Simple holiday appetizers
The world may be ending December 21, but the cocktail party will never die. The holiday season is a perfect excuse for gathering with people over munchies and drinks. From catering jobs and…
Hudson Valley Restaurant “Week” (November 5-18)
Hudson Valley eateries will get a second chance this year to showcase their culinary skills applied to local bounty as Hudson Valley Restaurant Week kicks off November 5 and runs through the 18th….
The road to Yumville
There seems to be an explosion of wheeled eateries in the area. While cities have always been full of them, until recently they have been rare around here. The growing fleet of local…
Something to crow about at Il Gallo Giallo in New Paltz
New Paltz’s new Italian wine bar offers an artful mix of the classic and the innovative with the best of the local and the imported. At the two-month-old Il Gallo Giallo (pronounced “eel…
Hudson Valley Garlic Festival this Saturday & Sunday
What cures asp bites and wasp stings? What item – in 15-pound assortments – was once worth one healthy male slave? What repels vampires and prevents plague, leprosy, the flu and general malaise?…
Scenic Hudson’s Farmland Cycling Tour
I’m not on my bike as often as I’d like. Mostly it collects dust, while I miss the exhilarating feeling that I get from riding it. But clearly, many others are not of…
A tapestry of tapas
The small-plates concept has been around for ten years or so in this country, although its origins go way back. What originated in the Mediterranean as a convivial way to soak up drinks…
Henry’s at the Farm features food grown on its grounds
At Henry’s at the Farm, the setting soothes you well before the comestibles please your palate. At this restaurant, on the grounds of Buttermilk Falls Inn and Spa in Milton, an enchanting scene…
How to put summer’s bountiful baby zucchini to good use
Zucchini – the wee baby ones – are my favorite summer vegetable. Forget the big bland baseball bats left sneakily on doorsteps and in unlocked cars; I’m talking about the ones that you…
Don’t miss the summertime blues
Blueberries bring out the kid in us. Unsexy, a weird color and tutti-frutti sweet, they appeal to kids of all ages, from 2 to 102. Bluebsies are the stuff of children’s literary fantasies….
