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Events Around The
Valley
Palisades Indoor
Farmers Market
Saturdays through May 15, 9-1
Palisades Community Center, Palisads
Rockland's only winter indoor farmers' market is back! Shoppers will find seasonal fruits and vegetables,
chicken, eggs and meat, pies, cupcakes, pickles, cheese, breads, nuts, jams, fair trade coffee and more from regional farmers and vendors. For more info visit
PalisadesNY.com or join the mailing
list for updates, pcc@palisadesny.com
Bloomingdale's & Le Creuset
Celebrate Restaurant Week
Mar. 6, 1PM; Mar. 11, 3PM
Bloomingdale's, 175 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains
Enjoy cooking demonstrations featuring Chef Vincent
Barcelona of Harvest-on-Hudson in Hastings-on-Hudson and Chef Phillip McGrath of Iron Horse Grill in Pleasantville, who will showcase their signature dishes
using Le Creuset Cookware. Special sale, too.
Dancing With Wine
Mar. 12,
8-11
Brotherhood Winery,
Washingtonville
Always wanted to learn to salsa? Join Brotherhood
Winery and Jubilee Presents for Dancing With Wine, an evening of wine tasting, Latin music and salsa lessons. Tickets: $35 for singles; $60 or couples.
Includes a Brotherhood Wine Tasting, Gourmet Cheese & Antipasto assortments, DJ entertainment and a salsa lesson with a professional instructor. (845)
496-3611; BrotherhoodWinery.net
Irish Beer
Dinner
Mar.
13
Culinary Institute of America, Hyde
Park
Silent auction and reception with passed hors
d'oeuvres in St. Andrew's Cafe, followed by dinner in Ristorante Caterina de Medici. Proceeds to benefit the Dutchess County SPCA and The Brian Smith
Scholarship Fund. (845) 471-6608
Spring Fling To Benefit The
American Cancer Society
Mar. 20,
7-11
Brotherhood Winery,
Washingtonville
Come celebrate the official first day of spring
at Brotherhood Winery's Spring Fling, brought to you by the American Cancer Society. Open wine tasting bars, food buffet, DJ, dancing and lots of fun to
celebrate all the new beginnings spring has to offer. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. $60 (including tax and gratuity). (845) 496-3611; BrotherhoodWinery.net
Winter Cooking
Weekend
Mar. 20,
10:30-2:30
The Garrison Inn,
Garrison
Vintage Hudson Valley presents a winter cooking
weekend with Co-Chefs Brandon Collins and Vincent Mocarski of Valley Restaurant. Enjoy a two-hour cooking class followed by an elegant four-course meal and
wine pairing. Class size is limited. $160 per person. To register, visit VintageHudsonValley.com or call (914)
564-3422
Bon Appetit: Food & Dining
In The Hudson Valley
Mar. 20,
8:30
Henry A. Wallace Center at the Roosevelt Library
& Home, Hyde Park
During Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, explore
17th century food and dining in the Hudson Valley through lectures, tours, and activities in this one-day conference organized by the Great Estates Consortium.
Lunch will feature locally grown food. Following lunch, attendees will have the opportunity to visit participating Great Estates where they will be given an
opportunity to engage in special food related tours and activities. Space is limited. Pre-registration is strongly recommended. (845)
889-8851
Maple Weekend
Mar. 20 & 21, 27 & 28
10-4
Maple producers across the state will host open houses for
the public to see maple production. All participants will be boiling sap into maple syrup and many will demonstrate maple sugar making. (585) 591-1190; NYSMaple.com
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In this
issue of The Valley Table, we welcome spring with complete coverage of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week 2010. Now in its 4th year, it's bigger than ever and we've
got everything you need to know to eat your way through Restaurant Week. Also, Chef Peter Kelly tells us how he makes diners feel welcome in his elite
restaurants. How do chefs face the temptation and challenges of keeping their weight in check? Several share their tips and strategies with us. We re-visit
Stone Barns, visit the area's largest commercial composting company and learn about high tunnel farming. Plus more on farms and markets to get us ready for
spring. Pick up your copy at a local shop near you, or 
