Longtime Gilded Otter employees open their own place in Rosendale
Creekside Bar and Bistro has opened in the old Matsu building in Rosendale. The new business is owned by former longtime Gilded Otter employees Reshma Ramoutar and Juan Galvan.
Food & Drink
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”?
Brew U Beer Festival returns to CIA
Saturday, Oct. 19: Guests can tour the CIA brewery with head brewer Hutch Kugeman, talk to local and regional brewers, taste their beers and learn what’s unique about their breweries, all while enjoying food for which the CIA is world-famous.
VegFest brings “two days of fun, activism and food” to Kingston
Saturday/Sunday, October 19/20: The third annual VegFest comes to BSP with cooking demonstrations, music, screenings, speakers and dozens of holistic vendors in the daytime and a concert of music, art and poetry by vegan artists, called Kingston Animalia, on Saturday evening.
Italian Festival celebrated on the Rondout waterfront
Sunday, October 13: “Sustain Traditions” is the motto of the Ulster County Italian American Foundation, which hosts this festival of Italian cuisine, culture and music every year on the Kingston waterfront: a natural location for an Italian Festival, with over 150,000 Italian Americans in Ulster, Orange and Dutchess Counties.
It’s harvest time in the Hudson Valley
There’s nothing like fresh food when it’s in season. Now is the time to enjoy the 2019 harvest.
