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Hyde Park

The 411: This quaint town just north of Poughkeepsie has two claims to fame: FDR and the CIA. The latter (the Culinary Institute of America, not the spy outfit) is the nation’s foremost cooking school, producing many of the Valley’s finest chefs.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt lived in Hyde Park throughout his life, on a sprawling estate called Springwood; his smiling caricature adorns just about everything in town. He had accumulated so much stuff in his years of public service (he was governor of New York before becoming president), that he decided to turn his estate into what became the first presidential library.

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Overlook at Vanderbilt Mansion grounds
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Hyde Park Articles

An Unofficial Restaurant Review of Joseph’s Steakhouse in Hyde Park

An Unofficial Restaurant Review of Joseph’s Steakhouse in Hyde Park

A Hyde Park eatery keeps history alive

Cinco de Mayo Cuisine: Salsa

Cinco de Mayo Cuisine: Salsa

Turn up the heat: Stock up on salsa in time for Cinco de Mayo

Bocuse Restaurant Review in Hyde Park: French Food and Dining in Dutchess County

Bocuse Restaurant Review in Hyde Park: French Food and Dining in Dutchess County

French revolution: The opening of the Culinary Institute’s Bocuse Restaurant signals a whole new era in fine dining

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