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Rosemary & Vine in Rye is the sort of restaurant that never would have existed even just five years ago. But today, Middle Eastern-influenced, vegetarian food has a certain cool factor, thanks, in part, to chef Yotam Ottolenghi. A […]
That’s what summer’s about. A big, fat burger, right off the grill. Cheese, tomato, lettuce and pickle. Yum. Related posts: Bobby’s Burger Palace: This Burger is Crunchified! BGR: The Burger Joint in Mount Kisco Bobby’s Burger Palace A Walk with […]
What a wonderful event at Oratamin! The club came together to host our community for an evening of free swim, a magic show by Nyack’s own Mario the Magician, and a showing of The Wizard of Oz! Greg set up […]
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 […]
I’m on a hunt for some good happy hours! I found one at City Limits Diner in White Plains. If you haven’t seen the re-do of City Limits, which admittedly was a few years back, you’re missing out on a […]
Our bakery at the farmers market sell the same rolls that Tom Colicchio uses at his ‘wichcraft outposts. And it is darn good. Our BLT was quite special. Both red and green tomatoes. Kewpie mayo. Benton’s bacon. Farm-fresh iceberg. Yes, special […]
The Fortina chicken parm. Reader of lohudfood probably already know that Fortina, the red-sauce joint for hipsters, is now serving this wacky-ass chicken parm, which instead of an old dried-out shoe, cuts like butter and tastes like heaven. The chicken […]
What a fabulous idea! Jessica, you are magnificent! Ken and Jessica, who longtime Sour Cherry Farm fans may remember from this Halloween post Way. Back. When (click through if you want to see Baby Sadie!), are two of the main […]
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 […]
Well, sigh. We opened the green hive and found it was queenless. No brood whatsoever. To fix this, we decided to combine hives, using the newspaper method. You place one sheet of newspaper on top of the hive with the queen, […]
What a feast! The excellent cooks at our pool club pulled off a total win: a pig roast! Butterflied, injected with soy and apple cider and cooked low and slow for many, many hours, this was some of the most delicious […]
I came across this weird looking plant on the bike path. Anyone know what it is? That’s the leaf: Related posts: Garden Planning: What To Plant on the Walkway Breakfast Buffet for the Farm Guests Nyack Garden Club Plant Sale Nyack […]
A beautiful sunset this evening. And the limelights are changing from green to white. Dusty rose will be next! It looks a lot different now that the pear tree is gone. Related posts: In the Garden on a Warm Wednesday […]
Our wine tasting at Zachys! Delicious rose! And these fine folks won a case of wine. Now that’s a good event. Related posts: Rose Blind Tasting: Which Long Island Wine Will We Choose? Wine Tasting at Croteaux A Wine Tasting […]
Hard to find a more delicious, more kid-friendly lunch than Dinosaur BBQ. Longtime SCF fans know that Dino catered our wedding — way before they even had an outpost in Harlem, much less Stamford. So it’s always a pleasure to […]
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 […]
How very sad. Our pear tree has succumbed to a terrible case of cedar-apple rust. The tree is dead. Branch by branch, we clipped it off and cut it up. A very sad day. Related posts: Pear Harvest: It’s a […]
The DWR employee sale has been kind to us again. Greg picked up a new sofa and chair for our living room! So, alas, it’s time to say good bye to the pretty ugly but very comfortable couch and chair […]
There are some terrific tapas at this little gem in Peekskill. Iron Vine in Peekskill is a tapas bar, a small little space with a low tin ceiling, a copper bar and a feel like you just stepped into a […]
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 […]
A very cool tradition started by Mary and Nicole at Oratamin: pizza night! Everyone brings fixin’s and dough, and we set up the grill for a feast. I brought chanterelles! We put stones on the grill to prevent sticking. All […]
As part of an Innovation 2016 accelerator grant, I am getting a chance to lead a team to develop a cool product. At the time, I did not know the name of it — we paid a firm later to […]
After a day of training and presentation, the Gannett groups got to know each other a little better over drinks at Barrel & Bushel in McLean. First, a meeting in the Hilton Lobby: Drinks and snacks: Good food! My team! […]
A work trip to McLean, Virginia… and I decided to go Acela. Why not! We love trains. Though the system at Penn Station is a little uncivilized, I must admit. They don’t tell you the gate until moments before boarding. […]
Lots of drone cells. Lots of honey. Not lots of brood. We have another problem on our hands. I think it’s a laying worker. Caught in the act! We’ll research this and let you know. Beekeeping is so fraught with […]
Anniversary, sort of? Just, Sam at her grammy’s with her cousins, nice chance to go out. Dinner. With cocktails. Out. At a restaurant! It’s funny coming from me, who, over the past 10 years has probably eaten at thousands of […]
A second round of this cool event, the lohudfood crawl. As I wrote on lohud.com, about 30 guests joined Megan and me for a guided tour of four great restaurants in Nyack. A moveable feast of sorts! Here’s the scene. […]
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 […]
Tonight’s summer supper starts with a sipper: The Cucumber Creek, a cucumber-mint-gin number concocted by Sarah. Angry Greg in his flag shirt! Plus, watermelon, cucumbers, corn salad and … tomatoes! Our delicious sammy, on sourdough bread. Related posts: The Last […]
What a pleasure to discover a local craft brew pub in Dayton, Tennessee: Monkey Town Brewing! We stopped by to pick up a growler, and chose Road to El Dorado: Batch 3, an American saison. The tasting notes on the web site say […]
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.
