March 2010

The Food Issue

Cassoulet and soufflé, skinny pizza and fondue — hungry yet? HV Mag’s annual Food Issue dishes on 10 can’t-miss meals, top-notch cooking classes, Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, and...

Get Your Guinness On

It’s not St. Patrick’s Day without a pint of the good stuff! Follow our lead to these local pubs celebrating March 17 the right way

By: Hilary Sparling

Sale of the Week: Mar. 25-31

This week’s big sale: Oh, baby! March Moving Madness Sale at Waddle n Swaddle Maternity Boutique in Poughkeepsie

By: Jessica Friedlander

Sale of the Week: Mar. 18-24

This week’s big sale: Spring into sports sales at Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley

By: Jessica Friedlander

Sale of the Week: Mar. 11-17

This week’s big sale: Stylish Irish stuff at Danu Gallery in Pearl River

By: Jessica Friedlander

Sale of the Week: Mar. 4-10

This week’s big sale: end-of-season clearance at Junior League Bargain Box in Poughkeepsie

By: Jessica Friedlander

10 Can't Miss Dishes

Our featured can’t-miss dishes are chefs’ recommendations, based on what their customers ask for time and again. Dig in — and bon appétit!

By: Lynn Hazlewood

What's Cooking

These Hudson Valley chefs teach culinary skills in the comfort of their own kitchens — or yours

By: David Levine

Fine Fare at a Paltry Price

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week offers penny-pinchers (and all other) dining deals at the region’s finest hot spots

By: Melissa Esposito

Pie to Die For

The skinny pizza at Gigi Trattoria doesn’t skimp on flavor

By: Greg Olear

Hunger Strike

A unique dining event raises money for local food charities

By: Melissa Esposito

Food Frenzy

A word from Hudson Valley Editor in Chief, Olivia J. Abel

By: Olivia J. Abel

Mailbox

See what’s in our mailbox for March 2010

Chatter

Two women’s groups exert their power, and the SOS goes out for Bannerman Castle PLUS: Where in the Valley and On the Town

Haute Hotels

Three late 19th-century Catskills hostelries vied with each other to provide the most scenic — and luxurious — hideaway for the nation’s well-to-do

By: Mary Forsell

Breathe Right

At a Woodstock clinic, an alternative treatment aims to make asthma disappear into thin air

By: Greg Ryan

Out & About in March 2010

The good ol’ days: 1930s swing music lives on, and classic movies from the Hepburns come to the big screen

Polly's Picks

Senior Editor Polly Sparling lists her top events picks for March 2010

By: Polly Sparling

Kid's Korner

Water world: Pretend you’re a pirate, venture below the waves, and learn about river wildlife

By: Melissa Esposito

Eating Out

Eat out at Big W’s Roadside Bar-B-Q in Wingdale this month

Spring Up

HV Mag counts down to the arrival of spring