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Getting out of Town: Blue Hill at Stone Barns

Conde Nast Traveler — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:57:05 -0400

A rainy afternoon on the farm By Mollie Chen On Friday, my editor Gully and I took a little field trip up the Hudson to Pontico Hills, New York, to Blue Hill at Stone Barns. There, we met up with...

A Cookbook for the Google Generation

Conde Nast Traveler — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:54:53 -0400

By Mollie Chen I've got shelf upon shelf of cookbooks at home - everything from Julia Child's classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking to Michel Richard's gorgeous Happy in the Kitchen - plus dozens more squirreled away in my...

Cali, Final Edition: Keller Unbuttoned, Greasy Burritos, and Barbecued Oysters

Conde Nast Traveler — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:06:39 -0400

Nick's Cove: gorgeous views and fantastic oysters By Mollie Chen And finally, five last reasons to love California. Now I can stop procrastinating and get started on all the very late copy I owe our Production department. Liberty Farms duck...

More Reasons to Love California: Dancing Cows, Au Courant Dishware, and Loveable Neighborhood Grocers

Conde Nast Traveler — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:33:36 -0400

Brand-new Spruce has style and substance By Mollie Chen I had strawberries yesterday and it was a sad reminder of what we on the East Coast are missing. Even as I am excited to cook my favorite fall soup (green...

Reasons to Love California, Including the Requisite Paean to Alice Waters and Gushing Account of the Ferry Plaza Market

Conde Nast Traveler — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:17:50 -0400

Annie hearts Hayes St Grill po'boys By Mollie Chen The genial woman behind the Avis counter paused and looked at me. "You know," she said, "you can get a Prius for the same price." Sold. As I smugly approached our...