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James Gop
- Feb 1, 2016
- 3 min
You Did What In The City?
Any opportunity I get to share the food culture, nature and what we do in The Berkshires with people I jump at it. City Plate asked if Heirloom Fire would come to Hub Seventeen (An events and community space in the Lululemon Flatiron Location) in New York City and put together a Dinner in honor of Men's Fashion Week. The guests for the dinner would be 30 influencers in mens fashion and to open the floor to discussion. Well, if you know me at all, you know I love to cook and h
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James Gop
- Dec 10, 2015
- 5 min
Wedding Planning: They Proposed, Now What?
Okay - It’s been months of that knot in your stomach about traveling upstate for Thanksgiving to finally meet the 2 people who created this amazing person that you fell head over heels for - The time is now. Not only are you meeting the parents (da da dunnnn) but the WHOLE family. Gulp. Are you ready? A gentle knock on the door leads to many warm smiling faces and the day swiftly moves forward. At the end, it wasn’t so bad, right? The dad was lovable, the mom reminds you a bi
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James Gop
- Oct 18, 2015
- 8 min
Planning A Wedding in The Berkshires
As much as it pains me to admit this, when planning a wedding there is more to it than just the food. All jokes aside, I am well aware of that fact. We actually take a great deal of care when it comes to working out all of the small details of putting together your dream wedding. When most of us think about getting married, we think of being surrounded by friends and family as we walk down the aisle in that drop dead gorgeous wedding dress that we spent many hours and late ni
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James Gop
- Sep 6, 2015
- 3 min
Farm to Table...Literally.
It was a midday in July as I was harvesting zucchini in the sprawling fields of Taft Farms, under the blazing sun. I stood up briefly, wiped my brow and stretched by back. In that moment of clarity, I was able to really see what was right in front of me: rows of beautiful flowers and tall shoots of what would soon be some of the most stunning varieties of Indian Corn. This past summer I had decided that I wanted to shadow a local farm and work a full growing season so that I
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