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economy'/><category term='dine green'/><category term='coconut oil'/><category term='scotched dinner'/><category term='negative emotions'/><category term='Seigneuriale'/><category term='Eliot Spitzer'/><category term='snow'/><category term='New York City restaurants'/><category term='ammonia  in ground beef'/><category term='Sangria'/><title type='text'>Hudson Valley Restaurants &amp; dining, Zagat Rated, Green Certifed Ellenville, Aroma Thyme Bistro</title><subtitle type='html'>Aroma Thyme Bistro, Certified Green, located in Ellenville NY raised the bar for healthy gourmet dining.  Open since 2003, the bistro has been honored with a Wine Spectator Award, 5 Stars from NARA &amp;amp; 26 food rating from Zagat.  Located at 165 Canal St, next to the Shadowland Theatre, in Ellenville.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>446</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-3966148421716963143</id><published>2012-01-27T10:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-27T12:44:59.849-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Superbowl'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='NY'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aroma Thyme Bistro'/><title type='text'>Super Bowl 46 Party at Aroma Thyme</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Super Bowl 46 Party at Aroma Thyme on&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"&gt;Sunday February 5th&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yXOw5KEr_wA/TyLnWEp2RkI/AAAAAAAAC7g/BJmQBCVA6BA/s1600/New+Image.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yXOw5KEr_wA/TyLnWEp2RkI/AAAAAAAAC7g/BJmQBCVA6BA/s640/New+Image.JPG" width="624" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;iframe frameborder="0" height="266" id="viddler-5f044e64" src="//www.viddler.com/embed/5f044e64/?f=1&amp;amp;autoplay=1&amp;amp;player=simple&amp;amp;loop=0&amp;amp;nologo=0&amp;amp;hd=0" width="437"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-3966148421716963143?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/3966148421716963143/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=3966148421716963143&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3966148421716963143'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3966148421716963143'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2012/01/super-bowl-46-party-at-aroma-thyme.html' title='Super Bowl 46 Party at Aroma Thyme'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yXOw5KEr_wA/TyLnWEp2RkI/AAAAAAAAC7g/BJmQBCVA6BA/s72-c/New+Image.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-3439818364921611959</id><published>2012-01-25T08:00:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-25T08:00:31.776-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Being interview on Michigan online radio later today about running a business in a small town.  Getting tons of media attention this year!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-3439818364921611959?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/3439818364921611959/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=3439818364921611959&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3439818364921611959'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3439818364921611959'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2012/01/being-interview-on-michigan-online.html' title=''/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-9052947972378083349</id><published>2012-01-25T07:03:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-25T07:03:34.135-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>I am being interviewed right now  Restaurant Marketing System webinar on all of my 2011 marketing techniques &amp; strategies.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-9052947972378083349?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/9052947972378083349/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=9052947972378083349&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/9052947972378083349'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/9052947972378083349'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-am-being-interviewed-right-now.html' title=''/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-4960364422561980578</id><published>2012-01-18T08:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-27T14:01:46.628-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aroma Thyme Bistro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='real taste'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chocolate party'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sustainable'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organic'/><title type='text'>Eat, Drink &amp; Wear Chocloate!!!  Chocolate Indulgence Party</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GjCmaWR0oDU/Txb37cSGbiI/AAAAAAAAC6c/ybq96oNqDvY/s1600/New+Image.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="118" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GjCmaWR0oDU/Txb37cSGbiI/AAAAAAAAC6c/ybq96oNqDvY/s400/New+Image.JPG" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;What: Chocolate Indulgence Party,&lt;i&gt; It’s a food with a chocolate twist!!!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: Sunday February 12&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;, 1-4pm&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where: Aroma Thyme Bistro, 165 Canal St, Ellenville NY &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Details: RSVP at 845 647 3000.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;$29.99 per person, space is limited to 40! Don’t wait &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;This is perfect timing for Valentines Day!!!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;The agenda:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;Very informative talk from Chef Marcus Guiliano on Cocoa.&amp;nbsp; It is truly a super-food. You won’t want to miss this. But make sure you are buying the right chocolate.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;Why you want to avoid hybrid chocolate&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;The best way to support a farm is to buy      the right chocolate. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;Mineral content of cocoa&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;How to support ethical and fair labor      chocolate&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;The three things that make ruin the      nutrient value of chocolate&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;How to make your own chocolate tea&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;Chef Marcus’s personal favorite sweeteners to use with chocolate.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;On the Menu:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;Experience pure cocoa butter&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;Tasting of cocoa nibs&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;Savory Rosemary Chocolate, Goat Cheese &amp;amp; Sea Salt Crostinni&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;Sunflower, Cayenne Brittle, Romaine Heart &amp;amp; Aged Balsamic &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;Chicken or Seitan Mole&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;Chocolate Smoothies&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;Chocolate torte&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;Chocolate Macaroons&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;Chocolate Popcorn&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;Recipes will given to attendees.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria,serif;"&gt;Plus for additional purchase will be Chocolate beer, wine, port, martinis etc…&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-4960364422561980578?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/4960364422561980578/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=4960364422561980578&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4960364422561980578'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4960364422561980578'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2012/01/chocolate-indulgence-party.html' title='Eat, Drink &amp; Wear Chocloate!!!  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Here is more to the story &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/aFWju"&gt;http://dld.bz/aFWju&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-4328501790040847988?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/4328501790040847988/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=4328501790040847988&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4328501790040847988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4328501790040847988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2012/01/nice-beef-farm-in-mcdonalds-commercial.html' title=''/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-5711516198900811553</id><published>2012-01-16T10:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-16T10:46:48.804-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='songs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='performance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hudson valley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='entertainment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Keith Newman'/><title type='text'>The British are Coming to @EllenvilleNY</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jGXOHq6szXQ/TxRvhoKTg_I/AAAAAAAAC6Q/nWxPTd-04P4/s1600/british+invasion-page-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jGXOHq6szXQ/TxRvhoKTg_I/AAAAAAAAC6Q/nWxPTd-04P4/s640/british+invasion-page-001.JPG" width="499" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-5711516198900811553?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/5711516198900811553/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=5711516198900811553&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/5711516198900811553'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/5711516198900811553'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2012/01/british-are-coming.html' title='The British are Coming to @EllenvilleNY'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jGXOHq6szXQ/TxRvhoKTg_I/AAAAAAAAC6Q/nWxPTd-04P4/s72-c/british+invasion-page-001.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-2674959555536061072</id><published>2012-01-11T12:15:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-11T12:15:37.990-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Just did a great interview with Michael Oshman, CEO/Founder of the Green Restaurant Association, stay tuned to ChefonaMissionBlog.com. It's easy to be a green!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-2674959555536061072?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/2674959555536061072/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=2674959555536061072&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/2674959555536061072'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/2674959555536061072'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2012/01/just-did-great-interview-with-michael.html' title=''/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-6848362515087557892</id><published>2012-01-05T08:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-05T08:24:55.738-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Northern'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Italian'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dinner'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='wines'/><title type='text'>Northern Italian Wine Dinner</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KfYVjFAbsWA/TwXNk8Ujq-I/AAAAAAAAC5w/t7QiA7hm8Lw/s1600/Wine+Event+Northern.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KfYVjFAbsWA/TwXNk8Ujq-I/AAAAAAAAC5w/t7QiA7hm8Lw/s400/Wine+Event+Northern.png" width="218" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"&gt;What: Northern Italian Wine Dinner&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"&gt;When:&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;Friday January 27&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"&gt;Where: Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"&gt;Details: 5 wines, 3 courses, $39 per person&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;RSVP 845 647 3000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"&gt;Northern Italian Wine Dinner&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;It’s the perfect ime of year for Northern Italian food and wine. And what goes better than truffle!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"&gt;Villa Dante Prosecco&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"&gt;Gnocchi, Tartufelo Cheese&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"&gt;Raw Sheeps Milk Truffle Cheese&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"&gt;Scrimaglio Gavi&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"&gt;Piedmonte Braised Beef, Black Truffles&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"&gt;Villa Annaberta Vallpolicella Repaso&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"&gt;Barolo Scanavino&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"&gt;Scrimaglio Moscato di Asti&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"&gt;Hazelnut Cake&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Cambria&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"&gt;About Aroma Thyme:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Cambria&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"&gt;Aroma Thyme is know for their "stealth health"(Zagat). The Bistro has an award-winning wine list from Wine Spectator Magazine and over 200 beers. Aroma Thyme is certified green by The Green Restaurant Association. Marcus Guiliano is the chef &amp;amp; owner of Aroma Thyme Bistro located in the bountiful Hudson Valley of New York. Chef Guiliano has been an advocate for over 10 years on healthy, sustainable, local &amp;amp; real food. He found his mission in cooking when he reversed over a handful of medical conditions including 28 years of asthma. For more information visit http://www.chefonamission.com.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-6848362515087557892?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/6848362515087557892/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=6848362515087557892&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6848362515087557892'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6848362515087557892'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2012/01/northern-italian-wine-dinner.html' title='Northern Italian Wine Dinner'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KfYVjFAbsWA/TwXNk8Ujq-I/AAAAAAAAC5w/t7QiA7hm8Lw/s72-c/Wine+Event+Northern.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-5577979711048567379</id><published>2012-01-04T10:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-04T11:12:19.476-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='wine sale hudsonvalley restaurant aromathymebistro ellenville'/><title type='text'>Wine Wednesdays, HALF OFF Bottles of Wines at Aroma Thyme Bistro</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wine Wednesday is at Aroma Thyme&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Half Off Wine!!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Save big every Wednesday on full bottles of wine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Every Wednesday, every bottle under $36 is HALF OFF&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;It doesn’t get much better than this&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Literally 100 different choices&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zg9J-8tBFS0/TwSfZDTO9TI/AAAAAAAAC5M/m00rb3XiX2U/s1600/Wine+tasting+bottles.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="425" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zg9J-8tBFS0/TwSfZDTO9TI/AAAAAAAAC5M/m00rb3XiX2U/s640/Wine+tasting+bottles.JPG" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;The fine print: Applies to full bottles of wine only. This is considered a promotion. Only one promotional, discount, special offer may be used at one time. Only one per party/per table.&amp;nbsp; Split checks do not qualify for the use of multiple offers. Does not qualify for cash back tip and may not be applied towards tax. Dine in only. Other terms and conditions may apply. For a full list of terms and conditions please visit www.aromathymebistro.com.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-5577979711048567379?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/5577979711048567379/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=5577979711048567379&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/5577979711048567379'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/5577979711048567379'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2012/01/wine-wednesdays-half-off-bottles-of.html' title='Wine Wednesdays, HALF OFF Bottles of Wines at Aroma Thyme Bistro'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zg9J-8tBFS0/TwSfZDTO9TI/AAAAAAAAC5M/m00rb3XiX2U/s72-c/Wine+tasting+bottles.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-9107203348437182100</id><published>2012-01-04T09:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-05T07:59:37.556-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hudsonvalleyrestaurants valentines day'/><title type='text'>Valentines Day at Aroma Thyme | Hudson Valley Restaurants</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Make your reservations for Valentines Day&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;845 647 3000&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--bv3hcWOGqg/TwSGTTdXiZI/AAAAAAAAC40/HMWiAJWOynw/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-03+at+6.26.33+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--bv3hcWOGqg/TwSGTTdXiZI/AAAAAAAAC40/HMWiAJWOynw/s640/Screen+shot+2012-01-03+at+6.26.33+PM.png" width="512" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"&gt;If you dine with us between 12 noon-4pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;we will give you 20% off your bill&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;Excludes alcohol, tax, tip&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;not valid with any other offers, discounts, gift certificates...etc!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;all terms and conditions can be found on our homepage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-9107203348437182100?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/9107203348437182100/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=9107203348437182100&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/9107203348437182100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/9107203348437182100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2012/01/save-20-on-valentines-day-at-aroma.html' title='Valentines Day at Aroma Thyme | Hudson Valley Restaurants'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--bv3hcWOGqg/TwSGTTdXiZI/AAAAAAAAC40/HMWiAJWOynw/s72-c/Screen+shot+2012-01-03+at+6.26.33+PM.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-7744626662560727462</id><published>2012-01-03T12:40:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-03T12:40:29.262-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hudsonvalley openmicnight ellenville hudsonvalleymusic entertainment'/><title type='text'>Open Mic Night</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KwUuEFpjlxU/TwNmRl0mIuI/AAAAAAAAC34/ozzGscTXrf8/s1600/open.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KwUuEFpjlxU/TwNmRl0mIuI/AAAAAAAAC34/ozzGscTXrf8/s400/open.jpg" width="321" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Open Mic Night&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" /&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Aroma Thyme Bistro in Ellenville&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Friday, January 6th, 2012&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"&gt;&lt;br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" /&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Details:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Starts at 10pm, come early to sign up!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" /&gt;&lt;br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" /&gt;&lt;span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"&gt;It's Open Mic Night again at Aroma Thyme Friday January 6th, 2012 10pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's that time of the month again, for the ever so popular Open Mic Night at Aroma Thyme Bistro. All are welcome to Open Mic nights. This has become a monthly tradition at Aroma Thyme for the past three years. We have seen some incredibly talented acts. We are constantly amazed from locals to people that travel up to an hour to perform. ...Of course we have our regulars, which we love. And there's always a new act of some sort to welcome each month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take a look a these past performers at Open Mic night:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpbcXhgsYhk" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;&lt;span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;watch?v=IpbcXhgsYhk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5waWWCX7dbo" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;&lt;span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;watch?v=5waWWCX7dbo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pnV1p6k4sA" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;&lt;span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;watch?v=2pnV1p6k4sA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnlXTY6gNGQ" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;&lt;span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;watch?v=HnlXTY6gNGQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The kitchen is open until midnight for everything from small bites to a full dinner. Plus the bar is well stocked with Small Batch Bourbon's, elegant Single Malt Scotch, almost 200 beers, over 250 wines and a trendy martini menu.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-7744626662560727462?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/7744626662560727462/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=7744626662560727462&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7744626662560727462'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7744626662560727462'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2012/01/open-mic-night.html' title='Open Mic Night'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KwUuEFpjlxU/TwNmRl0mIuI/AAAAAAAAC34/ozzGscTXrf8/s72-c/open.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-8287042509889963272</id><published>2011-12-27T05:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-05T09:03:42.263-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;oskar blues&quot; &quot;craft beer&quot; &quot;beer dinner&quot; &quot;hudson valley restaurants&quot; &quot;aroma thyme&quot;'/><title type='text'>Oscar Blues Beer Dinner, January 20th 2012</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;What: Oscar Blues Beer Dinner&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;When: Friday January 20th, 2012&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Where: Aroma Thyme Bistro, 165 Canal St Ellenville NY&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Details: 5 course dinner paired with Oscar Blues beers.&amp;nbsp; $49 per person&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bPgfjt90Yq8/TvnGyHRcGuI/AAAAAAAAC3g/pX6Q64vaGfY/s1600/thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="148" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bPgfjt90Yq8/TvnGyHRcGuI/AAAAAAAAC3g/pX6Q64vaGfY/s320/thumb.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jamie &amp;amp; I have personally been to Oskar Blues in Longmont Colorado. We drove 80 miles out of our way to visit them.&amp;nbsp; Changed our hotel plans in the car on the way there. And it was well worth the trip. This has to be one of the funnest breweries out there.&amp;nbsp; We will tell you all about it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Menu&amp;nbsp;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Mama Yella Pils&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Lobster &amp;amp; Asparagus, Organic Fusilli Pasta&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;u3:p&gt;&lt;/u3:p&gt;Dales Pale Ale&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Green Chili Pulled Pork&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;u3:p&gt;&lt;/u3:p&gt;G’Night&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Local 5 Spoke Raw Tumbleweed Cheese, Roasted Onions Bruschetta&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;u3:p&gt;&lt;/u3:p&gt;Old Chub Scottish Ale&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Pan Seared Duck Breast, Bacon &amp;amp; Roasted Butternut Squash&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;u3:p&gt;&lt;/u3:p&gt;Ten Fidy&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Chocolate &amp;amp; Fruit&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About Oskar Blue:&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Great canned beer? The term has been an oxymoron for craft beer  lovers used to getting their full-flavored beers from bottles only. But  in November of 2002, &lt;strong&gt;Oskar Blues Brewery&lt;/strong&gt; (in tiny &lt;strong&gt;Lyons, Colorado&lt;/strong&gt;, pop.1400) changed that by launching its &lt;strong&gt;“Canned Beer Apocalypse.”&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The brewery began hand-canning its hoppy, assertive-but-elegant  Dale’s Pale Ale on a table-top machine that sealed just one can at a  time. The move made Oskar Blues the first US craft brewer to brew and  can its own beer.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Why cans? “We thought the idea of our big, luscious pale ale in a can was hilarious,” recalls founder &lt;strong&gt;Dale Katechis&lt;/strong&gt;.  “And it made our beer immensely portable for outdoor enjoyment fun.”  Katechis and his crew then discovered other bennies of aluminum cans.  “Cans keep beer incredibly fresh by fully protecting it from light and  oxygen.”&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;And unlike cans of old, the modern aluminum can is lined with a  coating so beer and metal never touch. Cans are also easier to recycle,  free of glass breakage issues, and less fuel-consuming to ship. (35% of  the weight of a bottle of beer is the bottle itself.)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;But it’s the beers inside of the Oskar Blues cans that have wowed  beer experts and consumers. The many honors for Dale’s Pale Ale include &lt;strong&gt;Top American Pale Ale&lt;/strong&gt; from the &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New York Times&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;World’s Best Canned Beer&lt;/strong&gt; from &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Details&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; magazine.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Honors for Oskar Blues’ &lt;strong&gt;Old Chub Scottish Style Ale&lt;/strong&gt; —  an 8% ABV, semi-sweet dark beer with luxurious flavors of coffee,  chocolate and a kiss of smoke — include Top Rated Scottish Ale from &lt;a href="http://beeradvocate.com/"&gt;Beeradvocate.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;G’Knight&lt;/strong&gt; is an imperial red ale (8.7% ABV) with an  intense aroma, a rich middle of malts and hops, and a surprisingly comfy  finish for a beer of its size. Its honors include a &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2008 World Beer Cup&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; medal, &lt;strong&gt;“Top 5 US Extreme Beers”&lt;/strong&gt; from the &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New York Times&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; and “Best in Show” at the 2009 International Canned Beer Festival.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The brewery’s new &lt;strong&gt;Mama’s Little Yella Pils&lt;/strong&gt; is an all-malt pilsner (5.3% ABV) made with hearty amounts of pale malt, German specialty malts, and a blend of Bavarian hops.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;“We’re in this to have fun and put some extra joy on the planet,”  Katechis says. “We love the way people’s heads spin around after they  try one of our four-dimensional canned beers. ‘That came out of a can?’  We hear it all the time.” Get more details at &lt;a href="http://www.oskarblues.com/"&gt;www.oskarblues.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-8287042509889963272?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/8287042509889963272/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=8287042509889963272&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/8287042509889963272'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/8287042509889963272'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/12/oscar-blues-beer-dinner-january-20th.html' title='Oscar Blues Beer Dinner, January 20th 2012'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bPgfjt90Yq8/TvnGyHRcGuI/AAAAAAAAC3g/pX6Q64vaGfY/s72-c/thumb.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-3593697935389687486</id><published>2011-12-27T05:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-27T05:10:29.153-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;new years eve&quot; &quot;green certified&quot; restaurant celebrate dancing dinner hudson valley'/><title type='text'>Celebrate New Years Eve at Aroma Thyme | Green Certified© Restaurant</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DJuUjYeJabA/TvnDGsg01jI/AAAAAAAAC3U/Z7vHIZSFV-A/s1600/16.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DJuUjYeJabA/TvnDGsg01jI/AAAAAAAAC3U/Z7vHIZSFV-A/s320/16.png" width="255" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; We are delighted to invite you to join us for dinner on New Year's Eve.&amp;nbsp; This is a big day for us.&amp;nbsp; That is because it is Aroma Thyme's Birthday or Anniversary, however you would like to look at it.&amp;nbsp; That's right we opened on New Year's Eve!!! Come Celebrate with us!&amp;nbsp; It felt like yesterday that we opened, and we can remember in detail our first New Years Eve at &lt;br /&gt;Aroma Thyme. &lt;br /&gt;This is our 9th NYE party &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Celebrate New Year's Eve with us &lt;br /&gt;Make reservations soon!!! &lt;br /&gt;Many options... &lt;br /&gt;Join us for Our &lt;br /&gt;New Year's Eve &lt;br /&gt;Celebration &lt;br /&gt;&amp;amp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;Aroma Thyme's &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; 8th Anniversary &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dinner menu available &lt;br /&gt;from noon to midnight &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our big bash &lt;br /&gt;begins at 9pm &lt;br /&gt;$25/person with dinner entree &lt;br /&gt;$35/person cover w/o entree &lt;br /&gt;includes &lt;br /&gt;Music, Dancing, Dessert Buffet &amp;amp; Toast at midnight &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is something for everyone!!! &lt;br /&gt;Experience &lt;br /&gt;Aroma Thyme Bistro &lt;br /&gt;this New Year's Eve &lt;br /&gt;Limited seating available &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.aromathymebistro.com &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;call 647-3000 for reservations &lt;br /&gt;***&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-3593697935389687486?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/3593697935389687486/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=3593697935389687486&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3593697935389687486'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3593697935389687486'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/12/celebrate-new-years-eve-at-aroma-thyme.html' title='Celebrate New Years Eve at Aroma Thyme | Green Certified© Restaurant'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DJuUjYeJabA/TvnDGsg01jI/AAAAAAAAC3U/Z7vHIZSFV-A/s72-c/16.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-4789715353515853348</id><published>2011-12-23T11:34:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-23T11:34:59.408-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>wow we had a family drive 3 hrs each way from Philly that volunteered in the @Aroma_Thyme today!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-4789715353515853348?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/4789715353515853348/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=4789715353515853348&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4789715353515853348'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4789715353515853348'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/12/wow-we-had-family-drive-3-hrs-each-way.html' title=''/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-7320057835221265731</id><published>2011-12-21T10:17:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-21T10:17:42.432-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Aroma Thyme in @EllenvilleNY is still looking for a few necessary items for the Christmas Day soup kitchen &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/c7aeneo"&gt;http://tinyurl.com/c7aeneo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-7320057835221265731?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/7320057835221265731/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=7320057835221265731&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7320057835221265731'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7320057835221265731'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/12/aroma-thyme-in-ellenvilleny-is-still.html' title=''/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-8003539197474845041</id><published>2011-12-21T10:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-21T10:14:57.494-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='&quot;soup kitchen&quot; &quot;christmas&quot; &quot;Ellenville&quot; &quot;Hudson Valley&quot;'/><title type='text'>Personal Note From Jamie | Christams Day Soup Kitchen</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Hello!&amp;nbsp; We still need your help for our Christmas Day Soup Kitchen. We have lots of volunteers, but are still missing a few key items.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;So far we are short about $800 in monetary donations.&amp;nbsp; We have over 350 people so far to feed. That list will grow greatly in the next couple of days.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;I am also in need of a few more things to help the day run smoothly. &amp;nbsp;If you can donate any of them please email me as soon as possible. &lt;br /&gt;Items still needed: &amp;nbsp;Throw away table cloths ( either a roll or plastic ones), Help during the day on Thursday or Friday, Ice cream scoops ( we will return put names on it), Home made Desserts, empty boxes for deliveries, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are coming on Sunday and can bring a cutting board that would be great. &lt;br /&gt;When you get here Sunday there will be a Sign in sheet please fill it out and put on a name tag...&lt;br /&gt;Then Jamie or Rachel will assign you a job. &amp;nbsp;Sometimes there is some standing around and I apologize for that...we try to make everything as efficient as possible, but sometimes there are so many people that want to help it gets overwhelming. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My cell number is 914-419-0715 ( you can text me too) or I can be reached at ATB 845-647-3000&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am so grateful for all of you and the last 9 years!!! &amp;nbsp;Thanks in advance...if I forget to say it on Sunday!