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member name: Richard Frisbie
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March 20, 2009 03:04 PM EDT --
Contrary to published reports, I did not win the Mayor of Saugerties title. I am still the lowly bookseller and publisher who is a native of Saugerties, not an elected official. See the Official . . .
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January 04, 2009 11:17 AM EST --
from your far-flung food correspondent: Richard Frisbie
Many of you noticed my absence over the last week or so. First it was a major retail holiday and I was busy selling my books --
Then I gave . . .
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February 10, 2009 04:32 PM EST --
Hello all
I just participated in a Gather workshop exploring the new group formats and how they can benefit us all.
There are some amazing changes coming up - we'll have nearly autonomous control . . .
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April 23, 2009 12:59 PM EDT --
Several years ago I was assigned to preview and describe the gardens on the 1st Annual Secret Gardens Tour for my hometown of Saugerties, NY. A photographer followed me, I only took notes, so this is . . .
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January 15, 2009 05:02 PM EST --
While doing some world-class tapas hopping after a day of exploring this garden and museum filled city in the heart of Spain, I realized that Madrid is much more than just an airport. . . .
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January 21, 2009 01:32 PM EST --
I knew I’d been fixated on frugal, slow-cooked dinners, particularly braised meats, even to the point of mentioning ropa vieja in a November article on the truffle dinner at . . .
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June 05, 2009 01:54 PM EDT --
I’m no longer a yoga virgin. On a recent trip to Los Cabos I saw a 7 AM yoga class on the schedule of the beautiful beach-front Marquis Hotel . On a whim I decided to take it. The next morning . . .
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June 14, 2009 03:26 PM EDT --
Las Ventanas al Paraíso is a five diamond resort on the Cabos “corridor”, part way between the luxury resort town of Cabo San Lucas to the south, and the quieter colonial city . . .
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June 17, 2009 05:49 PM EDT --
“The USDA is currently taking public comments on whether or not the company ArborGen should be allowed to conduct 29 field trials of genetically engineered "cold tolerant" eucalyptus trees in . . .
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August 19, 2009 02:02 PM EDT --
Monday - Fresh back from an intensive 8 day food assignment in the Adirondacks, I was faced with 5 days to clean the house, mow the lawn, clean the pool and - oh yeah - host a party for 60 people! It . . .
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October 05, 2009 03:58 PM EDT --
Budget Travel just named the 10 coolest small towns to live in in the US.
My hometown - Saugerties, New York - is on the list! No wonder. Last week we had what USA Today calls "One of the . . .
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October 21, 2009 03:54 PM EDT --
Ever wonder how Rio de Janeiro's Samba Schools work? Here's a simplified explanation:
The Samba Schools originated in the poorer sections of Rio de Janeiro. They take their name . . .
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February 25, 2008 11:58 AM EST --
From the folks that brought you V!VA List Latin America , and who also run the information packed website www.vivatravelguides.com , comes the most complete guidebook on Peru ever published: . . .
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February 02, 2009 06:39 PM EST --
Richard Serra is acclaimed as one of the foremost living sculptors in the world. Between his permanent exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and the 40 year retrospective of his . . .
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February 04, 2009 05:02 PM EST --
Paris - It’s more than just an airport.
Duh! Of course it is, I just hadn’t seen it before. Too many times my flight landed . . .
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May 03, 2009 02:55 PM EDT --
Sometimes language is a barrier when traveling, and sometimes not. In Buzios , at Chef Sonia Persiani’s restaurant “Cigalon” , we were served a mouthwateringly good meal. Chef . . .
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August 12, 2009 03:52 PM EDT --
Cranberry Lake was hardly more than a wide spot on the Oswegatchie River before the first dam was built in 1867 to make it easier getting logs to market. What was once a major industry is now . . .
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September 04, 2009 05:57 PM EDT --
The Windfall Restaurant in Cranberry Lake is located in an "officially" unpopulated region of New York, 2.5 miles down Tooley Road, just before the pavement ends. I joked as my partner and I drove . . .
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September 22, 2009 02:18 PM EDT --
The 2009 Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest almost slipped right past m e. I wouldn’t have seen the billboards advertising it if I hadn’t gone to Rhinebeck the week before. . . .
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February 18, 2008 02:58 PM EST --
The New York Times announced that the fifth annual Travel Show will be held Feb. 29 to March 2 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Presented by American Express, this is one of the largest . . .
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