On the Menu, the region's foremost cooking program and one of WGBY's most popular local series, returns for a 6th season on Thursday evenings beginning October 11. and will feature two Berkshire county restaurants among the 13 episodes.
Betty Rosbottom, will return for her second year as host assisting chefs who will reveal the secrets behind the signature dishes of some of the region's best restaurants.
Joining Rosbottom in a half hour of lively conversations and cooking demonstrations will be chefs Michael Marcus from Bizen in Great Barrington; and Michael Stahler from Bistro Zinc in Lenox.
Like all of WGBY's locally produced programs, On The Menu will be offered in high definition.
Joining Rosbottom, a founder of the nationally recognized La Belle Pomme Cooking School, will be favorites Paul Provost, Table & Vine, and University of Massachusetts pastry chef, Simon Stevenson.
Provost, dubbed "one of the country's great wine merchants" by Robert M. Parker, Jr., author of The Wine Advocate, will offer expert wine recommendations to pair with each episode's featured recipes. Stevenson, a native of England and department head at the Connecticut Culinary Institute will host segments filled with cooking tips, reviews of the latest kitchenware and interviews with food professionals across western New England.
With a loyal audience stretching from the Vermont border to southern Connecticut and a website boasting more than 20,000 visits and 2,000 recipe downloads per month, On The Menu has established itself as the premier local cooking program in western New England.
For 35 years, WGBY www.wgby.org has connected the people of the region with programs and services that inform, inspire, entertain and promote life long learning. From the non-broadcast Education Services used in classrooms and by childcare providers throughout the region to our unparalleled portfolio of locally produced programs WGBY is uniquely committed to our community. WGBY is a non-profit organization with over 80 percent of its revenue provided by local sources and the support of its viewers.
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Former Harry's Supermarket Under Construction for Restaurant
Late last month, the Conservation Commission greenlit some tree pruning on the property. New windows and a new door can be seen in the front of the building.
"It's a substantial renovation that's currently underway here," Brent White of White Engineering said, speaking on behalf of the applicant and owner, Huajie Zhu.
A fire gutted the longtime Wahconah Street supermarket in 2023, and the following year, Zhu purchased the property for $460,000 two years ago to build a restaurant with hibachi in the existing footprint of the more than 100-year-old building.
White explained that the project has been ongoing for over a year, and the Community Development Board granted the property a waiver to reduce the minimum required number of parking spaces so that additional spaces aren't needed.
He noted that, looking at the site plan, there is very little room to do so. A mirror will be installed near the sharp turn on Bel Air Avenue to alleviate traffic concerns.
Pruning will be done on trees in the southeast corner of the existing paved parking lot, as a number of branches are hanging over. The new owners also intend to patch, sealcoat, and re-stripe the parking lot.
A fire tore through the building less than an hour after the supermarket closed for the day three years ago. An automatic sprinkler system is required for the new use.
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