History and Horticulture In The Heart Of The Hudson Valley

French Fare

We were heading to Clarence Fahnestock National Park to do some camping and on our way we discovered Brasserie Le Bouchon in Cold Spring, NY. We decided to have lunch here before heading into the woods to do some hiking and camping.

Cold Spring is...

Time Warp Burger Joint

After walking into this road stop around since the 60s, I had to look back to the parking lot to double check that I hadn't just stepped out of Doc Brown's DeLorean. This time warp of a burger joint serves up fantastic burgers, onion rings, and...

Cruising up the Hudson like it was 1609.

As the Hudson river snaked around Constitution Island, 55 miles north of Manhattan, I imagined that I was an intrepid sailor on a Dutch East India company vessel sailing around the bend 400 years ago. But not for long. As waves lashed around me I...

Storm King, Hudson Valley

Acres upon acres of art. As if a giant just threw a bunch of sculptures into the landscape–like a handful of dice. One of my new favorite places on the East Coast.

http://www.stormking.org

A Family Tradition, Serving Simple Food

Tony's Newburgh Lunch has been a staple of downtown Newburgh, NY for 3 generations. This simple joint serves a basic and cheap menu for breakfast and lunch. You can easily walk out of Tony's with a satisfying meal for under $5 (pancakes $3, BLT...

World-Class Jazz In A Hudson Valley Hamlet

Growing up I never would have thought that my small hometown of Marlboro would one day be a "rural Mecca" for jazz, rock, and contemporary musicians. The building that I knew as a cabinet factory, today is home to The Falcon - a venue for "living...

Little Grand Central In The Hudson Valley

My mother once told me the Poughkeepsie Station - which now services Metro-North and Amtrak - was the model for New York's Grand Central Terminal. While Poughkeepsie's isn't as grand, it sure is a small and beautiful building that welcomes you to...

My Home in the Heart of the Hudson Valley

The small town of Marlboro is the place I grew up. The town of 10,000 people continues to grow and change as farmers look for ways to support themselves and sell off land for development. But many orchards still remain and farmers are working to...