Berkshire Mountain Bakery

Brownie was the one who introduced me to this place in Housatonic, MA. The Berkshire Mountain Bakery bakes natural sourdough bread, crusty and full of flavor. We stocked up with loaves to bring home - a sunny flax for brownie, a cherry pecan for 1000yregg, a peasant French for us (above).

But the real treats were the mini-ciabattas -- cheese jalapeno and dark chocolate chock full of dark Callebaut chocolate chunks. Toasted whole, then sliced, these were just so good - crunchy crust, gooey cheese and chocolate within...



Berkshire Mountain Bakery
367 Park Street, Route 183
Housatonic, MA 01236
413- 274-3412

The Southfield Store, Southfield, MA

While at the Berkshires, Brooklen recommended I try the Southfield Store in particularly for breakfast. He made the claim that their croissants were better than any croissant he had in NYC. Big words, eh?
I went early in the morning and ended up eating 2 croissants. They were warm, buttery, and flakey.
The store also made nice bite size pain au chocolat which were decadent.

Southfield Store
163 Norfolk Road
Southfield, MA 01259

Rubi's, Great Barrington, MA

We head up to BrookLEn and LBT's wedding in the Berkshires last weekend. BrookLEn had recommended lunch at Rubi's, a little cafe attached to Rubiner's Cheese shop in downtown Great Barrington.

1000yregg went for the country pate sandwich, served open-faced with cornichons and slathered with whole-grain mustard.











Redneckhunter got ham and cheese with dijon. I went classic based on BrookLEn's recommendation, and just opted for plain grilled cheese made with melted gruyere.










After lunch we, of course, had to browse the cheese shop and taste the delectable samples of cheese and pate.




Rubi's and Rubiner's Cheesemongers
264 Main St
Great Barrington, MA 01230
(413) 528-0488