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Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 60
Hit the Links While Enjoying Your Drinks The strange object appeared to have fallen from space, hurtling through the air before thrusting its staff into the earth like a Gold Rush speculator. It had chains and a basket and a silver pole, and someone had affixed a bunch of Captain… Read More → The post [...]
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 59
Reimagining the Grapefruit Diet They came from far away, on bicycles, and they came from so close they could walk. They sipped a new beer that makes clever use of a fat, round, semi-sweet fruit, and they sampled some tried and true brews as well. While Captain Lawrence’s digs will… Read More → The post [...]
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, No. 57
An Appreciation For Great Beer, and ‘Dirty Water’ People always look forward to unwinding over locally brewed craft beers on the weekend at Captain Lawrence, but after last week’s horrors, visitors seemed a little more eager to kick back and relax with friends. And while it won’t last long, it’s… Read More → The post [...]
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 55
In a ‘Sour’ Mood The announcement was a quiet one, just four quick lines. But it sparked an outsize amount of activity. The post hit Facebook at 1 p.m.: The Rosso E Marrone, Captain Lawrence’s brown ale fermented with grapes and aged in oak barrels, was available in the tasting… Read More → The post [...]
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 54
Marching Into April The calendar has been insisting it’s spring, and finally there was another indicator of the season on the last weekend of March—people hanging out on the back patio at Captain Lawrence Brewing, sampling craft beer, tossing the bocce balls, and thinking about the warm months ahead. For… Read More → The post [...]
Video: Carrot Cake from Topps Bakery in Bronxville
Still scrambling to put together a menu for Easter? Topps Bakery in Bronxville can help, with dessert at least. Their carrot cake is a local favorite. Heath and Jacqueline Lachman are the fourth family to own the shop, but they believe the recipe dates back to the original owners, from… Read More → The post [...]
Seasonal Chef: Really, beans from scratch are just that easy!
Dry beans, you find them in the relatively non-descript aisle at the the supermarket, usually positioned right next to the canned beans. You’re probably saying to yourself, “why bother? the canned ones are here and ready to use.” Truth be told I would have agreed with you a half dozen years ago too. Don’t get [...]
County Partners with Exodus Transitional Community for Reentry Program for those released from state prison – County Executive News Release 3/1/2013
Poughkeepsie… The Dutchess County Criminal Justice Council (CJC) has again secured a $ 75,000 grant from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to fund the County’s Reentry project program. This program provides assistance to individuals who had been incarcerated in state prison to successfully reintegrate in the community when they return [...]
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 50
Taking Back Sunday It was a historic day in the Captain Lawrence tasting room—the first Sunday in brewery history in which the tasting room is open for business. In other words, whatever your Sunday routine involves—be it sleeping in, brunch, worship, cleaning, lamenting the pending work week, or all of the above—you can now add [...]
News from The Bedford Post Inn
We’ve been long-time fans of the Bedford Post Inn, a farm-to-table restaurant, cafe and inn owned by Richard Gere and Carey Lowell, nestled in picturesque Northern Westchester. The estate is historic, not to mention stunningly restored and maintained. The cafe, located in The Barn, is the more casual of the two dining options. Styled with [...]
