James Beard Foundation awards nearly doubled year over year for Hudson Valley chefs and restaurants. This year's semifinalists include The DeBruce, Mel the Baker, Clare de Boer of Stissing House, Doris Choi of Good Night, Efrén Hernández of Casa Susanna, Shaina Loew-Banayan of Cafe Mutton, and Chris Mauricio of Harana Market.
After three wildly successful years in a shoebox space on Wittenburg Road in Woodstock, Filipino deli and Asian grocer Harana Market has moved to a much larger barn space on the side of Route 209 in Accord.
At Chronogram we don't only make magazines, we're also fantastic holiday elves. We polled the staff to round up their picks for top Hudson Valley holiday gifts and the results span the gamut from macaron boxes to quilted jackets and experience gifts.
Anastassia Tsivy and her husband Noli Alaj opened the wine bar Oda Wine Garden in Margaretville this July. The menu at Oda focuses on the rich culinary and winemaking heritage of countries in the Balkans and Caucasus regions.