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Submitted by Alison McGee on December 2, 2010 - 4:52pm
Holiday shopping, Berkshire style

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The Burger Diaries: A Turkey in Colorado

Submitted by Alison McGee on November 11, 2010 - 3:53pm
Ongoing Epi(curean)log to follow up my March/April 2010 burger feature

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First-Time Foreigner

Submitted by Alison McGee on November 3, 2010 - 6:56pm
Traveling out of the country and out of the country

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Beekeeping Up with the Joneses

Submitted by Alison McGee on October 25, 2010 - 10:14am
Apparently bees are all the buzz this year

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Food for Thought

Submitted by Alison McGee on October 12, 2010 - 5:42pm
Local lunchables in Pittsfield, Mass.

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It's crunch time here at Berkshire Living as we finish up the November/December 2010 issue. Abuzz with energy all day, we can't afford to run out of steam.

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"An empty stomach is not a good political adviser."

Smart guy Albert Einstein could have been talking about hunger's affect on editorial work just the same... i.e. empty stomach = no creativity2

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Orange You Glad: Foliage Finally

Submitted by Alison McGee on September 27, 2010 - 1:35pm
The Colors of Fall in the Berkshires

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Saucy!

Submitted by Alison McGee on September 14, 2010 - 10:40am
Take Grill's zesty barbecue sauces home with you

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The Burger Diaries: An Ongoing Epi(curean)log

Submitted by Alison McGee on August 30, 2010 - 5:20pm
Follow-up to my March/April Food & Dining feature about the area's burgers

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Preseason

Submitted by Alison McGee on July 26, 2010 - 7:24pm
A football fan awaits the fall season, aided by Broadway-to-be LOMBARDI

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Container Contentment

Submitted by Alison McGee on July 21, 2010 - 7:28pm
Single-serving produce from my container garden

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Haven away from Haven

Submitted by Alison McGee on July 9, 2010 - 3:24pm
A weekend in the Finger Lakes and Adirondacks of New York reminds me of the Berkshires' blessings

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The long holiday weekend brought me out of the Berkshires and into two of our equally beautiful neighboring regions?the Finger Lakes and Adirondacks of upstate New York.?
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Through a series of ?pit stops? between a wedding and its reception, we took advantage of our fortuitous route along one of the Finger Lakes? famous wine trails?stopping at three different wineries en route we sampled everything from tart dry Rieslings to crisp fruity Gewurztraminers to rich red Cabernet blends?

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Mountain Jam

Submitted by Alison McGee on June 24, 2010 - 12:00pm
North Carolina band Johnson's Crossroad brings soulful mountian music to Pittsfield's North Street oasis

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Willingly drawn into the sultry summer heat last night, I found myself at Mission Bar +?Tapas where a glass of Spanish wine and the mellow harmonies of the North Carolina-based band Johnson's Crossroad perfectly serenaded the evening.

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