Inspired by a recent New York Times article, “36 Hours: Barcelona”, I decided to write about this past weekend’s experience and the (approximately) three and a half hours I spent in Kinderhook. (Granted, not consecutive three-and-a-half hours. I mean, let’s not go crazy…) I’m always looking for a good reason to visit Kinderhook, beyond yet…
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The Best Gelato – Trust Me!
You’re on a “date” in Hudson – maybe it’s a first/second date. Maybe you’re married, and it’s date night. You turn to your partner and say, “Let’s get some gelato!” Both of you get in the car, and you drive down 3rd Street, onto 9G, outside the City of Hudson, and your partner looks at…
Behind the Scenes at the Columbia Fair Cookie Contest
Thank you HillsdaleHamlet for the meme! To my surprise, they asked me to judge the Columbia County Fair Cookie Contest! The Fair is also an advertiser on this website! They are amazing. Some thought that I would be there, in drag, at the Fair, sampling and judging cookies. No. That is not going to happen….
Hudson Wednesday Market
I asked them to ‘pose’ and this is what I got. If it’s not raining, then this is a great farmers’ market. Wednesday evenings in the summertime can sometimes downpour. If it’s dry, then venture up to 7th Street Park from 4-7pm for the Hudson Wednesday Market. (Some call it 7th Street Park, others refer…
A Midsummer Night’s Supreme Dream
Happy Pride! Every now and then, someone asks me for my preferred pronoun or they ask if they should refer to me as “Trixie” or “Rich”. Honestly, I don’t care. Whatever works. I’m an old-school homosexual. I’m a “drag queen”, and my chyron underneath should read, FOR Entertainment Purposes ONLY! My gender-bending is barely an…
Open Early / Closes Late – Where to Eat in Hudson Off-Hours
I know you. It was 5am, you just got out of the Roxy, or some other Michael Alig party, and in order to sober up a bit before trekking back to your Alphabet City five-story walk-up apartment, you want a cup of coffee. You walk down 14th Street in platform shoes, (ripped) purple fishnet stockings,…
Iron and Grass
You’ve passed it multiple times and wondered what’s that? Opened in August 2021, in the former Liberi School on Route 9, Iron and Grass is a new steak chophouse, right outside of Hudson. The name, Iron and Grass, is derived from the locally grass-fed meat cooked in a cast iron pan. Cooking in a pan…
Hudson Curry House Buffet
Located in a former Wendy’s in a strip mall between Staples and Tractor Supply, this Friday night buffet has it all! Saag paneer, antique dealers, aldermen, Bollywood movies, gays, chai tea, pickles. The all-you-can-eat Friday night buffet for $18 is packed by 7pm. Had a busy week? Don’t know where to go to eat on…
Winter Walk – New Events Added!
In addition to the list of events to take place during Winter Walk, Saturday, Dec. 4th 5-8pm, Hudson Hall just announced the following: Winter Walk Kick-OffThe evening begins with a tribute to the resiliency of our community and to our friend, Vincent Mulford. Mulford, who passed away this October, was a longtime resident and pioneering antiques dealer in Hudson,…
Talbott and Arding in Hudson Open Its Doors!
Hudson, NY The wait is over. No more standing patiently in the tiny but formidable home of Hudson’s “gourmet provisions and cheese” shop. After six and a half years at 323 Warren Street, plus a two week hiatus to synch the new gears, Mona Talbott and Kate Arding, proprietors of their eponymous emporium, are finally…