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Joe DizneyColumnist

Joe Dizney is a designer, art director and unrepentant sensualist. When the Cold Spring resident is not thinking about food, he is foraging for, cooking or eating it.

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Small, Good Things: Adventures Close to Home

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney May 4, 2016September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Persian Herb & Bean Stew

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Small, Good Things: The Heart of the Matter

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney April 5, 2016September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

An old Molly O’Neill recipe reinvented

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Music as Devotion

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney March 12, 2016March 29, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Scholar and band will share Sufi sounds

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Small, Good Things: Brighten the Corners

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney March 9, 2016September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Thinking light in late winter, I settled on a sunny stew

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Small, Good Things: Needs Must

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney February 10, 2016September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Since eating is so necessary to body, mind, soul and society, make the most out of it

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James Booker, “Bayou Maharajah”

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney February 5, 2016February 4, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Film about funky pianist will be shown Feb. 7

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Small, Good Things: Come Together

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney January 13, 2016July 11, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Eating with other people is a healthy choice

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Small, Good Things: Here’s to Everyone!

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney December 9, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Cranberries provide the base note for the Holiday Shrub

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Rick Moody, Road Warrior, at the Sunset Reading Series

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney November 13, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Reads from his latest book this Saturday at 4 p.m. at The Chapel Restoration

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Small, Good Things: Cracking the Code

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney November 11, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Puzzling out a favorite Kitchen Sink dish

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Small, Good Things: Hoodoo You Love

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney October 14, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Grillades involve a bit of alchemy — or is it voodoo?

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Small, Good Things: Anything Goes

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney September 30, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

“Japanese pizza” topped with exactly what you like

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Small, Good Things: Perfectly Peared

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney September 16, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

A rare and fragile thing

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An Alfresco Mashup of Modern Classical Masterworks

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney September 12, 2015August 7, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Manitoga’s 2015 annual performance

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Small, Good Things: A Match Made in Heaven

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney September 2, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

The art and science of food pairing

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Gelek Rimpoche at Garrison Institute Retreat Aug. 29–Sept. 4

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An interview with Philip Glass

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Small, Good Things: Friends in the Forest

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney August 17, 2015October 15, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Trailing behind a hardcore mushroom lover

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The Pre-War Ponies ‘Get Out Under the Moon’

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney August 15, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Free concert in Foundry Dock Park Aug. 20

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Small, Good Things: The Thing, Itself

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney August 5, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Ethical politicking aside, here is a very tasty pâté

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Small, Good Things: Hello and Goodbye

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney July 22, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Celebrate the passing of time — and preserve a bit of its essence

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Small, Good Things: Relish the Experience

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney July 8, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Smooth or chunky, assertive condiments define world cuisine

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Small, Good Things: Up on the Farm

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney June 24, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

A “secret weapon” to get the most from your CSA share

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Thomas Merton Documentary Screening at Garrison Institute

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney June 15, 2015January 21, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Q-and-A with Merton scholars to follow June 21 screening

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Small, Good Things: Salad Days (Are Here Again)

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney June 10, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Chasing the perfect gyin thohk

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Small, Good Things: The Artist’s Way

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney May 27, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

“The art of dining well is no slight art, the pleasure no slight pleasure.”

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