Category: Hudson Valley Region

• Foodie Alert: 10 Places to Eat During Hudson Valley Restaurant Week

  Zagat has made up a list of 10 restaurants that we should visit during the Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. This foodie event takes event takes place between November 3rd through November 16th and involves nearly 200 restaurants in Westchester, Ulster and surrounding counties that are serving special three-course dinners ($29.95) and lunches ($20.95). Zagat’s suggestions include: Valley…

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  October 20, 2014

  Foodie, Foodie Finds, General, Hudson Valley Region, Restaurant week, Zagat

• Great Ideas From The New York Times Travel Show

  Last Saturday I traveled down to Manhattan’s  Javits Center to attend the annual New York Times Travel Show. Located primarily on this convention center’s main floor, this show provided information for over 500 destinations from around the world, and it was divided into various sections including the Caribbean, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Africa, the United…

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  March 4, 2012

  Educational travel, Family Travel, Florida travel, General, Hudson Valley Region, I Love New York, Ireland Travel, London Travel, Maine Travel, Maryland travel, Massachussetts Travel, New York, New York City, New York Travel, Stories, Travel deals, travel savings, Travel tools

• Capital District Native Wins the Bronze at the Prestigious Bocuse D’or Culinary Olympics

  Earlier this month, I mentioned that, on January 29, 2012, the Culinary Institute of America had hosted the Bocuse d’Or USA competition for our country’s four finalists. Click here to read about my visit to this exciting event. I didn’t know at that time that the chef who ultimately won the Bronze -William Bradley, Chef…

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  February 27, 2012

  Bocuse D’or USA, Boston Travel, Cooking Schools, culinary institute of america, Foodie Finds, French Cooking, General, Hudson Valley Region, I Love New York, New York, Stories

• Sailing aboard the Half Moon

    On our way aboard the Half Moon-photo by TU/Will Waldron   If you’ve read enough of my posts, you probably know by now that I have a great interest in sea exploration and that, wherever I’ve traveled, my experiences have usually been fueled by one major factor- I love to learn. I’ve had quite…

  kimsswidler

  November 7, 2011

  General, Historical Travel, Hudson River, Hudson Valley Region, I Love New York, New York Travel, Senior Travel, Stories

• Culinary Institute of America’s Parent-Teen Cooking Course-Priceless Experience

  A couple of weeks ago, my son, Alex, and I were invited to come to one of the Culinary Institute of America’s Parent-Teen days where we participated in a terrific one day cooking course for parents and children 12 years and older. I was happy to participate because I wanted to share my love for…

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  October 19, 2011

  Cooking Schools, Family event, Family Travel, Foodie Finds, General, Hudson Valley Region, I Love New York, New York Travel, Stories, Travel dining

• The CIA’s Boot Camp: Taking Baby Steps Toward Your Culinary “Plan B”

  Whether it’s to become the next Bobby Flay or to open a little romantic cafe , how many of us have, at least one time in our lives, dreamed about discovering a new career in the Culinary Arts? The New York Times recently published an  interesting article about some of us who did try this culinary “Plan B.”  Entitled, “Maybe It’s Time For Plan…

  kimsswidler

  August 31, 2011

  Cooking Schools, Dutchess County Travel, Foodie Finds, General, Hudson Valley Region, Stories, Tips, Travel dining

• Classic Planes, Air Shows and Biplane Rides: Great Time At Nearby Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome!

    With gas prices rising and long distance travel becoming less and less enjoyable for some of us, I’ve been looking for fun and unusual places that are relatively close to our Capital Region area.  So when I heard about the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, with its extensive collection of nearly 70 classic planes from the 1900-1940 period, its air shows, and its exciting biplane rides over…

  kimsswidler

  August 4, 2011

  Aeroplanes, Air Shows, Airplane stories, Antique Cars, General, Historical Travel, Hudson Valley Region, New York Travel, Senior Travel, Stories

• Nice Getaway To Nearby Poughkeepsie, New York

  If you’ve read my posts, you’ve learned that I enjoy traveling from my native Albany, New York area to New York City. But as many of  us know, there are a lot of terrific places to visit between those two venues. So a few weeks ago I was delighted to be invited by Dutchess County’s Tourism Bureau and…

  kimsswidler

  July 18, 2011

  Dutchess County Travel, General, Hudson Valley Region, New York Travel, Stories, Travel dining

• Parent and Teen day at the CIA!-April 17th

  On April 17th spend some time with your teen in the kitchens and bakeshops of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.  These one- day courses include: 1) Baking at Home-The Desserts 2) Artisan Breads at Home 3)Bistros and Brasseries 4) Breakfasts & Brunches 5) Cake Decorating 6) The Italian Table 7) Soups…

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  February 14, 2010

  Family event, Foodie Finds, General, Hudson Valley Region, Stories, Tips, Travel dining

• The CIA’s casual restaurant-the Apple Pie Bakery Cafe

  I recently had the opportunity to visit the Culinary Institute of America’s Apple Pie Bakery Cafe. I’ve wanted to go there for sometime because, first, the cafe’s menu is less expensive than its more formal sister restaurants; second, no reservations are required; and third, there’s no dress code. Open 7:30am -6:30 pm, Monday through Friday,…

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  January 13, 2010

  General, Hudson Valley Region, Travel dining