Gracie’s Luncheonette – Leeds, NY Up until yesterday, I never visited Gracie’s. I know? Ridiculous! I knew it was on the other side of the river somewhere, but, where’s Leeds? It’s easy. Gracie’s is located only only two miles up the road, past Home Depot, on your way to the Thruway. How easy is that?…
Category: Lunch
Warren & Vine opens in Hudson, NY
It’s hard to know where to begin in describing Warren & Vine, the new eatery at 365 Warren Street. It’s hard even to define it, given the array of offerings along the savory-to-sweet continuum. Go for a snack, glass of top-notch wine, dessert, lunch. Wes Dier, a Hudson Valley native, chef and twenty-year veteran of…
Martindale Chief Diner
On a trip out to Hillsdale, I passed a diner along and made a mental note, ‘Oh, I can stop by and grab lunch at that trendy new/old diner’. I was thinking the West Taghkanic Diner. TrixiesList.com writer, Aaron Boisvert, wrote a review back in October. I wanted the pancakes, which I am STILL craving!…
Feast & Floret
You may have wondered what happed to the old Fish and Game restaurant on 13 S. 3rd Street in Hudson. It is now Feast & Floret, open Wednesday – Sunday from 12-10pm. Owners Lavinia and Patrick Milling-Smith partnered with Jason Denton, the new day-to-day operation manager to bring a new restaurant to Hudson – affectionately…
Caribbean Kitchen
Up on a hill, at 385 Fairview Avenue, next door to Bagel Tyme, you’ll find the Caribbean Kitchen food truck – open only Wednesdays and Saturdays from 11am-3pm. Tel: 518-751-6474 The menu includes many Caribbean specialties, such as ox tail and curry chicken. This PETA-card-carrying vegetarian was able to find some veggie empanadas. $2.50/each. Get…
Bodega Aguila Real Opens!
The former bar at Melino’s is now the counter for the Bodega Aguila Real at 749 Columbia Street. They are open Mon-Sat 10am-7pm. Here’s their Facebook page and Instagram page. Hector Ruiz, Georgina Macias, and Cecille Ruiz The owners are a local Columbia County-based family who decided to open up a bodega. They opened last…
Bistro Mashriq Opens in Hudson!
Yes! A middle-eastern food restaurant opened in Hudson! Bistro Mashriq is in the former VICO restaurant space, 136 Warren Street, on the corner of Warren and 2nd Street. I was one of Bistro Mashriq’s first customers (with Seth from Delivery.com). Bistro Mashriq offers Hudson additional food choices – freshly-made hummus, tabbouleh, falafel, lamb burgers and…
Half Moon Pizza
Has it been a while since you visited the Half Moon? Danced under the lights or played pool? Had a beer in the outdoor patio? Or, maybe you went to a drag show and then a bachelorette party showed up? Ella Loudon tells you all about Half Moon Pizza Or, maybe you’re a Hudsonian “in-the-know”,…
Cosmic Donuts
UPDATE: As of December, 2021 – CLOSED Kinderhook, NY – Hudson, you’re so vain. I bet you think you’re the coolest and hippest place in Columbia County, don’t you? Don’t you? Welcome to COSMIC DONUTS in Kinderhook! Like me, you’ll make the trip up Route 9 to pick up donuts for your friends and coworkers….
West Taghkanic Diner – Hotcakes and Hash; a hop and a skip from Warren
West Taghkanic Diner – Ancram, NY Warren Street is chock full of fantastic restaurants, shops, and galleries. You could honestly spend an entire day walking up and down the street and still not see everything. But what if you’ve seen it all? What if you’ve got one more day left in your visit and you’re…