The Old Dock House Restaurant will be opening for its 2014 Season on Friday, May 23. According to an Old Dock source the lakeside restaurant is planning to be open daily for lunch at noon closing at ?? The kitchen usually serves until 10 pm depending on demand and … [Read more...] about Old Dock House Restaurant Reopens May 23
Dining
Amy Guglielmo Discovers Gluten-Free Baking in the North Country
Local artist Amy Guglielmo recently published a humorous (and informative) article in the North Country magazine Strictly Food for Thought entitled, "My Sweet Gluten-Free Life." Amy recounts a few childhood misadventures with baking that made her avoid baking for years. Those … [Read more...] about Amy Guglielmo Discovers Gluten-Free Baking in the North Country
Tasting Wines for Spring at the Essex Inn
"[I]t is the wine that leads me on, the wild wine that sets the wisest man to sing at the top of his lungs, laugh like a fool – it drives the man to dancing... it even tempts him to blurt out stories better never told." ~ Homer, The Odyssey I had the good fortune of … [Read more...] about Tasting Wines for Spring at the Essex Inn
Essex Inn’s Room 12 Featured in Strictly Food for Thought
The Essex Inn's restaurant Room 12 has been featured in the North Country magazine Strictly Food for Thought in the article, "A Year Round Gem on the Adirondack Coast" by Meg LeFevre. "It was hard to pass through an historic town like Essex, New York, where the entire hamlet is … [Read more...] about Essex Inn’s Room 12 Featured in Strictly Food for Thought
Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Adirondack Pie
Late last summer the Essex blog was suddenly inundated with readers hungry for information about Adirondack Pie. In addition to our first post which tackled the question, "What is Adirondack Pie?", two follow-up posts were also swamped with readers: "Adirondack Pie and Mille … [Read more...] about Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Adirondack Pie