click to enlarge On a recent chilly evening, I headed to Feast & Floret in Hudson. Not only to try something new, but to understand how the restaurant is setting itself apart at the same location where until last March, Fish & Game and its award-winning chef Zak Pelaccio reigned over the region s dining scene. The trio of Jason Denton and husband-and-wife Patrick Milling-Smith and Lavinia Milling-Smith opened Feast & Floret in October, and the menu and overall dining experience is confident and assured less a response to Fish & Game than a new direction entirely. Feast & Floret s Italian-inspired menu is fresh, savory, presented with warmth, yet still exciting and full of interesting touches that keep you engaged in each complex bite. You re well-taken care of when you re eating there, the experience comfortable and lovely, whether you re dining inside in the gorgeously reimagined space that long ago housed a blacksmith shop or outside on the open-air p
The Athens Rooster interior. 44 2nd Street, Athens The activation of Athens adorable little waterfront downtown continues with the opening of chef Melissa Chmelar s The Athens Rooster, a breakfast and lunch spot dishing up hot coffee and from-scratch goodness. Chmelar, whose Murray Hill restaurant Spoon Table & Bar was among Manhattan s many COVID casualties, is an expert in elevated comfort food and in creating the type of neighborhood joint that regulars flock to. Breakfast kicks off with wholesome options like the Power Bowl, with steel-cut oatmeal, coconut flakes, flax and chia seeds, dried cranberries, and almonds ($6.50); indulgent picks like the breakfast panini with thick-cut bacon, scrambled eggs, housemade pimento cheese, and cheddar on a sesame roll ($5); or the hipster-friendly vegan avocado toast with turmeric-tahini-massaged kale, pickled red onion, and sesame seeds ($9). Lunch is all pizzas and paninis. For a p
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A few years back, Rosendale was bookended both geographically and ideologically by 32 Lunch, no-nonsense blue-collar diner, on one end, and Rosendale Cafe, vegan, hippie cafe with brown rice and a weekly salsa night, on the other. Now, 32 Lunch’s successor is trying to span the gap with fresh-made American diner classics that appeal to everyone. Local stone mason Gerard Swarthout spent countless lunches sitting at the counter at 32 Lunch, watching the steady trickle of customers, the town drama, the political debates, and anecdote-swapping. “It was 20 years of market research,” he says. “This place was not so fancy, but you could still get a good egg sandwich. I knew what a gold mine it could be.”
Browse the directory below to find a local CSA. Last Updated: 03/02/2021 11:37 am click to enlarge Since 2016, the Hudson Valley CSA Coalition has worked to support, expand, and diversify the CSA community in the Hudson Valley. Its network of over 110 CSA farms spanning 15 counties is committed to recruiting first-time CSA members, expanding the local CSA member base of area farms, and making CSA a familiar and accessible option for everyone in the Hudson Valley. Browse the directory below to find a local CSA. Once you re ready to sign up for a share, visit Hudsonvalleycsa.org to find your CSA farm s profile, learn more about community supported agriculture, and access resources and recipes on how to use every last item in your share.