My gourmet condiments now available at Rhinebeck Health Foods

My gourmet Caribbean Hot Sauce and Portuguese Repolho Relish are now available in Rhinebeck, NY at Rhinebeck Health Foods.

It was such a pleasure meeting Rhinebeck Health Foods' owner, Lynn and buyer, Amy recently and is clear to see why Rhinebeck Health Foods is such a popular place. Lynn and Amy are just awesome people. Their friendly and easy-going natures seem to be at the heart of the store's welcoming vibe, which you can feel when you walk in the door. Amy, Lynn...in fact everyone I met at Rhinebeck Health Foods welcome you with big smiles and warm hellos and the delicious smells wafting from the Cafe really beckon you to come on in and try something sure to satisfy.

Rhinebeck Health Foods is located at 24 Garden Street in Rhinebeck, NY just a block away from Rt 9. Give a call at 845 876 2555 to find out the Cafe's menu or special of the day.

At Rhinebeck Health Foods, you'll find organic produce, imported and domestic cheeses, bulf foods and herbs, vitamins, herbal supplements, pantry basics, books and magazines and of course specialty foods. They feature delectable, locally produced gourmet specialties that now include my gourmet Caribbbean Hot Sauce and Portuguese Repolho Relish. Amy invited me to do an in-store demo and I was excited about the chance to introduce my gourmet condiments to Rhinebeck Health Foods shoppers. I enjoyed meeting and talking with everyone who stopped by and tried a sample. Visit Rhinebeck Health Foods on Facebook to check out the pictures that Amy took of the event. I hope to be able to visit again soon with more samples and I look forward to meeting more of you at Rhinebeck Health Foods. I'll let you know when that's scheduled. 

Thank you Amy and Lynn for featuring my gourmet condiments at Rhinebeck Health Foods and to Norman Greig of Greig Farm in Red Hook, NY for connecting me and Amy. I appreciate all the support and I'm looking forward to our ongoing collaboration into the future.

I hope you'll all continue supporting all our local Hudson Valley businesses especially into the holiday season. Scrumptious gourmet foods, made locally and available close to home.

Here's to new friends!

Terry

Grocers you request now selling my gourmet sauces and condiments

I've been enjoying hearing from and talking with so many of you about the special places where you like to shop for groceries and gourmet/specialty foods and I've been working to get my gourmet Caribbean Mild Jerk Sauce, Portuguese Repolho Relish, Caribbean Hot Jerk Sauce and Caribbean Hot Sauce on the shelves at more of the places you've requested. Here is the first of several announcements about local gourmet/specialty food grocers now selling my gourmet sauces and condiments at your request.

Many of you have asked about My Market in New Paltz, NY a popular local grocer. Great news! I had a wonderful meeting with Sayid the owner. He enjoyed samples of my gourmet sauces and condiments and he felt they were a good fit for My Market. My gourmet Caribbean Mild Jerk Sauce, Portuguese Repolho Relish, Caribbean Hot Jerk Sauce and Caribbean Hot Sauce are now on the shelves at My Market and you can conveniently purchase my gourmet sauces and condiments along with your other grocery items.

It's been fun visiting and exploring your favorite places to shop for delectable gourmet yummies and it's an extra special treat when I discover something new and delicious like the Quadrello di Bufala cheese that Gustav at the Honest Weight Food Co Op in Albany, NY introduced me to recently. YUM!! It's become my latest cheese addiction :)

Are my gourmet Caribbean Mild Jerk Sauce, Portuguese Repolho Relish, Caribbean Hot Jerk Sauce and Caribbean Hot Sauce on the shelves at your favorite local gourmet/specialty food grocers? If not, let me know. Simply send the establishment's name and phone number and I'll give them a call. Stay tuned for details about 3 other local gourmet/specialty food grocers now carrying my gourmet sauces and condiments at your request.

Thanks for requesting my gourmet Caribbean Mild Jerk Sauce, Portuguese Repolho Relish, Caribbean Hot Jerk Sauce and Caribbean Hot Sauce at your favorite local gourmet/specialty food grocers and as always for your ongoing support,

Terry

My gourmet condiments now available at Twisted Foods Pretzel Roll Factory in Rosendale, NY

I'm so happy that my gourmet Caribbean Hot Sauce and Portuguese Repolho Relish are now available at the Twisted Foods Pretzel Roll Factory in Rosendale, NY. I first met owners Jeanne and Gianna at the Rosendale Street Fair a little over a year ago. Our companies were assigned neighboring exhibit spaces and they were so nice that it was easy to become friends. We talked since then about collaborating one day and stayed in touch. I would see Jeanne at the New Paltz Farmer's Market in New Paltz, NY from time to time and we'd always talk about them opening a cafe and then...Twisted Foods Pretzel Roll Factory was born.

Twisted Foods Pretzel Roll Factory is a wonderfully cozy cafe right on Main Street. Jeanne and Gianna rise in the wee hours of the morning to bake a fresh batch of the yummy Pretzel Rolls that they've become famous for. You can enjoy the delicious Pretzel Rolls either plain or topped with chicken, tuna or egg salad or homemade flavored cream cheese. Twisted Foods Pretzel Roll Factory serves the widest variety of cream cheese I've ever seen and they all sound tempting. On my last visit, I had the chicken salad which was addictive- yum, but I'm going to try one of the cream cheese flavors next time I'm in. Check their Facebook page daily for fun contests and specials.

Pretzel Rolls go great with my gourmet Caribbean Hot Sauce but be careful, you won't be able to eat just one :) Eat in, outside under the arbor or get it to go and be sure to bring the little ones- the cafe is kid-friendly and little guests can hang out in the kids room after noshing.

