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Cenadou — Restaurant Review
Having earlier in 2023 declared Piaule to have the finest food I’ve eaten in the Hudson Valley, Cenadou made me think again. Let’s call it a tie. But…
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Christopher J. Yates
New Paltz Dining Guide
I wrote on where to grab breakfast, eat casually, enjoy fine dining, and where to drink in New Paltz. Read my complete guide here.
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Christopher J. Yates
Lola Pizza — Restaurant Review
There’s more on offer than just pizza at Lola in Kingston, but the pizza is particularly fine! “At Lola in Kingston, the Margherita is a wood-fired…
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Christopher J. Yates
Q&A: Award-winning cider maker Elizabeth Ryan
I visited Stone Ridge Orchard to chat with a legendary Hudson Valley cider maker. “Last month, New York cider maker Elizabeth Ryan was awarded the…
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Christopher J. Yates
Willow at Mirbeau — Restaurant Review
“The Mirbeau Inn & Spa in Rhinebeck looks like a French chateau — not a Vegas knock-off version but an elegant facsimile. But that’s not the only clue…
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Christopher J. Yates
Natural wine in the Hudson Valley
I covered the Peripheral natural wine festival and wrote about six more spots in the Hudson Valley at which to enjoy/purchase natural wine. Read my…
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Christopher J. Yates
Cooking With Matt Hranek of Wm Brown Magazine
I spent a great afternoon with Matt Hranek near the New York/Pennsylvania border talking about food, and his cookbook, “A Man and His Kitchen.” “Try…
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Christopher J. Yates
Griffin House Tavern — Restaurant Review
A perfectly pleasant meal — but a common American “mistake” when it comes to serving fish and chips. I spent my first 35 years living in England, so I…
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Christopher J. Yates
Brickmen — Restaurant Review
This review caused a bit of a stir, with one local news outlet mounting a full-scale editorial attack on me for, erm, telling the truth about a very…
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Christopher J. Yates
Kip's Tavern — Restaurant Review
This restaurant is a small slice of heaven next to an Amtrak station! “Sometimes, albeit rarely, a restaurant is more than the sum of its parts …
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Christopher J. Yates
Mushroom Foraging with James O’Neill
This was by far my favorite article to “research” — and bear in mind, I had to drink free beer in seven taprooms for one of the pieces I wrote for the…
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Christopher J. Yates
River Pavilion — Restaurant Review
One of the finest views of any Hudson Valley restaurants, River Pavilion has pretty decent food as well — a lot of it covered in arugula when I visited…
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Christopher J. Yates
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