Winemaking in the Finger Lakes Wine Country doesn’t stop during the winter freeze as ice wine is produced from grapes that have frozen on the vine. Though these dessert wines are high in sugar content, they’re refreshing rather than cloying because of their high acidity. Read more »

Most of the artisan cheeses sold by Saxelby Cheesemongers on Manhattan’s Lower East Side are made at farms less than a day’s drive away from the city. Shortly after opening in 2006, Anne Saxelby, the owner of Saxelby’s, started monthly (or thereabouts) “A Day-A-Whey” Sunday outings to the cheese belt surrounding New York City. Read more »

Hyde Park, located between New York City and Albany, is home to the Culinary Institute of America, one of the world’s premier culinary colleges and the only residential college in the world devoted entirely to the culinary arts. The school also has wide variety of programs for food enthusiasts. Read more »

Hudson Valley’s Woodbury Common Premium Outlets — the largest center of its kind in the United States — is just an hour’s drive north of New York City. With 220 stores to explore, housing name brands such as Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Lacoste, and Ralph Lauren, Read more »