Kingston resident, chef, and peace activist Youko Yamamoto has teamed up with the Cornell Creative Arts Center to host Japan In Kingston, a month-long cultural experience in Kingston featuring the dance, music, cuisine, films, and visual arts of Japan.
Asian flavors dominate in the latest crop of new Hudson Valley restaurants, although this list includes everything from Southern comfort food to a meat-centric cafe.
It seems like forever since rumors first started circulating that the chef-owner of erstwhile Japanese restaurant Gomen Kudasai was planning a ramen bar for Midtown Kingston. It took over three years, but Tanma Ramen Tavern is finally open to the public with a steaming bowls of soul-warming ramen, made with housemade, organic, pastured bone broth (or vegan broth), and a concise menu of from-scratch appetizers, including Gomen-famous gyoza and hiyayakko.
From a low-key ramen tavern in Kingston to comforting meat-centric fare in Hudson and brioche doughnuts in New Paltz, five places to tick off the list this December.