Here in the Catskills, we are surrounded by the best farms in the world. Couple fresh local ingredients and a love of food and you will quickly understand all the reasons great new cookbooks from the area are popping up. Here are a few titles you may want to consider picking up before your next […]
For food and beverage enthusiasts, a trip to the Catskills can often be a journey exploring one particular food, crop, or product. We know this to be true about apple picking in the fall, and naturally it extends to a drink that has become synonymous with New York State’s rich agricultural tradition and booming industry […]
Farmers’ markets are a summer staple in Upstate New York lifestyle. There’s no better way to connect with our culture than to taste our foods, browse the artisan goods we produce, and talk to our farmers and your fellow shoppers. There are numerous markets to pick from – wherever you are, you are sure to […]
It’s been said that the restaurant business is one of the hardest ways to make a living. Long hours, late nights and high operating costs can foil the most accomplished chefs and restaurateurs. However, in the Catskills, direct access to some of the most exceptional produce, meat and products as well as great available spaces […]
In the heydey of the Silver (1900-1945) and Golden (1945-1965) Ages of the Catskills, when the region was one of the most famous vacation destinations in the country, there were as many as 20 hotels and boarding houses located in the Willowemoc Valley. Now there is but one, the DeBruce, in the picturesque hamlet of […]
The Roscoe Beer Company was founded in 2012 to honor Roscoe’s designation as The Ultimate Fishing Town USA by the World Fishing Network. For owners Phil and Donna Vallone, the resulting line of Trout Town beers, created by the company’s brewmaster Josh Hughes, is an expression of love for their hometown and craft brewing. The […]
Along a slightly windy road in what feels like someone’s own home lives the a new restaurant, bar and event space called the Catskill Pines. Once home to Tiso’s Trattoria, a much beloved Mount Tremper eatery, The Pines has emerged as a meeting space for those who love amazing food, delicious coffee and great music. […]
The Bull & Garland is an authentic English pub and inn located in Hobart, New York, a tiny rural village known as the “book village” for its eclectic collection of small book stores along Main Street. After opening its doors to the public last fall, the Bull & Garland has become another good reason to […]
In the heart of the rural Catskills where farmlands, cows and crops command the landscape, the concept of farm fresh food has a very literal meaning. There’s no middle man between farms and restaurants as local farmers often hand-deliver their meats, cheeses and produce to eateries where they will be served to customers on the […]
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