Catskills Food Guide
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Mar. 19, 2015 - 5:25 pm
New York state produces almost a fifth of the nation’s maple syrup, and much of that comes from the Catskills. The mountains are home to many sugarhouses, from large operations with state-of-the-art evaporators that use reverse osmosis to little shacks... Read more
By Alecia Lynn Eberhardt on Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2015 - 12:43 pm
Lori Robin didn’t set out to start a vegan cheese company. A gilder and stone carver by trade, she had planned to teach restoration workshops for antiques lovers in a studio in the Delaware County village of Fleischmanns.
“Take people out shopping, buy... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Mar. 12, 2015 - 4:27 pm
Above: A shamrock on the slopes at Plattekill Mountain.
Why do so many turn part Irish in the season of St. Patrick? Perhaps because there is something primal about celebrating the end of winter by slathering swathes of green everywhere. Perhaps because... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 - 4:54 pm
Above: Tuna skewers at Commune Saloon. Photo via the Commune Saloon website.
With Woodstock still reeling from the closure of beloved Mexican restaurant Gypsy Wolf Cantina in December, it’s a good time for the Ulster County town to have something of a... Read more
By Katherine Speller on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 - 4:43 pm
Above: Get your fill of cuckoo clocks and schnitzel in the Greene County Catskills. Photo by Katherine Speller.
German and Swiss immigrants have made their mark on Greene County, which is home to the most Alpine of the Catskill region's peaks. Be sure to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015 - 4:13 pm
The 2015 Catskills Food Guide is out. Click here for more info. - Ed.
Each year, we ask readers of the Watershed Post and our Catskills Food Guide to send us their best photos of Catskills food and farms. This year, 32 photographers entered our 2015... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015 - 3:34 pm
The print 2015 Catskills Food Guide is hot off the presses. This year, the guide features articles about farm-made pasta in Roscoe, Bavarian dining in Greene County, the growing Catskills cider industry, how to visit a local chocolate factory, the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015 - 3:22 pm
Above: Detail of a 2015 "Visit a Catskills Farm" map.
Drive a couple of hours north of New York City, and you’ll be where your food comes from. The Catskills are home to farms and food producers that make the 100-mile trek to NYC’s greenmarkets and... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 - 2:06 pm
Above: The fire that engulfed the Hymers Family Farm on Dec. 11, 2014. Photo via the YouCaring.com farm fundraiser for the Hymers.
Musicians, Farm Catskills and neighbors throughout the region are throwing a fundraiser to benefit the Hymers family, who... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015 - 12:23 pm
Above: Locally cured bacon from Fleisher's, the artisanal Catskills butcher shop that has outposts in Kingston and Park Slope, Brooklyn. Photo via the Fleisher's Facebook page.
Another downstate media outlet is tackling our question: Is 2015 the year of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 - 1:35 pm
Above: A Southside cocktail made with Warwick Gin at Livingston Manor, a new bar in downtown Brooklyn. Photo via the Livingston Manor website.
Livingston Manor, the Sullivan County hamlet, meet Livingston Manor, the new bar in downtown Brooklyn.
The bar... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 - 12:29 pm
Above: Raw honey made by bees at Westwind Orchard in Accord. Photo via the Westwind Orchard website.
Westwind Orchard, an organic farm in the Ulster County hamlet of Accord, has won a 2015 Good Food Award for its raw unpasteurized honey.
Farmers Fabio... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 - 4:34 pm
Above: Photo by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, via Flickr.
This Sunday, the Peekamoose Restaurant & Tap Room is throwing a fundraising bash for the Community Pantry, the food pantry that serves the Delaware County town of Middletown.
The... Read more
By Alecia Lynn Eberhardt on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 - 1:05 pm
Above: Justin Behan, the owner of Green Wolf Brewing Company. Photo used with permission.
Three and a half years ago, Justin Behan was standing in an old house on his property when he had a revelation. “It dawned on me,” he said, “this building has... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 - 5:31 pm
Above: The door to the Gypsy Wolf Cantina. Photo by Flickr user satemkemet.
Every year since 1989, the sign in front of the Gypsy Wolf Cantina in the Ulster County town of Woodstock has changed. One year, a stylized wolf howled at the moon. Another, a... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014 - 2:39 pm
Above: A trio of Catskills turkeys in 2008. Photo by Kristine Paulus, via Flickr.
Ah, gratitude. We all know it’s the right spirit to maintain, there’s a science supporting its benefits, and yet it can be so easy to lose track of in everyday life. How... Read more
By Janel Bladow on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 - 9:33 am
For Tara Jamieson, it took moving back home to Walton to follow her dream. With the help of family and friends, her restaurant, Feather & Stone, opened in early September in the Delaware County town of Walton.
The culinary school graduate was manager... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 - 3:05 pm
Photo by Liz West, via Flickr.
The humble cucumber has a celebration all its own this Sunday: the Rosendale Pickle Festival.
This will be the festival's 17th year. Over 6,000 people are expected to come to the Rosendale Community Center seeking a pickle... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Nov. 17, 2014 - 11:05 am
After 14 months of renovations, the Phoenician, Mike Ricciardella's fourth restaurant in the hamlet of Phoenicia, is open.
The restaurant is perched on the banks of the Esopus Creek, in a building that housed Al's Seafood Restaurant for over 70 years.... Read more
By Alecia Lynn Eberhardt on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 - 2:58 pm
Hudson Valley Cider Week begins on Friday, Nov. 14 and runs through Saturday, Nov. 23, 2014.
Hard cider is the fastest-growing beverage in the alcohol industry—and it’s right at home in upstate New York, a region that’s home to dozens of orchards. A new... Read more
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