Ashokan Center hosts Hot Chocolate Festival
Sunday, Feb. 16: A $5 admission at the door includes two flavors of hot chocolate. Other activities include blacksmithing and broom shop demonstrations, sledding on Hoot Hill and guided hikes.
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Sign of spring: Cherries Ice Cream reopens its doors
Alyson Reidy owns and operates a beloved spot on Route 209 in Stone Ridge where ice cream has been served for nearly 70 years.
Make harvest grain bowls with cookbook author/activist Maria Reidelbach at Kingston’s Old Dutch Church
Saturday, Feb. 15: “I wanted to create a cookbook for people who had sort of fallen out of the practice of cooking or who had never learned to cook in a way that is flexible, incorporating different ingredients on the fly, which is what you get if you have a garden or shop at the Farmers’ Market. It also helps you avoid waste.”
Brew with a view
Zeus Brewing Company opens in Poughkeepsie with fresh beer and Italian fare; Rooftop bar coming this summer. The fact that the site is diagonally opposite the Cunneen-Hackett Building, once the mansion of brewing magnate Matthew Vassar, is purely coincidental.
Sub-Continental All Stars: Cinnamon Indian Cuisine in Rhinebeck
Chaminda is from Sri Lanka and Shiwanti hails from the south of India. Heading a growing international team of cooks and servers, their focus is on making people feel comfortable and well-taken-care-of.
Rosendale Rec Center hosts 22nd annual International Pickle Festival this Sunday
A highlight is always the county-fair-style competition for home-fermented concoctions, but it’s also a fun gathering for those more interested in tasting pickle products than in creating them.
Rossi’s Deli is a Poughkeepsie legend – for good reason
“The Hudson Valley is rich with culture. To work to carry this on in our way – that’s what we do.”
Red Hook & the Chocolate Festival returns
Saturday, Nov. 2: The Chocolate Factory in Red Hook was founded in 1888 by William H. Baker – no relation to the older, more famous Walter H. Baker Company, but Red Hook’s Baker was not above exploiting the coincidence to promote his business, starting what became known as the Chocolate Wars. At the height of production, 20,000 pounds of chocolate were produced in Red Hook each day.
Catskill Animal Sanctuary hosts Gobble & Groove Barn Bash
Saturday, Nov. 2: Are you a vegan or vegetarian who feels a little left out of the fun this time of year? Is your favorite part of Thanksgiving the presidential pardon for a couple of turkeys? The Catskill Animal Sanctuary is planning some festivities this weekend that will help get you into the holiday mood.
The Sioux Chef comes to Bard
Tuesday, October 29: Have you ever had a “decolonized dinner”?