunity to thank every business, pasta house, pizzeria, and restaurant that participated in this year’s 3rd Annual National Pasta and Pizza Month event.

FIND OUT MORE at

518PIZZERIAS.COM

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with Chowder!

November is National American Indian Heritage Month, also referred to as Native American Heritage Month…

WATCH this great video for making CORN & HADDOCK CHOWDER at

https://youtu.be/wZefZfAPM7s

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Hispanic Heritage Month in The Berkshires

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Berkshire County’s Latin American and Hispanic immigrant population is growing. This celebration aims to honor, recognize, and support the contributions...