The enticing smell of barbecue wafted through the village as we disembarked from the ferry. We followed it a couple of blocks south and found its source: the Monday night barbecue at the Essex Inn. Executive chef Jordan Sauter prepares the informal meal on summer Mondays. … [Read more...] about Exploring the Eats in Essex, New York: Essex Inn on the Adirondack Coast (SEVEN DAYS)
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Exploring the Eats in Essex, New York: Old Dock Restaurant (SEVEN DAYS)
For Vermonters who want to dine in the Adirondacks without driving on the far side of Lake Champlain, the first stop is the ferry landing in Charlotte. [...] The Old Dock Restaurant & Marina, beside the ferry dock, has a patio on the lake and indoor seating, as well as a … [Read more...] about Exploring the Eats in Essex, New York: Old Dock Restaurant (SEVEN DAYS)
A Westport Art Farm Cultivates Conversation (SEVEN DAYS)
Hanging near the back door of Edward "Ted" Cornell's blindingly white house in Westport, N.Y., is what looks like a flat, heavy flower made of rusting iron. In its former life, it was a freight-train wheel brake. Cornell worked briefly as a freight brakeman for the railroad in … [Read more...] about A Westport Art Farm Cultivates Conversation (SEVEN DAYS)
Young Farmers Take Root in Essex County, N.Y. (SEVEN DAYS)
The two are part of the young farmer boomlet in Essex County. While Vermont's farm economy has blossomed, giving birth to small-scale veggie growers, artisan cheese makers, grass-fed beef operations and organic dairies, a similar trend is taking root in and around the vast … [Read more...] about Young Farmers Take Root in Essex County, N.Y. (SEVEN DAYS)
Praise for Old Dock and Essex Inn Dining
If you missed it last summer take a look at the Seven Days article, "Slip Into an Elegant Meal, or a Pirate's Bay, in Essex, N.Y." by Hannah Palmer Egan (@FindThatHannah). The hostess rushes in. She leans on the bar and beckons to the bartender, a skull and crossbones on the … [Read more...] about Praise for Old Dock and Essex Inn Dining