Something Fishy Is Happening In The Ocean| 11:26AM / Wednesday, February 22, 2012 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Oceans Symposium at Williams College will show the film "A Sea Change, Imagine a World without Fish," which follows the travels of retired history teacher Sven Huseby as he attempts to uncover the mystery of what is happening to the oceans, specifically the rise in acidity and its effect on the fish population.
The showing is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. in Thompson Biology, Room 112, and is free and open to the public. A Q-and-A format discussion, led by The New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert, will follow the screening of the film.
The film's website notes that Huseby became "obsessed with the rising acidity of the oceans" 1 CommentRead More >> |
Wild Oats Names New General Manager| 03:01PM / Friday, February 10, 2012 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — David K. Durfee is the new manager of Wild Oats Cooperative Market.
Durfee is stepping into the shoes of Michael Faber, who left last year to manage a co-op in Keene, N.H. He will oversee finance, marketing and operations for Wild Oats Market, which has nearly 40 employees and sales of approximately $3.6 million last fiscal year.
A Berkshires native, Durfee is committed to local food production, sustainable living, and green business practices. He has promoted municipal composting, is very involved in his community through coaching and other volunteer activities, and has extensive experience working on non-profit boards and organizing community 0 Comments
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Petrino's Cafe Changing HandsStaff Reports,
08:31PM / Tuesday, March 29, 2011 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mark Petrino is calling it quits and heading West.
"I'm ready for something new," said a cheerful Petrino on Tuesday, who opened his namesake cafe on the Main Street corner barely a year ago. What's new is an offer he couldn't refuse from Colorado State, which will put him back into college food service.
It was Williams College that brought him to the Berkshires, then long miles traveling to colleges around the area for for AVI Foodsystems put him back into restaurant mode. Now he's ready for academia again.
Petrino's is the third eatery to try the corner of Holden and Main, following in the footsteps of the Cup & Saucer and
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Route 7 Grill Is Taking It EasyNichole Dupont,
12:20PM / Tuesday, March 22, 2011 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — I like to revisit food, at least, good food. In that way, we are like well-trained dogs. Good food feels good and makes me happy, bad food feels bad and makes me sick.
Ask me when was the last time I stepped foot into a Burger King.
On Saturday night, maybe because the full moon had us all swooning with the prospect of spring, or because it was late and we (we meaning myself, the kids and the nearly 7-foot eating machine called the boyfriend) were in the mood for some good spring eats.
And what says spring more than barbecue?
"Let's go to the Route 7 Grill," I said to the kids, whose faces were buried in their Nintendo DS game. Lucian was
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Warfield House Restaurant ReopensStaff Reports,
04:52PM / Tuesday, June 01, 2010 | |
CHARLEMONT, Mass. — The grill's getting fired up at the Warfield House Inn after being cold for nearly three years.
Pam Gerry, one of the managers, said the restaurant's reopening will take advantage of a lot of the activity taking place along the rivers and mountains in the area.
"With the new zip line and the kayaking, there's a lot going on here," said Gerry. "We had reason to reopen it."
The restaurant has a full bar and wine list and two dining rooms overlooking Berkshire East and some of the 530 acres of Valley View Farm. It's about a half-hour drive from North Adams.
The kitchen wasn't completely closed since the inn has continued to serve
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