Category Archives: Local Food

Cheap Thrills: Produce. Produce. Produce.

Posted on July 22, 2011 by upstatedowntown

UpstateDowntown’s favorite Hudson Valley farm market and NYC farm stand Continue reading →

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Growing Organic, Against Odds

Posted on July 14, 2011 by upstatedowntown

UpstateDowntown discovers new Breezy Hill Orchard farm market in Rhinebeck. Continue reading →

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Chinon and Ramps? Mais Oui

Posted on May 2, 2011 by upstatedowntown

By Christopher Matthews Before the ramp season completely plays out for 2011, here’s one more ramp-related post, this one on a noteworthy food-wine pairing. As a pungent spring green, ramps are often labelled, like asparagus and artichokes, as tricky to pair with wines. The stock solution … Continue reading →

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Hudson Valley Foraging: Ramps!

Posted on April 25, 2011 by upstatedowntown

By Christopher Matthews Spring has been a halting, chilly affair in the Northeast this year. Come to think of it, this describes most of the recent springs in our part of the world. But despite the Mud Season’s lack of … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday Roast Chicken

Posted on April 9, 2011 by upstatedowntown

An easy-to-make and healthy roast chicken Continue reading →

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Feast on Happy Fowl (not Foul Chicken)

Posted on April 4, 2011 by upstatedowntown

By Kathryn Matthews Early spring in New York can be wet and wild, fluctuating between cold and mild; snow and rain.  The weather is raw, biting, often accompanied by windy lashings. As my body struggles to adjust to a season … Continue reading →

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More Dish on Steel City’s Local Food Scene

Posted on March 17, 2011 by upstatedowntown

By Kathryn Matthews Did Andy Warhol ever eat a Primanti Brothers sandwich? As a food-obsessed New Yorker, I’ve pondered this question, on occasion, when visiting my parents in Pittsburgh. My February 27th New York Times travel article about a new … Continue reading →

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Happy Cows Make Great Chili

Posted on February 9, 2011 by upstatedowntown

By Kathryn Matthews On a raw, bone-chilling afternoon, hinting of yet another snowstorm to come, I suddenly found myself craving chili.  Not vegetarian chili.  Nope, mere cooked kidney beans wouldn’t do.  This kind of frigid cold sparked a primal hunger … Continue reading →

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Frozen! The Sweet Taste of Summer

Posted on February 4, 2011 by upstatedowntown

By Kathryn Matthews I confess: right about now, I’ve had my fill of root vegetables, from parsnips, carrots and rutabagas, to turnips and black radishes.  Yes, they’re locally available, in-season and tasty. But it’s been a long winter, and I … Continue reading →

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Corn, Simply (and Perfectly)

Posted on August 3, 2010 by upstatedowntown

By Christopher Matthews August is peak corn season in the Hudson Valley. We just had the “butter and sugar” variety from Gill Family Farm the other day, purchased at the Montgomery Place Orchards’ farm stand in Red Hook, NY, and it … Continue reading →

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