Taking Dumplings To New Heights
A DESIRE TO SHARE A TASTE of home with others inspired chef Yangji Lama and his wife Karma to make and sell momos homemade Himalayan dumplings—to the public, or at
Good Stuff
Winter Market Finds
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Catskill Provisions Chocolate Honey Truffles, Honey Whiskey Truffles These decadent, handcrafted chocolate truffles, infused with local raw wildflower honey, make any party or gathering something special. Catskill Provisions’ owner Clair
Things the Valley is Famous For
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Apples Apples and cider define a large part of Hudson Valley heritage. Until the 1930s, when Florida and California entrepreneurs began to market orange juice, people drank more cider than
Places We Love
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Mohonk Mountain House The sprawling, Victorian-style Mohonk Mountain House is situated on 1,325 acres of wooded land beside a sparkling lake. Guests can kick back and take in the rugged
Cool Clubs
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There’s a new entertaining model that’s catching on: the cookbook club. Like a book club, members choose a book, but instead of a novel it’s a cookbook from which each
Roadfood
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Top Dog Perfection (n): 1. The state of being perfect. 2. A simple hot dog, split down the middle, grilled on both sides in a lightly toasted bun, topped with
Dinner on the Farm
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Farm-to-table dining doesn’t always mean bringing the food off the farm. Some farms are welcoming diners to visit and enjoy a freshly prepared meal. Whether they’re partnering with local chefs
Hudson Valley Farms with Deep Roots
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Farming has a 400-year heritage in the Hudson Valley. Some of the oldest farms in the valley are also some of the most innovative. Here, you’ll find one of the
Events We Love
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Hudson Valley Garlic Festival One of the oldest food-centric celebrations in the Hudson Valley, this annual September event, held in Saugerties (Ulster County), consistently attracts garlic lovers from all over
Stuff We’ve Learned to Like
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Some of the things we love about living and eating in the Hudson Valley: Every season brings new culinary discoveries. Oysters IT MAY BE HARD TO BELIEVE, but in the
Hudson Valley Barbecue Joints Worth a Local Pit Stop
Lesley Rozycki and Olivia Watson
Hotter temperatures and barbecue go hand in hand, but sometimes it’s just too hot to grill. So, let’s take a trip! From fall-off-the-bone baby back ribs to tender smoked brisket,
All Meat, All Day, All Night
Barbara Reina
IT MIGHT SEEM UNLIKELY THAT offering fresh-cut meat 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in quality-controlled vending machines would be the dream of a former vegan and vegetarian. But,
Stop and Smell the Rosés
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ONCE CONSIDERED A LIGHTWEIGHT in the battle for consumer favor, rosé wines were habitually placed in the “casual summer wine” niche and taken about as seriously as sangria. In truth, however,
Cider, Slightly Red
Lesley Rozycki
AS SUMMER’S UNOFFICIAL WINE, rosé has grown steadily in popularity. Its fans include Angry Orchard head cider maker Ryan Burk and his team, who experimented for years with elements of the
What’s the Plan, Man?
Lesley Rozycki
EVAN AND EMILY WATSON’S JOURNEY into brewing began at a single-barrel nanobrewery in Fishkill. Their beers grew popular, despite the fact that they were available only at local farmers’ markets. In
Down on the Biodynamic Farm
Lesley Rozycki
THE HUDSON VALLEY IS KNOWN far and wide as a hub of world-class cheese production, and cheesemakers in the region have been busy throughout the spring season developing new cheeses to
Sticky in Beacon
Lesley Rozycki
MAIN STREET IN BEACON GOT a little sweeter—and a little stickier—now that Hudson Valley Marshmallow Company’s brick-and-mortar store has come to town. The confectionary company opened its own storefront in early
