Food
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 24, 2010 - 6:59 pm
Since their tiny Roxbury BBQ joint was destroyed by fire last month, Cha Cha Hut owners Cherie and Frank Davis have been scouting nearby hills and valleys for a new location. (They're parting ways with their former landlords, Bridge Street Roxbury LLC... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 24, 2010 - 11:10 am
Noah Katz, a Vice President of Foodtown/Freshtown, stands in front of the Margaretville Freshtown, which will hold a grand opening ribbon-cutting at 7pm tonight. Photo by Lissa Harris.
The citizens of Margaretville and Delhi get to celebrate two long-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 23, 2010 - 4:08 pm
Almost 40,000 pounds of ground beef and beef patties from New York and California were recalled yesterday due to E. coli contamination, Consumerist reports.
Both recalls have are considered Class I hazards by FSIS, meaning "there is a reasonable... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 23, 2010 - 9:51 am
In today's New York Times: A profile of an emerging vegetable venture that links Schoharie County with the South Bronx, a neighborhood the article described as "the poorest congressional district east of the Mississippi."
The project is Corbin Hill Road... Read more
By Simona David on Monday, Jun. 21, 2010 - 11:37 am
Peg Ellsworth, center, the executive director of the Margaretville-based MARK Project, asked U.S. Representative Scott Murphy a question after his speech in Margaretville on Saturday. Elsworth asked Murphy for funding for the National Housing Trust Fund... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 17, 2010 - 3:20 pm
It's anybody's guess how many gay ex-Manhattanite goat farmers are scattered around the hills and valleys of Schoharie County. But it's certain there's at least two of them -- and they're well on their way to fame, or at least notoriety. Last night was... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 17, 2010 - 12:42 am
Sullivan County planners have been looking into building a small creamery, hoping to help the county's few dozen remaining dairy farms survive.
Not so fast, says local economic consultant Marc Baez. The Sullivan County Democrat reported last week:... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jun. 14, 2010 - 9:03 am
The Daily Freeman talks to a Phoenicia-based fishing tackle company which has lost big time because of the oil spill:
Owner Scott Greenberg said the full impact on his business, from sales to fishing in the five-state Gulf Coast region, won’t been known... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Jun. 12, 2010 - 12:05 pm
Every June, Josephine and Lea Moffett, the mother-daughter proprietors of Catskill Maison, pack up their bags and make the migration from New York City to Jefferson, in Schoharie County. Lea, who's also the voice behind Foodie on the Hudson, says she's... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Jun. 12, 2010 - 11:59 am
You've got to hand it to Washington County farmers Jen Small and Mike Yezzi: they're marketing geniuses. This morning, the New York Times had a big, splashy article about "Farm Camp," a program invented by Small and Yezzi in which they invite city chefs... Read more
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