For the June issue of Chronogram, I dutifully slogged both hither and yon surveying many of the region’s food trucks. Many of them are newly on the scene, and many of them make excellent and affordable fare. It’s an appealing career for people who like to cook but aren’t interested in the more complex challenges of a restaurant, and the personalities involved are diverse and interesting. Photo by Roy Gumpel
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I contributed two pieces to this month’s Chronogram: an exploration of local mixology (using just Hudson Valley ingredients) with Paul Maloney of Kingston’s Stockade Tavern, for which I also took the pictures, and a more serious look at how our farmers have coped with recovery from last summer’s flooding, including the major problems with crop insurance and waterway management that have not yet been addressed. Enjoy.
I was so busy posting fraudulent nonsense on Sunday that I forgot to mention that the new Chronogram is out and in it I profile Café Le Perche, an excellent bakery in Hudson where they’re making some seriously pedigreed bread at a high level using local, organic flour. I also have two pieces in the new issue of Edible Hudson Valley: one about my homemade Camembert and a sidebar about uses for all the whey…
This month in Chronogram I take a look at a diner in Hudson that happens to be the first Animal Welfare Approved restaurant in the country. It’s an excellent model for making rigorously sourced food available to just about anyone. Photo by Jennifer May
Last month I was lucky enough to get to meet and talk with Madhur Jaffrey, and my profile of her is in this month’s Chronogram. There wasn’t enough space in the magazine to include all the fascinating topics she covered. My favorite bit was the fact that before the New World plants like chili peppers were introduced to India, the only hot spices they had were black pepper and mustard seeds. She says that in…
For this month’s Chronogram, I visited flood-devastated farms and spoke to farmers and politicians alike about the urgent situation and the ways in which we and the government need to help them get back on their feet.
I’m writing this on my phone, so I’ll keep it brief. The September Chronogram is out, and within it is the story of my visit to Highland Deer Farm. I’m a big fan of their meats and look forward to getting some mouflon, emu, and ostrich this fall.
In this month’s Chronogram I review some books by local authors: three cookbooks, the Fleisher’s book, and a memoir about earning a degree at the CIA in Hyde Park.
Also, unrelated to the article but impossible not to boast post about, behold the single most beautiful loaf of bread I have ever made:
I know, right? Need some more?
In this month’s Chronogram, I explore the issues surrounding home processing in New York. (Every state has different laws governing the legal sale of home-produced foods). As more consumers become aware of the importance and quality of local food, markets are opening up for homemade products, enabling savvy canners and bakers to increase their household income. Photo by Roy Gumpel Also, the law prohibiting home processors from using the Internet in any form for promoting…
My most recent article is out today, and it offers a brief look at various low-tech and affordable alternatives to the fancy cooking gadgets that many restaurants use these days. Most of these techniques require very little special skill, and can greatly increase the number of delicacies that you no longer need to buy in stores. Check it out, and be inspired. Photo by Jennifer May; immersion circulator built by David Shaw from a design…