Peter X. Kelly of Xaviar’s Restaurant Group
Valley Table Staff
This could be one of those classic stories: A kid who says he grew up eating roast Spam (well, sort of—he and his 11 brothers and sisters had good, simple
Tastemaker
Fritz Sonnenschmidt of The Culinary Institute of America
Valley Table Staff
NATURALLY, YOU’D EXPECT THE CULINARY dean at the CIA in Hyde Park to be an ambassador for fine cuisine. Chef Sonnenschmidt—who won gold medals at the International Culinary Competition in
John Crabtree of Crabtree’s Kittle House
Valley Table Staff
TUCKED IN AMONG RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORS, down the road from Reader’s Digest in Chappaqua, sits the Kittle House—a sprawling building that had uninspiring beginnings as a barn/carriage house. Transformed into a
Joan Gussow
Valley Table Staff
ALMOST ANY CONFERENCE HAVING to do with our food systems—processing, organics, security—will likely include Joan Dye Gussow. Former teacher and chair of the department of nutrition at Columbia University, this
Robert Rosenthal of Stone Church Farm
Valley Table Staff
THROUGHOUT THE HUDSON VALLEY, indeed throughout the country, there likely are few, if any, “farmers” who receive as much acclaim as do Robert Rosenthal and his wife Noelia, who run
Laura Pensiero of Gigi Trattoria
A Valley Table Interview
BY NIGHT, LAURA PENSIERO welcomes guests to the beautiful trattoria she and Gianni Scappin operate in Rhinebeck. By day, she uses her knowledge as a nutritionist (she’s a Registered Dietician)
Barry Benepe
A Valley Table Interview
IT’S SAFE TO SAY THAT without Barry Benepe, Union Square Greenmarket, or indeed any of the city’s current Greenmarkets—would not be as prominent and successful as they are, if they
Agnes Devereux of the Village Tea Room
Photos Jerry Novesky
Agnes Devereux never intended to own an inn or a restaurant. As a young girl in Ireland, she saw how hard her mother worked at it. But then, living and
