I have to admit that I do have quite a sweet tooth for chocolates, especially the homemade…read morechocolates. While I was in Mechanicville very recently, I decided to check out Park Avenue Confectionary to pick up a box of gourmet truffles for MOI- I heart truffles! I deserve a nice treat every now and then. This little chocolate and confectionary shop stocks homemade chocolates and candies including chocolate bars (white, milk chocolate, dark, etc), lollipops, special themes (molded chocolates), bagged chocolate covered candies, chocolate covered pretzels, dgift boxes, and baskets. They also carry sugar free varieties too. The prices here are very fair: $9.95/lb for chocolates and $14.95/lb for truffles. I've been to other chocolate shops near my home,, some of which charge almost double. The owner was very accomodating in helping me to customize and choose an assortment of truffles (24 pieces/12 oz box). There were around 20 choices of truffles to choose from, and I was pointing out what I wanted from outside the glass case. This was like choosing what kinds of donuts I wanted for an assortment (give me one glazed, two jelly, three cruellers, etc), you get the idea. The total came out to just under $14 with tax. I brought the box of truffles into work for ME to indulge on while I was crunching numbers and calculations at my desk (my coworkers are on their New Year's diet, hehe). Each of the truffles tasted very fresh and had a nice hard shell outside with creamy and rich ganache inside. The hazelnut was my favorite. The truffles went well with my daily cup of Starbucks Coffee. It took me the whole week to finish the box, munching on a few pieces each day. What a sweet week! Major credit cards accepted (including AMEX). CLOSED on Sundays

This store is amazing. The owners are very nice and there is a lot of different candies to choose…read morefrom. The variety is exceptional. Prices are very reasonable. I need to go back soon and get some treats for my family. Great place to go for holiday treats as they always have something festive for the next holiday. I hope they are open for many, many years to come! Cannot say enough good things about this wonderful shop. I would much rather support a local business first. Small business is very important to the economy and I appreciate all of the hard work these amazing people put in to build their business and keeping it active everyday, especially in these trying pandemic times. It can be scary to even go in stores but this one feels very safe to me. I saw their name on the Grubhub app, too! Would love to try chocolate delivery!! Will have to check that out. :-)

We always enjoy our visits. Enjoyed their chocolate covered banana with nuts! So delicious!…read more They were slammed today, but the wait was not bad and the employees were super quick. Pros: Retail store with lots of local items to include, meat, dairy, pies, ice cream cakes, candles, candies, clothing attire, honey, maple syrup and I saw some soaps as well. Open year round Plenty of indoor seating Cons: None that I can think of It's worth the drive! It's a bit out of the way, but it's the season for their place to shine. I don't believe there's any outdoor seating, but the interior provided toys for your young kiddos to play with and two well kept restrooms.

You must stop by King Brothers Dairy!! The people are…read moreexceptionally nice, the ice cream is LOCAL and delicious and there are so many delicious treats to choose from you will have to go back again soon.

A farm with a store, sounds fabulously simple right? I mean that in the very best way possible…read more These awesome people want to feed their community with fresh food and they are doing it in the best way possible. You can drive there yourself and check out the farm and the store OR they will drive to you and deliver you farm goodness to your front step. Where they really shine is in a big something called a bundle. It's basically your weekly meal planning, shopping and prep work in one. I'm talking not just the peppers for your taco Tuesday but the washed and chopped peppers, you hear me busy momma?! They deliver all over the capital district too. I'm a weird breed that actually enjoys grocery shopping and food prep but there is no voodoo magic that could get me this amount of price for the extremely reasonable price Gorsky's charges.

I was so excited to try Gorsky's Farm delivery service. Meal prep is hard with two working parents…read moreand a toddler. I loved the idea of having my meals prepared and ready to heat up when we got home. I posted to their Facebook page asking for help navigating their website to place a delivery order. The owner (I think) answered right away, we commented back and forth, Great Week Bundle order placed, hunky dory. Delivery day came and went, with no delivery. I Facebook messaged the owner. No response. I emailed the owner. No response. I tried calling the number on their Facebook page. It's suspended. It was a hot mess scramble to feed my family that evening, which is our normal and exactly what I was hoping to avoid via this delivery. Finally I commented (which I later discovered they deleted) on one of their posts asking for an update. They responded via Messenger and said their truck broke down and would update me ASAP. A few days came and went with no update. I gave up and asked for a refund via Messenger. They responded quickly to that and agreed to refund. Days passed, no refund. Finally, I escalated to Paypal and got my refund. I get it's a working farm. Really, I do. Stuff happens. But I dropped a lot of money on food that never arrived. I shouldn't have had to jump through hoops to a) get satisfactory customer service from the owners, and b) get a refund. As I said earlier, Gorsky's delivery service is an amazing concept that I want to support! But unless they improve their customer service and communication, I will not be trying again anytime soon.

NO WORDS --- too busy drinking every drop that is clinging to my empty glass!…read more BRAVO!

I bought a bottle of their Bloody Mary mix in Woodstock, VT at a street fair. I wish I had bought…read morea case. It's the best Bloody Mary mix I've had in a bottle. I am a Bloody aficionado and I usually make my own. I don't need to anymore. It is thick but I usually cut it with a little V-8.

