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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

COLUMBIA COUNTY

CAFE LE PERCHE, HUDSON

Cafe le Perche Roast Pork Sandwich

CLUB HELSINKI, HUDSON

Low Country Shrimp & Grits

THE CRIMSON SPARROW, HUDSON

Beef with Avocado, Cauliflower, Radish & Potato

FISH & GAME, HUDSON

Rotisserie Roasted Pork Shoulder with Fresh Currants & Radishes

LOCAL 111, PHILMONT

Chilled Goat Cheese & Herb Cream with Arugula, Crispy Kielbasa, Dill Vinaigrette & Toasted Almonds

SWOON KITCHENBAR, HUDSON

Local Asparagus Salad

DUTCHESS COUNTY

ANOTHER FORK IN THE ROAD, MILAN

Pasta with Rabbit & Spring Vegetables

BEEKMAN ARMS, RHINEBECK

Linguine & Shrimp Sauté with Ramps

BRASSERIE 292, POUGHKEEPSIE

Crab Tortelloni with Yellow Tomato Brodo & Ricotta Cheese

CRAVE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, POUGHKEEPSIE

Pan Seared Duck Breast with Heirloom Baby Carrots, Rainbow Swiss Chard, Farro & Caramel-Orange-Tamarind Sauce

ELLA’S BELLAS, BEACON

Apple Cheddar Scones

HOMESPUN FOODS, BEACON

Homespun Harvest Salad

THE HOP BEACON, BEACON

Rabbit & Raisin Terrine with Champagne-Pickled Vegetables, Frisée, Crostini, Lemon-Saison Vinaigrette & Berkshire Blue Cheese

RED DEVON, BANGALL

Sea Salt & Black Pepper Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Spring Vegetable Hash, Log Grown Shiitake Mushrooms, Sugar Snap & English Peas, PeeWee Potatoes & Sherry Vinegar Reduction

SEREVAN, AMENIA

Iranian-Armenian Style Yogurt Soup

SWIFT AT THE ROUNDHOUSE, BEACON

John Dory with Charred Parsnip, Brown Butter, Morels & Potato

TERRAPIN RESTAURANT, RHINEBECK

Hardneck Garlic Soup

ROCKLAND COUNTY

FREELANCE CAFE, PIERMONT

Grilled Hudson Valley Quail, Doc Davies White Corn Maque Choux, Cherry Mostarda with Conklins Cherries

Mousseline of Gingered Sweet Potatoes

RESTAURANT X & BULLY BOY BAR, CONGERS

Roast Hudson Valley Lola Duckling

XAVIAR’S AT PIERMONT, PIERMONT

Black Cod with Honey & Sake Glaze, Ragout of Orzo with Morel Jus & Del Cabo Tomatoes

Pan Roasted Double Veal Rib with a Bouquet of Vegetables & Roasted Doughnut Peaches

A TAVOLA, NEW PALTZ.

Ricotta Gnocchi con Frutti di Bosco

BREAD ALONE, BOICEVILLE.

Brioche French Toast

GUNK HAUS, HIGHLAND.

Gunk Haus Goulash

JOSHUA’S CAFE, WOODSTOCK.

MISS LUCY’S KITCHEN, SAUGERTIES

Strawberry Rhubarb & Pistachio Brittle Ice Box Cake

ORIOLE9, WOODSTOCK

Sunny Eggs with Sofrito & Fresh Cepes

PEEKAMOOSE RESTAURANT & TAP ROOM, BIG INDIAN.

Housemade Goat Sausage with Biodynamic Beets, Fennel Puree & Goat Cheese Espuma, Beet Greens Choucroute

THE TAVERN AT DIAMOND MILLS, SAUGERTIES

Open Face Lobster Ravioli with Black Trumpets, Fava Beans, Pancetta, Smoked Paprika & Tarragon

THE VILLAGE TEAROOM, NEW PALTZ.