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-8003539197474845041?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/8003539197474845041/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=8003539197474845041&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/8003539197474845041'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/8003539197474845041'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/12/personal-note-from-jamie-christams-day.html' title='Personal Note From Jamie | Christams Day Soup Kitchen'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-2387857066541797078</id><published>2011-12-19T05:56:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-19T05:56:41.866-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Health'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>I'll be on WELV 107.9fm in a few minutes talking about white sugar substitutes. health&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-2387857066541797078?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/2387857066541797078/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=2387857066541797078&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/2387857066541797078'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/2387857066541797078'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/12/ill-be-on-welv-107.html' title=''/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-5283235206387145069</id><published>2011-12-14T19:01:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T19:01:32.030-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>will B a late night of research in my office, stay tuned for a list of contaminated seafood w eating restrictions due 2 mercury &amp; PCB’s&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-5283235206387145069?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/5283235206387145069/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=5283235206387145069&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/5283235206387145069'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/5283235206387145069'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/12/will-b-late-night-of-research-in-my.html' title=''/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-568408944464549082</id><published>2011-12-12T05:32:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-12T05:32:29.968-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sustainable'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='seafood'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>I'll be on 107.9fm WELV at 9am talking about sustainable seafood&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-568408944464549082?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/568408944464549082/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=568408944464549082&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/568408944464549082'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/568408944464549082'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/12/ill-be-on-107.html' title=''/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-6391585474415905932</id><published>2011-12-08T09:55:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-08T09:55:51.874-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='valley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hudson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Restaurants'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Get the new Aroma Thyme app for your smart phone  &lt;a href="http://ping.fm/LO4mY"&gt;http://ping.fm/LO4mY&lt;/a&gt; hudson valley restaurants&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-6391585474415905932?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/6391585474415905932/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=6391585474415905932&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6391585474415905932'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6391585474415905932'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/12/get-new-aroma-thyme-app-for-your-smart.html' title=''/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-3165393775778836704</id><published>2011-12-01T13:06:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-01T13:06:59.592-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='winetasting wines hudsonvally restaurants zinfandel merlot pinotnoir malbec'/><title type='text'>99 Bottles of Wine  | Aroma Thyme Grand Wine Tasting</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="266" id="viddler_b151bbb5" width="437"&gt;&lt;param name="flashvars" value="autoplay=t" /&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/simple/b151bbb5/" /&gt;&lt;param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.viddler.com/simple/b151bbb5/" width="437" height="266" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="autoplay=t" allowFullScreen="true" name="viddler_b151bbb5"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;99 Bottles of Wine on the Bar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What: Aroma Thyme Bistro Grand Wine Tasting with 99 different wines! Yes  we will have 99 wines to taste.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When: Sunday January 15, 1-9pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where: Aroma Thyme, 165 Canal St Ellenville NY&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Details: Tastes wine like the pros.&amp;nbsp; We are doing an all out grand wine  tasting.&amp;nbsp; Many of you always ask us about the wine tastings we go to.&amp;nbsp;  Well this event is going to be just like that.&amp;nbsp; There will be tons of  wine.&amp;nbsp; This amazing event is priced at $25 per person.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Drink Italian, American, South American, Australian, French, Spain,  Portuguese, etc….&lt;br /&gt;Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Merlot,  Zinfandel etc...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This will our most extensive wine tasting every at Aroma Thyme. This is a  do not miss event.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-3165393775778836704?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/3165393775778836704/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=3165393775778836704&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3165393775778836704'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3165393775778836704'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/12/99-bottles-of-wine-aroma-thyme-grand.html' title='99 Bottles of Wine  | Aroma Thyme Grand Wine Tasting'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-4839638775593032404</id><published>2011-11-11T13:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T04:49:22.612-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Belgian beer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='badge'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='untappd'/><title type='text'>Untappd unveils Belgian beer badge in Vanberg &amp; DeWulf’s honor</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;    &lt;m:dispdef&gt;    &lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;    &lt;m:wrapindent m:val="1440"&gt;    &lt;m:intlim m:val="subSup"&gt;    &lt;m:narylim m:val="undOvr"&gt;   &lt;/m:narylim&gt;&lt;/m:intlim&gt; &lt;/m:wrapindent&gt;  &lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Get your Belgian Badge at Aroma Thyme from Untappd this Tuesday November 15th.&amp;nbsp; The best part is the that you get drink really great Belgian beer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_24NBUzsk6M/TsEOQc17k4I/AAAAAAAACuY/F43oiTe2SEA/s1600/untitled.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_24NBUzsk6M/TsEOQc17k4I/AAAAAAAACuY/F43oiTe2SEA/s640/untitled.JPG" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;VANBERG &amp;amp; DEWULF ANNOUNCES GROUNDBREAKING PARTNERSHIP WITH UNTAPPD, CELEBRATES 30&lt;sup&gt;TH&lt;/sup&gt; ANNIVERSARY COAST TO COAST TOAST ™&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vanberg &amp;amp; DeWulf co-founder, Wendy Littlefield, revealed that the Belgian beer import specialist is partnering with the year-old, fast-growing site and mobile app for beer enthusiasts, Untappd. Untappd will unveil their Belgian beer badge in Vanberg &amp;amp; DeWulf’s honor on Tuesday, November 15&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;November 15&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; is the day (and night) of the Coast to Coast Toast ™. It is expected to bethe single largest one-day national celebration of Belgian beer culture held in the USA this millennium. An estimated 350 bars, restaurants, and shops across America will feature Vanberg &amp;amp; DeWulf beers and raise a toast to the importer that has been singularly dedicated to building Belgian beer connoisseurship in the USA. To find the beers and the hosts for the events, people need only consult the Vanberg &amp;amp; DeWulf and Untappd sites. Find the locations hosting toasts on the &lt;a href="http://belgianexperts.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c993e3dd853d0e5b033ea3a3&amp;amp;id=8344251d17&amp;amp;e=fb5e7ed935" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #17488a; line-height: 150%;"&gt;Coast to Coast Toast™ &amp;nbsp;Eventbrite page&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and check in with the beers on &lt;a href="http://belgianexperts.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c993e3dd853d0e5b033ea3a3&amp;amp;id=12839afc77&amp;amp;e=fb5e7ed935" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #17488a; line-height: 150%;"&gt;Untappd&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Much excitement surrounds the launch of a new badge at Untappd. There have been more than 2 million “check-ins” in year one alone.&amp;nbsp; To earn the Belgian badge Untappers need to try at least one (1)&amp;nbsp; “related” beer and share it on Untappd. Starting November 15&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; and for a month, the Belgian badge can only be earned by “checking in” with Vanberg &amp;amp; DeWulf’s beers. Aspiring badge-earners have the option to be entered into a drawing to win a trip for two to Belgium sponsored by The Belgian Tourist Office and Delta Airlines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Coast to Coast Toast ™ is at once an anniversary party and a salute to the people and places that have done so much to build today’s vibrant US beer culture. Participants span two generations of craft beer advocates - uniting pioneers like Lucky Baldwin’s and Toronado (CA), Monk’s, Eulogy and Tria (PA), Higgins and Belmont Station (Portland), Hopleaf, Map Room (IL), Winking Lizard (Ohio), BJ’s (the West) and Flying Saucer&amp;nbsp; (6 states), Gingerman, DBA (NYC), and the Brickstore (GA) and more recently minted “Heroes of the Good Beer Movement” ™ like El Rey Burrito Lounge and J Clyde (Alabama), The Publican and Bluebird (Chicago), Church Key (Washington, D.C.) , Capital Bar and Grill (Arkansas), Jimmy’s 43,&amp;nbsp; Rattle N Hum, Vandaag, and Blue Monk (NY), The Fred (GA), and Redlight Redlight (Florida) to name but a few.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not just on premise locations are participating in the celebration. Retailers all around the country – from Tully’s in Wells, Maine to Whole Foods on the Bowery in NYC, from Binny’s in Chicago to Wine Thief and Ale Jail in St Paul, MN – are taking part in the party.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We have had a great career that has allowed us to pursue our love of Belgium and Belgian beer. As our 30th anniversary approached, we were absolutely convinced that we had to send a huge bear hug to our friends and colleagues. They took up our passion and together we changed how Americans enjoy beer ” said Wendy Littlefield.&amp;nbsp; “Untappd lets us spread the love in a new and unprecedented ways,” added Don.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;About Untappd&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Founded by a pair of friends on opposite coasts who wanted to share their newfound interest in beer, Untappd has grown exponentially, becoming the go to application to track and share your favorite beers. With native apps available for &lt;a href="http://belgianexperts.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c993e3dd853d0e5b033ea3a3&amp;amp;id=8f063892ad&amp;amp;e=fb5e7ed935" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #17488a; line-height: 150%;"&gt;Apple iOS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="http://belgianexperts.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c993e3dd853d0e5b033ea3a3&amp;amp;id=7c0aa67e83&amp;amp;e=fb5e7ed935" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #17488a; line-height: 150%;"&gt;Android&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; devices, as well as a &lt;a href="http://belgianexperts.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c993e3dd853d0e5b033ea3a3&amp;amp;id=7953deb055&amp;amp;e=fb5e7ed935" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #17488a; line-height: 150%;"&gt;mobile web interface&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Untappd allows users to check-in to their favorite beers and locations, attach a photo, write a short review and share this with their friends across multiple social networks. Additionally, the app includes a layer of gamification in the form of digital badges that encourages beer lovers to explore different beer styles, breweries and bars.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Untappd’s goal is to connect beer enthusiasts of all levels from around the world and encourage them to explore the world of beer and beer related venues. Having surpassed 2,000,000 check-ins and celebrated its first anniversary, Untappd has worked with breweries from across the United States including MillerCoors, Boston Beer Company, Dogfish Head, and Great Divide Brewing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Untappd is proud to partner with Vanberg &amp;amp; DeWulf to celebrate their 30th anniversary by educating our community about Belgian beers. With the launch of the “Belgian Holiday” badge, users will be encouraged to experience the wide variety of beers that Belgium has to offer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We are extremely excited to be partnering with a veteran in the Belgian beer world such as Vanberg &amp;amp; DeWulf. Their mission to bring the great flavors of Belgium to the States perfectly complements our goal of introducing beer enthusiasts to the different styles the beer world has to offer.” - The Untappd Team&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;About Vanberg &amp;amp; DeWulf&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This family run business has been committed to Belgian beers for thirty years.&amp;nbsp; The husband and wife team of Don Feinberg&amp;nbsp; &amp;amp; Wendy Littlefield are Yale grads who moved to Belgium after college, where they fell in love with the country and its beers. They began importing in their mid 20’s. They and their lambic-loving children call Chicago home, but Don and Wendy spend a third of the year beer hunting in Belgium.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They were the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;first&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt; to import Duvel, Rodenbach, Affligem, Boon lambics, Blanche de Bruges to the USA. The &lt;a href="http://belgianexperts.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c993e3dd853d0e5b033ea3a3&amp;amp;id=f5dbbb7a61&amp;amp;e=fb5e7ed935" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #17488a; line-height: 150%;"&gt;thirty beers in their portfolio&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; can be include classics such as Saison Dupont, Moinette, Scaldis, Peche Mel, Hop Ruiter, Lambrucha, Lambickx, Witkap , DeCam, Vicaris, Castelain and Contessa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don Feinberg and Wendy Littlefield were the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;first&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt; Americans inducted into the Belgian Brewers Guild in its 500-year history. Ever and always they have represented beers from independent family-run breweries. They were the publishers of the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;first&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt; US edition of Michael Jackson’s The Great Beers of Belgium. They founded Brewery Ommegang on a former hops farm in Cooperstown in 1994. Ommegang was the first US brewery dedicated to all bottle conditioned, cork-finished, Belgian-style beers. They introduced the 750 ml format to the US craft beer scene, and built the first farmstead brewery in the US in a century.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“These days choices are overwhelming for beginning Belgian beer drinkers. Not only are there 800 or so beers being imported from Belgium, but virtually every domestic brewery has an American iteration. Untappd lets beer drinkers document their journey through craft beer, and in so doing advance education and appreciation of styles. We are very happy to be joining forces with them in launching the Belgian beer badge and building beer connoisseurship.”&amp;nbsp; Don Feinberg &amp;amp; Wendy Littlefield&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Coast to Coast Toast ™ is dedicated to two friends in the industry who made massive contributions and died too soon: Ray Deter of DBA and David Farnsworth of Lucky Baldwins. Their spirit informs the movement now and in the years to come.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-4839638775593032404?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/4839638775593032404/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=4839638775593032404&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4839638775593032404'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4839638775593032404'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/11/untappd-unveils-belgian-beer-badge-in.html' title='Untappd unveils Belgian beer badge in Vanberg &amp; DeWulf’s honor'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_24NBUzsk6M/TsEOQc17k4I/AAAAAAAACuY/F43oiTe2SEA/s72-c/untitled.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-4101874507486441531</id><published>2011-11-03T11:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-15T09:55:30.336-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='France'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bourdeaux'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dinner'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>Bordeaux Wine Dinner</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;    &lt;m:dispdef&gt;    &lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;    &lt;m:wrapindent m:val="1440"&gt;    &lt;m:intlim m:val="subSup"&gt;    &lt;m:narylim m:val="undOvr"&gt;   &lt;/m:narylim&gt;&lt;/m:intlim&gt; &lt;/m:wrapindent&gt;  &lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oOQ2Yu5Up8w/TsKnf2Hnj1I/AAAAAAAACug/zUlklsXAFIU/s1600/New+Image.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oOQ2Yu5Up8w/TsKnf2Hnj1I/AAAAAAAACug/zUlklsXAFIU/s400/New+Image.JPG" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="text-transform: uppercase;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="text-transform: uppercase;"&gt;What:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt; Bordeaux Wine Dinner&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="text-transform: uppercase;"&gt;When: &lt;/span&gt;November 18&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;, 2011&lt;span style="text-transform: uppercase;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="text-transform: uppercase;"&gt;Where: &lt;/span&gt;Aroma Thyme Bistro, 165 Canal St, Ellenville NY&lt;span style="text-transform: uppercase;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="text-transform: uppercase;"&gt;Details:&lt;/span&gt; $59 per Person, rsvp 845 647 3000&lt;span style="text-transform: uppercase;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt; text-transform: uppercase;"&gt;Entre-Deux-Mers, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Chateau Saint Marie 2009&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Asparagus, Lemon Sayabon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt; text-transform: uppercase;"&gt;Motagne-St.-Emilion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;, Chateau Rocher Calon 2008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Wild Mushroom Soup&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt; text-transform: uppercase;"&gt;Bordeaux Superieur&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt; text-transform: uppercase;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt; Chateau Bell Air 2009&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Fallen Blue Cheese Soufflé, Baby Greens&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt; text-transform: uppercase;"&gt;Cotes de Castillon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;, Chateau La Grande Maye 2003&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Roast Leg of Lamb&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Pommes de Terre Dauphinoise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt; text-transform: uppercase;"&gt;Sauternes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;, Chateau Grillon 2009&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;Apple Tatin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Bordeaux&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt; is probably the most well-know wine region in France. Bordeaux counts for one third of the good quality french wine (AOC, crus bourgeois, crus classés).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;The wines are so good there that a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.terroir-france.com/wine/app_bordeaux.htm"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Bordeaux ranking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt; is needed to classify the best of the best. Some of them are universal: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.terroir-france.com/wine/margaux.htm"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Margaux&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;, Yquem, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.terroir-france.com/wine/petrus.htm"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Pétrus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;, Cheval Blanc, Haut Brion and all the others. Bordeaux has about 7,000 chateaux !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333;"&gt;Marcus Guiliano is the chef, owner of Aroma Thyme Bistro located in the bountiful Hudson Valley of New York. Chef Guiliano has been an advocate for over 10 years on healthy, sustainable, local and real food. He found his mission in cooking when he reversed over a handful of medical conditions including 28 years of asthma. For more information visit &lt;a href="http://chefonamission.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #2a66c7;"&gt;www.chefonamission.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.  Aroma Thyme is know for their “stealth health”(Zagat) &amp;amp; green certification from The Green Restaurant Association.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Aroma Thyme, which opened in 2003, serves Eco-Lectic fare.&amp;nbsp; Green meets eclectic is their tagline, for more info visit &lt;a href="http://ecolecticcuisine.com/"&gt;http://ecolecticcuisine.com&lt;/a&gt;. Ingredients are sourced based on the social, environmental, moral, health &amp;amp; ethical impacts. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Aroma Thyme boasts one of the best-stocked bars in the Hudson Valley with 200 beers, 300 wines and over 200 spirits.&amp;nbsp; They have been awarded a “Best of” award every year from Hudson Valley Magazine. Wine Spectator honors them with an award winning wine list and Zagat always has them as one of the highest rated in their county.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;For more information and reservations please call 845 647 3000.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-4101874507486441531?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/4101874507486441531/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=4101874507486441531&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4101874507486441531'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4101874507486441531'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/11/bordeaux-wine-dinner.html' title='Bordeaux Wine Dinner'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oOQ2Yu5Up8w/TsKnf2Hnj1I/AAAAAAAACug/zUlklsXAFIU/s72-c/New+Image.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-6822378889505059730</id><published>2011-11-03T09:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-03T10:17:07.250-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='turkey'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hudsonvalley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organicfood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='veganturkey'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thanksgiving'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='glutenfree'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Restaurants'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holiday'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='freerange'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='UlsterCounty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ellenville'/><title type='text'>The Hudson Valley’s Most Acclaimed Green Restaurant© Open for Thanksgiving</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;    &lt;m:dispdef&gt;    &lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;    &lt;m:wrapindent m:val="1440"&gt;    &lt;m:intlim m:val="subSup"&gt;    &lt;m:narylim m:val="undOvr"&gt;   &lt;/m:narylim&gt;&lt;/m:intlim&gt; &lt;/m:wrapindent&gt;  &lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Aroma Thyme, which was upstate New York’s first Green Restaurant©, is open Thanksgiving Day from 1pm to 6pm.&amp;nbsp; Aroma Thyme will offer a traditional&amp;nbsp; holiday meal of turkey. But the restaurant will also offer a vegan option and a gluten free option.&amp;nbsp; Plus their whole menu of green eclectic fare will be available.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Thanksgiving day has become a big for Aroma Thyme explains chef/owner Marcus Guiliano.&amp;nbsp; “We have be doing Thanksgiving since we first opened 8 years ago.”&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333;"&gt;Marcus Guiliano is the chef, owner of Aroma Thyme Bistro located in the bountiful Hudson Valley of New York. Chef Guiliano has been an advocate for over 10 years on healthy, sustainable, local and real food. He found his mission in cooking when he reversed over a handful of medical conditions including 28 years of asthma. For more information visit &lt;a href="http://chefonamission.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #2a66c7;"&gt;www.chefonamission.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.  Aroma Thyme is know for their “stealth health”(Zagat) &amp;amp; green certification from The Green Restaurant Association.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Aroma Thyme, which opened in 2003, serves Eco-Lectic fare.&amp;nbsp; Green meets eclectic is their tagline, for more info visit &lt;a href="http://ecolecticcuisine.com/"&gt;http://ecolecticcuisine.com&lt;/a&gt;. Ingredients are sourced based on the social, environmental, moral, health &amp;amp; ethical impacts. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Aroma Thyme boasts one of the best-stocked bars in the Hudson Valley with 200 beers, 300 wines and over 200 spirits.&amp;nbsp; They have been awarded a “Best of” award every year from Hudson Valley Magazine. Wine Spectator honors them with an award winning wine list and Zagat always has them as one of the highest rated in their county.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;For more information and reservations please call 845 647 3000.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Roast Murray’s Free-Range &lt;span style="text-transform: uppercase;"&gt;Turkey&lt;/span&gt; $35&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Creamed Local Corn, Yukon Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Butternut Squash, Cranberry Sauce, soup or salad included&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Bread Alone Whole Wheat Stuffing &amp;amp; Turkey Gravy&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;*vegan &amp;amp; gluten-free option available*&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-6822378889505059730?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/6822378889505059730/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=6822378889505059730&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6822378889505059730'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6822378889505059730'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/11/hudson-valleys-most-acclaimed-green.html' title='The Hudson Valley’s Most Acclaimed Green Restaurant© Open for Thanksgiving'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-7680551863203692574</id><published>2011-10-31T06:17:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-31T06:17:49.132-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='radio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hudsonvalley'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>i'm on 107.9fm right now talking about health, nutrition, business hudsonvalley radio&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-7680551863203692574?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/7680551863203692574/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=7680551863203692574&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7680551863203692574'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7680551863203692574'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/10/im-on-107.html' title=''/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-8506154581033500070</id><published>2011-10-30T09:08:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-30T09:08:13.694-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hudsonvalley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='snow'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Restaurants'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Aroma Thyme is open. We have electric. Come by to eat, drink, hangout, charge phone. hudsonvalley restaurants snow 845 647-3000&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-8506154581033500070?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/8506154581033500070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=8506154581033500070&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/8506154581033500070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/8506154581033500070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/10/aroma-thyme-is-open.html' title=''/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-2958229035296103779</id><published>2011-09-21T05:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-21T09:56:43.879-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Beer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='brews'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='celebration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='burger'/><title type='text'>Beer Holy Wars, Part 2</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;    &lt;m:dispdef&gt;    &lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;    &lt;m:wrapindent m:val="1440"&gt;    &lt;m:intlim m:val="subSup"&gt;    &lt;m:narylim m:val="undOvr"&gt;   &lt;/m:narylim&gt;&lt;/m:intlim&gt; &lt;/m:wrapindent&gt;  &lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MANJ9Jub6gQ/TnnexXtdLfI/AAAAAAAACnQ/3J2GvA2_yic/s1600/Beer_holy_wars.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="352" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MANJ9Jub6gQ/TnnexXtdLfI/AAAAAAAACnQ/3J2GvA2_yic/s400/Beer_holy_wars.png" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;What: Beer Holy Wars featuring flights of Christmas &amp;amp; Hanukah beers&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 12 holiday beers&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: December 9&lt;sup&gt;th &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Featuring different flights of beer each Friday.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where: Aroma Thyme Bistro, 165 Canal St, Ellenville NY&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Details: Flights of 6 beers to include 3 Hanukah &amp;amp; 3 Christmas beers&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bonus&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Plus $10.99 burgers &amp;amp; $22.99 Tuna &amp;amp; $7.99 Mussels with the purchase of a flight of beer!!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Christmas Brews from Shelton Brothers Imports&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Serafijn Christmas Angel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;This hearty amber brew, well-balanced and warming, is the brewer's special celebration of this wonderful season, when the herald angels sing. A Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to all, from Brouwerij Achilles!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Noel des Geants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Unpasteurized, Unfiltered, Bottle-Refermented Belgian Ale. The Brasserie Des Légendes is housed in a medieval castle in the town of Irchonwelz, in the French-speaking south of Belgium. Its majestic gate stands high to allow the passage of the occasional visiting giant ... as the town is famous for its annual giants parade.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;De Ranke Pere Noel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;A fantastic Christmas beer, but one that defies the universal custom of a stronger, spicier beer for the holiday season. At 7% alcohol by volume, this one is relatively lighter in alcohol than the Guldenberg, and does not pack the hop punch of the XX. It combines some of the best elements of those other two beers – with a fine balance of malt and hops, complex character, a refreshing dryness, and a gorgeous cellar aroma – but is distinguished by its festive copper color. The 1999 Père Noël was a bit of a departure, with a very appealing yeasty tartness that was not readily discernible in earlier years.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Bink Winterkoninkske (Winter King)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Beside the ‘Bloesem Bink’, you can also enjoy a second seasonal beer, the ‘Winterkoninkske’. This beer is, just like the others, unfiltered, not pasteurized, with secundary fermentation in the bottle. The ‘Winterkoninkske’ is the ideal beer to make a cold and chilly winter evening pleasant. The ingredients are: seven types of malt (among which rolled oats), two belgian types of hop, brewing liqour and yeast. Our winter beer is a dark and heartwarming beer with a pure, sugary flavour and a long, bitter aftertaste. The alcohol content of this heavy beer is 8,3 % vol.alc.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Slaapmutske Kerstmutske&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hanukah Brews from Smaltz&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;HeBrew Miraculous Jewbelation Eight Anniversary Ale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;8 Malts, 8 Hops. Celebrating 8 years of delicious beer and delicious shtick. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/hebrew-jewbelation-5766-ninth-anniversary-ale/51716/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"&gt;HeBrew Jewbelation 5766 Ninth Anniversary Ale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;9 hops, 9 malts 9% &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;HeBrew Monumental 10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;10th Anniversary Ale brewed with 10 malts and 10 hops. