Hudson River Craft Beer Festival in Beacon
Saturday, Sept. 15: There’s live music, food and vendors, but let there be no mistake about who the headliners are here: brewers, over 90 of them serving up samples of 180 different products.
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Taste of New Paltz at Ulster County Fairgrounds
Sunday, Sept. 16: As you taste your way through the Hudson Valley food, wine and beer tastings, attendees are asked to choose their favorite morsels.
Fine food at the Underwear Factory
Sept. 7: Earth, Wind & Fuego and North River Roasters liven up Poughkeepsie’s Middle Main
Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest at Dutchess Fairgrounds
Saturday-Sunday, September 8-9: New York wineries and gourmet specialty food producers are in the spotlight at this end-of-summer event, which started out years ago as a gathering of oenophiles and gradually expanded to include a New York Craft Beer Pavilion as well as distilleries and hard ciders.
Ruby Mae’s block party is this Saturday
Starting at noon on Saturday, Aug. 25, Kingston’s Ruby Mae’s Restaurant, one of the only eateries between Albany and Newburgh exclusively serving soul food standards, will commemorate its first year in business with an open-to-the-public block party.
Get smoked at the Hudson Valley Ribfest in New Paltz
Friday-Sunday, August 17-19: The Hudson Valley Ribfest is a qualifying event for the Empire State Barbecue Championship, and there will be 60 teams firing up their grills and smokers to prepare their cherished recipes.
Hudson Valley Ribfest returns to the Ulster County Fairgrounds
The biggest barbecue gathering in this region happens every August at the Ulster County Fairgrounds, where the 14th annual Hudson Valley Ribfest will be held Friday through Sunday, August 17-19. The event goes on rain or shine, and parking is plentiful and free.
New restaurant brings homestyle Japanese cuisine to Rosendale
Chef Etsko Kizawa has opened Soy, a restaurant showcasing Japanese home cooking at 419 Main Street in Rosendale.
Pfälzerbräu: New Paltz Brewing Company’s German-style brewery
Saturday, August 11: Giesberg brothers host a summer ale release party in Wawarsing.
Shindig in Saugerties
Saturday, July 21: Feed watermelon to rescued pigs and learn how to cook vegan delicacies at Catskill Animal Sanctuary’s celebration