The Art of Bread, According to 4 Hudson Valley Breadmakers
“Bread is a living thing,” muses Norman Jean Roy. “It’s this organism that you basically go into some sort of agreement with before you make it.” Case in point, before
Issue 94, 2021
The Return of Hops Is Brewing in the Hudson Valley
Raphael Beretta
Everyone has a different level of familiarity with hops. Beer drinkers flock to Hudson Valley breweries to sample the diverse and creative lineups, seeking creamy stouts infused with freshly roasted
Tomato & Crab Spaghettini
Valley Table Staff
Courtesy of Chef Ralph Bello of Heritage Food + Drink in Wappingers Falls Serves 2 Ingredients ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided 5 garlic cloves, sliced 2 pints mixed heirloom
Heirloom Tomatoes Are Summertime Gold in the Hudson Valley
Leslie Long with Lauren Naru
The divide between a tasteless supermarket hybrid and a lovingly grown heirloom tomato could not be greater. At Hepworth Farms in Milton, twin sisters Gail and Amy Hepworth grow more
Heirloom Tomato Salad With Burrata Basil Pesto
Valley Table Staff
Courtesy of Chef Scott Conant of Cellaio in Monticello Serves 4-6 Ingredients Salad 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved ½ cup plus 1½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1½ tablespoons red
This Is Your Hudson Valley Farmers’ Market Guide for Summer 2021
Valley Table Staff
It’s summer again, and we know what that means. The days are long, warm, and sunny, and farmers’ market season is in full swing. First to arrive are stalks of
Editor’s Letter
As I write this letter, The Valley Table is wrapping up another spring restaurant week. For the first time, it occurred in actual springlike weather, taking place in mid-May, rather
The Hudson Valley Says Goodbye to Two Craft Beverage Icons
Raphael Beretta and Kathryn Walsh
The Hudson Valley recently lost two icons of the craft beverage industry: Tommy Keegan, founder of Keegan Ales, passed away at age 50, and Gable Erenzo, owner of Gardiner Liquid
Il Figlio Enoteca Perfects Italian Fare in Fishkill
Samantha Garbarini
992 Main St, Fishkill 845.836.3015; figlioenoteca.com Loyal regulars know the devastation of losing their beloved neighborhood restaurant. For 10 months after Fishkill’s Il Barilotto closed, fans waited patiently for restaurateur
Feast & Floret Flourishes With an Italian-Inspired Menu in Hudson
Samantha Garbarini
13 S 3rd St, Hudson 518.822.1500; feastandfloret.com In October, iconic Hudson restaurant Fish & Game announced that it would not reopen after shuttering at the beginning of the pandemic. In
Meso Mediterranean Cuisine Fills Rye With Flavor
Deborah Skolnik
22 Elm Pl, Rye 914.305.6683; mesorestaurants.com Even the sharpest-eyed foodies should forgive themselves if they missed the quiet opening of Meso Mediterranean Cuisine in December. Yet walk inside the restaurant’s
3 Hudson Valley Beers Made for Easy Summer Living
Kenny Gould
Hop Culture founder Kenny Gould shares three of his favorite super crushable summer beers from Hudson Valley farm breweries. From The Ground Brewery Summer Sunset Golden Saison Red Hook Farmers
Fiero Ovens Power Hudson Valley Pizzas
Francesca Furey
New York is a mecca for pizza. But did you know that the Hudson Valley is also home to a global leader in Italian-manufactured pizza ovens? Founded by Dutch chef
5 Hudson Valley Treats Hemlock Hill’s Trish Vasta Loves
Leslie Long
Established by Nicholas DeMaria in 1939, Hemlock Hill Farm is still in the family’s expert hands. Today, the founder’s son, John, and John’s daughter, Laura, own and run the 120-acre
Montgomery’s Pergamena Tannery Crafts Leather Goods the Old-Fashioned Way
Raphael Beretta
There’s nothing like doing something the old-fashioned way. At Pergamena tannery in Montgomery, founder and owner Jesse Meyer creates gorgeous leather goods using vegetable tanning, a natural process that goes