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;HeBrew Eleven&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Jewbelation Eleven continues in its fourth year of production. Given a “5 Star” rating by Celebrator Beer News, brewed with 11 malts, 11 hops, and soaring to 11% alcohol, Jewbelation Eleven is the most extreme Chanukah beer ever created.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;HeBrew Jewbelation Twelve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;12th anniversary ale made with 12 malts and 12 hops.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;HeBrew Jewbelation Bar Mitzvah Thirteen Anniversary &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;13 Malts, 13 Hops&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;HeBrew Jewbelation 14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;14 malts, 14 hops&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;About Shmaltz Brewing Company&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Shmaltz Brewing Company was recently named "Best American Craft Brewer" and won the "Best In Show&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;2010" title by &lt;i&gt;Beverage World Magazine&lt;/i&gt;, after being named "Breakout Brand" for 2009. Shmaltz was also&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;included in the "Top 20 Fastest Growing Bay Area Companies" by &lt;i&gt;San Francisco Business Times&lt;/i&gt;, and is a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;recipient of the "Distinguished Business Award" by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Established in San Francisco in 1996 with the first batch of 100 cases of HE'BREW Beer® bottled, labeled, and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;delivered by hand, Shmaltz has sold over 8 million bottles of beer to date. Along with their acclaimed line of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;HE'BREW Beers®, Shmaltz introduced its new line of sideshow-inspired Coney Island Craft Lagers® with&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;seven featured attractions including Coney Island Lager®, Albino Python®, Sword Swallower®, Human&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Blockhead®, Mermaid Pilsner®, Freaktoberfest®, and Luna Lager(TM). Proceeds help Coney Island USA, a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;501(c)(3) Arts Non-Profit fulfill its mission to defend the honor of lost forms of American popular culture in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Brooklyn's historic Coney Island neighborhood.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Shmaltz offerings are available in over 25 states through over 30 wholesalers at more than 1500 retail specialty&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;shops across the U.S. including Beverages &amp;amp; More, Whole Foods, Total Wine, select Krogers, and Cost Plus.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Shmaltz Brewing beers have appeared in such distinguished media outlets as &lt;i&gt;The New York Times, CNN&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Headline News, The Onion, Beer Advocate Magazine, Celebrator Beer News, Ale Street News, The Today&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Show, Bravo, NPR's "Weekend Edition," New York Magazine, Newsweek, Elle, SELF, Men's Health, BUST,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Playboy, Associated Press, Reuters, MSNBC, San Francisco Magazine, The Jerusalem Report, New York&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Jewish Week, Washington Post, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, MAXIM.com, Forbes.com, Smartmoney.com,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Entrepreneur.com, &lt;/i&gt;and &lt;i&gt;Epicurious.com&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-2958229035296103779?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/2958229035296103779/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=2958229035296103779&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/2958229035296103779'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/2958229035296103779'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/09/beer-holy-wars-part-2.html' title='Beer Holy Wars, Part 2'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MANJ9Jub6gQ/TnnexXtdLfI/AAAAAAAACnQ/3J2GvA2_yic/s72-c/Beer_holy_wars.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-7406556299026882992</id><published>2011-09-20T13:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-20T13:56:27.414-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Beer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='brews'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aromathymebistro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hanukah'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='burger'/><title type='text'>Beer Holy Wars, Part 1</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; 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text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;What: Beer Holy Wars featuring flights of Christmas &amp;amp; Hanukah beers&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 12 holiday beers&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: December 2&lt;sup&gt;nd&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Featuring different flights of beer each Friday.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where: Aroma Thyme Bistro, 165 Canal St, Ellenville NY&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Details: Flights of 6 beers to include 3 Hanukah &amp;amp; 3 Christmas beers&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bonus&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Plus $10.99 burgers &amp;amp; $22.99 Tuna &amp;amp; $7.99 Mussels with the purchase of a flight of beer!!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Christmas Brews from Shelton Brothers Imports&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Serafijn Christmas Angel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;This hearty amber brew, well-balanced and warming, is the brewer's special celebration of this wonderful season, when the herald angels sing. A Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to all, from Brouwerij Achilles!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Noel des Geants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Unpasteurized, Unfiltered, Bottle-Refermented Belgian Ale. The Brasserie Des Légendes is housed in a medieval castle in the town of Irchonwelz, in the French-speaking south of Belgium. Its majestic gate stands high to allow the passage of the occasional visiting giant ... as the town is famous for its annual giants parade.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;De Ranke Pere Noel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;A fantastic Christmas beer, but one that defies the universal custom of a stronger, spicier beer for the holiday season. At 7% alcohol by volume, this one is relatively lighter in alcohol than the Guldenberg, and does not pack the hop punch of the XX. It combines some of the best elements of those other two beers – with a fine balance of malt and hops, complex character, a refreshing dryness, and a gorgeous cellar aroma – but is distinguished by its festive copper color. The 1999 Père Noël was a bit of a departure, with a very appealing yeasty tartness that was not readily discernible in earlier years.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Bink Winterkoninkske (Winter King)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Beside the ‘Bloesem Bink’, you can also enjoy a second seasonal beer, the ‘Winterkoninkske’. This beer is, just like the others, unfiltered, not pasteurized, with secundary fermentation in the bottle. The ‘Winterkoninkske’ is the ideal beer to make a cold and chilly winter evening pleasant. The ingredients are: seven types of malt (among which rolled oats), two belgian types of hop, brewing liqour and yeast. Our winter beer is a dark and heartwarming beer with a pure, sugary flavour and a long, bitter aftertaste. The alcohol content of this heavy beer is 8,3 % vol.alc.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Slaapmutske Kerstmutske&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hanukah Brews from Smaltz&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;HeBrew Miraculous Jewbelation Eight Anniversary Ale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;8 Malts, 8 Hops. Celebrating 8 years of delicious beer and delicious shtick. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/hebrew-jewbelation-5766-ninth-anniversary-ale/51716/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"&gt;HeBrew Jewbelation 5766 Ninth Anniversary Ale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;9 hops, 9 malts 9% &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;HeBrew Monumental 10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;10th Anniversary Ale brewed with 10 malts and 10 hops. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;HeBrew Eleven&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Jewbelation Eleven continues in its fourth year of production. Given a “5 Star” rating by Celebrator Beer News, brewed with 11 malts, 11 hops, and soaring to 11% alcohol, Jewbelation Eleven is the most extreme Chanukah beer ever created.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;HeBrew Jewbelation Twelve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;12th anniversary ale made with 12 malts and 12 hops.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;HeBrew Jewbelation Bar Mitzvah Thirteen Anniversary &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;13 Malts, 13 Hops&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;HeBrew Jewbelation 14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;14 malts, 14 hops&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;About Shmaltz Brewing Company&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Shmaltz Brewing Company was recently named "Best American Craft Brewer" and won the "Best In Show&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;2010" title by &lt;i&gt;Beverage World Magazine&lt;/i&gt;, after being named "Breakout Brand" for 2009. Shmaltz was also&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;included in the "Top 20 Fastest Growing Bay Area Companies" by &lt;i&gt;San Francisco Business Times&lt;/i&gt;, and is a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;recipient of the "Distinguished Business Award" by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Established in San Francisco in 1996 with the first batch of 100 cases of HE'BREW Beer® bottled, labeled, and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;delivered by hand, Shmaltz has sold over 8 million bottles of beer to date. Along with their acclaimed line of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;HE'BREW Beers®, Shmaltz introduced its new line of sideshow-inspired Coney Island Craft Lagers® with&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;seven featured attractions including Coney Island Lager®, Albino Python®, Sword Swallower®, Human&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Blockhead®, Mermaid Pilsner®, Freaktoberfest®, and Luna Lager(TM). Proceeds help Coney Island USA, a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;501(c)(3) Arts Non-Profit fulfill its mission to defend the honor of lost forms of American popular culture in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Brooklyn's historic Coney Island neighborhood.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Shmaltz offerings are available in over 25 states through over 30 wholesalers at more than 1500 retail specialty&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;shops across the U.S. including Beverages &amp;amp; More, Whole Foods, Total Wine, select Krogers, and Cost Plus.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Shmaltz Brewing beers have appeared in such distinguished media outlets as &lt;i&gt;The New York Times, CNN&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Headline News, The Onion, Beer Advocate Magazine, Celebrator Beer News, Ale Street News, The Today&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Show, Bravo, NPR's "Weekend Edition," New York Magazine, Newsweek, Elle, SELF, Men's Health, BUST,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Playboy, Associated Press, Reuters, MSNBC, San Francisco Magazine, The Jerusalem Report, New York&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Jewish Week, Washington Post, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, MAXIM.com, Forbes.com, Smartmoney.com,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Entrepreneur.com, &lt;/i&gt;and &lt;i&gt;Epicurious.com&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-7406556299026882992?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/7406556299026882992/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=7406556299026882992&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7406556299026882992'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7406556299026882992'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/09/beer-holy-wars-part-1.html' title='Beer Holy Wars, Part 1'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZTE27l-xgoE/Tnj8zr6cvsI/AAAAAAAACnM/4xrVXLhy56w/s72-c/Beer_holy_wars.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-7281951769661813234</id><published>2011-09-07T12:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-07T12:28:07.239-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aroma Thyme Bistro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dinner'/><title type='text'>Castillo di Borghese Wine Dinner</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C7yegvfmF64/Tmeu-Qsdg1I/AAAAAAAAClk/x4aZA5CnWuM/s1600/wine+dinner.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="263" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C7yegvfmF64/Tmeu-Qsdg1I/AAAAAAAAClk/x4aZA5CnWuM/s400/wine+dinner.JPG" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;    &lt;m:dispdef&gt;    &lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;    &lt;m:wrapindent m:val="1440"&gt;    &lt;m:intlim m:val="subSup"&gt;    &lt;m:narylim m:val="undOvr"&gt;   &lt;/m:narylim&gt;&lt;/m:intlim&gt; &lt;/m:wrapindent&gt;  &lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;What: Castillo di Borghese Wine Dinner&lt;br /&gt;Five course wine menu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When: Friday September 16th, 2011 at 7pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where: Aroma Thyme Bistro&lt;br /&gt;165 Canal St Ellenville&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Details:&amp;nbsp; $59 per person, rsvp at 845 647 3000&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Long Island is making world-class wines and we are featuring a special winery in our next wine dinner.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Learn all about this famed Long Island wine estate. See why in just 25 years Long Island has gone from one to 30 wineries. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Castillo di Borghese Wine Dinner Menu&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Riesling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Montauk Sea Scallops, Local Creamed Corn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Sauvignon Blanc &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Asparagus Soup, Dill Cashew Cream&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Pinot Noir&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Local Raw Five Spoke Tumbleweed Cheese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Organic Almond &amp;amp; Local Apple Compote&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Cabernet Franc&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Slow Braised Osterhoudht Beef, Roasted Local Carrots &amp;amp; Black Dirt&amp;nbsp; Purple Potatoes &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Local Poached Peach Gratin &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Riesling &amp;amp; Saint Germain Cordial &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Vegan/vegetarian option are always accommodated. Please let us know any limitations/restrictions when making your reservation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; About Aroma Thyme:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Aroma Thyme is know for their "stealth health"(Zagat). The Bistro has an award-winning wine list from Wine Spectator Magazine and over 200 beers. Aroma Thyme is certified green by The Green Restaurant Association. Marcus Guiliano is the chef &amp;amp; owner of Aroma Thyme Bistro located in the bountiful Hudson Valley of New York. Chef Guiliano has been an advocate for over 10 years on healthy, sustainable, local &amp;amp; real food. He found his mission in cooking when he reversed over a handful of medical conditions including 28 years of asthma. For more information visit http://www.chefonamission.com.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; About the winery:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; It's altogether fitting that when Long Island's oldest and most respected winery was up for sale some years ago, it caught the eye of a cosmopolitan Philadelphia couple who loved wine, had a respect for tradition and whose own noble roots dated back to ninth century Italy - Marco and Ann Marie Borghese. See the video by Marco introducing you to the North Fork, Long Island Wine Region.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Since 1999, the first vineyard on the North Fork has been in the creative hands of Prince Marco and Princess Ann Marie Borghese, who promptly renamed it Castello di Borghese -- Castle of the Borgheses. The 2003 season marked the 30th anniversary of this founding vineyard of the Long Island wine industry. Ann Marie and Marco continue to apply new levels of energy, watching the vineyard evolve graciously under their stewardship.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; The new owners have expanded the vineyard in Long Island, redesigned the tasting room and set up a cafe-like seating area, one indoors and another outdoors, to allow people a greater degree of relaxation when tasting the ever-expanding selection of Castello di Borghese wines. The year 2001, for example, marked the debut of a new label, the Borghese Meritage, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Contrary to other owners who prefer to operate behind the scenes, the Borgheses actually enjoy greeting visitors to their “castello,” often taking time to join in, or even lead, the many wine tastings held in their newly updated tasting room. “By being out front we can provide our customers with a better idea of what we're trying to achieve in our wines,” says Ann Marie. "We also like sharing the experience, to see their expressions when tasting our new vintages for the first time."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Winners of numerous international awards, Castello di Borghese Vineyard and Winery has earned widespread respect.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; About Long Island wineries:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; In little over quarter of a century the Long Island wine industry has grown from one small vineyard to 3,000 acres of vines and over thirty wineries producing world-class wines. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Located in New York State, on the East Coast of the United States, Long Island extends some 120 miles into the Atlantic Ocean. Its maritime climate, geography and soil characteristics provide ideal conditions for producing wines of exceptional quality. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; The Long Island wine region encompasses Nassau and Suffolk Counties, with the majority of wineries and vineyards at the East End, on the North and South Forks. Here, age-old growing techniques are combined with state-of-the-art technology to produce a range of world-class wines from specific varietals and selected blends. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; It has been said by many that Long Island is one of the country's most exciting wine producing regions today, with great reviews and high praise found in major food and wine publications nationwide. As the awards continue to accumulate, Long Island wines are increasingly sought after in fine restaurants and wine shops from coast to coast. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; A tour of the Long island wine region is a special experience, offering an opportunity to sample and purchase our award winning wines directly from producers while enjoying beautiful scenery, comfortable hotels and romantic bed &amp;amp; breakfasts, great food, and a wide range of sports, leisure and entertainment activities. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; Discover why experts are saying “the enchanted East End of Long Island has become one of the world’s great vineyard regions.” David Rosengarten, Food TV personality, cookbook author and food &amp;amp; wine writer, 2004.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-7281951769661813234?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/7281951769661813234/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=7281951769661813234&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7281951769661813234'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7281951769661813234'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/09/castillo-di-borghese-wine-dinner.html' title='Castillo di Borghese Wine Dinner'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C7yegvfmF64/Tmeu-Qsdg1I/AAAAAAAAClk/x4aZA5CnWuM/s72-c/wine+dinner.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-3882388997753887614</id><published>2011-09-06T12:55:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-06T12:55:49.628-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='songs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rockband'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beatles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='review'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='liverpool'/><title type='text'>Magical Mystery Tour: The Beatles From A - Z</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LgOUkdphduY/TmZ59V-xmxI/AAAAAAAAClY/-ypbwcR9JfM/s1600/40955-beatles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LgOUkdphduY/TmZ59V-xmxI/AAAAAAAAClY/-ypbwcR9JfM/s400/40955-beatles.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt; : Magical Mystery Tour: The Beatles From A - Z&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt; : Saturday, September 10 · &lt;span class="dtstart"&gt;&lt;span class="value-title" title="2011-09-10T20:30:00"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;8:30pm&lt;/span&gt; - &lt;span class="dtend"&gt;&lt;span class="value-title" title="2011-09-10T23:30:00"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;11:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="dtend"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt; : &lt;/span&gt;Aroma Thyme Bistro, 165 Canal St, Ellenville, NY&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="description summary" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Keith  Newman reviews the history of The Beatles, from early Liverpool and  Beatlemania to the Abbey Road Studio years. Send your requests of your  favorite Beatles songs to lizardbytes@yahoo.com.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-3882388997753887614?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/3882388997753887614/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=3882388997753887614&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3882388997753887614'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3882388997753887614'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/09/magical-mystery-tour-beatles-from-z.html' title='Magical Mystery Tour: The Beatles From A - Z'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LgOUkdphduY/TmZ59V-xmxI/AAAAAAAAClY/-ypbwcR9JfM/s72-c/40955-beatles.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-3521424532677347883</id><published>2011-08-22T14:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-24T09:13:14.584-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='captain lawrence brewing company'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Beer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dinner'/><title type='text'>Captain Lawrence Beer Dinner</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;b&gt;5 course pairing menu featuring Scott Vaccaro from Captain Lawrence&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;b&gt;Friday September 9th&lt;/b&gt;,&lt;b&gt; 7pm- 10pm&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;b&gt;Aroma Thyme Bistro 165 Canal St Ellenville NY &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nPXyVjzcioQ/TlLDL4TTjkI/AAAAAAAAClE/LRp7X1YcorY/s1600/capimp.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nPXyVjzcioQ/TlLDL4TTjkI/AAAAAAAAClE/LRp7X1YcorY/s400/capimp.JPG" width="300" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Meet Owner and Brewer &lt;b&gt;Scott Vaccaro&lt;/b&gt; at Aroma Thyme for a 5-course beer dinner.&amp;nbsp; Scott will be on hand to explain all about &lt;b&gt;Captain Lawrence Brewery&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Find why they are one of the best NY state breweries. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Mussels in a Leek Cream Sauce&lt;br /&gt;Kolsch&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Local Greens, Peaches, Goat Cheese &amp;amp; Macadamia Nuts&lt;br /&gt;Liquid Gold&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fluke Sashimi, Local Fruit &amp;amp; Tomato Gazpacho&lt;br /&gt;Imperial Captain Reserve IPA &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Local Beef &amp;amp; Potato Stew, Smoked Porter Caramelized Carrots&lt;br /&gt;Smoked Porter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hazelnut &amp;amp; Chocolate Macaroon Torte&lt;br /&gt;Brown Bird&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;To make reservation please call 845 647 3000. Price:$49 per person.We gladly will accommodate vegetarian/vegan and food sensitivities. Please let us know when making the reservation.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aroma Thyme is know for their "stealth health"(Zagat). The Bistro has an award-winning wine list from Wine Spectator Magazine and over 200 beers. Aroma Thyme is certified green by The Green Restaurant Association. Marcus Guiliano is the chef &amp;amp; owner of Aroma Thyme Bistro located in the bountiful Hudson Valley of New York. Chef Guiliano has been an advocate for over 10 years on healthy, sustainable, local &amp;amp; real food. He found his mission in cooking when he reversed over a handful of medical conditions including 28 years of asthma. For more information visit http://www.chefonamission.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Captain Lawrence Brewing Company is an award-winning craft brewery located in Pleasantville, NY. The brewery is owned and run by head brewer Scott Vaccaro. Vaccaro, a homebrewer since 1995, trained in brewing science at UC Davis. He interned at Adnams Brewery, in the U.K. Before founding Captain Lawrence in 2005, he worked at Sierra Nevada and Danbury, CT's short-lived Colorado Brewery.Many of Captain Lawrence's offerings are strongly influenced by traditional Belgian styles of beer, although often with an American twist. Barrel-aging and beers with sourness or flavors contributed by wild yeasts, such as Brettanomyces, and bacteria have also become part of their repertoire.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The brewery takes its name from Captain Lawrence Drive in South Salem, NY - the road on which Vaccaro's childhood home is located. The street is named after Samuel Lawrence (1733-1796) who was a Captain in the Westchester County Militia, 3rd Regiment during the American Revolution.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-3521424532677347883?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/3521424532677347883/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=3521424532677347883&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3521424532677347883'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3521424532677347883'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/08/captain-lawrence-beer-dinner.html' title='Captain Lawrence Beer Dinner'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nPXyVjzcioQ/TlLDL4TTjkI/AAAAAAAAClE/LRp7X1YcorY/s72-c/capimp.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-3464961259121549052</id><published>2011-08-19T03:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-19T03:57:35.837-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='restaurantrules restaurantlaws'/><title type='text'>The 8 Dumbest Restaurant Laws</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XQ4A5Ps14rQ/Tk5BWoxvnjI/AAAAAAAACk4/afsVm7fH7iI/s1600/rulessign.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="258" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XQ4A5Ps14rQ/Tk5BWoxvnjI/AAAAAAAACk4/afsVm7fH7iI/s320/rulessign.png" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;by Emily Rothschild sourced from http://www.zagat.com/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Want to enjoy a Bloody Mary with your eggs and bacon? Or pair your happy-hour beer with a handful of pretzels? In the words of Sally Struthers – sure, we all do. But if you live in a state with ridiculous rules on the books, you may be prevented from behaving just how nature intended. Here are the eight stupidest statutes that we could dig up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. No booze before noon: Early-risers in NYC hoping to enjoy a mimosa or Bloody Mary at Sunday brunch are, to put it bluntly, SOL. A holdover blue law – a regulation meant to limit activities on Sunday (when you should be in church, ahem) – prohibits restaurants and bars from serving drinks until noon on Sundays. Of course, those most in need of a little hair of the dog are those least likely to be anywhere before noon anyway. But morning lushes, you have now been warned; plan accordingly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. No buying drinks for female bartenders: Lonely men looking for the hot lady bartenders of their dreams are at a distinct disadvantage in Maryland, where state law makes it illegal to send female barkeeps a cocktail. Note to lovelorn dudes: we are not aware of any law restricting large tips.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Beer and pretzels can’t mix: We have some bad news for pretzel lovers in North Dakota. State law prohibits restaurants and bars from serving the popular bar snack and beer at the same time. This might be the reason God invented corn nuts and wasabi peas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Security guards are required: An ordinance proposed by the city council but rejected by the mayor would have required, restaurants in Newark, NJ, that serve 15 or fewer people and want to stay open later than 9 PM to hire armed guards. At least it would have been the safest sandwich experience you’ve ever had (then again, it is Newark, so we suppose it’s better than the patrons arming themselves).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. You can’t be drunk in a bar: This one seems way too dumb to be true, like airport security frisking babies, or banning raisins in cookies, but true it is. A broad law in Texas makes it legal for cops to go anywhere – including a bar or restaurant – and arrest people for public intoxication. The sad truth about this one is that less-than-ethical officers are using the protection of this law to target minorities they suspect of being undocumented immigrants. Stay classy, Texas. Oh wait, that might be easier said than done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. You can’t drink on Election Day: Positively sick about the state of the union? (Tell us about it.) Even sicker to learn your candidate is trailing in the polls on voting day? Well, if you live in South Carolina, don’t expect to drown your sorrows at your favorite bar or restaurant. An archaic law initially meant to prevent slimy political operatives from plying voters with drinks and then escorting them to the polls makes it illegal for restaurants to serve alcohol on Election Day. It’s also illegal for stores to sell alcohol on that day too. It is not, however, illegal for people to stockpile beer, wine and liquor on the day before Election Day. Just sayin’.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. You can’t take it with you: Many states agree that allowing diners to take home their unfinished bottles of wine rather than overimbibing leads to responsible activities like walking without stumbling and driving home sober. Not so in Mississippi, where re-corking is not allowed. Lame.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. If you drink, you must eat: Utah has come a long way from the days when bartenders had to be separated from patrons by a partition (so that they wouldn’t be tempted by the mere sight of alcohol) and would-be drinkers could only gain entry to a bar if they had a previously purchased membership. But it’s still illegal to serve restaurant diners a drink if they’re not also ordering food. Also illegal? Drink specials of any kind. The silver lining? Las Vegas is right next door.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Honorable mention: In Massachusetts, happy-hour deals are illegal. If frat boys could ever shake those hangovers from their keg parties, they would so organize and protest this.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-3464961259121549052?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/3464961259121549052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=3464961259121549052&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3464961259121549052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3464961259121549052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/08/8-dumbest-restaurant-laws.html' title='The 8 Dumbest Restaurant Laws'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XQ4A5Ps14rQ/Tk5BWoxvnjI/AAAAAAAACk4/afsVm7fH7iI/s72-c/rulessign.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-5033529271894962815</id><published>2011-08-08T09:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-08T13:17:28.449-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hand made bread'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whole wheat bread'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organic'/><title type='text'>Bread Alone Bakery</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CdTctUBeJC4/TkAHic_8piI/AAAAAAAACkM/0z_ulWPCflc/s1600/BreadAloneHomeImage_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="285" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CdTctUBeJC4/TkAHic_8piI/AAAAAAAACkM/0z_ulWPCflc/s400/BreadAloneHomeImage_1.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bread Alone Bakery-Made By Hand, Each and Every day!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Everyone love our bread the we serve at Aroma Thyme.&amp;nbsp; We use a 100% whole wheat bread from Bread Alone Bakery. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bread Alone - an Organic European-style bakery serving New York's Hudson Valley.Bread Alone has been baking with organic flours since 1983 and has always been conscious of the quality of our ingredients. With a growing concern about the source of food, they&amp;nbsp; have worked to make their hand made breads and pastries contain even more locally grown products. Their flour is milled in Quebec by Lily Vallières and Robert Beauchemin of La Meunerie Milanaise, who have been producing high quality organic flours since 1977. Many of Bread Alone's dairy products are from Boice Brothers Dairy in Kingston and&amp;nbsp; eggs are from Feather Ridge Farm in Elizaville.Butter is from Cabot Dairy in Vermont, and much of our fruit is from local orchards and fields, which we can and freeze during the summer months.