After a quarter century in Brooklyn Heights and East Hampton, it was time for a change. So I sold my consulting practice, packed up the family and headed north to…

1 Stissing House’s recent Pie Fest 2025 winner Nikki Freihofer—who won with her  pie (pictured above)—is also half the operation behind The Rolling Cones in Kingston, NY. The winning pie…

Chroniclers of primetime real estate in the Hudson Valley know that some of the best stuff is tucked inside the private and gated Orange County enclave of Tuxedo Park, NY.…

The espresso martini was created in London in the 1980s by Fred’s Club bartender Dick Bradsell, or so the story goes. A young woman (rumor has it she’s now a…

Whether you live in one of the region’s old farmhouses, a timber-frame cabin, a grand Greek Revival or a cozy cottage or chalet, homes in our corner of the world…

The best gift I’ve ever gotten came from a friend about two weeks after Hurricane Irene ripped through the Hudson Valley. We’d lost the bridge to our home and were…

When I was a kid, this was the time of year when Perry Como, America’s favorite crooning dad and ex-barber (Google him if you must) would sing “Oh, there’s no…

During the holidays I must confess to absolutely loving a proper eggnog—the kind that requires separating yolks from whites, whisking, folding and chilling overnight with enough bourbon, rum and Cognac…

The Barn: RHONY’s Heather Thomson Leaves Her Mark By Sean McAlindin As you drive around a sweeping corner on Route 23 in Egremont, MA, it’s hiding quietly, right there. Known…