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By Janel Bladow on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 - 1:52 pm
It took Michael and Amelia Hegeman eight years to find the perfect spot to open Zephyr, their new farm-to-table restaurant. The first time the couple set eyes on the 100-year-old building in the Ulster County hamlet of Pine Hill that is now Zephyr's home... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 - 11:06 am
Above: Lucky Dog Farm Store in Hamden sells local groceries and serves lunch. Photo by Richard A. Smith.
In many ways, the Catskills region is the land that time forgot. Too rural to attract droves of big-box stores, and too stubborn to change fast, the... Read more
By Jennifer Strom on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013 - 4:07 pm
Photo by Clancy Nolan.
Hartmann’s has been turning out German-style baked goods from its hilltop shop in the Bavarian heart of Greene County since 1959, and its repertoire is wide and deep. Cookies, pastries, tarts, cakes and pies beckon from glass... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013 - 5:27 pm
Above: A rooster from Horton Hill Farm in Jefferson casts a discerning eye on the Watershed Post's 2014 Catskills Food Guide. Thanks to Horton Hill Farm for the photo.
In the local economy, businesses don't stand alone. They form relationships with each... Read more
By Jennifer Strom on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 - 12:06 pm
Above: The Phoenicia Diner serves a variety of skillet breakfasts using local eggs. Photo by Richard A. Smith.
Over two decades of driving back and forth between Brooklyn and Margaretville, Mike Cioffi noticed an odd traffic pattern.
“I’d see these big,... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013 - 12:26 pm
Above: Half-sour garlic pickles from Puckers Gourmet, first-place winner at the 2010 Rosendale Pickle Festival.
Spicy, tangy, salty, sweet: Pickles of all varieties will star in Rosendale this Sunday, at the town's annual International Pickle Festival.... Read more
By Jennifer Strom on Monday, Nov. 18, 2013 - 10:12 am
Need a little help with your baking this Thanksgiving? Apple pie from Bread Fellows in Andes is as artful as it is delicious. Photo from Bread Fellows' Facebook page.
November 28 is roaring up the calendar at us—are you ready to feast? Here’s a roundup of... Read more