A friend mentioned I should go on a staycation in Kinderhook. I immediately scoffed at the idea! I don’t need a staycation; I have too many things to do. I need a work-cation! I need a week to focus on my secondary list of To Do items – the home projects that never get done….
Category: Drink
Saint Patrick’s Day Weekend in Hudson
Presented by Four Walls Irish American Whiskey Hudson might not host a parade, but that doesn’t mean you can’t create your own shenanigans this Irish American holiday. With St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Monday this year, and since very few businesses are open on Mondays in Hudson, this weekend is the time to celebrate….
Staycation at Wm. Farmer and Sons in Hudson, NY
Since our daughter was born, my wife and I don’t get out as much as we used to. This is both an understatement and the most universal truth about parenting I could possibly write. That’s why, the moment my mother-in-law came to town, I seized the opportunity to hatch a plan: our very own staycation….
BANQUE – 544 Warren Street, Hudson, NY
The Space: When you walk into the restaurant Banque at 544 Warren Street, you are inspired. The high ceilings and windows lift your gaze and soul upwards, like a cathedral, while the hanging light fixtures, murals, and terrazzo floor help ground you. Although still in Hudson, the restaurant’s design evokes elegant midtown Manhattan from the…
Saint Florian – 342 Warren Street, Hudson, NY
Hudson Restaurant with a Commitment to Local Hudsonians Hudson restaurant, Saint Florian at 342 Warren Street in Hudson, NY, is the answer to two important questions: Everyday, seven-days a week, the main floor of Saint Florian (The Lounge) is open from 11am until 11pm. The upstairs dining room is open on Fridays and Saturdays from…
Isola Wine and Tapas in Kinderhook, New York
I’ll start with an admission: I loved Dyad. After nine years, including the heavy ones of the pandemic, Dyad Wine Bar closed its doors in February of this year. Alex and his team will forever have my gratitude for creating a space we in Kinderhook could feel at home in. Where once was Dyad now…
Female-Led Neverstill Wines Opens Tasting Room in Hudson
For Immediate Release Neverstill Wines, led by an all-female team, opens a sophisticated new tasting room in Hudson, New York. The space, designed by Amy Ilias (@thelavenderghost), a Hudson-based designer/consultant and former EVP of Art & Design at the famed ABC Carpet & Home, pays homage to the beauty of the Neverstill vineyard near New…
A Taste of Grandeur: The Restaurant at Klocke Estate is a Sublime Destination for Spirits and Scenery
High on a hill overlooking two mountain ranges and infinite acres of farmland, Klocke Estate – a soil-to-glass “destination distillery” in Claverack devoted to creating brandy that echoes “the timeless spirit of the Hudson Valley” – is finally opening its doors after more than seven years of development. Earlier this week, a ribbon cutting ceremony…
Never Empty: Hudson’s New Tasting Room
neverstill wines Opens Tasting Roomat 739 Warren Street in Hudson, New York The Mohican people, also known as the People of the Waters That Are Never Still, referred to the Hudson River as “Mahicanituck” or “Mahicanuck,” which translates to “the river that flows two ways” or “waters that are never still,” reflecting the tidal nature…
The Hereafter in Hudson, New York
When you step into The Hereafter cocktail bar at 721 Columbia Street, nestled between the St. Charles Hotel, the CITCO station, and Vasilow’s Confectionery, you’ll think you’re entering a speakeasy that’s about a hundred years old, and not the former Golden Grain Pizzeria. For a newly-opened bar, that only has a small sign to let…