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THE VALLEY TABLE JUNE–AUGUST 2021, NUMBER 94. Copyright © 2021 by Today Media, a Martinelli Holdings LLC, 3301 Lancaster Pike, Suite 5C, Wilmington, DE 19805. All Rights Reserved. Distribution is free at selected sites throughout the Hudson Valley or by subscription for $20 per year. To subscribe visit valleytable.com. For single copies/back issues email circ@valleytable.com. This magazine or its trademarks may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or hereafter invented without written permission from the Publisher. ISSN 1257-8417
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EDITOR’S LETTER
As I write this letter, The Valley Table is wrapping up another spring Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. For the first time, it occurred in actual springlike weather, taking place in mid-May rather than mid-March. The later date allowed restaurants to have more time
to regroup and accommodate more outdoor diners, and it gave patrons more time to adjust
to dining out again. By all accounts, it was a successful two weeks, with more than half of the restaurants returning as participants.
The events surrounding HVRW are always a good
time for the editorial team, featuring fun events hosted
by our outstanding marketing department. This year’s kickoff event, at City Winery Hudson Valley, was
billed as a “celebration of the Hudson Valley’s culinary scene.” As invited guests sipped and sampled fare
from local producers and purveyors and attended live demonstrations, the word “celebrate” never rang truer. The last time we had all been together was in March 2020, days before the shutdowns began, when fist-bumping was a thing and masks were not. This year, most of us were vaccinated, yet still wearing masks, and there was a real sense of relief and joy in the air. It was also Today Media’s first live event in more than a year, and boy, did it feel great to be back out again and using all of our senses
— tasting, smelling, and touching all of the products — instead of just seeing faces on Zoom.
Another more intimate event took place on the terrace of Aroma Osteria in Wappingers Falls. It was a sit-down dinner for 10 that was filled with delicious food and wine, lots of stories, and laughs — and the best part of all, those people weren’t even my family!
Here's to a summer filled with all of those things, including time with your loved ones.
—Kathryn Walsh
Have you heard?
We have a podcast! Tune into our Valley Table Talk podcast and video series to listen as our editors and writers catch
up with the top chefs, food and drink professionals, and restaurateurs in the Hudson Valley. In each episode, guests dive into everything from their dream dinner to their favorite parts of the Hudson Valley dining scene. Recent appearances include Constantine Kalandranis of The Greekish in Harrison and Nyack, Dallas Gilpin of The Dutch Ale House in Saugerties, and Josh Kroner of Terrapin in Rhinebeck. Visit valleytable.com/tabletalk to listen, and follow on Spotify.
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IN MEMORIAM
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