The Ghost of Kitchens Past
Jerry Novesky
DO SOMETHING FOR NEARLY 18 YEARS and in retrospect there are bound to be some things that you wish you’d done differently (or not at all). That’s just about how
Issue 72, 2015
Hudson Valley Whiskey: Tasting Notes
Tim Buzinski
BLACK DIRT DISTILLERY Black Dirt Bourbon This whiskey is deep in flavor, spice, oak, grain; there are a myriad of drinks waiting to be mixed with this. CATSKILL DISTILLING CO.
Generation Next Redux
Text and photos Keith Stewart
OUR FARM IS powered by humans. We use tractors and power equipment to mow, prepare fields and help with planting, but most of what happens on the farm is done
Hudson Valley Whiskey
Timothy Buzinski / Photos Eva Deitch
THERE ARE FEW more satisfying winter tipples than a glass of whiskey. A finger or two of warming spirits charms many of us on a cold winter’s night. Perhaps the
New Restaurants
Valley Table Staff
Caffe Macchiato; 99 Liberty St, Newburgh; (845) 565-4616; addressyourappetite.com The revamp of Caffe Macchiato under new chef/owner Jodi Cummings comes from the heart of a local. As a Newburgh native,
Growing Agriculture in the Hudson Valley
David Neilsen / Photos Jerry Novesky
STARTING A BUSINESS is always a tricky proposition, but starting an agriculture-based business can be especially difficult. On top of researching grants, conducting proposals,creating development strategies and discovering funding opportunities,
Tu Dou Si
Valley Table Staff
Spicy Shredded Potatoes Eliot Gee Following is an adaptation on the versatile tu dou si—spicy shredded potatoes. Much of the pleasure of Chinese peasant cooking is its adaptability. My recipe
Local Flavors in Rural Hunan
Text and Photos Eliot Gee
THERE’S A DAMP heaviness to the morning air as the sun struggles to pierce the haze over Soviet-era buildings. A wheezing flatbed truck stops periodically along Old Bridge Street, a
Fireside Reading
Jerry Novesky
RIGHT ABOUT NOW, we gather our notes about the books we’ve received over the course of the year—but not just because we’re prospecting for holiday gifts. The best books tend
Sweet Potato Spoonbread
Valley Table Staff
Donna Hammond, Hudson Street Cafe / Photos by Ethan Harrison Ingredients 4 sweet potatoes 3 cups buttermilk 1 tablespoon Crown Maple maple syrup 6 eggs (separated) 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
Mema’s Sweet Potato Casserole
Valley Table Staff
Donna Hammond, Hudson Street Cafe / Photos by Ethan Harrison Serves about 12 Ingredients Sweet Potato Casserole 6 cups mashed sweet potatoes, boiled and peeled 3 tablespoons brown sugar 1/2
Sweet Potato and Apple Hash with Gorgonzola & Fried Eggs
Valley Table Staff
Michael Bernardo, Cafe Mio / Photos by Ethan Harrison Ingredients 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into a fine 1/4-inch dice 2 shallots, finely sliced 1 red bell pepper,
Sweet Potato Cannelloni with Pumpkin Crema and Gorgonzola
Valley Table Staff
Mark Bolchoz, Trattoria San Giorgio / Photos by Ethan Harrison Ingredients Cannelloni Dough 11/4 cups Italian 00 flour 6 tablespoons durum flour 9 egg yolks 1 tablespoon olive oil 3
Spicy Lamb Meatballs with Roasted Sweet Potato Polenta
Valley Table Staff
Brian Arnoff, Kitchen Sink / Photos by Ethan Harrison Ingredients Meatballs 2 pounds fresh ground lamb 1 small onion, diced 1 chipotle pepper in adobe sauce, chopped 1 cup fresh
Sweet Potatoes
Robin Cherry
FEW VEGETABLES HAVE had to suffer the ignominies faced by the venerable sweet potato. Mislabeled, misnamed and inextricably bound to the thick white goo of melted marshmallows, molasses, brown sugar
Gajar (Carrot) Halwa
Valley Table Staff
By Mallika Rao Serves 12 Ingredients 3 pounds carrots, rinsed, peeled and grated (by hand or in a food processor) 6 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter) 1 teaspoon cardamom powder (available
Mina’s Gajar Halwa
Mallika Rao
AS A LITTLE GIRL IN INDIA, my mother, Mina Rao, would watch her mother cook, picking up Indian recipes to make for herself one day. When she moved to the
Design, Deal, Deliver
Kelly Seiz
THE SCRAP BINS, draft folders and backburners of the design world are filled with products that didn’t fit a given project. Karen Quiana and Leslie Linksman, co-owners of LQ Design
