It was the last thing I expected from Barbaro an Italian newcomer to Millbrook. It was described as “crispy squid, herb-cornichon aioli, spicy arrabbiata”. It was delicious! It was more than delicious, it’s raised the bar for fried calamari (trust me, days later I turned down the chance for fried calamari at a legendary Boston seafood restaurant). The squid was incredibly tender, even the little tentacle pieces, lightly breaded and perfectly fried. The two sauces that accompa

On a back road outside of Millbrook, you’ll find JSK Cattle Company. Don’t let the name fool you, there’s much more than just cattle at this farm. Heather Kading and her husband Jason oversee a menagerie that includes a welcoming committee of 5 goats, 2 flocks of chickens (one for laying eggs, the other for dinner), some pigs (loving this mud-producing fall) and cattle. Heather originally trained as a massage therapist but got side-tracked and is now trying to figure out how

It’s always fun to get to sit down with the owner of someplace you’ve eaten at and liked for a while. I got to sit down with Buffy Arbogast of Babette’s Kitchen in Millbrook recently and talk to her about what it takes to run a café. Babette’s Kitchen is celebrating 12 years in business--6 years in their current location, the “sunny side of the street” according to Buffy. She started Babette’s Kitchen in May of 2000 and “never looked back.” We chatted over a really refreshing