Life, Death & Dinner

Life, Death & Dinner

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Maple-Mustard Dressing

What's the occasion? Making seasonal salads shine

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Liza Schoenfein
Oct 31, 2025
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I’m obsessed with the Little Gem salad on the menu at the 1883 Tavern in the historic Stewart House Hotel in Athens, N.Y.

Scattered among the generous pile of lettuce leaves is a happy combo of toasted hazelnuts, dried cherries, and pickled red onion, but what takes the whole thing over the top is the dressing. I suppose licking the plate would be rude,…

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