(Updated 2/2/12) This is by no means a complete listing of great places to eat in our area but they are restaurants our trusted Hammertown “Foodies” can vouch for. If you have suggestions of your own please tell us about it. We’ll check them out and add them to the list.
Tag Archive for ‘Eat Local’ 
Could Pine Plains be the next Yountville?
There’s nothing our Hammertown website readers pay more attention to than food. Not even furniture! Like many of you, I love food and I really enjoy going to a great restaurant. So, it’s with a real sense of delight that I’ve been noticing what’s been going on in and around Pine Plains. Over that last [...]
Herondale Farm – Sometimes you don’t know what’s in your own backyard!
I’ve driven by Herondale Farm in Ancramdale a hundred times knowing they raise and sell organic beef, pork, lamb and chicken.
Food, Inc. is a “Must-See” Film!
One thing we know about our online community…they LOVE food. That’s why we’re encouraging our readers to see the new film, “Food, Inc.”
It Might Be “Dutchess” County but This Weekend Treat Dad like a King
This week we’re featuring Dutchess County in our No Farms No Food Series (see Eat The View). No matter what the weather, you can plan a whole weekend around Dad right here in (or near) Dutchess County. – SATURDAY – Morning: Load your bikes on the car. Head over to Millerton to have breakfast or [...]
Orzo with Mushrooms, Caramelized Onions & Spinach
This week’s recipe originates from a new cookbook that just arrived at the stores: “FRESH, 350 Recipes that Celebrate the Season”. It’s delicious and seasonal…use that gorgeous spinach from your own garden!
Eat the View – Dutchess County Just Tastes Good
Last week we talked about the importance of preserving farmland in the Hudson Valley and how we can all play an important part. Luckily, what we can do is not only seriously important, it’s also seriously delicious and fun.
Old MacDonald HAD a Farm
We’ve been noticing in our emails and on our website the things that most interest our readers are, in general, anything to do with food. From our weekly recipes and local restaurant picks to farmers markets and home gardening.
Take a Strawberry Road Trip! They’re READY NOW!
UPDATE June 18th: We hit the strawberry patch last week and THEY ARE READY!!! Juicy and sweet…they taste just like summer!! —————- Yep…strawberry season is upon us. Within the next week or so those luscious, sweet, red berries will be ready for picking. There are lots of places to pick but OUR pick is Thompson [...]
Moroccan Chicken Salad
This recipe originates from Jodie VonGal, one of my first friends when I moved to Pine Plains. A “free spirit” and a “do-it-all” kind of woman, she paved the way early on for good, healthy, fresh and delicious food.
