1000yregg Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I am going to the Berkshires in a couple weeks for a wedding. Anyone on the board have recommendations for places to check out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1000yregg Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 Well, since no one really posted about the Berkshires in western mass, i ventured out on my own and discovered a couple amazing food places. The Berkshires is the mountainous, land locked version of the Hamptons for New Yorkers- hence lots of people dressed very trendy. However, the area has many farms and places that serve locally grown foods. I would first recommend the Southfield Store in Southfield, MA. Went there for breakfast on a recommendation from a friend. He told me they had the best croissants he has had in the USA- including all of NYC. Big words, but I went the the early morning and had a pretty spectacular warm, freshly bake croissant- buttery, flakey, firm exterior. I also went to Taft Farms north of Great Barrington, MA, a great little farm store with pretty amazing pies made from local ingredients. I liked their Tangleberry pie- strawberry, blueberry, blackberry and raspberry. In Great Barrington, MA, on the main street, is Rubiner's Cheesemongers with their back cafe- Rubi's. First off, the front shop, located in a former back (vault included), has amazing selection of great cheeses, pates, and groceries. The staff is extremely helpful with a lot of generous samples. I grabbed lunch in Rubi's at the back of the building- had a taste of a delicious grillled cheese sandwich with gruyere- very buttery as well. Also tried their open-faced country pate sandwich- the pate consisted of foie gras, the sandwich had whole grain mustard and cornichons. I should note- both sandwiches had great bread as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walrus Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Sorry for not seeing this in time. I've really only spend time in Williamstown, but there are a couple of good restaurants thataway if you're ever in the area again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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