Oliver Kita Great Estates
Chocolatier Oliver Kita and I shared an ambitious afternoon. From Olana to Boscobel, we explored eight historic Hudson Valley homes
Food & Drink
Comfort food in a storm
It was your typical Sandy story: an ancient tree blocked the road to my house, wiping out power and phone
Hudson Valley Restaurant “Week” (November 5-18)
Hudson Valley eateries will get a second chance this year to showcase their culinary skills applied to local bounty as
Sister act
Sissy’s Café on Wall Street in Kingston is all about offering choices. Open since June of this year, proprietors (and
Haven from the storm
My rain boots rest on the wooden crossbar beneath the table. I see the Friday afternoon deluge pinging off the
Sweets for the sweet – and the dry
Thirty years ago, the field at Whitecliff Vineyard & Winery in Gardiner was an empty one. Today that land is
The road to Yumville
There seems to be an explosion of wheeled eateries in the area. While cities have always been full of them,
The apotheosis of the apple
Hard cider was once made and consumed throughout the country, but due to temperance politics and Prohibition, it eventually became
Something to crow about at Il Gallo Giallo in New Paltz
New Paltz’s new Italian wine bar offers an artful mix of the classic and the innovative with the best of
The Stockade Tavern: Old-school cool in Uptown Kingston
There was a time when drinking felt delibringsciously illicit: an inconspicuous tavern, a door with strange markings, windows of diamond-paned