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Bread Alone believe in hand-crafted breads that contain little more than grains, water and salt, and we have been baking with organic flours since we opened in 1983.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, Bread Alone bread is:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * Handcrafted&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * Organic&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * Local&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * Healthy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They bake and deliver fresh bread seven days a week to&amp;nbsp; cafes, farmers’ markets and grocery stores throughout the Hudson Valley and New York City.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4HbLreeM6MU/TkAIWXVyiQI/AAAAAAAACkU/Qdt-wCTTokM/s1600/breads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="209" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4HbLreeM6MU/TkAIWXVyiQI/AAAAAAAACkU/Qdt-wCTTokM/s640/breads.jpg" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;A complete list of breads, ingredients and nutritional information is available in Bread Alone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;BREADS:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BAGUETTE&lt;br /&gt;A richly flavored classic golden crumb French loaf.&lt;br /&gt;(Unbleached white flour, water, organic whole wheat flour, sea salt, yeast)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BRIOCHE&lt;br /&gt;A rich, buttery French specialty loaf.&lt;br /&gt;(Eggs, milk, unbleached white flour, butter, yeast, sea salt, sugar)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CHALLAH&lt;br /&gt;A classic Jewish braided egg bread.&lt;br /&gt;(Unbleached white flour, water, eggs, sugar, soy bean oil, sea salt, yeast)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CIABATTA&lt;br /&gt;A bubbly crumb and flavorful Italian flatbread.&lt;br /&gt;(Organic unbleached white flour, water, olive oil, sea salt, yeast)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;HERB FOCACCIA&lt;br /&gt;An open-crumb Italian flat bread.&lt;br /&gt;(Unbleached white flour, water, rosemary, oregano, thyme, basil,sea salt and yeast)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ONION AND OLIVE FOCACCIA&lt;br /&gt;An Italian flatbread infused with herbs, studded with green olives and topped with roasted onions.&lt;br /&gt;(Unbleached white flour, water, rosemary, oregano, thyme, basil, olives, onions, sea salt and yeast)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MULTIGRAIN (Baguettes, Rolls, Multigrain Kaiser)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our multigrain dough is delicious and healthy!&amp;nbsp; Try our baguettes, rolls, or for a special burger...our multigrain kaisers&lt;br /&gt;(Unbleached white flour, water, organic millle, organic flax, organic barley, organic rye, oranic corn, organic corn, organic wheat, organic sunflower seed, organic sesame seed, organic oat, honey, yeast and sea salt)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ORGANIC FRENCH SOURDOUGH (LEVAIN)*&lt;br /&gt;A traditional French style sourdough blending organic white and organic whole wheat flour.&lt;br /&gt;(Organic unbleached white flour, water, organic whole wheat flour, sea salt)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ORGANIC HARVEST GRAIN&lt;br /&gt;We gathered whole grains and mixed them with organic flour to make a bread that tastes of the first harvest.&lt;br /&gt;(Organic whole wheat flour, organic unbleached white flour, organic rye flour, water, organic sesame seeds, organic rolled oats, organic flax seeds, organic millet, organic wheat berries, organic honey, organic canola oil, salt, yeast)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ORGANIC NINE MIXED GRAIN&lt;br /&gt;A healthy mix of organic whole grains and seeds.&lt;br /&gt;(Water, organic unbleached white flour, organic whole wheat flour, organic millet, organic flax, organic cornmeal, organic barley, organic sesame seeds, organic cracked wheat, organic cracked rye, sea salt, yeast)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ORGANIC RAISIN NUT*&lt;br /&gt;Our Organic French Sourdough studded walnuts and raisins.&lt;br /&gt;(Organic unbleached white flour, organic whole wheat flour, water, raisins, walnuts, sea salt)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ORGANIC SAN FRANCISCO SOURDOUGH*&lt;br /&gt;A light deliciously sour bread in the West Coast tradition.&lt;br /&gt;(Organic unbleached white flour, water, sea salt)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ORGANIC SOURDOUGH RYE WITH CARAWAY SEEDS*&lt;br /&gt;Bread Alone’s traditional Jewish Rye bread is a balance of sour and rye flavors.&lt;br /&gt;(Organic unbleached white flour, water, organic rye flour, organic caraway seeds, sea salt)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN HEALTH&lt;br /&gt;A honey and whole wheat loaf filled with seeds and whole grains.&lt;br /&gt;(Organic whole wheat flour, water, organic honey, organic organic sesame seeds, organic sunflower seeds, organic flax seeds, sea salt, yeast)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT CATSKILL&lt;br /&gt;A simple one hundred percent whole wheat sandwich bread.&lt;br /&gt;(Organic whole wheat flour, water, organic rolled oats, organic honey, yeast, sea salt)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT SOURDOUGH (MICHE)*&lt;br /&gt;A yeast free whole wheat sourdough with a moist, dense crumb.&lt;br /&gt;(Water, organic whole wheat flour, organic unbleached white flour, sea salt)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ORGANIC SPELT*&lt;br /&gt;A low gluten bread that boasts a slight nutty flavor.&lt;br /&gt;(Organic spelt flour, water, organic barley malt, sea salt)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PEASANT BREAD&lt;br /&gt;A simple country-style white bread reminiscent of the breads of pastoral France and Northern Italy.&lt;br /&gt;(Organic unbleached white flour, water, organic whole wheat flour, sea salt, yeast)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SESAME SEMOLINA&lt;br /&gt;Reminiscent of the breads of southern Italy made from durum wheat flour.&lt;br /&gt;(Durum wheat flour, water, organic sesame seeds, sea salt, yeast)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-5033529271894962815?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/5033529271894962815/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=5033529271894962815&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-3024080210104289621</id><published>2011-08-04T12:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-04T12:55:28.347-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pint'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='event'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Beer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='southern tier'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flight'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='appreciation'/><title type='text'>Southern Tier Flights or Pints!!! Southern Tier Appreciation at Aroma Thyme !</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HIr85VHdxvY/Tjr46zFsAxI/AAAAAAAACkI/uSpl1FoWtfc/s1600/final_stbc_2010+body+labels_harvest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="352" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HIr85VHdxvY/Tjr46zFsAxI/AAAAAAAACkI/uSpl1FoWtfc/s400/final_stbc_2010+body+labels_harvest.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Southern Tier Flights or Pints!!! Southern Tier Appreciation at Aroma Thyme&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: August 15th to August 25th &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Aroma Thyme Bistro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;165 Canal St Ellenville NY 12428&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;www.aromathyembistro.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;845 647 3000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;On tap:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;IPA &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Harvest &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Mookah &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Porter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Plus in bottles:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Back Burner&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;UnEarthly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;All tap beer available in flights or pints!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;In operation since late 2002, Southern Tier Brewing Company of Lakewood, New York, has grown to produce over 30,000 barrels of beer annually. The hand crafted ales are now available in more than half of the United States, as well as parts of Australia, Denmark, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Ontario, British Columbia, and the United Kingdom.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Founders Phineas DeMink and Allen "Skip" Yahn started the brewery with the vision of reviving the practice of small batch brewing to a region rich in brewing tradition. In 2002, with equipment gained from the purchase of the Old Saddleback Brewing Co. in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the Southern Tier Brewing Company began production in the Stoneman Business Park just outside of Lakewood, New York. By 2003, select varieties of small batch ales were locally distributed, and by 2005, sales covered the majority of New York State and Pennsylvania. Before launching a successful roster of seasonal beers, the brewery produced Pilsner, Mild Ale, and an India Pale Ale.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Southern Tier immediately garnered regional attention and demand for the product was quickly outgrowing their modest facility. In 2009, a new 20,000 square foot building was built for the purpose of brewing innovative, high-quality beer to accommodate an expanding customer base. In this new facility, the small brewery was able to grow and offer the product both nationally and internationally, while still satisfying its loyal hometown fans.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Steadily growing, throughout 2010 it became clear that more beer needed to be produced to satisfy a growing customer base. 800 barrels of fermentation vessels has been added to the production area and a 7500 square foot addition has been added for use as a conditioning room. The constantly running brewhaus has also been expanded and updated. In early 2011 the company replaced its bottling line with the most high-tech, state of the art bottling line of its size in North America. It fills, caps and labels an impressive 8,000 bottles per hour, with the ability to package 12,000 per hour at full speed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Awards &amp;amp; Press&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;As it expanded, Southern Tier began to bolster more national recognition. BeerAdvocate magazine listed the brewery in their top 50 American breweries in their June '07 issue. One of the small brewery's very big beers, 'Unearthly' Imperial India Pale Ale boasts awards for "Best Beer in NY State" by the 2007 Tap New York Beer Festival, and the 81st "Best Beer in the World" by BeerAdvocate in their May '07 issue. The October '07 issue of Bon Appetit magazine featured a beer pairing article complementing "Hoppe" Imperial Extra Pale Ale. With 12 beers given an 'A' score by BeerAdvocate, it's easy to understand this small brewery's big success.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;More recently, Southern Tier's classic India Pale Ale ranks amongst the seven top beers of 2010 as declared by Wine Enthusiast Magazine. In an article describing the 2010 American Craft Beer Festival, the Massachusetts Daily Collegian declared Southern Tier's Oak Aged 'Unearthly' Imperial IPA to be their favorite brew at the event. October hails the seasonal Pumking ale, with Beverage Underground saluting it, and the Chicagoist naming it "Beer of the Week" for its robust pumpkin flavor.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Internationally, Phin and Matt's Extraordinary Ale won a silver award amongst other Pale Ales at Singapore's Beerfest Asia 2010.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-3024080210104289621?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/3024080210104289621/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=3024080210104289621&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3024080210104289621'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3024080210104289621'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/08/southern-tier-flights-or-pints-southern.html' title='Southern Tier Flights or Pints!!! Southern Tier Appreciation at Aroma Thyme !'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HIr85VHdxvY/Tjr46zFsAxI/AAAAAAAACkI/uSpl1FoWtfc/s72-c/final_stbc_2010+body+labels_harvest.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-2933880571517139816</id><published>2011-08-04T12:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-04T12:26:27.011-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='event'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Beer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oktoberfest'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>Oktoberfest 2011 September 17th to October 3rd</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-brT2e9FvP-8/TjryN9SNu1I/AAAAAAAACj8/xJoR90spmaA/s1600/cont_82.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="275" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-brT2e9FvP-8/TjryN9SNu1I/AAAAAAAACj8/xJoR90spmaA/s400/cont_82.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Oktoberfest 2011&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: September 17th to October 3rd&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Aroma Thyme Bistro&lt;br /&gt;165 Canal St Ellenville NY 12428&lt;br /&gt;www.aromathyembistro.com&lt;br /&gt;845 647 3000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Celebrate Oktoberfest at Aroma Thyme!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;On tap for Oktoberfest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ayinger Oktoberfest&lt;br /&gt;Hofbrau Weiss&lt;br /&gt;Celebrator&lt;br /&gt;Victory Fiest Beer&lt;br /&gt;Plus we have Paulaner HefeWeiss and Weihenstephaner Dunkel (My favorite) in bottles&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Some of the food specials for Oktoberfest&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Bratwurst&lt;br /&gt;Pork Schnitzel &amp;amp; Blue Cheese Spatzle&lt;br /&gt;SauerBraten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;History of Oktoberfest&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%;"&gt;Oktoberfest  is a 16–18 day festival held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany,  running from late September to the first weekend in October. It is one  of the most famous events in Germany and is the world's largest fair,  with more than 5 million people attending every year. The Oktoberfest is  an important part of Bavarian culture, having been held since 1810.  Other cities across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations,  modeled after the Munich event.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%;"&gt;The  Munich Oktoberfest originally took place during the sixteen days up to  and including the first Sunday in October. In 1994, the schedule was  modified in response to German reunification so that if the first Sunday  in October falls on the 1st or 2nd, then the festival would go on until  October 3 (German Unity Day). Thus, the festival is now 17 days when  the first Sunday is October 2 and 18 days when it is October 1. In 2010,  the festival lasted until the first Monday in October, to mark the  200-year anniversary of the event. The festival is held in an area named  the Theresienwiese (field, or meadow, of Therese), often called Wiesn  for short, located near Munich's center.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%;"&gt;Only  beer which is brewed within the city limits of Munich with a minimum of  13.5% Master Spice is allowed to be served in this festival. Upon  passing this criteria, a beer is designated Oktoberfest Beer.  Oktoberfest Beer is a registered Trademark by the Club of Munich  Brewers. Those Breweries are members of this exclusive Club. In  alphabetical Order -Augustinerbräu -Hacker-Pschorr Bräu -Hofbräu  -Löwenbräu -Paulanerbräu -Spatenbräu&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%;"&gt;Large  quantities of German beer are consumed, with almost 7 million liters  served during the 16 day festival in 2007. Visitors may also enjoy a  wide variety of traditional fare such as Hendl (chicken), Schweinebraten  (roast pork), Schweinshaxe (grilled ham hock), Steckerlfisch (grilled  fish on a stick), Würstl (sausages) along with Brezn (Pretzel), Knödel  (potato or bread dumplings), Kasspatzn (cheese noodles), Reiberdatschi  (potato pancakes), Sauerkraut or Blaukraut (red cabbage) along with such  Bavarian delicacies as Obatzda (a spiced cheese-butter spread) and  Weisswurst (a white sausage).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%;"&gt;The original "Oktoberfest" occurred in Munich, on October 12, 1810.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%;"&gt;The  Oktoberfest is known as the Largest Volksfest (People's Fair) in the  World.In 1999 there were six and a half million visitors to the 42  hectare Theresienwiese. 72% of the people are from Bavaria.15% of  visitors come from foreign countries like the surrounding EU-countries  and other non-European countries including the United States, Canada,  Australia and the Far East.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-2933880571517139816?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/2933880571517139816/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=2933880571517139816&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/2933880571517139816'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/2933880571517139816'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/08/oktoberfest-2011-september-17th-to.html' title='Oktoberfest 2011 September 17th to October 3rd'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-brT2e9FvP-8/TjryN9SNu1I/AAAAAAAACj8/xJoR90spmaA/s72-c/cont_82.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-4915374039663885628</id><published>2011-08-04T08:45:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-04T08:46:07.611-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cola'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='soda'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='watermelon Cream'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oogave'/><title type='text'>OOgave Soda</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span id="goog_718528015"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="goog_718528016"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EA1RcwD-dsY/Tjq9f9vDkjI/AAAAAAAACj4/1w7ycQZ81ks/s1600/New+Image.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EA1RcwD-dsY/Tjq9f9vDkjI/AAAAAAAACj4/1w7ycQZ81ks/s400/New+Image.JPG" width="300" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;We, AromaThymeBistro is proud to have Oogave Cola and Oogave Watermelon cream in our stock.The idea for Oogavé organic sodas first came to Esteban Anson while running his small natural foods restaurant in downtown Denver. As a fanatic of quality, and a devotee of delicious and wholesome handcrafted foods, Esteban used only the best natural ingredients in his restaurant. From the fresh baked breads to the home-made salad dressings, nothing artificial or commercial made it past Esteban. And that’s what his customers kept coming back for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But when it came time to order sodas, Esteban and his customers were still frustrated by the lack of quality and choice in the world of soft drinks. Wanting to offer a variety of fountain sodas, Esteban was dismayed at the treatment and options available through the traditional “evil empire” soda companies. He didn’t want to sign his life away in iron-handed contracts, and he especially didn’t want to serve his customers anything made with processed sugar and High Fructose Corn Syrup. What to do? Esteban thought, "Why not make my own organic soda that is all natural?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Esteban was already a huge fan of agave nectar, using it in much of his baking and as a sugar substitute in many sauces and recipes. He loved using it in recipes because it was delicious, all natural, easy-to-mix, and was much healthier than the traditional commercial alternatives. Esteban thought this wonder nectar just might make a delicious and healthier soda. And he was right!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After many months of intense research, wild mixology, and copious tastings with friends and family, Esteban was sure he had found a better way to make soda. His inspired new agave creations were obviously healthier, but now he could mix a variety of fun and delicious flavors that his customers could get excited about. Esteban knew he was onto something, and on April 13th, 2005 he began serving Oogavé sodas in his restaurant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What happened next was a complete surprise. Esteban knew the delicious agave sodas would help him sell more of his food, , but he never expected that the sodas would become his most popular dish. People started talking about these yummy new soda creations, and fans of Oogavé started coming to the restaurant just for a drink of natural soda.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As soda sales continued to grow, and other quality restaurants began to covet these Oogavé creations, Esteban realized he should be sharing these delicious and natural sodas with as many people as he possibly could.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the help of two close friends and the Small Business Administration, Esteban built his own little soda plant right here in Denver, Colorado. The operation was certified Kosher and Organic by Scroll K and the Colorado Department of Agriculture. In January of 2009, the ribbon was cut and the first delicious bottles of Oogavé organic soda rolled off the line heading for natural grocery stores and restaurants around Colorado.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, Oogavé is available in natural grocery stores and thoughtful restaurants in 47 states. With your help, people all across this great land will be able to enjoy the fun and delicious goodness of Oogavé. Cheers!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Oogave's Mission Statement&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;"To create fun, healthier, more thoughtful alternatives to traditional sodas. To share delicious sodas made from the amazing agave plant. To show the world that there are better-for-you beverage choices that are organic, natural, and made with socially and environmentally forward-thinking choices."&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-4915374039663885628?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/4915374039663885628/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=4915374039663885628&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4915374039663885628'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4915374039663885628'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/08/oogave-soda.html' title='OOgave Soda'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EA1RcwD-dsY/Tjq9f9vDkjI/AAAAAAAACj4/1w7ycQZ81ks/s72-c/New+Image.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-5630851360138608757</id><published>2011-08-02T08:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-02T08:29:15.356-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ommegangbrewery breweryommegang beer contest teddyfolkman musseltussle cookingcompetition duvel belgianbeer ricorlando'/><title type='text'>The Mussel Tussle at Belgium Comes to Cooperstown</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Wow what a fun weekend Jamie and I had at Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown.&amp;nbsp; I am putting up some pics to recap the weekend.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RBjTPjfaJNM/TjgN8nMFKcI/AAAAAAAACh8/Z3uHTqLP2a8/s1600/IMG_0617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RBjTPjfaJNM/TjgN8nMFKcI/AAAAAAAACh8/Z3uHTqLP2a8/s320/IMG_0617.jpg" width="239" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Upon arrival at Brewery Ommegang all of the chefs did interviews.&amp;nbsp; Of  course it was all about beer and our restaurants. Ommegang had us  sampling all of their beers while we were waiting.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WcO87hZ4LGw/TjgN4LbWvqI/AAAAAAAACh4/jjLzgmjHpNY/s1600/IMG_0644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WcO87hZ4LGw/TjgN4LbWvqI/AAAAAAAACh4/jjLzgmjHpNY/s320/IMG_0644.jpg" width="239" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Chef Teddy Folkman cooked us an eight course meal paired with beer.&amp;nbsp; The camera were rolling to get our comments on food and beer. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5RNrelzd5hM/TjgNV4pnXYI/AAAAAAAACho/qo4Tbz4aHJo/s1600/IMG_0651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5RNrelzd5hM/TjgNV4pnXYI/AAAAAAAACho/qo4Tbz4aHJo/s320/IMG_0651.jpg" width="239" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;After dinner we drew out of a hat to see what beer we were going to cook with.&amp;nbsp; We all had different Ommegang beer.&amp;nbsp; I picked Rare Vos.&amp;nbsp; It was perfect for the dish I had in mind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xAAo50mtISU/TjgOYn-g7mI/AAAAAAAACiY/1Q3VaQ3jiFM/s1600/DSC04690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xAAo50mtISU/TjgOYn-g7mI/AAAAAAAACiY/1Q3VaQ3jiFM/s320/DSC04690.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Saturday morning they shuttled all six chef to the Cooperstown farmers market. It is an inside market.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VBYGaoC5tyM/TjgOTvUxn1I/AAAAAAAACiU/qeGUq1WX6YY/s1600/DSC04694.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VBYGaoC5tyM/TjgOTvUxn1I/AAAAAAAACiU/qeGUq1WX6YY/s320/DSC04694.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2LyL0OOYb1E/TjgOLd6ktHI/AAAAAAAACiM/qG1rEjiibfM/s1600/DSC04711.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2LyL0OOYb1E/TjgOLd6ktHI/AAAAAAAACiM/qG1rEjiibfM/s320/DSC04711.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;We had a budget of $125 for the market.&amp;nbsp; Keep in mind we were feeding 400 people.&amp;nbsp; This event was for all of the VIP's for Belgium meet Cooperstown. I was after Chorizo sausage, which is not cheap. I knew I had to shop very wise.&amp;nbsp; Tomatoes were also my main ingredient.&amp;nbsp; Tomatoes were $3 a lb.&amp;nbsp; I already spent $70 on Chorizo. I need at least 20 lbs of tomatoes.&amp;nbsp; Yea I was already over.&amp;nbsp; So I asked other chefs if they needed tomatoes.&amp;nbsp; Ric Orlando was in need too.&amp;nbsp; I negotiated a case price for $50 which was 40 lbs.&amp;nbsp; This was a major score! So Ric and I split the case.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; I also got the last few heads of fennel.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l7GMA0H3tFg/TjgOQe-ERRI/AAAAAAAACiQ/QHvVrfFw-A8/s1600/DSC04706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l7GMA0H3tFg/TjgOQe-ERRI/AAAAAAAACiQ/QHvVrfFw-A8/s320/DSC04706.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WYJ4iP1L79U/TjgNsreRXjI/AAAAAAAACh0/tBIK2FMbIfc/s1600/IMG_0647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WYJ4iP1L79U/TjgNsreRXjI/AAAAAAAACh0/tBIK2FMbIfc/s320/IMG_0647.jpg" width="239" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;All of my stuff from the market.&amp;nbsp; Grand total $109.&amp;nbsp; I had a few buck left just in case I needed anything from the grocery store.&amp;nbsp; I took a look around at Price Chopper and bought a couple heads of fennel as a back up.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jc44mccNSwI/TjgOEIE6b1I/AAAAAAAACiE/aLFBhodKKQM/s1600/DSC04753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jc44mccNSwI/TjgOEIE6b1I/AAAAAAAACiE/aLFBhodKKQM/s320/DSC04753.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;My stock cooking for the mussels.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ELjSVfm7uxk/TjgOHraI7JI/AAAAAAAACiI/3eZDXB6RObU/s1600/DSC04739.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ELjSVfm7uxk/TjgOHraI7JI/AAAAAAAACiI/3eZDXB6RObU/s320/DSC04739.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d6nobBVEVW0/TjgOA7m4BwI/AAAAAAAACiA/vDTFxpD4x3Q/s1600/DSC04773.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d6nobBVEVW0/TjgOA7m4BwI/AAAAAAAACiA/vDTFxpD4x3Q/s320/DSC04773.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;The Savuer Magazine staff was following us around too.&amp;nbsp; Hopefully there will be something in print or on their website.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jqLrmahLG4M/TjgNl--NIlI/AAAAAAAAChw/ZE8Z-6QmaEg/s1600/IMG_0648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jqLrmahLG4M/TjgNl--NIlI/AAAAAAAAChw/ZE8Z-6QmaEg/s320/IMG_0648.jpg" width="239" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7j2J_p8LsuI/TjgVVGe2wCI/AAAAAAAACi0/IeyiPA7xVec/s1600/DSC04779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7j2J_p8LsuI/TjgVVGe2wCI/AAAAAAAACi0/IeyiPA7xVec/s320/DSC04779.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;We had four hours to make our dish.&amp;nbsp; It was plenty of time.&amp;nbsp; It was actually a fun enviroment with all the chefs.&amp;nbsp; We were laughing and relaxed.&amp;nbsp; Ric &amp;amp; I had our wives helping us.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;I always bring my own high quality salt.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DN_hak-doXM/TjgNepBwFXI/AAAAAAAAChs/9-4SEnY7SJM/s1600/IMG_0650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DN_hak-doXM/TjgNepBwFXI/AAAAAAAAChs/9-4SEnY7SJM/s320/IMG_0650.jpg" width="239" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;These are my pickled jalepenos and garlic cooking in Rare Vos beer.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aD4K0xCMU5E/TjgVK4Mr_mI/AAAAAAAACio/rpX1mmE5aE8/s1600/IMG_0657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aD4K0xCMU5E/TjgVK4Mr_mI/AAAAAAAACio/rpX1mmE5aE8/s320/IMG_0657.jpg" width="239" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;I cooked Mussels, Local Grassfed Beef Chorizo, Tomatoes, Fennel and of course Rare Vos!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Expect this to be on our menu very soon!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c8cEFAvZ1XE/TjgVO-3OMoI/AAAAAAAACis/uFDyB16c4dE/s1600/DSC04804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c8cEFAvZ1XE/TjgVO-3OMoI/AAAAAAAACis/uFDyB16c4dE/s320/DSC04804.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nqgrge6jMBw/TjgVR2NofkI/AAAAAAAACiw/Gz_eTOw5TdY/s1600/DSC04780.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nqgrge6jMBw/TjgVR2NofkI/AAAAAAAACiw/Gz_eTOw5TdY/s320/DSC04780.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;The camera crew came around and got descriptions of our food and more clips.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bIyHi5hjB9o/TjgNPoMWBEI/AAAAAAAAChk/Ki7yHFNNuaM/s1600/IMG_0669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bIyHi5hjB9o/TjgNPoMWBEI/AAAAAAAAChk/Ki7yHFNNuaM/s320/IMG_0669.jpg" width="239" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M3wquOTvErc/TjgVEHcXk1I/AAAAAAAACik/IVfpD_cdHsM/s1600/IMG_0678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M3wquOTvErc/TjgVEHcXk1I/AAAAAAAACik/IVfpD_cdHsM/s320/IMG_0678.jpg" width="239" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8QOElCCZTjg/TjgU-vb6wFI/AAAAAAAACig/oaaj4dpAGGM/s1600/IMG_0683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8QOElCCZTjg/TjgU-vb6wFI/AAAAAAAACig/oaaj4dpAGGM/s320/IMG_0683.jpg" width="239" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Simon Torpe the boss at Ommegang Brewery announcing the winners.&amp;nbsp; I came in third place.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Ric Orlando and I celebrating on stage with our big bottles of Ommegang Abbey.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Teddy Folkman &amp;amp; I in the kitchen cooking a late night snack &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-5630851360138608757?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/5630851360138608757/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=5630851360138608757&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/5630851360138608757'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/5630851360138608757'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/08/mussel-tussle-at-belgium-comes-to.html' title='The Mussel Tussle at Belgium Comes to Cooperstown'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RBjTPjfaJNM/TjgN8nMFKcI/AAAAAAAACh8/Z3uHTqLP2a8/s72-c/IMG_0617.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-3806837473311363328</id><published>2011-07-28T10:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-28T16:45:17.186-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coopertown'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Chefs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='recipe'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>The Mussel Tussle at Belgium Comes to Cooperstown</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Brewery Ommegang’s yearly festival, Belgium Comes to Cooperstown will  receive a new and exciting twist this year as 6 chefs have been invited  to compete in a “Mussel Tussle” cooking competition.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The competition will be based around a standard of Belgian fare:  moules or in English, mussels. This fast-paced competition will  challenge the chefs integration of local the farmers’ market and ﬁne  food stores, preparing a mussel dish to be judged during the festival.  The winning dish will be selected by the attendees of the festival.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The winning chef will receive:&lt;br /&gt;• La Creuset cookware set&lt;br /&gt;• $500 Cash prize&lt;br /&gt;• Winning recipe featured at Café Ommegang&lt;br /&gt;• Winning Chef and representative restaurant showcased on Ommegang website for remainder of 2011&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Participating Chefs include:&lt;br /&gt;Lucy Townsend of &lt;a href="http://www.lmtownsendcatering.com/" target="_blank" title="Lucy Townsend Catering"&gt;Lucy Townsend Catering&lt;/a&gt; – Cooperstown, NY&lt;br /&gt;Ric Orlando of &lt;a href="http://ricorlando.com/" target="_blank" title="New World Bistro &amp;amp; New World Restaurant"&gt;New World Bistro &amp;amp; New World Restaurant&lt;/a&gt; – Albany &amp;amp; Saugerties, NY&lt;br /&gt;Marcus Guiliano of &lt;a href="http://www.aromathymebistro.com/"&gt;AromaThymeBistro&lt;/a&gt; – Ellenville, NY&lt;br /&gt;Bart Vandaele of &lt;a href="http://www.belgacafe.com/" target="_blank" title="Belga Cafe"&gt;Belga Café&lt;/a&gt; – Washington, DC&lt;br /&gt;Tommy Harder of &lt;a href="http://www.blindtigeralehouse.com/" target="_blank" title="Blind Tiger"&gt;Blind Tiger&lt;/a&gt; – New York City, NY&lt;br /&gt;Matt Molloy of &lt;a href="http://themeadhall.com/" target="_blank" title="Meadhall"&gt;Meadhall&lt;/a&gt; – Cambridge, MA&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Each day leading up to Saturday’s event, we will be showcasing an  interview with each chef and discovering their insights into why great  beer deserves great food.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="wp-caption alignright" id="attachment_268" style="width: 260px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://gbdgf.