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North Jersey's dining scene just keeps expanding. Here are 11 more restaurants that just opened in the area.

The dining scene includes bagels in Nyack, cocktails in Chestnut Ridge, cookies and pretzels in New City and a speakeasy in Sparkill.

click to enlarge Among the numerous ways the pandemic has shaken Americans is food insecurity, which has skyrocketed nationwide alongside record unemployment. With nearly one in eight households lacking sufficient food in the pandemic economy, food pantries are experiencing unprecedented demands in their communities, and the Hudson Valley is no exception. A fundraiser to combat hunger in the Hudson Valley, “Cooking for a Cause” is a five-part virtual cooking instruction series featuring top ...

5 Things All Hudson Valley Foodies Need to Know in January Share Photo by Doug Schneider A French restaurant in Sparkill, a Beacon butchery expansion at Hudson Valley Food Hall, and more add flavor to the region. Chef Dale Talde’s Goosefeather at Tarrytown House Estate was named one of the “Best New Restaurants in America, 2020” by Esquire. The list, co-compiled by Westchester-based food-and-drinks editor Jeff Gordinier, also honored Blue Hill at Stone Barns as the “Restaurant Reinvention of the Year” and Amenia’s Troutbeck as the “Best New Restaurant on an Estate That Opene...