ISSUE 58: JUNE-AUGUST 12

Features:

Up close: Liana Hoodes. a Valley Table interview

Crown Maple chef's challenge.

At home in the kitchen: A table for three, or four, or five. a Valley Table series

Departments:

Editors's letter: Logic need not apply.

Good stuff: Valley Table award; Cornwall cheesemaker; Snail award; Farmers fight back; Label law.

New & Noteworthy: Lagusta's Luscious; Roundhouse; Farmer & the Fish; The Hop; Krause's Chocolates; Newburgh Brewing.

Events: June-August 12

By the glass: Warm weather reds; chill out. by Steven Kolpan.

Eating by the season: Maple syrup matures. by Greg Weber.

New crop: Barbara Felton & Will Brown, Lowland Farm. by Abby Luby

New crop: Lynn Faurie & Barbara Masterson, B&L 4E Farm. by Abby Luby

Municipal Farmers' Markets in the Hudson Valley

Up close: Libery Public House. by Robin Cherry

On the plate: Notes from a trout dinner. by Bobby & Becky Marino

Recipes:

Crown Maple Mack & Jack (Justin Montgomery/Harper's)

Roasted heirloom beets with house-whipped Maple ricotta & pistachio oil (James Kelly/Restaurant X)

Maple brined grilled pork chops with Calvados demi glace and maple-bacon almonds (Josh Kroner/Terrapin)

Crown Maple pannacotta (Pasqual Dedi/Zuppa)

Fresh caught trout with orzo and baby bok choy (Bobby & Becky Marino)