The area around Woodstock is a case in point, with artisanal (to use a tired but inevitable word) producers making small batches of everything from chocolate truffles to whole-grain flatbread crackers, and diminutive dining rooms pleasing loyal locals with both cheap burgers and brews and upscale Tuscan pizzas and intriguing wines.

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