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/lucys-portrait-001-web11.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="wp-caption-text" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SP3-eLYj0jw/TjH0focWnoI/AAAAAAAAChg/8v-GH1dWmpU/s1600/AromaThymeOskarBluesIPA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SP3-eLYj0jw/TjH0focWnoI/AAAAAAAAChg/8v-GH1dWmpU/s320/AromaThymeOskarBluesIPA.jpg" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Chef Marcus Guiliano&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="wp-caption-text" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Chef Lucy Townsend is the first of the featured chef and is the hometown pick for the competition. Chef Lucy has been a part of the Great Beer Deserves Great Food program for several years, catering  local beer dinners at Brewery Ommegang and hosting Ommegang events at  Templeton Hall, her catering venue in downtown Cooperstown.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;L.M.TOWNSEND CATERING began with a dream back in 1978 when owner Lucy  Townsend graduated from Dartmouth College with a major in art and  embarked on a career in food service leading her from a job cutting and  weighing cheeses in a gourmet shop, to employment ranging from chef  aboard a hotel boat on the River Thames, to salad girl for a family  owned restaurant, kitchen manager at a bistro, and manager of a  Rockefeller Center restaurant.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_272" style="width: 235px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://gbdgf.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/149526_156259251084396_102292663147722_285284_2975094_n.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-272" height="300" src="http://gbdgf.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/149526_156259251084396_102292663147722_285284_2975094_n.jpg?w=225&amp;amp;h=300" title="149" width="225" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="wp-caption-text"&gt;Lucy''s  Chicken Breast Stuffed With Spanish Ham Red Pepper Romesco Sauce with  Hazelnuts and Almonds,Saffron Pilaf and Artichoke Hearts paired with  Ommegang Abbey&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="wp-caption-text"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Lucy began work on her own catering business in 1989 in Cooperstown,  NY and some of her first clients remain loyal to this day. Although  corporate functions and wedding receptions comprise a large part of  sales, Townsend Catering is also expert at providing services for  private dinners, cocktail parties, brunches and barbecues.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_269" style="width: 334px;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://gbdgf.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/148852_156258757751112_102292663147722_285283_3367923_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-269 " height="432" src="http://gbdgf.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/148852_156258757751112_102292663147722_285283_3367923_n.jpg?w=324&amp;amp;h=432" title="14" width="324" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="wp-caption-text"&gt;Lucy's Mexican Chocolate Streusel Cake Cinnamon Ice Cream and Caramel Sauce paired with Three Philosophers&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="wp-caption-text"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Be sure to check back each day as we will be interviewing each Chef  that competes in the Mussle Tussle, and subscribe so that you can help  join in the Great Beer Deserves Great Food movement and discover great  chefs, restaurants and event around the country.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-3806837473311363328?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/3806837473311363328/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=3806837473311363328&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3806837473311363328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3806837473311363328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/mussel-tussle-at-belgium-comes-to.html' title='The Mussel Tussle at Belgium Comes to Cooperstown'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SP3-eLYj0jw/TjH0focWnoI/AAAAAAAAChg/8v-GH1dWmpU/s72-c/AromaThymeOskarBluesIPA.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-7000113048272747049</id><published>2011-07-27T12:52:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-28T10:59:26.472-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aromathymebistro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mistakes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cater'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='avoid'/><title type='text'>Mistakes Planning A Catered Event,Reason #9-Using A Caterer That Doesn’t Guarantee Your Experience</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;    &lt;m:dispdef&gt;    &lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;    &lt;m:wrapindent m:val="1440"&gt;    &lt;m:intlim m:val="subSup"&gt;    &lt;m:narylim m:val="undOvr"&gt;   &lt;/m:narylim&gt;&lt;/m:intlim&gt; &lt;/m:wrapindent&gt;  &lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Guarantees are part of ding business for most industries.&amp;nbsp; This protects you, the consumer, from not getting what you expect.&amp;nbsp; You have the right to receive what you expect.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Look for a caterer that guarantees their product.&amp;nbsp; An example would be if the caterer runs out of food or doesn’t provide the services that you contracted for, you don’t pay.&amp;nbsp; Make sure you go into your even knowing you are covered.&amp;nbsp; Don’t place the risk on your shoulder.&amp;nbsp; You’re giving up valuable dollars.&amp;nbsp; You have every right to expect a guarantee for your important event.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 1 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhz"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 2 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhq"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 3 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhg"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 4 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhc"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 5 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngZ"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngZ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 6 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajng8"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajng8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 7 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajng6"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajng6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 8 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngv"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt; For a risk free catering consultation from a Green Certified Restaurant© call Jamie at Aroma Thyme Bistro at 845 647 3000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-7000113048272747049?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/7000113048272747049/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=7000113048272747049&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7000113048272747049'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7000113048272747049'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/mistakes-planning-catered-event9using.html' title='Mistakes Planning A Catered Event,Reason #9-Using A Caterer That Doesn’t Guarantee Your Experience'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-1126322244608589236</id><published>2011-07-27T12:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-28T11:02:20.868-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mistakes Planning A Catered Event, Reason #8-Not Having A Plan For Extra Guests That May Show Up</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;    &lt;m:dispdef&gt;    &lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;    &lt;m:wrapindent m:val="1440"&gt;    &lt;m:intlim m:val="subSup"&gt;    &lt;m:narylim m:val="undOvr"&gt;   &lt;/m:narylim&gt;&lt;/m:intlim&gt; &lt;/m:wrapindent&gt;  &lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;As good a job as you will do in taking reservations and estimating the number of guest, there will always be some people show up unexpectedly.&amp;nbsp; Usually, a caterer will require you pay for the exact number of guest you guarantee.&amp;nbsp; If fewer guests show, you’re stuck paying for food you didn’t use.&amp;nbsp; If extra guests join in, you are more than likely going to run out of food.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Some caterers use a “flexible guarantee”.&amp;nbsp; You give the caterer a guaranteed number of guests, and the caterer guarantees there will be enough food to feed an extra 10%.&amp;nbsp; If extra people show, you pay for them.&amp;nbsp; If they don’t you’re not on the line for uneaten meals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;If you are afraid fewer guests will show up than expected, you can guarantee a lower number.&amp;nbsp; The 10% leeway will protect you in the event you guessed wrong.&amp;nbsp; Again, that advantage to this is that you minimize your investment in meals that go uneaten.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Make sure you insist on this kind of guarantee.&amp;nbsp; There are many reputable caterers that offer the “flexible guarantee”.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 1 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhz"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 2 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhq"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 3 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhg"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 4 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhc"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 5 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngZ"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngZ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 6 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajng8"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajng8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 7 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajng6"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajng6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 9 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngs"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span&gt; For a risk free catering consultation from a Green Certified Restaurant© call Jamie at Aroma Thyme Bistro at 845 647 3000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-1126322244608589236?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/1126322244608589236/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=1126322244608589236&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/1126322244608589236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/1126322244608589236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/mistakes-planning-catered-event8not.html' title='Mistakes Planning A Catered Event, Reason #8-Not Having A Plan For Extra Guests That May Show Up'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-6294715383566939945</id><published>2011-07-27T12:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-28T11:06:06.661-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mistakes Planning A Catered Event,Reason #7-Thinking The Caterer Won’t Run Out Of Food</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;    &lt;m:dispdef&gt;    &lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;    &lt;m:wrapindent m:val="1440"&gt;    &lt;m:intlim m:val="subSup"&gt;    &lt;m:narylim m:val="undOvr"&gt;   &lt;/m:narylim&gt;&lt;/m:intlim&gt; &lt;/m:wrapindent&gt;  &lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Have you even been to a party and they run out of food.&amp;nbsp; How did it make the host look?&amp;nbsp; Running out of food is the &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;biggest&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; catastrophe for an event.&amp;nbsp; Make sure your caterer provides you a written guarantee they won’t run out of food for the number of people you agree on.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 1&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://dld.bz/ajnhz"&gt; http://dld.bz/ajnhz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 2 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhq"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 3 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhg"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 4 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhc"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 5 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngZ"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngZ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 6 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajng8"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajng8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 8 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngv"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 9 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngs"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a risk free catering consultation from a Green Certified Restaurant© call Jamie at Aroma Thyme Bistro at 845 647 3000&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-6294715383566939945?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/6294715383566939945/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=6294715383566939945&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6294715383566939945'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6294715383566939945'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/mistakes-planning-catered.html' title='Mistakes Planning A Catered Event,Reason #7-Thinking The Caterer Won’t Run Out Of Food'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-6782732772272755414</id><published>2011-07-27T12:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-28T11:10:42.189-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mistakes Planning A Catered Event,Reason # 6.-Failing To Find Out What “Service” Is Included</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;    &lt;m:dispdef&gt;    &lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;    &lt;m:wrapindent m:val="1440"&gt;    &lt;m:intlim m:val="subSup"&gt;    &lt;m:narylim m:val="undOvr"&gt;   &lt;/m:narylim&gt;&lt;/m:intlim&gt; &lt;/m:wrapindent&gt;  &lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;As mentioned earlier, you get what you pay for.&amp;nbsp; This includes service.&amp;nbsp; Find out exactly what the caterer does as part of his service.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Will they stay till the end and clean the entire area or just through the meal?&amp;nbsp; Who is responsible for the trash?&amp;nbsp; Does the caterer plan on setting up and serving the meal, or will the guest serve themselves. &amp;nbsp;You need to be aware of what you are getting for your money.&amp;nbsp; This allows you to receive the service you expect and prevents any unexpected surprises for you before, during or after your event.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 1 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhz"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 2 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhq"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 3 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhg"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 4 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhc"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 5 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngZ"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngZ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 7 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajng6"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajng6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 8 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngv"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 9 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngs" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;" /&gt;&lt;br style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;" /&gt;&lt;br style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;For a risk free catering consultation from a Green Certified Restaurant© call Jamie at Aroma Thyme Bistro at 845 647 3000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-6782732772272755414?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/6782732772272755414/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=6782732772272755414&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6782732772272755414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6782732772272755414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/mistakes-planning-catered-event-6.html' title='Mistakes Planning A Catered Event,Reason # 6.-Failing To Find Out What “Service” Is Included'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-7913018892765089072</id><published>2011-07-27T12:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-28T11:14:51.637-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mistakes Planning A Catered Event,Reason #5-Forgetting To Explore All Possible “Options”</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;    &lt;m:dispdef&gt;    &lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;    &lt;m:wrapindent m:val="1440"&gt;    &lt;m:intlim m:val="subSup"&gt;    &lt;m:narylim m:val="undOvr"&gt;   &lt;/m:narylim&gt;&lt;/m:intlim&gt; &lt;/m:wrapindent&gt;  &lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;The price of two cars with different options can vary as much as $5000.&amp;nbsp; Caterings are no different in the fact options can add to the price tag.&amp;nbsp; The opposite can also ring true.&amp;nbsp; If you are willing to forgo certain items or extras, you might be able to negotiate a lower price.&amp;nbsp; Make sure you ask about the “base model” catering if you are on a tight budget.&amp;nbsp; Most caterers will work with you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;If you have a larger budget be sure to ask about the extras.&amp;nbsp; You might have enough to add the full service, hors d’oeuvres, raw bar or liquor service.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 1 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhz"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 2 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhq"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 3 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhg"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 4 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhc"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 6 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajng8"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajng8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 7 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajng6"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajng6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 8 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngv"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 9 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngs"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a risk free catering consultation from a Green Certified Restaurant© call Jamie at Aroma Thyme Bistro at 845 647 3000&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-7913018892765089072?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/7913018892765089072/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=7913018892765089072&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7913018892765089072'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7913018892765089072'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/mistakes-planning-catered-event5.html' title='Mistakes Planning A Catered Event,Reason #5-Forgetting To Explore All Possible “Options”'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-7030237690758702319</id><published>2011-07-27T12:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-28T11:18:32.048-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mistakes Planning A Catered Event,,Reason #4-Choosing One Entrée Instead Of Two</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;    &lt;m:dispdef&gt;    &lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;    &lt;m:wrapindent m:val="1440"&gt;    &lt;m:intlim m:val="subSup"&gt;    &lt;m:narylim m:val="undOvr"&gt;   &lt;/m:narylim&gt;&lt;/m:intlim&gt; &lt;/m:wrapindent&gt;  &lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Most group meals consist of a number of guests that have special diet and/or desires.&amp;nbsp; Years ago you could order one entrée and be sure everyone was happy.&amp;nbsp; Today, you need to consider adding a second entrée.&amp;nbsp; Perhaps a chicken dish added would accommodate all.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;Not every event requires two entrees, but it is advisable to find out on the front end.&amp;nbsp; A professional caterer should have options available to please everyone without breaking your budget.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 1 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhz"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 2 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhq"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 3 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhg"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 5 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngZ"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngZ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 6 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajng8"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajng8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 7 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajng6"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajng6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 8 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngv"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 9 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngs"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a risk free catering consultation from a Green Certified Restaurant© call Jamie at Aroma Thyme Bistro at 845 647 3000 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-7030237690758702319?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/7030237690758702319/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=7030237690758702319&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7030237690758702319'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7030237690758702319'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/mistakes-planning-catered-event.html' title='Mistakes Planning A Catered Event,,Reason #4-Choosing One Entrée Instead Of Two'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-4421787022998157594</id><published>2011-07-27T12:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-28T11:20:30.768-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mistakes Planning A Catered Event, Reason #3-Basing Your Decision Just On Price</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;    &lt;m:dispdef&gt;    &lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;    &lt;m:wrapindent m:val="1440"&gt;    &lt;m:intlim m:val="subSup"&gt;    &lt;m:narylim m:val="undOvr"&gt;   &lt;/m:narylim&gt;&lt;/m:intlim&gt; &lt;/m:wrapindent&gt;  &lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;The old saying, “&lt;i&gt;You get what you pay for”&lt;/i&gt; rings truer today than ever.&amp;nbsp; Competition is such that one caterer cannot afford to over-price their service.&amp;nbsp; Most caterers should be within 5% - 10% of each other for similar menus and levels of service.&amp;nbsp; You’ll find someone offering a rock bottom price is cutting corners somewhere.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;You need to make sure and compare apples to apples.&amp;nbsp; Is clean up included in the price?&amp;nbsp; Is the food cooked fresh or re-heated?&amp;nbsp; What about portion size?&amp;nbsp; What is the quality of the serving ware and utensils?&amp;nbsp; Is desert and beverages included in the price?&amp;nbsp; What is the gratuity or service charge?&amp;nbsp; What happens if the caterer runs out of food?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;The list goes on and on.&amp;nbsp; You see all caterers are not created equally.&amp;nbsp; You owe it to yourself to make sure you know what you are paying for.&amp;nbsp; This will help you avoid any unpleasant surprises.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 1 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhz"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 2 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhq"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 4 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhc"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 5 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngZ"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngZ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 6 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajng8"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajng8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 7 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajng6"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajng6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 8 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngv"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 9 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngs"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a risk free catering consultation from a Green Certified Restaurant© call Jamie at Aroma Thyme Bistro at 845 647 3000 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-4421787022998157594?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/4421787022998157594/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=4421787022998157594&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4421787022998157594'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4421787022998157594'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/mistakes-planning-catered-event-3basing.html' title='Mistakes Planning A Catered Event, Reason #3-Basing Your Decision Just On Price'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-838007152595474367</id><published>2011-07-27T12:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-28T11:25:12.796-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mistakes Planning A Catered Event,Reason #2-Failing To Have A Budget And “Goal” In Mind</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;    &lt;m:dispdef&gt;    &lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;    &lt;m:wrapindent m:val="1440"&gt;    &lt;m:intlim m:val="subSup"&gt;    &lt;m:narylim m:val="undOvr"&gt;   &lt;/m:narylim&gt;&lt;/m:intlim&gt; &lt;/m:wrapindent&gt;  &lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;You know the importance of setting goals.&amp;nbsp; Goals are a focal point to rally your family around. The vision of attaining these goals is what keeps everyone motivated and on course.&amp;nbsp; A catered event is no different.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;You had better have a vision of the end result.&amp;nbsp; Do you picture a black tie formal event, or would you prefer guests casually enjoying a traditional New England clambake with all the fun?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;The second part of the equation is your budget.&amp;nbsp; Knowing in advance how much money you have to spend will save you time in exploring options.&amp;nbsp; There is nothing more frustrating than having a specific meal in mind without the budget to see it through.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 1 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhz"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 3 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhg"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 4 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhc"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 5 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngZ"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngZ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 6 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajng8"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajng8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 7 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajng6"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajng6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 8 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngv"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 9 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngs"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a risk free catering consultation from a Green Certified Restaurant© call Jamie at Aroma Thyme Bistro at 845 647 3000 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-838007152595474367?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/838007152595474367/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=838007152595474367&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/838007152595474367'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/838007152595474367'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/mistakes-planning-catered-event-2.html' title='Mistakes Planning A Catered Event,Reason #2-Failing To Have A Budget And “Goal” In Mind'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-8160929071052647070</id><published>2011-07-27T12:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-28T11:28:34.054-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mistakes Planning A Catered Event,Reason #1-Not Sampling The Food Before The Event</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;    &lt;m:dispdef&gt;    &lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;    &lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;    &lt;m:wrapindent m:val="1440"&gt;    &lt;m:intlim m:val="subSup"&gt;    &lt;m:narylim m:val="undOvr"&gt;   &lt;/m:narylim&gt;&lt;/m:intlim&gt; &lt;/m:wrapindent&gt;You would be surprised how many people call up a caterer and book an event without tasting the food.&amp;nbsp; This is critical.&amp;nbsp; What happens if the food is not what you expect?&amp;nbsp; You leave yourself open to looking bad in front of all your guests and their family.&amp;nbsp; Believe it or not more people will remember the “cold, tasteless food”, rather than the true meaning of this special event, a day of camaraderie and friendship&lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;&lt;m:dispdef&gt;&lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;&lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;&lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 2 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhq"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhq&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;&lt;m:dispdef&gt;&lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;&lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;&lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 3 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhg"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;&lt;m:dispdef&gt;&lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;&lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;&lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 4 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajnhc"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajnhc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;&lt;m:dispdef&gt;&lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;&lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;&lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 5 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngZ"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngZ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;&lt;m:dispdef&gt;&lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;&lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;&lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 6 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajng8"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajng8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;&lt;m:dispdef&gt;&lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;&lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;&lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 7 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajng6"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajng6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;&lt;m:dispdef&gt;&lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;&lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;&lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 8 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngv"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngv&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;m:smallfrac m:val="off"&gt;&lt;m:dispdef&gt;&lt;m:lmargin m:val="0"&gt;&lt;m:rmargin m:val="0"&gt;&lt;m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Nine Biggest Mistakes Planning A Catered Event. Reason # 9 &lt;a href="http://dld.bz/ajngs"&gt;http://dld.bz/ajngs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a risk free catering consultation from a Green Certified Restaurant© call Jamie at Aroma Thyme Bistro at 845 647 3000 &lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-8160929071052647070?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/8160929071052647070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=8160929071052647070&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/8160929071052647070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/8160929071052647070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/mistakes-planning-catered-event-not.html' title='Mistakes Planning A Catered Event,Reason #1-Not Sampling The Food Before The Event'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-6943442241158910791</id><published>2011-07-16T08:56:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-16T08:56:42.014-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>RT @healthychefdude: RT @fish4fishEU: A SustainableFish.biz Daily is out! &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/hQZZsv"&gt;http://bit.ly/hQZZsv&lt;/a&gt; ▸ via @fishingtips772 @healthychefdude @kathy faldt @losseafood&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-6943442241158910791?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/6943442241158910791/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=6943442241158910791&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6943442241158910791'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6943442241158910791'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/rt-healthychefdude-rt-fish4fisheu.html' title=''/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-2246219773084989779</id><published>2011-07-08T13:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-08T13:08:33.414-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Beer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food dinner'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='belgium'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pairing'/><title type='text'>Belgian Independence Day, beer and food pairing</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0wJ0q_HXVN4/Thdixs2T5JI/AAAAAAAACdE/b63X4dH7VKw/s1600/sda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0wJ0q_HXVN4/Thdixs2T5JI/AAAAAAAACdE/b63X4dH7VKw/s640/sda.jpg" width="494" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;span style="color: #cc0000;"&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;Belgian Independence Day, beer and food pairing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: #cc0000;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;July 21st to July 28th 2011, 5pm-11pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;Aroma Thyme, 165 Canal St Ellenville NY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b style="color: blue;"&gt;Celebrate Belgian Independence Day with us at Aroma Thyme.