High IQ Brew
David Neilsen
NEW PALTZ’S OWN Smart Beer is New York’s first organic beer company. Within its first year of production, the company’s beers, which are physically brewed upstate in Saratoga Springs, already are
Good Stuff
Vintage Kudos
Colleen Stewart
WHITECLIFF VINEYARD & WINERY’S 2014 Reserve Chardonnay continues its award-winning run in statewide and national wine competitions. The popular white wine won Best Chardonnay at the Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association’s Twelfth
Walkin’ the Local Walk
Colleen Stewart
ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE. That’s what Chef Jay Lippin has been telling diners at Crabtree’s Kittle House in Chappaqua. Now everyone is reaping the tasty benefits. After recognizing customers’ penchant
Don’t Worry, Be Hoppy
David Neilsen
JEFF O’NEIL, FOUNDER AND PROPRIETOR of the recently opened Industrial Arts Brewing Company, in Garnerville (Rockland County), has spent most of his adult life swimming in beer. As the former head
Get Crafted
Valley Table Staff
THIS FALL, THERE’S EVEN MORE good reason to go out and have a drink—make it a craft drink produced in the Hudson Valley. With the support of Empire State Development, the
Organic Brew
Valley Table Staff
A MONTH AFTER OPENING THE tasting room, Arrowood Farms, in Accord, became the state’s first NOFA-NY certified organic farm brewery. The farm utilizes a self-sustaining biosystem involving crop rotation, livestock and
Build Your Own
Valley Table Staff
AFTER DRIVING TO POUGHKEEPSIE for dinner for the umpteenth time, Adam Lauricella and his wife, Keely, came to the realization that they were traveling outside their native Wappingers Falls to dine
Chocolate Heaven
Robin Cherry
WATCH OUT, HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA! from 11am to 5pm on Saturday, November 5, Red Hook (Dutchess County) will be the sweetest place on earth when it hosts Red Hook & The Chocolate
Birds of a Different Feather
Valley Table Staff
WHETHER YOU OPT FOR A TRADITIONAL turkey or a more exotic main course for Thanksgiving this year, the Hudson Valley is home to dozens of poultry farms offering a variety of
Craft Tea
Valley Table Staff
IN APRIL, BLESSED BREWERY OWNER Adam Barfield became one of the first kombucha producers in the region. The fermented tea, which has been traced back more than two millennia in the
Road Food
Valley Table Staff
WHETHER YOU’RE A LOCAL, a visitor or a traveler passing through, Hudson Valley Food Tours offers a variety of culinary trips designed to give you a taste of the local bounty—one
County Fare
Valley Table Staff
After driving to Poughkeepsie for dinner for the umpteenth time, Adam Lauricella and his wife, Keely, came to the realization that they were traveling outside their native Wappingers Falls to
Farm to Fork Fondo Fun
Marissa Sertich Velie
FONDOS ARE LIKE PARTIES on wheels. The mass cycling events are about getting people—from elite racers to casual pedalers—together on their bikes in a supportive environment. Gran fondos have rapidly
Got Your Passport
Marissa Sertich Velie
WANDERLUST DOESN’T HAVE TO INVOLVE expensive plane tickets, heavy traffic, or even packing a suitcase. Sometimes, the best adventures begin in your own backyard. The Hudson Valley’s longest wine trail—the
For What It’s Worth
Sommer Hixson
IN BEACON, 47 PERCENT of the students enrolled in the city’s six schools are eligible for reduced-price or free meals. According to a 2010 national Feeding America study, 76 percent
Fungus On Tap
Marissa Sertich Velie
THE MID HUDSON MYCOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION is having boozy fun with fungus, and the club will offer a special beer-making workshop on May 2 using locally foraged mushrooms. You might call
Happiness Turns 30
Colleen Stewart
ON SATURDAY, JULY 18, the crowd-pleasing ice cream makers at Jane’s Ice Cream, in Kingston, will celebrate their thirtieth anniversary by serving a commemorative “Birthday Bash” flavor at the Kingston
Summertime Adult Float
Valley Table Staff
YOU MAY SPOT A SURPRISING “adult” dessert on more menus around the region this summer. A beer float is a grown-up twist on the traditional summer classic—smooth ice cream (the
