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What a magical place. I can’t believe this is our first time here. We met Katie and Tom — and Otis, of course — for a nice morning of wandering around. Sea change. This thing is so cool. Sea Change, […]
lohudfood said farewell to Megan with an appropriate send-off at Dunne’s Pub in White Plains. (Here’s Megan’s farewell column: lohudfood says farewell to Megan.) Somehow Brum, who was next to Carucha, did not make it into this photo?! It’s been […]
A few friends from our staff took to the lanes Wednesday night, at the (newish) Bowlmor in White Plains. It was a lot of fun! Even though I didn’t do so well! Related posts: Barrel-Aged Negroni for Cocktail Hour Full […]
With the weather being so stinking hot, Ed and I have taken to walking inside the building instead of outside. One of the discoveries we’ve made along its hallways is this super-cool painting. We think it’s original to the IBM […]
Another hot day, and this one raining. So instead of the pool, we head to an attraction: the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. Jellyfish! Sharks! Stingrays! And some very cool frogs, too. First step, the seal show! Then, off to pet […]
Hudson Hewn: New York Furniture Now, Boscobel’s summer 2016 exhibit, pitted modern 21rst-century Hudson Valley furniture designers against the classic 19th century Federalist architecture — all within the same space. The home was moved from its original location in Cortlandt […]
I usually do my walks on the rail trail, but the river was calling me today. Beautiful day. Cat’s point. I just love where we live. Related posts: To Hook Mountain, for a Walk with Cousins A Heart on the […]
Oysters at Crave Fish Bar on the Upper West, then to a performance of Taming of the Shrew in Central Park! Related posts: (Fellini) Fish Farm at Napeague A Trip to the Central Park Zoo Maine Oysters and PEI Mussels […]
An exciting new brewery is coming to Rockland County: Industrial Arts Brewing Company. Jeff O’Neil, former brewer for Peekskill Brewery, is the owner and brewmaster, and he’s getting ready to do some very, very creative things. He’s moving into a […]
An inspiring way to start your day: to hear stories from people who volunteer and make change in our community. The annual Volunteer Spirits Awards Breakfast, held at the Marriott in Tarrytown. Karen, Mary and Traci: Gary and me: Breakfast! […]
The Steve Martin-Edie Brickell musical Bright Star was quiet and delightful. A little rushed at the end — let’s wrap it up, people! — but I agreed with Charles Isherwood of the New York Times who thought the ending rather […]
After some coffee and a bit of relaxing on Saturday morning, we decided upon a serendipitous trip to the Hudson Highlands Museum to see their opening day for maple sugaring! Here is their super-cool playground, which has all natural structures: The […]
Out for a walk on the rail-trail and I looked down: Looks like a heart to me. Happy Valentine’s Day, a little late. Related posts: Annual Selfie: On the Rail Trail to Piermont Update on the Garden: Coreopsis, Columbine, Bleeding […]
Technically, we’ve taken Sam to the Natural History Museum before. But she was such a wee babe — six weeks old, when she went along with her cousins Mae and Jane — she slept the entire time. Not so this […]
With a free day on my hands — a bonus vacation day thrown in at the last minute — I made sure to go to the Picasso Sculpture show I’d been promising myself for months I would see. What a […]
To get to know some of the places we cover a little better, it was arranged that editors take a tour of Indian Point. It made for an early morning commute that took me across one of the most beautiful spans […]
I’m young, scrappy and hungry. Related posts: Pre-Theater at Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen Questlove’s Food Salon Food Photgraphy Workshop at Half Moon Beautiful Food Photos and Flowers
We had such a fun time going to Rockefeller Center last New Year’s Day that we decided to repeat the experience. Burgers at Bill’s, then a trip to the tree — and we even threw in St. Patrick’s Cathedral this […]
A couple of big Broadway fans head to a classic, Fiddler on the Roof, starring one of my favorite stage actors, Danny Burstein. Les dorkages: Related posts: 8 North Broadway: A Saturday Night Out! Farm Dinner at 8 North Broadway […]
Sam has been practicing the Nutcracker ballet all semester, so we thought it would be fun to take her to see a children’s version in the city. An hour long version by the New York Theatre Ballet at the Florence […]
The annual Messiah sing at Grace Church. And Brandon being silly onstage: Related posts: Messiah Sing and Advent Party! Blessing of the Animals Nuptials: Brandon and Doug The Annual Advent Party
What a lucky girl am I. Because of a story for Arrive magazine, I got to see Hamilton again. The experience was completely different from the first one. The first time, I tried not to read too much about the […]
The lohud coffee chat is picking up steam, if you’ll pardon the pun. We had a nice turnout this November Friday at Jane Cafe in Pearl River. And the coffee was very good! Related posts: Matt’s 40th Birthday Party at […]
I’d always pictured a salon as being in a room with lots of couches, velvet curtains and a hookah. Gertrude Stein, Paris, Picasso. That kind of stuff. Questlove’s Food Salon was not that. It was a cocktail party with delicious […]
Another fabulous and fun Nyack Halloween Parade! The pope, Cruella deVille, and lots of spooky ghouls and goblins of all kinds! Related posts: Our Little Monkey Heads to the Halloween Parade Nyack Fire Department Parade, Celebrating 150 Years Halloween […]
The Blaze! Where 10,000 pumpkins light up the night and spook you out! We had the chance to catch it this year — first time since 2010! — and Sam just adored it. (Truth be told, so did we.) Van […]
There’s nothing like a Hudson Valley sunset in the fall. Here we are mid-October and we’re already setting some records. A view from the TZ Bridge: Don’t worry, I was stuck in traffic. Related posts: Gorgeous Sunset A Beautiful March […]
One morning, I drove Irene to work. On my way out, this was my view. I texted Irene a couple of hours later: whenever you feel frustrated at work, just remember how lucky you are to work in such a […]
We were astonished to find such a treasure not even 20 minutes away. The restored carousel, the meandering trails (with really cool signage!); the views! Bear Mountain Inn and the Bear Mountain State Park are once again on our radar. […]
One afternoon commute I had a particularly close-up look at the big crane moving the girders around on the bridge construction. Related posts: A Foggy Commute Across the Tappan Zee Bridge Breakfast at Mimi’s Plate in Tappan A Few Nyack […]
My husband, Greg, and I are co-founders of SCF, which chronicles what we eat, drink and grow as we raise our daughter on a tiny plot of land in the Lower Hudson Valley.
