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.
In late March, the team behind High Falls bought the building that houses Tony's Pizzeria on Broadway in Kingston. After renovations to the pizzeria and adjacent two retail spaces, the team plans to open a bistro-style restaurant in the old Tony's spot, next door an Ollie's slice shop, and a provisions market/commissary kitchen.
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.