&amp;nbsp; Really it’s a reason to drink beer.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"&gt;These pairings will be  offered from July 21st – 28th.&amp;nbsp; Each course and beer is available  separate or as a tasting flight at special price.&amp;nbsp; Tasting flights come  with a very limited Duvel glass as a gift.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black; text-align: center;"&gt;Tarragon &amp;amp; Parsley Steamed Mussels &lt;br /&gt;Duvel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Endive &amp;amp; Potato Soup&lt;br /&gt;Ommegang Belgian Independence Day Ale (Spiced Saison)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Flemish Beer &amp;amp; Beef Stew&lt;br /&gt;McChouffe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Crab Cake and Endive Slaw&lt;br /&gt;Liefmans Cuvee Brut&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;History and significance of Belgian beer&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"&gt;Beer in Belgium  varies from the popular pale lager to lambic beer and Flemish red.  Belgian beer-brewing's origins go back to the Middle Ages. There are  approximately 125 breweries in the country, ranging from international  giants to microbreweries. In Europe, only Germany, France and the United  Kingdom are home to more breweries. Belgian breweries produce about 800  standard beers. When special one-off beers are included, the total  number of Belgian beer brands is approximately 8,700.Belgians drink 93  liters of beer a year on average. Beer has been made in Belgium since at  least the Middle Ages. It is believed today that beer was brewed at  some monasteries during this period; however, no written proof exists.  The Trappist monasteries that now brew beer in Belgium were occupied in  the late 18th century primarily by monks fleeing the French Revolution.  However, the first Trappist brewery in Belgium (Westmalle) did not start  operation until 10 December 1836, almost 50 years after the Revolution.  That beer was exclusively for the monks and is described as "dark and  sweet." The first recorded sale of beer (a brown beer) was on 1 June  1861.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"&gt;In Belgium, beer  is more than just a frothy beverage - it is a culture. With over 450  different varieties, many Belgian beers have personalized beer glasses  in which only that beer may be served. The shape of each glass enhances  the flavor of the beer for which it is designed. This tradition may seem  like behavior reserved for wine snobbery, but Belgians take their beer  seriously - and with good reason. The country has enjoyed an  unparalleled reputation for specialty beers since the Middle Ages.  Connoisseurs favor Belgian beers for their variety, real flavor and  character.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"&gt;It is easy to see  the depth to which beer has become one with Belgium's culture. What  other country has a driving tour through the countryside called the Beer  Route? After a day of castle hopping, visitors can stop by one of the  local cafés to enjoy some chocolate with their beer, as their worries  melt away. Whether you were visiting a brewery, sitting in a café or  attending a festival, visitors will remember the first time they tasted  their favorite brew.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Belgian Independence Day&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"&gt;The  history of Belgium began with the invasion of the Romans, several  decades before the birth of Christ, when Julius Caesar conquered Gaul  (ancient name of France). Belgium is one of the relatively young  countries of the Western European continent having attained its  independence only in 1830, less than 200 years ago. Due to its strategic  location at the heart of Europe, Belgium was the battleground for the  major European powers, from the Romans to the United Kingdom of  Netherlands. Here is a brief outline of the different periods in the  history of Belgium.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"&gt;Belgium is located  on the western part of the European continent bordering the North Sea,  flanked by the countries France and the Netherlands. The Independence  Day of Belgium is celebrated on 21 July, the day the nation attained its  freedom from the domination of Netherlands in the year 1931. The  independence of Belgium received the approval of the European powers at  the London Conference of 1830-31. The Independence Day of Belgium  commemorates the formal establishment of the independent kingdom and the  crowning of Leopold I of Saxe-Coburg. Prince Leopold I of Saxe-Coburg  was appointed king of the Belgians on his willingness to support the  constitution drawn up by the National Congress.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black;"&gt;The  road to independence was a long one for the Belgians. Over the  subsequent years, several battles were fought, treaties signed and  eventually with the commencement of a revolution on 20 January, 1831  Belgium was granted independence from the Netherlands. After attaining  its independence and neutrality by the leading European powers, Belgium  was the first country in Europe to enjoy rapid economic growth through  industrialization. The country further led the continent in the  expansion of railways, engineering and coal mining. In the last half  century, independent Belgium prospered as a modern, technologically  advanced state and also a member of NATO and the EU. Today Belgium is  one of the most advanced and affluent commercial and industrial nations  in the European continent as well as in the world.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0wJ0q_HXVN4/Thdixs2T5JI/AAAAAAAACdE/b63X4dH7VKw/s1600/sda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-2246219773084989779?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/2246219773084989779/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=2246219773084989779&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/2246219773084989779'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/2246219773084989779'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/what-belgian-independence-day-beer-and.html' title='Belgian Independence Day, beer and food pairing'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0wJ0q_HXVN4/Thdixs2T5JI/AAAAAAAACdE/b63X4dH7VKw/s72-c/sda.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-6276688909546034290</id><published>2011-07-07T09:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-07T09:27:08.368-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheese'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='milk'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='butter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='grassfed'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='local'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organic'/><title type='text'>Spout Creek Batch 35 cheese | Local Farm Cheese</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9eOijkm_n7g/ThXeEofI3EI/AAAAAAAACc8/6oQaT_ELnwg/s1600/sproutcreekbatch35__73651_zoom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9eOijkm_n7g/ThXeEofI3EI/AAAAAAAACc8/6oQaT_ELnwg/s400/sproutcreekbatch35__73651_zoom.JPG" width="332" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Aroma Thyme Bistro is proud to offer local Spout Creek Batch 35 cheese.&amp;nbsp; Aroma Thyme has this cheese available on our cheese plate and on our very popular Batch 35 and Pesto Burger.&amp;nbsp; It is also available for purchase at the Ellenville Farmers Market every Sunday from Aroma Thyme.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sprout Creek Farm is a center for education, farming, community building and spiritual growth. It is a place of work, of peace, intellectual inquiry and experiential learning. It is home to a community of people, plants and animals; farmland, forest, streams and ponds, of wetlands and hedgegrows, hills and rocky soils. They are a productive farm where we make cheese from the milk produced by our cows and goats.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Their cheeses are made from the nutritious and creamy (antibiotic and hormone free) milk of our small herds of cows and goats that roam the pastures eating what they're supposed to eat – grass. Cheeses aged over 60 days are made with raw milk – bigger flavor and very nutritious. Those tender and fresh cheeses aged less than 60 days are made with pasteurized milk. The operative word here is GRASS, however.Milk from animals that eat what they were designed to eat is nutrient rich, low in cholesterol, high in Omega 3s, and still retains proteins, minerals and vitamins necessary for good health. From the much loved pastured animals to the cheeses lovingly crafted and aged, you are sure to "Taste the Difference a Little Grass Makes".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Semi-soft and washed-rind cheeses batch 35. This savory smear-ripened raw cows' milk cheese with a full scattering of eyes has an aromatic soft yellow paste, and a crisp coppery rind. Aged 2-4 months.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-6276688909546034290?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/6276688909546034290/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=6276688909546034290&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6276688909546034290'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6276688909546034290'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/spout-creek-batch-35-cheese-local-farm.html' title='Spout Creek Batch 35 cheese | Local Farm Cheese'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9eOijkm_n7g/ThXeEofI3EI/AAAAAAAACc8/6oQaT_ELnwg/s72-c/sproutcreekbatch35__73651_zoom.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-8051247774389059044</id><published>2011-07-05T09:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-06T14:21:08.916-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='raw'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheese'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='milk'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='grassfed'/><title type='text'>Great Hill Blue | Gourmet non-homogenized raw milk blue cheese</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9DDYmELOYY0/ThM6TfqoIHI/AAAAAAAACcc/Okra5BYQDH4/s1600/wheels1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9DDYmELOYY0/ThM6TfqoIHI/AAAAAAAACcc/Okra5BYQDH4/s400/wheels1.jpg" width="243" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Aroma Thyme Bistro proudly offers Great Hills raw Blue Cheese. .Unlike many blue cheese varieties, the milk is not homogenized resulting in a fully flavored and smooth tasting cheese.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Preparing the Blue Cheese Upon coagulation, the curd is cut and stirred until reaching the desired consistency, at which time the whey is drained off.Each cheese form is hand-filled using traditional techniques.&amp;nbsp; This insures proper whey expulsion and curd structure.They make 6 pound wheels out of fresh milk from local farms.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AljJ1WQPSg0/ThM6DmmgjjI/AAAAAAAACcY/lJt7nI6o8wQ/s1600/farmyard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="253" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AljJ1WQPSg0/ThM6DmmgjjI/AAAAAAAACcY/lJt7nI6o8wQ/s400/farmyard.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Located on the shores of Buzzard's Bay, 50 Miles south of Boston, Great Hill Dairy in Marion has been known for its outstanding herd of Guernsey cows as Antique Barn at Great Hill Blue well as its prize winning Acacia and Orchid collections.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Great Hill is now introducing a unique tasting blue cheese made in its turn-of-the-century barn.Great Hill Blue is an internally ripened variety made with raw, unhomogenized milk resulting in a true gourmet quality cheese. The cheese has a slightly more Yvettedense and yellow curd as no bleach or food colorings are added.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-8051247774389059044?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/8051247774389059044/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=8051247774389059044&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/8051247774389059044'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/8051247774389059044'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/great-hill-blue-gourmet-non-homogenized.html' title='Great Hill Blue | Gourmet non-homogenized raw milk blue cheese'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9DDYmELOYY0/ThM6TfqoIHI/AAAAAAAACcc/Okra5BYQDH4/s72-c/wheels1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-8083085055274962343</id><published>2011-07-04T08:33:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-04T08:33:31.894-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hudsonvalley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Restaurants'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='UlsterCounty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ellenville'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Aroma Thyme is open all day today!!! &lt;a href="http://ping.fm/lXSob"&gt;http://ping.fm/lXSob&lt;/a&gt; HudsonValley restaurants UlsterCounty Ellenville&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-8083085055274962343?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/8083085055274962343/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=8083085055274962343&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/8083085055274962343'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/8083085055274962343'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/aroma-thyme-is-open-all-day-today.html' title=''/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-1788024780735122560</id><published>2011-07-01T07:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-01T07:34:23.193-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='organic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gluten free'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>All about health at Aroma Thyme--By Kelly Kingman</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;b&gt;All about health at Aroma Thyme&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;Green a primary color at Ellenville's bistro!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QxnkyPnofAY/Tg3Z8E_E0jI/AAAAAAAACcU/I77EdhjZbrA/s1600/bilde.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="270" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QxnkyPnofAY/Tg3Z8E_E0jI/AAAAAAAACcU/I77EdhjZbrA/s400/bilde.jpeg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;div style="color: black; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By Kelly Kingman&lt;br /&gt;For the Times Herald-Record&lt;br /&gt;Published: 2:00 AM - 07/01/11&lt;br /&gt;Last updated: 9:26 AM - 07/01/11&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;Walking  into Aroma Thyme Bistro, we were immediately and graciously greeted by a  cheerful server. She installed us at a table in the cozy, publike  dining area. A long wooden bar rested by one wall, and wood paneling and  deep booths ran along the opposite wall. The atmosphere was comfortable  and casual, like a familiar neighborhood eatery but with a more exotic  menu.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See, Aroma Thyme walks an interesting line between cozy family eatery  (there's pizza and kids eat free on Tuesdays) and a temple of upscale,  sustainable health food.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The appetizer selection included wheat grass juice ($5) and edamame  ($5), as well as wine-braised mussels ($7) and Buffalo chicken wings  ($8). Burgers are from grass-fed cattle, chicken is organic and bacon is  nitrate-free. It's a restaurant certified by the Green Restaurant  Association for its commitment to reducing environmental impact — from  water usage to takeout containers. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;Our  server attempted to answer our questions about the ionized water that  Aroma Thyme offers. She stumbled a bit over the explanation that ionized  water is more alkaline, and couldn't really identify the supposed  benefits. The claim is that ionized water acts as an antioxidant in the  body — and it's widely debated. It's made in-house and tastes simply  like distilled water. We were unable to detect any immediate effects.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;We were given a binder full of  specials, wine lists and event announcements that was a bit clumsy to  pass back and forth. While we nibbled on slices of a rustic wheat loaf  and a lemony white bean dip infused with rosemary and thyme, I ordered a  Captain Lawrence Liquid Gold ($6), a sweet Belgian-style ale. We  sampled the pungent cumin pappadums ($5) with a cilantro pesto dipping  sauce and Australian Kobe cocktail franks ($10) with a roasted garlic  and horseradish Dijon mustard. The franks were perfect bar food, though  they were so numerous that they would be perfect for a larger group,  maybe after consuming a few beers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;I selected an entree from the lineup of  daily specials, passing up the 56-ounce grilled "long bone" cowboy  steak ($97) of locally pastured beef we saw being passed to a nearby  table. The grilled pork steak ($26), while not locally sourced, was  humanely raised. It was seasoned with smoked black pepper and  accompanied by garlic mashed potatoes and sauteed kale from Aroma  Thyme's own garden.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;The steak itself was a hair's breadth  away from overdone, not dry but less juicy than I'd like, and  underseasoned. The solution was to add a bit of the kale or potatoes to  the forkful — both were delightfully garlicky and buttery. The potatoes  had a pleasant, toothsome texture, almost like they were fried before  mashing, and were downright addictive.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;My friend enjoyed the chicken and bacon  pizza ($11.99) on an ultra thin whole wheat crust. Gluten-free crusts  were also available. It was a lively medley of flavors — mozzarella,  cheddar, red onion and scallions were also among the toppings. A  traditional tomato sauce might have added some welcome tartness. The  combination of chicken, bacon and scallions was satisfyingly reminiscent  of a baked potato. Our server was quite attentive and checked in  frequently to see how we were enjoying our meal.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;We finished with two desserts: the ice  cream flavor of the day ($5) and the dark chocolate fudge torte ($8). It  was a tough call to pass up the wild Maine blueberry crisp ($7). The  ice cream consisted of Ben &amp;amp; Jerry's vanilla mashed with that day's  featured additions, in this instance peanut butter and chunks of  house-made brownies. It was adequate, but the peanut butter overwhelmed  every other flavor.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;I enjoyed a cup of dark, almost  chocolatey coffee with the torte, which surprisingly was all raw: raw  cocoa, raw coconut butter and raw agave. It was intensely rich, with an  aromatic coconut taste underneath the dark, silky chocolate. It was more  like eating ganache than a torte.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;Even more surprising was a secret our  server let us in on: The recipe included "green stuff," as she called it  — purees of spinach and broccoli.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: black;"&gt;It stands to reason that at a place  with such a commitment to the health of its patrons and the planet as  Aroma Thyme Bistro, even our decadent dessert was good for us on some  level.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally posted&amp;nbsp; on :&lt;a href="http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110701/ENTERTAIN/107010381/-1/ENTERTAIN08" style="color: red;"&gt;http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110701/ENTERTAIN/107010381/-1/ENTERTAIN08&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-1788024780735122560?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/1788024780735122560/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=1788024780735122560&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/1788024780735122560'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/1788024780735122560'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/07/all-about-health-at-aroma-thyme-by.html' title='All about health at Aroma Thyme--By Kelly Kingman'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QxnkyPnofAY/Tg3Z8E_E0jI/AAAAAAAACcU/I77EdhjZbrA/s72-c/bilde.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-105537783767940624</id><published>2011-05-20T10:12:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-20T10:12:00.473-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>The Dirty Word in the Seafood Industry &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/kdIQj7"&gt;http://bit.ly/kdIQj7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-105537783767940624?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/105537783767940624/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=105537783767940624&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/105537783767940624'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/105537783767940624'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/05/dirty-word-in-seafood-industry-httpbit.html' title=''/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-5309955242680840555</id><published>2011-05-05T10:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-05T10:05:04.189-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aroma Thyme Bistro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Beer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Headbeer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ale'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dinner'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dogfish'/><title type='text'>Dogfish Beer Dinner</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HE1fs7I3MOE/TcLYAKnFxhI/AAAAAAAACZM/_1U964j97iI/s1600/dog.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="270" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HE1fs7I3MOE/TcLYAKnFxhI/AAAAAAAACZM/_1U964j97iI/s320/dog.JPG" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Dogfish Beer Dinner&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: Friday May 20th &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 7pm-10pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville NY&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Details&lt;/b&gt;: $49 per person, RSVP 845 647 3000&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: red; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: red; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: red; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gingered Mussels, Sesame Bok Choi&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b style="color: red;"&gt;Namaste&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Belgian-style White made with dried organic orange slices, fresh cut lemongrass and a bit of coriander. This beer will be a great summer quencher. Namaste was brewed with Leo from Birra del Borgo in Italy as a tribute to our friends at 3 Fonteinen brewery in Belgium, who recently had devastating production loss (1/3 of their annual production!) at their brewery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b style="color: red;"&gt;Sharp Cheddar, Grilled King Oyster&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b style="color: red;"&gt;Hellhound&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2011 marks the 100th birthday of Mississippi Delta bluesman Robert Johnson who, according to legend, sold his soul down at the crossroads in a midnight bargain and changed music forever. Working again with our friends at Sony Legacy (yup, the same folks we did our Miles Davis-inspired Bitches Brew with), Dogfish Head pays tribute to this blues legend by gettin the hellhounds off his trail and into this finely-crafted ale. Hellhound is a super-hoppy ale that hits 100 IBUs in the brewhouse, 10.0 ABV, 10.0 SRM in color, and dry-hopped with 100% centennial hops at a rate of 100 kilos per 100 barrel brew-length.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b style="color: red;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grilled Wild Salmon, Garlic Kale&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b style="color: red;"&gt;Red &amp;amp; White&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big, Belgian-style Wit brewed with coriander and orange peel and fermented with Pinot Noir juice. After fermentation a fraction of the batch is aged in Oregon Pinot Noir barrels, and another fraction is aged on oak staves. The beer is blended together before packaging. This has been one of our most popular Limited Edition beers at both our Rehoboth Beach, DE brewpub and at festivals. It successfully marries the refreshing citrusy qualities of a Belgian-style white beer with the robust complexity of a bold red wine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;Fig &amp;amp; Pig, Braised Pork, Figs &amp;amp; Sherry&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;Black &amp;amp; Blue&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Black &amp;amp; Blue is golden Belgian Ale made with over 300 lbs of fresh blackberries and blueberries. With a deep purple full body and a long-lasting lacy pink head, this ale is both attractive and delicious! It is tart and fruity, like our brewers! The subtle bitterness of Hallertau and Saaz hops shines through the fruit forward flavor and sets the palate aglow. (30 IBUs). This tasty brew has smooth but noticeable alcohol warmth. Belgian yeast gives this brew a characteristically dry spicy finish. The beautiful interplay of fruit, spice, and alcohol is complimented by a soft malt profile, and a high level of carbonation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b style="color: red;"&gt;Goat Cheese &amp;amp; Chocolate Truffles&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b style="color: red;"&gt;Theobroma&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This beer is based on chemical analysis of pottery fragments found in Honduras which revealed the earliest known alcoholic chocolate drink used by early civilization to toast special occasions. The discovery of this beverage pushed back the earliest use of cocoa for human consumption more than 500 years to 1200 BC. As per the analysis, Dogfish head’s Theobroma (food of the gods) is brewed with Aztec cocoa powder and cocoa nibs, honey, chilies, and annatto (fragrant tree seeds). Theobroma is 9% ABV and will be available in Champagne bottles&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DXluER1V1S4/TcLYTzdGo3I/AAAAAAAACZQ/Sz2EzvEY80Q/s1600/beer.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DXluER1V1S4/TcLYTzdGo3I/AAAAAAAACZQ/Sz2EzvEY80Q/s320/beer.JPG" width="87" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-5309955242680840555?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/5309955242680840555/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=5309955242680840555&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/5309955242680840555'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/5309955242680840555'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/05/dogfish-beer-dinner.html' title='Dogfish Beer Dinner'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HE1fs7I3MOE/TcLYAKnFxhI/AAAAAAAACZM/_1U964j97iI/s72-c/dog.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-4403537557163940647</id><published>2011-05-03T13:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-03T13:47:09.608-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cincodemayo ellenville mexico mojito margarita samgria'/><title type='text'>Cinco de Mayo | Hudson Valley</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Join us at this Thursday at Aroma Thyme for Cinco (Drinko) de Mayo. &lt;br /&gt;Incredible drink deals.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Bar opens at 3pm.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: red; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;Half price&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color: red; font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size: large;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mojito’s&lt;br /&gt;Our Mojito’s are a full pint of greatness.&amp;nbsp; Fresh limes, rum&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6vBEDmcw7RA/TcBhcmnP5fI/AAAAAAAACZE/BXWoN8i8U1c/s1600/Citrus+Mojito.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6vBEDmcw7RA/TcBhcmnP5fI/AAAAAAAACZE/BXWoN8i8U1c/s320/Citrus+Mojito.jpg" width="213" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Margarita’s&lt;br /&gt;Fresh limes, organic agave (no corn syrup or white sugar) &amp;amp; Tequila&lt;br /&gt;All of our tequilas are 100% agave.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;By law Tequila Tequila only needs to contain 51% agave. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangria &lt;br /&gt;Fresh fruit, wine and vodka&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x4Oyy1wk3tM/TcBhiCwIZxI/AAAAAAAACZI/7f81gB2oe10/s1600/Sangria.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="247" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x4Oyy1wk3tM/TcBhiCwIZxI/AAAAAAAACZI/7f81gB2oe10/s320/Sangria.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;History of Cinco de Mayo&lt;br /&gt;Cinco de Mayo is a holiday held on May 5 that commemorates the Mexican  army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on  May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza SeguÌn. It  is celebrated primarily in the state of Puebla and in the United  States. While Cinco de Mayo sees limited significance in Mexico itself,  the date is observed nationwide mostly in the United States as a  celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the United States Cinco de Mayo has taken on a significance beyond  that in Mexico. The date is perhaps best recognized in the United States  as a date to celebrate the culture and experiences of Americans of  Mexican ancestry, much as St. Patrick's Day, Oktoberfest, and the  Chinese New Year are used to celebrate those of Irish, German, and  Chinese ancestry respectively. Similar to those holidays, Cinco de Mayo  is observed by many Americans regardless of ethnic origin. Celebrations  tend to draw both from traditional Mexican symbols, such as the Virgen  de Guadalupe, and from prominent figures of Mexican descent in the  United States, including CÈsar Ch·vez.To celebrate, many display Cinco  de Mayo banners while school districts hold special events to educate  pupils about its historical significance. Special events and  celebrations highlight Mexican culture, especially in its music and  regional dancing. Examples include baile folklÛrico and mariachi  demonstrations held annually at the Plaza del Pueblo de Los Angeles,  near Olvera Street. Commercial interests in the United States have  capitalized on the celebration, advertising Mexican products and  services, with an emphasis on beverages, foods, and music.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-4403537557163940647?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/4403537557163940647/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=4403537557163940647&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4403537557163940647'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4403537557163940647'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/05/cinco-de-mayo-hudson-valley.html' title='Cinco de Mayo | Hudson Valley'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6vBEDmcw7RA/TcBhcmnP5fI/AAAAAAAACZE/BXWoN8i8U1c/s72-c/Citrus+Mojito.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-4464499460478389726</id><published>2011-05-02T13:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-02T13:23:22.297-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aroma Thyme Bistro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Slow Food'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Earth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dinner'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='healthy chocolate'/><title type='text'>Slow Food Event</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Slow Food Hudson  Valley and Aroma Thyme Bistro present &lt;b&gt;Whole Earth – Local Earth&lt;/b&gt; an educational event on Slow Food and green restaurant principles.&amp;nbsp; A spring tapas dinner using local ingredients will be prepared and presented by Chef Marcus&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"&gt;of Aroma Thyme Bistro in Ellenville who will also share his mission with a cooking demonstration and presentation.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"&gt;This event is part of the first ever Healthy Ulster County Week with special guest Ulster County Executive Michael P. Hein who will speak about making Ulster County the healthiest county in New York State.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"&gt;Attendees will find out what Slow Food  Hudson Valley is and how one can get involved.&amp;nbsp; Rich Vergili, Chapter Leader and Nicci Cagan, Chair of Farm to School Committee, will talk about what they are doing in the Hudson and Rondout Valleys to promote Slow Food goals.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;The price is $30.00, the date May 4th, the time 6:30.&amp;nbsp; RSVP to Info@AromaThymeBistro.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Contact:&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Francesca Noble&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;Slow Food Steering Committee Member&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;Slow Food Hudson Valley&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;(845) 626-2790&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span id="goog_1601348720"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="goog_1601348721"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="goog_399811151"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="goog_399811152"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-4464499460478389726?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/4464499460478389726/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=4464499460478389726&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4464499460478389726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4464499460478389726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/05/slow-food-event.html' title='Slow Food Event'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iN5XpUJhbXk/Tb8QcrJMakI/AAAAAAAACY8/fo2hKmYkEBg/s72-c/clip_image002.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-152984938276740071</id><published>2011-04-28T10:42:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-28T10:42:59.859-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Health'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Don't ruin your sea salt with simple mistake &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/jNYgcV"&gt;http://bit.ly/jNYgcV&lt;/a&gt; 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text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BLnNieABtlA/TbXTbEEt9MI/AAAAAAAACWY/IEzTNhcek_Y/s1600/SPCA+Fundraiser+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BLnNieABtlA/TbXTbEEt9MI/AAAAAAAACWY/IEzTNhcek_Y/s640/SPCA+Fundraiser+2011.jpg" width="494" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span id="goog_659969798"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id="goog_659969799"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-3757829669083970572?