so a local chickadee was arrested last thursday in connection with the federal bust of the prostitution ring that is currently giving spitzer a major headache. (rhinebeck is about 15 miles north of poughkeepsie. apparently, ms. hollander was some sort of scheduler, and face it, any respectable sex biz is going to need competent administrative support.)

i saw the headline in our paper on friday and scanned the article with a chuckle. little did i know …

BUT all of this has reminded me that i meant to write a post about fleisher’s (a butcher in rhinebeck and kingston) that supplies fantastic grass-fed, organic meat from sustainable local farms.

n.y. strip

earlier this week, d-man and i cruised up there and purchased the most beautiful n.y. strip steak. its marbling was mesmerizing.

n.y. strip marble detail

i cooked it using my fool-proof, high-heat, cast-iron-skillet, mega-hot-oven method, and steven and i had one heckuva yummy dinner.

since i am writing about rhinebeck goings-on, i ought to also mention the beekman arms, a charming inn (reportedly the oldest in america) that has a quite nice restaurant with super-tasty meatloaf, among other treats. i also completely enjoy the paper trail, a stationer with a terrific selection of truly beautiful papers.

so i suppose, while rhinebeck might get some buzz currently for its indirect connection to a certain governor’s ridiculous indiscretion, i want to toot the horns of some of the local biz.