Jessica and Joshua Applestone (photo by Jennifer May) Joshua and Jessica Applestone are gearing up to offer home delivery of...

Gigi’s catering facility on Pitcher Lane in Red Hook at the Greig Farm Although Gigi Market and Café on Pitcher...

Image for Angry Bird Hand Pies in Sweet and Vicious: Baking with Attitude by Libbie Summers with photos by Chia...

"Fascia land" by Beth Scupham Several therapeutic movement-based treatments work with massage, or separate from it, to improve the body’s...

Bocconcini with a sprig of basil (photo by Greg O’Beirne) A throwback to old times, Falanga’s, a 75-year-old Poughkeepsie company,...

The scene at last year’s Ramp Fest in Hudson (photo by Richard A. Smith) I’m looking forward to Hudson’s fourth...

Delicious fare at the Would If you went to the Would in Highland, it would feel like time travel with...

Horseradish photo by Jerry Pank Can that little jar of horseradish in your fridge cure cancer? Like its cousins, the...

Hetta glögg Do you want to try a different kind of tipple? Rhinecliff’s own Hetta, released in November, offers a...

Inside Another Fork in Milan (photo by Mike Moran) The wildly imaginative fare of chef Jamie Parry might tease your...

Hudson Valley Distillers’ Tom Yozzo and Chris Moyer (photo by Dave Ashby) The newest in a growing collection of local...

Branzini, Dorado, Bluefish and Red Snapper (above) at Gadaleto’s in New Paltz. I’m crazy for seafood. Put me on a...

Rendering of the Brooklyn Brewery at the CIA in Hyde Park (Steve Patricia/Noelker and Hull) Craft breweries in the US...

Santa Fe in Uptown Kingston There’s more than one way to Santa Fe. It’s now double the fun, with two...

Charcutier Jack Peele of Jacüterie (photo by B. Doktor) Although cured sausage has been available for more than 6,000 years,...

“How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.” — Benjamin...

Photo by David Plakke Let’s peek into the crystal balls of a few health experts out there and see what...

(Photo by Dion Ogust) The winter holidays are a baker’s dream, an excuse to pull out all the stops. This...

Photo by WordRidden When skies are clear and it’s 80 degrees out, it’s easy to run around, eat salads, and...

(photo by Richard Munckton) From catering jobs and my own parties over the years, I’ve learned that what works best...