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/3757829669083970572/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=3757829669083970572&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3757829669083970572'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3757829669083970572'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/04/wine-tasting-event.html' title='Wine Tasting Event !'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BLnNieABtlA/TbXTbEEt9MI/AAAAAAAACWY/IEzTNhcek_Y/s72-c/SPCA+Fundraiser+2011.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-5391343217173892225</id><published>2011-04-25T09:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-26T07:21:06.333-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aroma Thyme Bistro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='performers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='open mic night'/><title type='text'>Open Mic Night</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H9Ur7TzUBOs/TZR5fW-Wa7I/AAAAAAAACNg/eu2L6tsy2Zg/s1600/New+Image.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H9Ur7TzUBOs/TZR5fW-Wa7I/AAAAAAAACNg/eu2L6tsy2Zg/s320/New+Image.JPG" width="213" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;What: Open Mic Night&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;Where: Aroma Thyme Bistro in Ellenville&lt;/div&gt;When:Friday May 6th, 2011&lt;br /&gt;Details: Starts at 10pm, come early to sign up!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's Open Mic Night again at Aroma Thyme Friday May 6th, 2011 10pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's that time of the month again, for the ever so popular Open Mic Night at Aroma Thyme Bistro. All are welcome to open mic nights. This has become a monthly tradition at Aroma Thyme for the past three years. We have seen some incredibly talented acts. We are constantly amazed from locals to people that travel up to an hour to perform. ...Of course we have our regulars, which we love. And there's always a new act of some sort to welcome each month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take a look a these past performers at Open Mic night:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpbcXhgsYhk"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpbcXhgsYhk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5waWWCX7dbo"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5waWWCX7dbo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pnV1p6k4sA"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pnV1p6k4sA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnlXTY6gNGQ"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnlXTY6gNGQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The kitchen is open until midnight for everything from small bites to a full dinner. Plus the bar is well stocked with Small Batch Bourbon's, elegant Single Malt Scotch, almost 200 beers, over 250 wines and a trendy martini menu.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-5391343217173892225?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/5391343217173892225/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=5391343217173892225&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/5391343217173892225'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/5391343217173892225'/><link 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Restaurants</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DuD3IRWLF4U/TbWZkduwbvI/AAAAAAAACWM/4GX2D3EJBGk/s1600/Lilac-flowers1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DuD3IRWLF4U/TbWZkduwbvI/AAAAAAAACWM/4GX2D3EJBGk/s320/Lilac-flowers1.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Mother’s Day Brunch at Aroma Thyme&lt;br /&gt;the way Mother Nature Intended it to be&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Offering local, organic, healthy, family owned &amp;amp; sustainable food &amp;amp; drink&lt;br /&gt;We never buy or serve food that we would not serve to our own mother!&lt;br /&gt;That’s our personal Guarantee!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;What: Mother's Day Brunch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;When: Sunday May 8th&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Brunch menu from 10am-2pm &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Full dinner menu from 10am-10pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Where: Aroma Thyme Bistro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;165 Canal St, Ellenville NY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;additional info:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: Times,&amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt; Ala Carte Menu featuring breakfast items and full dinner menu.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: 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type='text'>Earth Day wine Dinner</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FKAqfvkj3-4/TayL6h2bX4I/AAAAAAAACWA/HL1KvVWXnmM/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-18+at+2.46.36+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="228" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FKAqfvkj3-4/TayL6h2bX4I/AAAAAAAACWA/HL1KvVWXnmM/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-18+at+2.46.36+PM.png" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uo0ISrtgZxw/TayCiQJ92TI/AAAAAAAACVw/bCxfP7I1qDM/s1600/dinner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Earth Day wine Dinner&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: Friday April 22nd 2011, 7pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville NY&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Start time -7pm, End time -10pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Price&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;: $39 per person&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is the Hudson’s Valley Premiers Certified Green Certified© restaurant doing on Earth Day?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Join us for four wines and a three course dinner on Earth Day 2011. We are serving local wine &amp;amp; food.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Menu&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Bouke White&lt;br /&gt;Paumanok Chardonnay &lt;br /&gt;Crispy Wild Hive Farm Polenta &amp;amp; Local Baby Spinach&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bouke Red &lt;br /&gt;Braised Brisket from Stone Ridge&lt;br /&gt;Slow Braised with Tomatoes, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Basha Kill Estate White Tail&lt;br /&gt;Maine Blueberry Crisp&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;RSVP &lt;/b&gt;at&lt;b&gt; 845 647 3000&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-7590727311905260180?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/7590727311905260180/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=7590727311905260180&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7590727311905260180'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7590727311905260180'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/04/earth-day-wine-dinner.html' title='Earth Day wine Dinner'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FKAqfvkj3-4/TayL6h2bX4I/AAAAAAAACWA/HL1KvVWXnmM/s72-c/Screen+shot+2011-04-18+at+2.46.36+PM.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-441722591854149030</id><published>2011-04-16T05:41:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-16T05:41:48.597-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sustainability'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>What fish will &amp; 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Danish&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our eggs are from Rusty Plough Organic Farm in Ulster Heights.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;They are from free range Aracuna Hens. There are several unusual characteristics, which distinguish them. They lay blue eggs, have feather tufts near their ears, and a tail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Scrambled Eggs&lt;br /&gt;Served with Yukon Hash Browns&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vegetable Omelet&lt;br /&gt;Zucchini, Roasted Peppers, Onions &amp;amp; Goat Cheese&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oregon Pink Shrimp &amp;amp; Roasted Tomato Omelet&lt;br /&gt;Served with Yukon Hash Browns&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maine Lobster &amp;amp; Spinach Benedict&lt;br /&gt;1 ¼ lb Maine Lobster, Spinach &amp;amp; Hollandaise Sauce on a English Muffin&lt;br /&gt;Served with Yukon Hash Browns&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Organic Whole Grain Pancakes&lt;br /&gt;Local Maple Syrup &amp;amp; Blueberry Compote&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Scrambled Tofu &amp;amp; Mushrooms, Black Truffle Sea Salt &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SIDES&lt;br /&gt;Half Dozen Pieces of Apple Smoked Bacon&lt;br /&gt;Nitrate-Free &amp;amp; Certified Humane&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yukon Potato Hash Browns&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;About Araucana Chickens &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;The Araucana, also known in the USA as a South American Rumpless, is a breed of chicken originating in Chile. The Araucana is often confused with other fowl, especially the Ameraucana and Easter Egger chickens, but has several unusual characteristics which distinguish it. They have feather tufts near their ears, and a tail. To comply with the north American standard they must have no tail and are rumpless.The current world wide Araucana Standard (except North America) indicates a medium to large sized chicken with a tail that lays bluish-green eggs. Specific features are feather ear tufts, muffs and beards, with a very much reduced comb, a small feather crest and a complete absence of wattles. The current North American standard calls for a chicken that is rumpless (missing their last vertebrae and lacking a tail), possesses ear-tufts (feathers that grow out from near the birds' ears), and lays blue eggs. States and Canada, muffs, beards, and tails are all disqualifications.Easter egg is a common name that we use but has anyone wondered from where these specific eggs come from. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The characteristic of the Araucana chickens are that of their eggs which gained them a lot of popularity as well as there are many more such as they don't have a tail and they also have some tufts of hair like stuff near their ear. They are usually said to be a cross between two species so as to get a form of chicken of some unusual variety. Strange part is that at first many people used to dye their eggs in colored water to decorate their easter baskets with colored eggs but not it is readily available. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Araucana chickens are not easily available type of chicken. These gain a lot of interest during the Easter times as they are sold off in large quantities with a tag of Easter egg laying chicken. Though they originated in Chile but now present all over the world and it can be such an amazing hobby to bring up a Araucana chicken. &lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-1484781310514672253?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/1484781310514672253/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=1484781310514672253&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/1484781310514672253'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/1484781310514672253'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/04/easter-sunday-brunch-in-hudson-valley.html' title='Easter Sunday Brunch in the Hudson Valley | Green Certified©'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://img.youtube.com/vi/vk2udjFkU18/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-4722010579287804583</id><published>2011-04-06T10:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-08T11:17:58.848-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aroma Thyme Bistro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hudson valley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Victory Beer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dinner'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Restaurants'/><title type='text'>Victory Beer Dinner at Aroma Thyme Bistro  | Hudson Valley Restaurants</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Victory Beer Dinner &amp;amp; Pairing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: Friday April 15th, 7pm-10pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville, Hudson Valley&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Details&lt;/b&gt;: $49 per person, RSVP&lt;b&gt; 845 647 3000&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7ZgwB1lmCNI/TZ9RKq3xdII/AAAAAAAACPM/v4iKJ-8YAEw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-08+at+2.06.35+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7ZgwB1lmCNI/TZ9RKq3xdII/AAAAAAAACPM/v4iKJ-8YAEw/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-08+at+2.06.35+PM.png" width="372" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PujMm7Ernq0/TZyipKI-RoI/AAAAAAAACOs/52_OEB6Y1FY/s1600/caprese-and-the-master-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Menu:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Sprout Creek Batch 35 Raw Cheese&lt;br /&gt;Prima Pils - &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lemon Spinach Salad&lt;br /&gt;Headwaters Pale Ale - &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seared Tuna with Avocado Salsa&lt;br /&gt;Golden Monkey Triple &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meatloaf with a Creamy Tomato Tahini Sauce&lt;br /&gt;Yakima Glory &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stout Cupcake with Cinnamon Icing &lt;br /&gt;Storm King Stout&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wf5ALmqK-oc/TZyjxNrNoeI/AAAAAAAACOw/59519Rg51JE/s1600/beer_pp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wf5ALmqK-oc/TZyjxNrNoeI/AAAAAAAACOw/59519Rg51JE/s320/beer_pp.jpg" width="198" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;About the Brewery&lt;/u&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;Victory is a brewery founded in 1996 in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, USA. The main brands are HopDevil, Prima Pils, Headwaters Pale Ale, Golden Monkey and Storm King, which are distributed in 30 states. Victory Brewing is located at 420 Acorn Lane Downingtown, Pennsylvania 19335.Founded in 1996 by Ron Barchet and Bill Covaleski in an old Pepperidge Farm bakery, Victory has grown considerably and evolved well outside the traditional small market of a beer-brewing restaurant.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;The name "Victory" and basic logo design is derived from George Orwell's 1984 and more directly from the film version's prop drink labels.The brewery uses an automated, energy recovery, 50 BBL system made by Rolec in OberBayern, Germany. Victory also brews using traditional methods where appropriate, such as using the energy intensive decoction process for production of certain German style lager beers. Victory uses whole hops.Victory produces over 20 brands of beer&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-4722010579287804583?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/4722010579287804583/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=4722010579287804583&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4722010579287804583'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4722010579287804583'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/04/victory-beer-dinner-at-aroma-thyme.html' title='Victory Beer Dinner at Aroma Thyme Bistro  | Hudson Valley Restaurants'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7ZgwB1lmCNI/TZ9RKq3xdII/AAAAAAAACPM/v4iKJ-8YAEw/s72-c/Screen+shot+2011-04-08+at+2.06.35+PM.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-1629267903267380311</id><published>2011-03-31T05:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-31T05:59:45.785-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aroma Thyme Bistro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='open mic night'/><title type='text'>Open Mic Night</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H9Ur7TzUBOs/TZR5fW-Wa7I/AAAAAAAACNg/eu2L6tsy2Zg/s1600/New+Image.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H9Ur7TzUBOs/TZR5fW-Wa7I/AAAAAAAACNg/eu2L6tsy2Zg/s320/New+Image.JPG" width="213" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Open Mic Night&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Aroma Thyme Bistro in Ellenville&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: First Friday of every month, April 1st &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Details&lt;/b&gt;: Starts at 10pm, come early to sign up!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's Open Mic Night again at Aroma Thyme &lt;b&gt;Friday April 1st, 2011 10pm&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's that time of the month again, for the ever so popular Open Mic Night at Aroma Thyme Bistro. All are welcome to open mic nights. This has become a monthly tradition at Aroma Thyme for the past three years. We have seen some incredibly talented acts. We are constantly amazed from locals to people that travel up to an hour to perform. ...Of course we have our regulars, which we love. And there's always a new act of some sort to welcome each month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take a look a these past performers at Open Mic night:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpbcXhgsYhk"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpbcXhgsYhk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5waWWCX7dbo"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5waWWCX7dbo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pnV1p6k4sA"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pnV1p6k4sA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnlXTY6gNGQ"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnlXTY6gNGQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The kitchen is open until midnight for everything from small bites to a full dinner. Plus the bar is well stocked with Small Batch Bourbon's, elegant Single Malt Scotch, almost 200 beers, over 250 wines and a trendy martini menu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Call 845 647 3000&lt;/b&gt; for any questions or to make a reservation.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-1629267903267380311?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/1629267903267380311/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=1629267903267380311&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/1629267903267380311'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/1629267903267380311'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/03/open-mic-night.html' title='Open Mic Night'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H9Ur7TzUBOs/TZR5fW-Wa7I/AAAAAAAACNg/eu2L6tsy2Zg/s72-c/New+Image.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-6583399726381437610</id><published>2011-03-28T11:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-28T11:04:27.106-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aroma Thyme Bistro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TAP NY'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='festival'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Beer'/><title type='text'>2nd Annual TAP NY Beer Festival Bus Trip !</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nwegbNPXTqM/TZDMvBrw_KI/AAAAAAAACNU/H6Fz5sEZW5o/s1600/TAP_new_york_festival-300x104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nwegbNPXTqM/TZDMvBrw_KI/AAAAAAAACNU/H6Fz5sEZW5o/s1600/TAP_new_york_festival-300x104.jpg" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Join us for the biggest and best NY beer event. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are planning our 2nd Annual TAP NY bus trip from Aroma Thyme.&amp;nbsp; Beer  lovers from all over join over 30 NY breweries every year for this  incredible beer festival.&amp;nbsp; This is the beer event that you don’t want to  miss, ever.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And this year we are making it easy for you to attend.&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;We have a bus  leaving from Aroma Thyme in Ellenville on Sunday, May 1st 2011&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Join  the beer fanatics of Aroma Thyme on a bus. We are making it easy.&amp;nbsp; This  same bus will also do a pickup at Keegan Ales in Kingston.&amp;nbsp; That’s right  we have made two pick up and drop off spots this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is the awesome deal that we are offering.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;$85 per person, includes TAP tickets and transportation.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is by far the best way to enjoy TAP NY and not have to worry about  driving after.&amp;nbsp; After all it’s a beer festival, the plan is to drink. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We need to know by April 9th so we can pull this off.&amp;nbsp; We only have 50 seats on the bus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Call Aroma Thyme today to book at 845 647 3000.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;About TAP NY&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What started out 14 years ago with a couple hundred beer fanatics and a  handful of craft brewers at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde  Park has grown into the longest running craft beer and food event in New  York State. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TAPSM New York has grown over tenfold through the years to now encompass  the entire Base Lodge facilities at Hunter Mountain. Over 30 invited  breweries representing over 100 individual beers offer everything from  IPAs and lagers to wiesbiers, doppel and trippel bocks, stouts, ales...  pretty much any variety you know of, and probably a few that you don't. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Craft brewing is alive and well. The resurgance of craft brewing,  spawned in part by the creative brewers at Saranac and Boston Brewing,  has lead to fuller bodied, flavorful brews featuring rich colors, bold  flavors, and imaginative ingredients. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TAP New York is also about food. Each year we offer plenty to eat. The  food theme for 2011 is Comfort Food. Daily cooking demonstrations will  also show you some great ideas for your own kitchen. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TAP is also a beer competition. Brewers from across the state enter  their finest suds to compete for plaques and trophies. Each year on  Saturday at TAP, highly qualified judges choose the best craft brewery  in New York State and also the best brewery in the Hudson Valley. On  Sunday, the panel of judges decide the best individual beers in both the  Hudson Valley and the entire state. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is TAP New York?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go to their website and read more…then book tickets with us&lt;br /&gt;http://www.tap-ny.com/&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-6583399726381437610?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/6583399726381437610/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=6583399726381437610&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6583399726381437610'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6583399726381437610'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/03/2nd-annual-tap-ny-beer-festival-bus.html' title='2nd Annual TAP NY Beer Festival Bus Trip !'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nwegbNPXTqM/TZDMvBrw_KI/AAAAAAAACNU/H6Fz5sEZW5o/s72-c/TAP_new_york_festival-300x104.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-7090625696968435509</id><published>2011-03-21T13:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-22T06:59:58.442-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aroma Thyme Bistro'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='value wines'/><title type='text'>Value Wines from Around the World</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-f6ow3AQT1pg/TYeu61v2voI/AAAAAAAACM0/vN86wzaxhqs/s1600/44351975-11110750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="180" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-f6ow3AQT1pg/TYeu61v2voI/AAAAAAAACM0/vN86wzaxhqs/s320/44351975-11110750.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Value Wine Dinner&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;4 wines with 3 courses &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Aroma Thyme Bistro&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;165 Canal St&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Ellenville, NY 12428&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: Friday March 25th 2011- 7pm-10pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cost&lt;/b&gt;: $39 per person&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Details: Call 845 647 3000 for rsvp&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Join us for our very first value wine tasting and dinner featuring wines from around the world.&amp;nbsp; The US just surpassed France and the worlds wine consumption leader of wine.&amp;nbsp; The bottom-line is that Americans just love wine.&amp;nbsp; And the current economy is not stopping people from drinking wine.&amp;nbsp; But we have noticed that people want more value, which is totally understandable. You don’t need to spend a lot to get a great bottle, unless you feel better about spending a lot.&amp;nbsp; So we have been working overtime on tasting and bringing in value wine at Aroma Thyme.&amp;nbsp; This has prompted our Spring wine sale with our lowest prices ever.&amp;nbsp; You can buy some awesome wine for $15 on certain weekdays.&amp;nbsp; Check out our website for details.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our next wine dinner on &lt;b&gt;Friday March 25th &lt;/b&gt;is themed on &lt;b&gt;VALUE wines&lt;/b&gt;!&amp;nbsp; The price is an awesome $39 for dinner and wine.&amp;nbsp; We are featuring four wines with a three-course menu.&amp;nbsp; Speaking about all time low prices, we have never offered a wine dinner at this value before.&amp;nbsp; What a deal!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;First Course&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Crab Cakes, Long Island Baby Spinach Salad&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;ALBARINO, Dona Rosa&lt;br /&gt;Rias Baixas, Spain&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Second Course&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Braised Lamb Shank, Mushrooms, Asparagus &amp;amp; Organic Fusilli PastaTEMPRANILLO, Quinta do Carmo, Santa Fe de Arraiolos&lt;br /&gt;Carinena, Spain CABERNET SAUVIGNON, Quinta de Pancas Estremadura&lt;br /&gt;Portugal&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dessert &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Warm Cherry &amp;amp; Walnut Strudel&lt;br /&gt;Late Harvest SAUVIGNON BLANC &amp;amp; VIOGNIER, Luis Felipe Edwards&lt;br /&gt;Chile&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-7090625696968435509?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/7090625696968435509/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=7090625696968435509&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7090625696968435509'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/7090625696968435509'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/03/value-wines-from-around-world.html' title='Value Wines from Around the World'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-f6ow3AQT1pg/TYeu61v2voI/AAAAAAAACM0/vN86wzaxhqs/s72-c/44351975-11110750.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-5080036064606844941</id><published>2011-03-14T14:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-14T14:54:37.805-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='brookylnbrewery monsterale barleywineale beertasting vintagebeer'/><title type='text'>Brooklyn Monster Ale Vertical Tasting</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8VsgQV-mzYY/TX6OhUlUPmI/AAAAAAAACLs/HJCegyGIj_c/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-14+at+5.53.49+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="521" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8VsgQV-mzYY/TX6OhUlUPmI/AAAAAAAACLs/HJCegyGIj_c/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-14+at+5.53.49+PM.png" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;What: Brooklyn Monster Ale Vertical Tasting&lt;br /&gt;When:&amp;nbsp; Sunday, March 27. From four o’clock on&lt;br /&gt;Where:&amp;nbsp; Aroma Thyme Bistro, 165 Canal Street Ellenville&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have been long fans of Brooklyn Brewery. When we opened Aroma Thyme back in 2003 we started buying extra Chocolate Stout and Monster Ale. Extra might be an under statement. See both of these beers have a vintage date on them. That means it has the year that it was made. This was actually the first time I was introduced into drinking older or aged beer. Somebody had tasted me on a Chocolate Stout that was over a year old, and it was fantastic. It was at that point on I decided to buy extra cases of both beers every year. These extra cases keep stacking up in the wine cellar. Keep in mind that you can always buy these beers on our list. After drinking a few of the past vintages this winter we decided it’s time to officially do an event. Join us Sunday, March 27 for a vertical tasting of the Brooklyn Monster Ale.&amp;nbsp; You will get to taste four past vintages for $15. That’s right for $15 you will be drinking some of the best barley wine that has been very carefully aged. This will be an incredible event to contrast and compare how beer can actually age and improve. And keep in mind that most beer is not designed to be aged. But these full-bodied high alcohol beers go through an incredible transformation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-5080036064606844941?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/5080036064606844941/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=5080036064606844941&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/5080036064606844941'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/5080036064606844941'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/03/brooklyn-monster-ale-vertical-tasting.html' title='Brooklyn Monster Ale Vertical Tasting'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8VsgQV-mzYY/TX6OhUlUPmI/AAAAAAAACLs/HJCegyGIj_c/s72-c/Screen+shot+2011-03-14+at+5.53.49+PM.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-3415856364047285267</id><published>2011-03-13T14:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-13T14:45:02.657-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hudsonvalleywinefest hudsonvalleywines tasting winery vintage'/><title type='text'>1st pre-HV Wine &amp; Food Fest event set</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6VbL8zu_aDk/TX06XIsjqgI/AAAAAAAACLo/SWPk892HSgc/s1600/5444685835_959a8f765a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6VbL8zu_aDk/TX06XIsjqgI/AAAAAAAACLo/SWPk892HSgc/s320/5444685835_959a8f765a.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;March 9, 2011 at 6:11 pm by &lt;span class="post-author"&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/dowdondrinks/author/williamdowd/" title="Posts by Bill Dowd"&gt;Bill Dowd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span class="post-author"&gt;timesunion.com &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;ELLENVILLE — If you’re too anxious for the 10th annual Hudson Valley  Wine &amp;amp; Food Fest that is scheduled for September, you may want to  consider warming up for it with a series of related food and wine events  preceding it over the next six months. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;The first is scheduled for Sunday, March 20, at &lt;a href="http://www.aromathymebistro.com/"&gt;Aroma Thyme Bistro&lt;/a&gt; at 165  Canal Street in this Ulster County town on Sunday, March 20. Foods will  be paired with wines from Cereghino Smith. Cereghino Smith is a small  winery in nearby Bloomington that gets its grapes from small vineyards  in New York and California.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Chef Marcus Guiliano (upper right) and his wife, Jamie, opened the  restaurant on New Year’s Eve 2003. They specialize in fresh, organic  local fare.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;The event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. with wine and small bites at  the bar. Admission is $25 per person, plus tax and tip. Reservations,  which are recommended, may be made by calling (845) 647-3000.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Attendees will be given a coupon for discount admission to the Hudson  Valley Wine &amp;amp; Food Fest. The festival is set for September 10-11 at  the Ulster County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck. Other pre-festival events  will be announced periodically, although you can check them out on your  own time &lt;a href="http://www.hudsonvalleywinefest.com/2011/02/14/and-so-promotions-for-the-10th-year-of-the-hudson-valley-wine-food-fest-begin/"&gt;online&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-3415856364047285267?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/3415856364047285267/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=3415856364047285267&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3415856364047285267'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/3415856364047285267'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/03/1st-pre-hv-wine-food-fest-event-set.html' title='1st pre-HV Wine &amp; Food Fest event set'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6VbL8zu_aDk/TX06XIsjqgI/AAAAAAAACLo/SWPk892HSgc/s72-c/5444685835_959a8f765a.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-4133224914103873255</id><published>2011-03-09T09:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-09T09:55:38.234-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Trois Pistoles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='La Fin du Monde'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Unibroue Beer Dinner'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Terrible'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Seigneuriale'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Don de Dieu'/><title type='text'>Unibroue Beer Dinner | Friday, March 18th, 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Its time for another Unibroue Dinner at Aroma Thyme in Ellenville.&amp;nbsp; We love their beers, especially the the La Fin Du Monde.&amp;nbsp; This dinner is already selling fast.&amp;nbsp; We once again had a waiting list for the last beer dinner.&amp;nbsp; DON't miss out on the beer dinner.&amp;nbsp; Call 845 647 300 to make reservations today.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The deal:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Five course with five beers, $49 per person&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;We will have a rep from Unibroue on hand to present the beers.