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Fine Dining In Virginia: Town House's Culinary Getaway Package

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Some of the best restaurants can be off the beaten path but are worth the trip (the French Laundry being the example that springs immediately to mind). Foodies might want to make their way to bucolic Chilhowie, Virginia where at Town House Executive Chefs Karen Urie Shields and John B. Shields, a 2010 Food & Wine Best New Chef, create food that is nothing short of extraordinary. To get a sample of what you might be in for you need only take a trip to the Town House blog which showcases some of the latest creations. After looks at white asparagus wrapped in pork belly, aerated parmesan cheese puffs, softshel crabs with brown butter and lime, caramelized onions, smoked coconut, and mint fresh from the garden, you might be ready for a culinary getaway. Luckily Town House and their sister property Riverstead, are offering a package that allows guests to step inside the kitchen at Town House and have a nearby place to relax after having your taste buds thoroughly massaged.

The "Best New Chef" Package includes a 15-course tasting menu for two at Town House, access inside the Town House kitchen with the Chefs as they prepare the evening's dinner, an area farmers' markets guide, accommodations for one night at Riverstead and use of Riverstead's luxury farm kitchen complete with snacks and breakfast items prepared by the Town House chefs. The packages starts at $550 per night based on double occupancy for stays Tuesday-Saturday night stays through July 31, 2010.

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Abbijane's Townhouse, Estate of the Day

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Sometimes when exuberance trumps elegance it can be delightful. Case in point the New York City townhouse belonging to the late designer Abbijane Schifrin. The NY Times Big Deal column reports that Schifrin loved her Gramercy Park townhouse and held fashion shows there as well as drawing her designs on the kitchen table. The townhouse was built in the mid 19th century and rebuilt in 1910 and 1911 by Frederick J. Sterner. Much of his work including oak paneling, stone and brick fireplaces and Arts-and-Crafts style leaded windows is still preserved in the home. Details include a latticework of oak on the dining room ceiling, a barrel-ceilinged living room and a small formal rear garden.

The home is vibrantly colorful on the upper floors including an otherworldly blue bathroom and a hot pink bedroom that another designer, Betsy Johnson, might go mad for. The single-family house was turned into a two-unit condominium six years ago and the upper two stories were sold off. Now Schifrin's heirs and her upstairs neighbor are putting it on the market as a single home. It is listed at $8.75 million.

Gallery: Abbijane's Townhouse

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Geothermal town house

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This New York town house has the unique feature of a geothermal energy system which provides heating, cooling and hot water. The energy comes from pipes going 1,400 feet into the earth, which come back to the house to the radiant heating system via all floors of the house. It is further environmentally sound with double insulation, air filtration and even a snow melting system (no need for salt or breaking your back!). Spread your green-loving family over the 6,000 sq ft with 875 sq ft of terraces including the solarium penthouse which is part of the 4 bedrooms with 4.5 baths. Limestone and Merbau hardwood floors throughout with a Bulthaup kitchen. Being offered at $7.825 million.

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