Twisted Foods Pretzel Roll Factory is located at 446 Main Street. Get your day going with breakfast any morning. It's open daily at 7am but closing times vary (from 4-8 pm) so call at 845-658-9121 or check their Facebook page for specific closing times.

Congratulations, Jeanne and Gianna! I'm psyched to be working with you.

Here's to friends achieving their dreams,

Terry

In support of up & coming chefs

It feels good to offer my support to the senior class of the Culinary Institute of America's (CIA) Bachelor Degree Program.

These future stars of the hospitality industry have planned "A Masked Night in Venice" which is the first of five charity events to be hosted by the senior class. These talented professionals in training have worked hard to plan and execute all aspects of this event- from development of the menu to the overall ambiance and design. Proceeds will benefit the Abilities First Charity and the Clarissa Porlier Memorial Scholarship.

A Masked Night in Venice will take place Saturday, September 24 at Anton Plaza and Farquharson Hall at the CIA in Hyde Park, NY. The festivities will kick off at 6 p.m. with a cocktail hour, passed hors d'oeuvre, and silent auction. Following the reception, guests will enjoy a five-course meal accompanied by live music and dancing. Entertainment will be provided by The Big Band Sound. At the end of the evening, a prize will be awarded for the best mask.

Baron's International Kitchen has donated a tantalizing Caribbean Delectables Gourmet Gift Basket for auction.

For more details, to view the menu or to make reservations online visit the CIA at this link (at http://www.ciachef.edu/restaurants/studentevents/maskednightvenice.asp).

I hope you'll join me in supporting these men and women and helping them achieve their educational and professional goals. Get the word out about the event, attend the event and tell your friends and colleagues about the event. If you do attend, I invite you to post a comment and share your experience and pictures.

Here's to tomorrow's culinary arts professionals!

Terry

My gourmet Caribbean Jerk Sauce Marinade on the menu at Ange's

Great news! Robin, owner of Ange's Restaurant in Olivebridge, NY is now using my Hot Caribbean Jerk Sauce Marinade to make meals featured on the restaurant's menu. Robin plans to feature my Hot Caribbean Jerk Sauce Marinade on Caribbean Baby Back Ribs this Friday (tomorrow) evening. A live band will also be performing.

Ange's, located on Rt 213 just down the road from the Post Office, was formerly the Tongore Deli. Robin plans to add Caribbean Baby Back Ribs and Hot Caribbean Buffalo Wings to the regular dinner menu so make Ange's a regular stop for Football Sunday and certainly for your Superbowl party! Robin hopes to develop Ange's into a local specialty food market and grocery featuring prepared meals and locally made pantry goods. It'll be great to have such access to tantalizing gourmet goodies right in Olivebridge, NY.

Ange's serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, is open every day except Tuesday and features live bands and other family friendly events on the weekends. Contact Robin at 845 251 1029 about hosting your special event and for all your catering needs.

I hope you'll support Robin and Ange's- stop by, introduce yourself and order a tasty lunch or dinner. It's a great local business with warm and friendly people and fills a terrific need on that part of the Rt 213 corridor. Tell them Terry sent you!

I'm focused on developing and building relationships with other local restaurants and I expect to have more exciting news about new partnerships soon. Local businesses working together is what it's all about.

Here's to local helping local and to new friends!

Terry

The Tarrytown Gourmet closes it's doors

The Tarrytown Gourmet Food Market located on North Broadway in Tarrytown NY has closed it's doors.

I'm sorry to see them go. It was good to have a presence in the lower Hudson Valley, NY and I know so many of you were able to easily purchase my hot and mild Caribbean Jerk Sauce Marinade, Portuguese Repolho Relish and Caribbean Hot Sauce there at the Tarrytown Gourmet Food Market.

I am seeking to build relationships with other outlets in the lower Hudson Valley to provide you easy sampling and purchasing access to my complete line of international gourmet marinades and condiments. Where do you enjoy shopping? Let me know your favorite gourmet specialty food markets located in the lower Hudson Valley and I'll give them a call.

Terry

Thanks for visiting us at the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest last weekend

It was wonderful to see so many old friends and meet all you new ones at the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest this past weekend at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, NY.

This is my 2nd year as a vendor at the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest and it was a much better experience than last year. Mother Nature provided a picture perfect day on Saturday- it was warm and sunny and not a cloud in the sky. If you were there this past Saturday, you know how busy it was! I hope everyone who wanted a sample was able to get one. It was a bit of a challenge to keep up with the demand for samples. Sunday was more cloudy and cool but it was still a pretty busy day. The wine was flowing and the crowd both days was lively, friendly and fun. I purchased a bottle from our vendor neighbor Heron Hill. Their Semi-Sweet Riesling is truly delicious! There were many other NY state produced wineries with wines that were very, very good. I invite you to post a comment about your finds and favorites.

A big "THANK YOU" to my awesome cousins- Jeazette Lalchandani, Shaliza Thomas and Adhalia Lalchandani for their help staffing the booth and beyond. I love you guys! Couldn't have done the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest this year without you.

We had a really great time at this year's Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest but we're still recovering. It was a lot of work to prepare, set up and pack up and 2 very busy days. I've shared a few pics below. I was hoping to snap more pictures of the weekend but it was just too busy at the booth.

If you purchased one of my gourmet products at the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest , I invite you to post a comment about the meal you made and tell how it paired with the wine(s) you purchased at the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest .

Thanks again to you all for your ongoing support! Hope to see you at my next event.

Terry

Jeazette and Shaliza ready to go!

Shaliza greets the crowd

Adhalia & Jeazette making samples

A shot of the booth

A lull in the traffic

Booth visitors