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;About Unibroue&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;From the very beginning, Unibroue has carved out a special niche in the beer world with top quality products and a brand rooted deep in Quebec culture. It made history by becoming the first North American beer maker to use a brewing method inspired by the two-centuries-old tradition developed by Trappist monks in Europe - particularly in Belgium. Over the years, Unibroue has remained faithful to its origins even as it has grown to become an icon of the brewing world. Unibroue products take you on a journey filled with legends and fabulous tales.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ACEHON68IZs/TXevqj223uI/AAAAAAAACK0/QSI84DDCmCc/s1600/Notre+Histoire+-+goulot+750+ml.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ACEHON68IZs/TXevqj223uI/AAAAAAAACK0/QSI84DDCmCc/s320/Notre+Histoire+-+goulot+750+ml.jpg" width="300" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;All Unibroue products are made using a combination of the same basic ingredients: water, malted barley, malted wheat, wheat, yeast, hops, sugar, fruit, and spices. With the exception of La Bolduc and our U beers, their products are brewed using a traditional bottle fermentation method in which fresh yeast and pure sugar are added just before bottling. They are only partially filtered, which is what gives them their distinct appearance and natural cloudiness. This brewing method results in strong, intensely flavored and highly effervescent beers. It is almost exactly the same process used to make champagne. The only difference is that while the lees are extracted from champagne using a local cooling process, it is left to settle at the bottom of their bottles once the natural fermentation and saturation (carbonation) process is complete. This process requires strict quality controls because the addition of chemical additives or preservatives would kill the yeast. It is this method that produces the distinctive Unibroue flavor.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;THE MENU: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mushroom and Raw Cheddar Rarebit&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Don de Dieu&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sEzvFCrsRNY/TXevp4FMWZI/AAAAAAAACKs/sFtuswJJ_YQ/s1600/don+de+dieu+341+grand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sEzvFCrsRNY/TXevp4FMWZI/AAAAAAAACKs/sFtuswJJ_YQ/s320/don+de+dieu+341+grand.jpg" width="301" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;Don de Dieu means "Gift of God". The Don de Dieu was the ship of Samuel de Champlain as he was commissioned by the King of France to explore the vast and inhospitable land called America.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;Origin: Chambly, Quebec&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;Brewed since: 1998&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;ABV: 9.0 %&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;Style: Triple wheat ale&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;Nose: Complex aromas of vanilla and fruitcake, flowers, and honey&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;Flavor: Smooth, complex flavor that is slightly fruity, malty, nutty, and yeasty, with a hint of unfiltered sake.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mussels and Pasta, Roasted Garlic Sauce&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;La Fin du Monde&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dk1lrQMn2iE/TXevqRbD9WI/AAAAAAAACKw/BkzQ9CCfgFI/s1600/fin+du+monde+341+grand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dk1lrQMn2iE/TXevqRbD9WI/AAAAAAAACKw/BkzQ9CCfgFI/s320/fin+du+monde+341+grand.jpg" width="301" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;Origin: Chambly, Québec&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;Brewed since: February 1994&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;ABV: 9.0%&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;Style: Triple-style Golden Ale&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;Nose: Floral bouquet, aromas of honey, spice, coriander, malt, and alcohol&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;Flavor: Mildly yeasty with a complex palate of malt, fruit and spice notes followed by a smooth, dry finish&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;Aftertaste: Pleasantly lingers on with a warm finish&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Andouille Sausage, Lamb &amp;amp; Bean Stew&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Seigneuriale&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hKns12m1ilo/TXevrv4mObI/AAAAAAAACK8/rLs7DIGj_Xg/s1600/Unibroue_Seigneuriale.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hKns12m1ilo/TXevrv4mObI/AAAAAAAACK8/rLs7DIGj_Xg/s320/Unibroue_Seigneuriale.png" width="81" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Beautiful orangey-amber colour, with a generous head. Very effervescent. Notes of citrus, spices, caramel in the nose. Very complex. Sometimes vanilla. Full bodied and complex, sweet, followed by and explosion of flavours. Clearly the best. WEIGHTED AVG: 3.58 &amp;nbsp; ABV: 7.5%&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Roasted Pork Loin, Balsamic Glazed Onions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Trois Pistoles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vRtTzNVaXEE/TXevrGlaYUI/AAAAAAAACK4/0GUplxVBVpA/s1600/trois+pistoles+750ml.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vRtTzNVaXEE/TXevrGlaYUI/AAAAAAAACK4/0GUplxVBVpA/s320/trois+pistoles+750ml.jpg" width="301" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Origin: Chambly, Quebec&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Brewed: since&lt;span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;1997&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;ABV: 9.0%&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Style: Abbey Style Strong Dark Ale&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Color: Dark brown&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Nose: Strong malt flavor, roasted aromas with chocolate, brown rum, and spice&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Flavor: Slightly sweet. Enhanced by accents of roasted malt, cocoa, ripe fruit and dark spices with a smooth finish like an old port.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Aftertaste: Pleasantly lingers on&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cherry Chocolate Cheesecake&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Terrible&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-exciFOodsCo/TXevpUhNBfI/AAAAAAAACKo/YvbllOKV9BM/s1600/3110325135_fbd982ea1d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-exciFOodsCo/TXevpUhNBfI/AAAAAAAACKo/YvbllOKV9BM/s320/3110325135_fbd982ea1d.jpg" width="213" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;La Terrible is a dark brown beer on lees and is part of a collection of exotic and refined Unibroue beers brewed using 100% natural raw materials. It may be drunk as an aperitif or as an after dinner digestive. It is equally a perfect accompaniment to the above-mentioned dishes or a pleasant alternative to coffee.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;$49 per person&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;reservations 845 647 3000&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Certified Green&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Aroma Thyme Bistro&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Ellenville NY 12428&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aromathymebistro.com/"&gt;www.AromaThymeBistro.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-4133224914103873255?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/4133224914103873255/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=4133224914103873255&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4133224914103873255'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4133224914103873255'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/03/unibroue-beer-dinner-friday-march-18th.html' title='Unibroue Beer Dinner | Friday, March 18th, 2011'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ACEHON68IZs/TXevqj223uI/AAAAAAAACK0/QSI84DDCmCc/s72-c/Notre+Histoire+-+goulot+750+ml.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-6702402819550612518</id><published>2011-03-07T10:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-07T10:42:06.893-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bestorganicrestaurants hudsonvalleyrestaurants organicfood healthrestaurants'/><title type='text'>Why Are We Spending $$$ When Business is Down</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;span style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"&gt;subject: Why are we spending $$$  when business is down&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So we are hearing from everyone how  terrible business is. &amp;nbsp;And it's not just other restaurants. &amp;nbsp;It seems to  be any business. &amp;nbsp;We have even felt a downturn in sales this year. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So  what do we do, we go out and buy a boat load of wine. &amp;nbsp;The shipments  keep coming in. &amp;nbsp;Every time we turn around 5 cases here 5 cases there.  &amp;nbsp;We ordered so much we have even forgot what we ordered at times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You  are probably asking why we are ordering so much wine when business is  down. &amp;nbsp;Remember we said business is down everywhere. &amp;nbsp;Well our wine  vendors are really feeling the crunch too. &amp;nbsp;They can't sell as much wine  as they want in the current economy. &amp;nbsp;It's a buyers market, or should  we say a drinkers market. &amp;nbsp;The deals are incredible. So we decided to  stock up here at Aroma Thyme Bistro. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is the good news, we  are passing the saving on to you guys. &amp;nbsp;We can reduce the price of some  of our selections by an average of $10 a bottle. &amp;nbsp;That is around a 33%  reduction and more on certain wines. For example, we just got a delivery  of a Shiraz that would have been $55 on our list that is a cool $32.  &amp;nbsp;But keep reading it gets even better. &amp;nbsp;We are talking wines as low as  $15 on our list!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With these kind of values out there we are  tasting over 30 wines a week in order to be very selective. &amp;nbsp;Quality  always comes first with us. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To even make this a better deal we  are offering a Sunday to Tuesday reduced pricing. &amp;nbsp;We have made a value  wine list with wines under $39 that are even further reduced. Here is  how it goes. &amp;nbsp;For the month of March we are taking $9 off these bottles  on Sunday, $12 on Monday and $15 on Tuesday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We decided to make  this offer valid even on wines that we paid full wholesale for. &amp;nbsp;We just  figured it would be easier. &amp;nbsp;So 95% of our current wines under $39 are  part of this Spring Clearance sale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are hoping the wine  vendors keep these specials around so we can keep the prices at an all  time low here. &amp;nbsp;So of course, this is first come first serve as of now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here  is link to our current wine list:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://et.ratepoint.com/0649ae7ca828498a96fbe52e6a8c95aa/7291468e93f4b904b388a039de6f9ba8?/" target="_blank"&gt;http://et.ratepoint.com/&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;0649ae7ca828498a96fbe52e6a8c95&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;aa/&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;7291468e93f4b904b388a039de6f9b&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;a8?/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here  is a link to Spring Clearance wine sale:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://et.ratepoint.com/146fec393d42fa577cf2697640d39e7c/7291468e93f4b904b388a039de6f9ba8" target="_blank"&gt;http://et.ratepoint.com/&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;146fec393d42fa577cf2697640d39e&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;7c/&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;7291468e93f4b904b388a039de6f9b&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;a8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't  forget our great offer tonight:&lt;a href="http://et.ratepoint.com/38a8e6ffa16babf09814f4eaa8d98c64/7291468e93f4b904b388a039de6f9ba8" target="_blank"&gt;http://et.ratepoint.&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;com/&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;38a8e6ffa16babf09814f4eaa8d98c&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;64/&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;7291468e93f4b904b388a039de6f9b&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;a8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope  everyone is ready for Spring...we are!!!&lt;br /&gt;Jamie &amp;amp; Marcus&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forward  to a Friend:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://campaigns.ratepoint.com/forward/24022/9a0d0fdf4c73058099fb37173bee2d5c?e=chefh@mac.com" target="_blank"&gt;http://campaigns.&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;ratepoint.com/forward/24022/&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;9a0d0fdf4c73058099fb37173bee2d&lt;wbr&gt;&lt;/wbr&gt;5c?e=chefh@mac.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-6702402819550612518?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/6702402819550612518/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=6702402819550612518&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6702402819550612518'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6702402819550612518'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/03/hudson-valley-restaurant-week-hudson_07.html' title='Why Are We Spending $$$ When Business is Down'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-1532402400731823180</id><published>2011-03-07T10:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-07T10:26:05.120-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hudsonvalleyrestaurantweek'/><title type='text'>Monday Lobster Special | Hudson Valley Restaurants</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4MVEkLXlMsw/TXUiYhDDRZI/AAAAAAAACKQ/v-41K_Qhjtg/s1600/Monday+Lobster+Night+19.99.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="502" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4MVEkLXlMsw/TXUiYhDDRZI/AAAAAAAACKQ/v-41K_Qhjtg/s640/Monday+Lobster+Night+19.99.jpg" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-large;"&gt;This special is valid Monday March 7th.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;It is subject to our terms and conditions found here http://aromathymebistro.com/terms.html&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-1532402400731823180?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/1532402400731823180/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=1532402400731823180&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/1532402400731823180'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/1532402400731823180'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/03/hudson-valley-restaurant-week-hudson.html' title='Monday Lobster Special | Hudson Valley Restaurants'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4MVEkLXlMsw/TXUiYhDDRZI/AAAAAAAACKQ/v-41K_Qhjtg/s72-c/Monday+Lobster+Night+19.99.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-1338853420858076361</id><published>2011-03-07T10:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-04-06T08:34:27.443-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='winespecials valuewines winesale hudsonvalleyrestaurants'/><title type='text'>Marcus &amp; Jamie's Birthday Wine Sale</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Marcus &amp;amp; Jamie's&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;What: Spring Marcus &amp;amp; Jamie's Birthday Wine Sale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;When: Sunday's, Monday's &amp;amp; Tuesday's for the month of April &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Where: Aroma Thyme in Ellenville&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Jamie &amp;amp; Marcus both celebrate birthdays in April. So it's time for another promotion.&amp;nbsp; Our Spring Wine Sale from March was a big success.&amp;nbsp; We decided to do it again and rename it.&amp;nbsp; But this time we are giving two bonus days with wine for $12 a bottle.&amp;nbsp; Those bonus days are Monday April 11th (Marcus's birthday) and Sunday April 17th (Jamie's Birthday). There will be several whites and red for an amazing price of $12 a bottle.&amp;nbsp; That's our birthday bonus.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="302" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--1Gk24fjf-o/TXUe7ny-CrI/AAAAAAAACKM/_coB8ot-5cY/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-03+at+5.54.19+PM.png" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHITE SELECTIONS &lt;br /&gt;1100    Vin Mousseux CHAMPAGNE, Charles de Fere Rose        NV        $34&lt;br /&gt;1100    PROSECCO, Bellusi                             NV        $32&lt;br /&gt;600    PROSECCO, Mionetto Organic                    NV        $37     &lt;br /&gt;1100    Rose “PROSECCO”, Le Colture                    NV        $37&lt;br /&gt;800    CHARDONNAY, Ilka                         2009        $34&lt;br /&gt;500    CHARDONNAY, Guenoc CRS                    2009        $32&lt;br /&gt;800    CHARDONNAY, Paumanok Festival                2009        $36    &lt;br /&gt;700    Pinot Grigio, Casal Thaulero                    2009        $29&lt;br /&gt;700    *Pinot Grigio, Brogal Vini                    2009        $34&lt;br /&gt;800    * Riesling Semi-Dry, Dr. Frank                    2007        $36&lt;br /&gt;500    SAUVIGNON BLANC, Santa Alicia Reserve            2009        $29&lt;br /&gt;1100    Sauvignon Blanc/Verdjo blend, Con Class         2009        $32    &lt;br /&gt;500    SAUVIGNON BLANC, Blano Nieva                2008        $35&lt;br /&gt;1100    SAUVIGNON BLANC, Chateau Sainte-Marie Vieilles Vignes    2009        $35&lt;br /&gt;800    *VIOGNIER, Cline                            2008        $32&lt;br /&gt;WBG    Gewurztraminer, Robertson Winery                2008        $32&lt;br /&gt;800    *TREBBIANO D’ABRUZZO DOC, Valle Reale Vigne Nuove    2008        $32&lt;br /&gt;600    Insolia, Casa Ibidini                        2009        $34&lt;br /&gt;700    Pinot Grigio, Casal Thaulero                    2009        $29&lt;br /&gt;600    *Pinot Grigio, Vignabaldo Brogal Vini                2009        $34&lt;br /&gt;500    Gavi, Laghibellina Altius                        2006        $29&lt;br /&gt;1100    SAUVIGNON BLANC, Chateau Sainte-Marie Vieilles Vignes    2009        $35&lt;br /&gt;1000    Vino Verde, Arca Nova                        2008        $36&lt;br /&gt;800    Albarino, Dona Rosa                        2007        $29&lt;br /&gt;1000    Grenache Blanc, Menguante                    2008        $36&lt;br /&gt;1100    Verdjo/Sauvignon Blanc, Con Class             2009        $32&lt;br /&gt;800    *Semi-Dry Riesling, Dr. Frank                2007        $36&lt;br /&gt;700    *AWOSTING WHITE, Whitecliff Vineyard            NV        $32&lt;br /&gt;1000    *Estate White Tail (Sparkling), Basha Kill Vineyards    2009        $35&lt;br /&gt;800    *Valvin Muscat, Hunt Country                 2008        $34&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RED SELECTIONS&lt;br /&gt;304    Tempranillo, Quinta do Carmo, Santa Fe de Arraiolos    2008        $34&lt;br /&gt;327    Syrah, Luis Felipe Edwards Family Selection            2006        $34&lt;br /&gt;WBG    Carmenere, Claro                         2009        $34&lt;br /&gt;33    CABERNET FRANC, Les Clos Maurice La Piece            2008        $34&lt;br /&gt;335    Cotes du Rhone, Domaine Des Anges                2007        $35&lt;br /&gt;330    Cotes du Rhone, Domaine De La Brillane            2007        $35&lt;br /&gt;WBG    Cotes du Rhone Domaine de Montfaucon Les Gardettes    2007        $34&lt;br /&gt;325    *Montepulciano D’Abruzzo DOC, Valle Reale        2008        $35&lt;br /&gt;14    Tempranillo, Antano                        2008        $29&lt;br /&gt;21    Tempranillo, Manon                        2007        $32&lt;br /&gt;25    Tempranillo, Vina Arnaiz                     2008        $32&lt;br /&gt;22    Tempranillo, Menguante                    2008        $37&lt;br /&gt;13    Grenache/Tempranillo, Don Ramon            2007        $29&lt;br /&gt;WBG    PINOT NOIR, Three Winds                        2009        $34&lt;br /&gt;27    MALBEC, Domaine Jean Bousquet                    2008        $35&lt;br /&gt;15    merlot, Leese-Fitch                        2008        $36&lt;br /&gt;303    *merlot, Badger Mountain                    2008        $32&lt;br /&gt;327    Syrah, La Fond                             2005        $36&lt;br /&gt;308    ZInfandeL, Frey                             2008        $37&lt;br /&gt;81    Cabernet Sauvignon, Quinta de Pancas            2005        $32&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-1338853420858076361?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/1338853420858076361/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=1338853420858076361&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/1338853420858076361'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/1338853420858076361'/><link rel='alternate' 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scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hudsonvalleyrestaurants valentines day'/><title type='text'>Save 20% on Valentines Day at Aroma Thyme | Hudson Valley Restaurants</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;We will be open from 12 noon to 12 midnight on Valentines Day!!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M-fG00M6-JQ/TVP3MD0aQsI/AAAAAAAACIs/Q6UAb_4jhHQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-10+at+9.32.22+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="630" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M-fG00M6-JQ/TVP3MD0aQsI/AAAAAAAACIs/Q6UAb_4jhHQ/s640/Screen+shot+2011-02-10+at+9.32.22+AM.png" 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width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-8667730841890730756</id><published>2011-01-23T20:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-23T20:10:37.121-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hudsonvalleywine bashakillvineyards winedinner NYwine hudsonvallewine restaurants'/><title type='text'>Basha Kill Wine Dinner</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LOFmav_8LYs/TTz7aNHHO_I/AAAAAAAACH0/RLNf-CS90qs/s1600/Index1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="177" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LOFmav_8LYs/TTz7aNHHO_I/AAAAAAAACH0/RLNf-CS90qs/s320/Index1.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Join us Friday January 28th, 2011 at Aroma Thyme for our Basha Kill wine dinner.&amp;nbsp; Paul, the owner and wine maker, from the vineyard will be hosting this dinner.&amp;nbsp; This wine dinner is great value at $59 for five courses and 5 wines.&amp;nbsp; Call 845 647 3000 to RSVP today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Corn &amp;amp; Ginger Soup&lt;br /&gt;Barn Owl Gewurztraminer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jerk Chicken &amp;amp; Pineapple Basmati&amp;nbsp; Rice&lt;br /&gt;Estate White Tail&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Roasted Turnips, Herb Goat Cheese &amp;amp; Spinach Salad&lt;br /&gt;Five Year Oak Aged Banylus Vinaigrette&lt;br /&gt;Dragon Fly Lemberger&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Braised Lamb, Creamy Roasted Garlic Polenta&lt;br /&gt;Black Bear Cab Franc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Elder Flower Ice Cream, Poached Kumquats&lt;br /&gt;White Tail&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more info on the award winning wines of Bashakill please visit &lt;a href="http://www.bashakillvineyards.com/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aroma Thyme Bistro has been the leader in green eclectic dining in the Hudson Valley for over seven years.&amp;nbsp; For more 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src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LOFmav_8LYs/TS8xvjdzzYI/AAAAAAAACHA/f5beabA18-8/s72-c/Screen+shot+2011-01-13+at+12.08.44+PM.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-6123868643853698291</id><published>2011-01-12T12:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-12T13:13:16.071-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Creamery Hudson Valley Cheese'/><title type='text'>Sprout Creek Farm| Raw Farmsrtead Cheese from the Hudson Valley</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LOFmav_8LYs/TS4UNejJL0I/AAAAAAAACG4/ArKIMzpLdAQ/s1600/nanos_cheese_product2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="249" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LOFmav_8LYs/TS4UNejJL0I/AAAAAAAACG4/ArKIMzpLdAQ/s320/nanos_cheese_product2.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Aroma Thyme Bistro is proud to serve Sprout Creek Cheese.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The Creamery is where the magic happens: where milk becomes cheese. We make our cheese from the rich and creamy milk of our herd of grass-fed Jersey, Milking Shorthorn, Normande and Holstein cows and our Nubian, Toggenburg and OBerhasli goats. These artisanal cheeses are made in the age-old tradition of European farmstead cheese, using a method that enhances the innate qualities of the milk. From season to season, you can actually taste subtle differences as the pasture grasses change with fluctuating temperatures and amounts of rainfall.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;CHEESE MAKING PROCESS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Main ingredients of cheese&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The main ingredient used in the cheese making process is milk. Many types of cheese in North America are made from cow, sheep or goat milk. There are other varieties of milk used, however. The milk of a buffalo, for example, is used to produce Mozzarella cheese. Milk from deer, camel, horses, llamas, and yaks are all used to yield different varieties of cheese and cheese blends.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The curdling process&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Coagulating or curdling the milk until it turns into curds and whey is the first step taken when making cheese. Today, cheese is curdled with a bacteria culture and a coagulating enzyme, both of which help to speed the separation of liquids and solids. The curdling process begins by warming the milk until it reaches a bacteria-free temperature. During the warming period, a coloring dye is sometimes added to produce a particular color in the finished product. Once the milk has reached a consistent temperature, the starter culture is added and the milk begins to coagulate into one large curd.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LOFmav_8LYs/TS4UhQ3RxCI/AAAAAAAACG8/vkmG5Dh701Q/s1600/stage-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LOFmav_8LYs/TS4UhQ3RxCI/AAAAAAAACG8/vkmG5Dh701Q/s1600/stage-1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Other succeeding processes involve removing the whey, molding and shaping, salting process, and ripening.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The aging process is perhaps the most important part of the art and science of cheese making; it is what delivers the milky conversion of soils and grasses to your palate and creates the distinct flavors and textures in the cheese. Cultured milk is cut into curds using cheese harps; the curds are gently stirred as they’re heated to express whey, and placed into molds. Each cheese is then placed in a climate-controlled room for anywhere from 3 weeks to 18 months to ripen.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;GRASS-BASED PRODUCTION&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;In harmony with the earth’s natural cycles, the goal of grass-based production is to provide our animals with their ideal eating habitat. We rotate our cows and goats through our pastures from March through November, thus maximizing their ability to do what they do naturally: forage. This is better for the animals, easier on the land, and healthier for us who drink their milk and eat their meat and cheese.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Pasture-raised animal products have less harmful fats, cholesterol, and calories than grain-based ones. They have more antioxidants, high levels of the beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, and more of the cancer-fighting fat, CLA. A pasture raised system also means less tractor work, less fuel consumption, and no herbicides or pesticides.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-6123868643853698291?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/6123868643853698291/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=6123868643853698291&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6123868643853698291'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/6123868643853698291'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/01/our-creamery-hudson-valley.html' title='Sprout Creek Farm| Raw Farmsrtead Cheese from the Hudson Valley'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LOFmav_8LYs/TS4UNejJL0I/AAAAAAAACG4/ArKIMzpLdAQ/s72-c/nanos_cheese_product2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-4048920464497372544</id><published>2011-01-11T10:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-11T10:43:25.754-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hudsonvalleyrestaurants keeganales craftbeer'/><title type='text'>Hudson Valley Brewery Tour of Keegan Ales with Aroma Thyme</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LOFmav_8LYs/TSyikeRji_I/AAAAAAAACGs/OXsr8HY9oyg/s1600/-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="170" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LOFmav_8LYs/TSyikeRji_I/AAAAAAAACGs/OXsr8HY9oyg/s320/-1.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LOFmav_8LYs/TSyicLnfBwI/AAAAAAAACGo/B-BJYtzxkU4/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-11+at+1.32.42+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="260" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LOFmav_8LYs/TSyicLnfBwI/AAAAAAAACGo/B-BJYtzxkU4/s320/Screen+shot+2011-01-11+at+1.32.42+PM.png" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Want to drink some great local beer and have lunch catered by the Hudson Valley's original Certified Green© Restaurant.&amp;nbsp; Aroma Thyme and Keegan Ales have have planned an awesome brewery tasting, tour and lunch on Sunday January 16th, 2011.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;It all starts at 12 noon at Keegan Ales on James St in Kingston NY.&amp;nbsp; Tommy Keegan will host a tour and tasting of his award winning beers.&amp;nbsp; Then enjoy lunch from Aroma Thyme Bistro.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Call 845 647 3000 to RSVP today.&amp;nbsp; The cost is $25 per person for tour, tasting and lunch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't miss cask beer night this Friday, &lt;a href="http://www.hvfoodnetwork.com/events/cask-beer-night-great-divide"&gt;details here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;About Keegan Ales:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Keegan Ales was founded in early 2003 when Tommy Keegan learned about  an empty building in Kingston that nobody would buy because there was a  defunct brewery stuck in it!  (Although the building was built in the  early 1800′s, the building was most recently home to the Woodstock  Brewing Company.)  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;After months of cleaning and rebuilding, Keegan Ales brewed its first  batch of beers on August 1, 2003(Tommy’s mom’s birthday) and set out  hand-selling beer to local bars and restaurants   early September.  The  first kegs of Old Capital, Hurricane Kitty and Mother’s Milk went to  competition at Hunter Mountain that month.  Mother’s Milk took home a  gold medal and Old Capital was honored with People’s Choice: Best of  Show.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;After getting the brewery up and running selling draft beer, the crew  at Keegan Ales turned their attention to the defunct bottling line.  It  had been left broken and literally in hundreds of pieces.  It took  months of pounding, tinkering and countless scratching of heads, but by  the summer of 2004, Keegan Ales was available in 12 ounce bottles!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Keegan Ales has gone on to win many more awards and recognitions,  including  Best Brewery in The Hudson Valley (2009), Best Brewery in New  York State (2009) and Best Craft-Brewed Beer in New York State (2009).   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Early in 2010, The New York Times declared Mother’s Milk one of the  top ten stouts in North America and Keegan Ales has also been awarded  2010 Small Business of the Year by The Ulster Chamber of Commerce and  The Ulster County Development Corporation.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;About Aroma Thyme:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Aroma Thyme founded in 2003 was the Hudson Valley's first Certified Green© Restaurant.&amp;nbsp; Located in Ellenville, Aroma Thyme offers local, organic, healthy gourmet &amp;amp; sustainable cuisine in an upscale setting.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The bistro proudly stocks over 150 beers, 200 wines and fine spirits from around the world.&amp;nbsp; Aroma Thyme is also one of the top rated Zagat restaurants in the Hudson Valley.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;165 Canal St&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Ellenville NY 12428&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;845 647 3000&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7052169367233382034-4048920464497372544?l=midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/feeds/4048920464497372544/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7052169367233382034&amp;postID=4048920464497372544&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4048920464497372544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7052169367233382034/posts/default/4048920464497372544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midhudsonvalley.blogspot.com/2011/01/hudson-valley-brewery-tour-of-keegan.html' title='Hudson Valley Brewery Tour of Keegan Ales with Aroma Thyme'/><author><name>Marcus</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04180354583586107725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TskcWaK0NAo/TnOfKoy9WeI/AAAAAAAACms/TFtCVpqvZTE/s220/healthy_chef_organic_hudson_valley_restaurants_1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LOFmav_8LYs/TSyikeRji_I/AAAAAAAACGs/OXsr8HY9oyg/s72-c/-1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052169367233382034.post-2759295077609963260</id><published>2010-12-31T12:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-31T12:42:50.829-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bestorganicrestaurants hudsonvalleyrestaurants organicfood healthrestaurants'/><title type='text'>Best Organic Restaurant</title><content type='html'>&lt;div id="sCode"&gt;&lt;script language="JavaScript" src="http://static.djlmgdigital.com/thr/global/scripts/s_code_remote.js" type="text/javascript"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" name="s_i_recordonlinecom" src="http://recordonlinecom.112.2o7.net/b/ss/recordonlinecom/1/G.7-Pd-R/s87922903451724?[AQB]&amp;amp;ndh=1&amp;amp;t=31/11/2010%2015%3A35%3A28%205%20300&amp;amp;pageName=Article%20Print%3A%20Best%20of%202010%3A%20Aroma%20Thyme%20educates%20mind%2C%20stomach&amp;amp;g=http%3A//www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D%
