I often say that I'm shameless about borrowing a good idea--and certainly this is true of drawing inspiration from the hospitality sector. What's inspiring me today is the work of one couple in the Catskills region of New York State who are singlehandedly transforming the lodging and restaurant scene there. Catskills native Sims Foster and his wife, Kirsten Harlow Foster, are using his hospitality smarts and an “I’ll do it” work ethic to breathe new life into the area by opening three inns: The Arnold House, which opened with a restaurant in 2014 atop a mountain just outside Livingston Manor; the Nine River Road, in a renovated old home overlooking the Delaware River in Callicoon; and the North Branch Country Inn, also with a restaurant, in North Branch, which was just named one of the “Best Bed and Breakfast Inns in America” by Time Out New York magazine. Next up is the DeBruce, set to open next month--and if it's even half as good as the beautiful trailer video produced by Bullrush Films https://vimeo.com/211406224 it should be terrific.