The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is more than just a pit stop on your way Upstate. The globally-acclaimed institute offers boot camps and a multitude of classes: cooking, wine and beverage, family friendly and even holiday. Though in high demand, some of the classes have registration and waiting-list availability, with options that focus on seafood, bistro, plant-powered, pastry and Mediterranean cooking. If stopping by for a unique culinary dining experience, the CIA boasts six student-run restaurants in its Hyde Park, NY campus. American Bounty focuses on the seasons and products of the Hudson Valley. Bocuse reimagines the execution of…
Photography by Dori Fitzpatrick exclusively for The Mountains I’d only just returned from a morning trail run in the southeasternmost corner of the Berkshires when I got a call…
Almost four decades ago, I was a contributing editor to Interview magazine. I’m also an insomniac. Consequently, I routinely wrote at night and went to bed late. That is, until…
Photography by Jordan Millington-Liquorice At the I-can’t-believe-I’m-here ultra luxe resort, Nemacolin, “nothing is impossible” is much more than the founder’s motto. It’s become the driving force behind every action,…
When The Mountains premiered its first list of what we dubbed (as so many do) “makers”—artists, chefs, designers, photographers, farmers, bakers and other talented artisans—a misconception arose that we were…
I’m just back from Hong Kong where I hosted a wine tasting at a humungous outdoor fair called Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival. It was my first trip to…
Photography by Dori Fitzpatrick About eight years ago, I started writing (and posting on social media) a weekly e-mail blast I dubbed 5THINGS2LIVE4 (Five Things To Live For) to…
Photography by Douglas Friedman (courtesy of Patti LuPone) My heart rate is quickening as I approach Patti LuPone’s door at her sprawling home in the bucolic town of Kent, CT…
“If we really want to help this world, we have to uplift women,” says Shana Falana. “That alone would heal the planet.” The Leeds-based psych-rock musician manifests this intention with…