Potato-Toussaint Tart

WESTCHESTER COUNTY {NORTH}

BARTACO, PORT CHESTER

Baja Fish Tacos

The Port Chester Reviver

BIRDSALL HOUSE, PEEKSKILL

Pork & Barleywine Sausage

BLUE HILL AT STONE BARNS, POCANTICO HILLS

CRABTREE’S KITTLE HOUSE, CHAPPAQUA

Hudson Valley Foie Gras Sauté with Black Mission Fig & Caramelized Honey Sauce

Warm Valrhona Chocolate Gift

FORTINA, ARMONK

Burrata Fettunta with English Peas & Brown Butter

GLEASON’S, PEEKSKILL

Lamb & Mortadella Lasagna with Parsnip Béchamel

THE KNEADED BREAD, PORT CHESTER

Multi-Grain Bread

LA TULIPE DESSERTS, MOUNT KISCO

Chocolate–Raspberry Macarons

LITTLE SPICE BAZAAR, MOUNT KISCO

Tamarind Chutney

OCEAN HOUSE, CROTON-ON-HUDSON

Portuguese Fish Stew

PEEKSKILL BREWERY, PEEKSKILL

Seared Chicken Liver with Caramelized Onions & Balsamic Vinegar

PURDY’S FARMER & THE FISH, NORTH SALEM

The Farmer & the Fish Lobster Boil

RESTAURANT NORTH, ARMONK

Meiller’s Farm Short Ribs with Sweet Potato Puree

Roasted Oysters with Pickled Garlic Scape Compound Butter

TARRY LODGE, PORT CHESTER

Eggplant Parmigiana

Wild Atlantic Halibut with Truffle Brodo, Mussels & Ceci

Truck Snowball Cake

WESTCHESTER COUNTY {SOUTH}

42 THE RESTAURANT, WHITE PLAINS

Razor Clam Crudo with “Shaving Cream”

ALVIN & FRIENDS, NEW ROCHELLE

Jerk Duck Breast

CHIBOUST, TARRYTOWN

Dolce Di Cognac

CHUTNEY MASALA BISTRO, IRVINGTON

Hara Bhara Kebab

THE COOKERY, DOBBS FERRY

The Cookery’s Roast Suckling Pig

Cauliflower Ravioli

HALF MOON, DOBBS FERRY

Plancha-Seared Sea Bass with Green Mango, Cherry Tomato & Chinese Long Bean Salad with Fragrant Tamarind Coconut & Mint Emulsions

HARPER’S, DOBBS FERRY

Slow Roasted Lamb Breast with Warm Vegetable Salad, Yogurt & Mint

HARVEST-ON-HUDSON, HASTINGS

Whole Roasted Montauk Skate Wing with Preserved Harvest Garden Tomatoes, Vinegar Peppers & White Anchovy Tomato Vinaigrette

JUNIPER, HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON

Red Beet & Yogurt Gazpacho with Poached Shrimp Sausage, Trout Roe, Pickled Golden Beets, Horseradish Mousse, Dill, Rye Croutons

LULU CAKE BOUTIQUE, SCARSDALE

Hudson Valley Apple Cake

MP TAVERNA, IRVINGTON

Grilled Branzino

THE PARLOR, DOBBS FERRY

Pizza with Fresh Lemon, Garlic, Basil & Smoked Scamorza

PLATES, LARCHMONT

Soft-Shell Crab with Summer Fruits & Vegetables

POLPETTINA, EASTCHESTER

Lamb Meatballs with Foie Gras Sauce, Mint & Pecorino

Polpettina Roasted Chicken

RED BARN BAKERY, IRVINGTON

Savory Wild Fiddlehead Tart

SWEET GRASS GRILL, TARRYTOWN

Chilled Garden Pea Soup

TAIIM FALAFEL SHACK, HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON

Taiim Falafel Shack’s Quinoa Salad

X2O & THE DYLAN LOUNGE, YONKERS

Grilled Double Cut Cowboy Rib Eye with Brown Sugar Glaze & Caramelized Shallots

Bone Marrow & Alaskan Crabmeat, Garlic & Herbs, Salad of Hearts of Palm with Parsley & Frisée

Savory Warm Corn Custard with Green Onion, Crab & Shaved Chorizo

Spaetzle with Mustard Seed

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