A curated breath of fresh air, Talbott & Arding met every one of our senses. The manicured market…read moreatmosphere, the varied assortment of luxury culinary treats, the sheer quality of ingredients paired expertly with each other on the daily menu, the locally sourced unique treasures of gifts and trinkets, the gentle pleasantness of the staff... everything comes together here to form a true and complete product. Talbott & Arding was chosen as our first stop on our girls' getaway journey. Tucked in the Hudson Valley, just an hour from the Berkshires, it was a sweetly energetic beginning to our day. We each chose a sandwich from the counter. My smoked salmon on focaccia was a delight. The bread, airy and light, beautifully happy yeast just bounding with lift, defying the constraints of olive oil which left my fingers gloriously glistening. I haven't had a focaccia as happy as that in a minute. Super thin radish, bright pickled shallot and fresh watercress all gave a nice vibrant touch. Ben's cream cheese couldn't possibly be creamier. And the delicate, silky, fresh, luxurious salmon... What a dream. So balanced. I filled my arms with goods- iberico salami, Aleppo chili oil, Blackstrap coffee beans, local chocolates, and an adorable Talbott & Arding puzzle. I'm sure I could have easily convinced myself to buy just about everything I laid my eyes upon. The cheese counter was an absolute work of art. It's clear that Talbott & Arding is a willing servant to the gifts of the surrounding earth and people. The homage it pays is palpable. Our stop at Talbott & Arding set the tone for an intentional, peaceful, vibrant, cozy, delicious, connected trip. I'll be back immediately.

THE most delicious prepared food. Food is fresh, tasty, inspired, and much is healthy…read morevegetable/grain-forward. Love the cheese and charcuterie, and they now carry Mel the Bakery bread for a one-stop A++ food shop in Hudson! Great for lunch in-house, or grab and go prepared sandwiches, foccacia pizza, salads galore! Good local food producers represented in refrigerator and freezer cases. With that and the prepared food case, it's so convenient and delicious to pick up a few items to complete a nutritious home meal. Oh and they are connected to and big boosters of Slow Food Hudson Valley. Feel good about where a large chunk o' your discretionary spending goes!

Food is made fresh, employees are friendly and the manager is extremely helpful and funny.read more

From the owner: Come visit the Stillwater Stewart's Shops for a quick, one stop shop! Stewart's Shops is an…read moreemployee and family-owned convenience store chain located throughout Upstate New York and Vermont. The company is best known for their conveniently located gas stations, freshly brewed coffee, fast food options, and locally sourced milk & ice cream as well as ATMs and free air at most locations. Stop by today!

A lovely gift shop that also serves breakfast and lunch. They offer grocery items, beer, and wine,…read morealong with art for sale and live music. The space is beautifully decorated, and the service was friendly. It has a great vibe -- hip, artsy, and quaint.

**DISCLOSURE STATEMENT** I find aspects of writing this…read morereview difficult due to being an Amherst College alum and, therefore, eschewing, forever, all things "Williamstown." You have been informed. :) I have passed The Store at Five Corners to attend my sons' sporting events for years. Today I broke down and tried it for lunch en route to a track meet. I cannot tell you how happy I am to have visited, and how disappointed I am to have wasted a decade not frequenting this place. It's a Normal Rockwell-esq, quaint and rustic colonial country store. The staff was simply outstanding. Local, authentic, attentive, personable yet professional and added to my experience (I wish I had gotten their names). They have delicious looking treats and baked goods, an array of interesting dry goods and unique drinks in a cold case - but the main focus is their breakfast and lunch sandwich, salad, and coffee menu. The list of offerings does not go on for days. It's efficient, and clearly allows them to be good at 12 things - rather than meh at 30. I ordered possibly the greatest plate of food I've ever had in Berkshire County with the white miso hummus and pickled vegetable salad. WOW. It was tasty, well proportioned and conceived, and balanced well beyond my expectations. I did add chicken at the suggestion of the staff - and even the chicken was additive. Perfectly cooked (I suspect wonderfully sous vide), tender, all natural, and tasty. I enjoyed it so much that as soon as my first plate was cleared (yes, you heard that correctly), I ordered a second!!! And, for the record, it was not due to a skimpy portion. It was due to how much I enjoyed my lunch. It's menued at $15 before chicken addition - call it $21 all in with protein and tax. So so worth it. I literally cannot wait to find an excuse to come back to *GULP* Williamstown. I believe our spring sports schedule has us back relatively soon. The staff made me promise to try the falafel next time. I certainly will (very likely with another one of these as well). Fantastic.

It was our first time here. So glad we came very friendly staff berries are absolutely delicious!…read moreEven walked out with a hanging basket and arrangement of sunflowers. Definitely a place that we will be returning to again.

We had a fantastic experience at Chatham Berry Farm We…read morepicked two baskets of blueberries, (no charge for the container) and the blueberries were plentiful The people who work there were really nice and friendly Great place for a fun time My only recommendation is to wear sunscreen a wide brimmed hat and work quickly it takes a lot of time to fill two baskets. Tomorrow blueberry muffins and blueberry pancakes.

Little local specialty market - honey, candy, and local items along with produce, canned goods,…read morecheeses, and more. They have a lot of local beers, ciders, local milk, etc. Prices are a bit more expensive, but quality local products. Excellent little maple sugar candies they just got in, too. They need to sell by the lbs instead of the 50¢ a candy, though!

Very quaint and loaded store. Has everything one would need and want for a delicious meal, snacks…read moreor travels supplies like tooth brush, tooth paste, dish soap... Yummy GF bread if you want that. Lots of local meats and snacks. As far as service, I've been there only twice; once in the midst of a storm and just last week. The guys I met were friendly, knew their products, a big reason why I'd go back!

Corn this season is fabulous!! I could have eaten 2-3 ears it was so sweet and delicious!read more

They have the best vegetables - especially their corn! I get enough to have right away and also…read moresome to freeze so we can enjoy it all winter!!