The Not-So-Fast Food Festival: A New American Tradition

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Adams – For decades, people have flocked to the Berkshires for the rich cultural diversity and spectacular scenery. This year, visitors and residents will discover yet another reason to love life in the region – The Not-So-Fast Food Festival: A New American Tradition. The ongoing food event will run concurrently with the American Traditions festival taking place here through fall 2005. American Traditions (www.berkshiresarts.org) is the largest cooperative venture in Berkshire history, with countywide cultural, arts and historical events highlighting America’s rich and varied heritage, complemented by American-themed dining opportunities and lodging packages. The Not-So-Fast Food Festival spotlights 27 restaurants and caterers offering prix fixe American menus, All-American picnic baskets, specially prepared dishes highlighting locally grown produce, artisan cheeses crafted in the US, heritage breed meats and grass-fed poultry, hand-crafted ice cream and more. “Food, dining and family farms in the Berkshire Hills are an untold story and this region is as vital as Napa, Tuscany or Provence to the tourism industry,” said Angela Cardinali, marketing and business consultant with the food festival. “The festival was created to enhance American Traditions cultural offerings and showcase the Berkshires as a dining destination by giving each visitor a feeling for the array of exceptional cuisine available,” Cardinali said. “This festival provides an opportunity to integrate the cultural offerings of our region with a wide selection of traditional, contemporary and eclectic American cuisine,” said William R. Wilson, Jr., president and CEO of the Berkshire Visitors Bureau, the umbrella organization for the event. “The Not-So-Fast Food Festival focuses attention on dining and invites food-lovers and food and travel writers to experience area restaurants, caterers and farmers markets, while taking part in the cultural offerings of the beautiful Berkshires,” Wilson said. Agricultural organizations involved in this regional food and dining collaboration include Berkshire Grown, which will celebrate the American Traditions festival during their annual “Restaurant Week” in June and throughout the summer at area farmers markets. The New England Heritage Breeds Conservancy will help source locally raised meats and heritage breeds for participating food establishments. In north county, Not-So-Fast Food Festival restaurants include the ’6 House Pub, Gideon’s Restaurant, Gramercy Bistro, Lickety Split at MASS MoCA, The Store at Five Corners, The Williams Inn and Yasmin’s Restaurant at The Orchards Hotel. In central county, participants include Hancock Shaker Village Café, Jerome’s “The Pitt” Bar-B-Que, Miss Adams Diner and the Old Forge Restaurant. In south county, An American Craftsman Café, Blantyre, Café Lucia, Castle Street Café, Chocolate Springs Café, Church Street Café, The Restaurant at the Egremont Inn, Firefly, Gateways Inn & Restaurant, Jacks Grill, The Old Inn on the Green, The Red Lion Inn, The Southfield Store and Wheatleigh have signed on to participate. Catering companies including Bezalel Gables Fine Catering & Events, Chatham, NY, and Moore Fine Food, Inc., in Lenox, are also on board. Sponsors of the The Not-So-Fast Food Festival include Crane & Company, Harsch Realty, Jacks Grill, The Store at Five Corners and the Berkshire Visitors Bureau.
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Senior Golf Series Returns in September

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Berkshire County Fall Senior Golf series returns in September with events on five consecutive Wednesdays starting Sept. 18.
 
It is the 22nd year of the series, which is a fund-raiser for junior golf in the county, and it is open to players aged 50 and up.
 
The series will feature two divisions for each event based on the combined ages of the playing partners.
 
Golfers play from the white tees (or equivalent) with participants 70 and over or who have a handicap of more than 9 able to play from the forward tees.
 
Gross and net prices will be available in each division.
 
The cost is $55 per event and includes a round of golf, food and prizes. Carts are available for an additional fee.
 
Golfers should call the pro shop at the course for that week's event no sooner than two weeks before the event to register.
 
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