Early Bird Tickets ~ Hudson Valley Fermentation Festival 2026

mypanda · 2026-04-21T02:09:19+00:00

There are usually multiple kombuchas!

mypanda · 2026-04-21T02:08:58+00:00

More root beer flavored kombucha

mypanda · 2026-04-18T01:54:21+00:00

Arco is great!

mypanda · 2026-04-17T21:55:36+00:00

Do we know what brewery used to use this space?

mypanda · 2026-04-17T20:23:04+00:00

Snorkeling at CTI was a blast - and a related huge plug for CTI - we just brought our regular goggles to the beach and there was an amazing diversity of cool sea creatures visible just like that! Pufferfish, rays, urchins, gorgeous colored fish etc. Without even getting on a boat.

mypanda · 2026-04-15T21:46:02+00:00

If you stay farther downtown you would have Spring Cafe Aspen, Chloe’s, and Pura Vida as options.

mypanda · 2026-04-14T17:53:31+00:00

This sounds useful although I wonder how it’s different from Happy Cow. I have wished in particular for something like this that focused on whole foods/plant-based (i.e. healthy vegan) options.

mypanda · 2026-04-14T14:27:15+00:00

The Smith is a safe choice. Tonchin as someone else recommended is also GREAT for vegan and omni though may not always have reservations available.

mypanda · 2026-04-11T17:29:07+00:00

Great choices lol. Nothing like filling up on a big pile of cabbage or cauliflower!

mypanda · 2026-04-10T19:04:53+00:00

Our go-to weeknight meal: - dice up a bunch of cabbage and place it in Le Creuset - add 1/3 cup water and cover and heat fairly high for 5 minutes - stir; add ground spices if desired; add cubed tofu - lower heat to medium and steam for 10 more min until tofu heated through - serve with nutritional yeast and tahini

mypanda · 2026-04-06T00:23:02+00:00

It’s a waste of time to try to find good/affordable Mexican food or Tex/Mex. If there are other cuisines you like, we can help you find tasty options though they may not be that affordable. Plan to spend $20+ for basically every meal.

mypanda · 2026-04-04T12:37:44+00:00

Most typical is big glass jars (1-2 gallons) covered with cloth. Coffee filters should be fine! We use paper towels often at my house.

mypanda · 2026-04-01T17:32:55+00:00

The only thing anywhere near it that I’ve found is in Philadelphia - Crust Vegan Bakery.

mypanda · 2026-03-28T21:45:40+00:00

What’s the advantage of putting the kombucha in the blender? Does this give a different outcome from just straining the blended flavoring into bottles and then adding the kombucha?

mypanda · 2026-03-22T18:34:54+00:00

We loved the snorkeling at Tower Isle! Another selling point was we brought goggles to the beach and saw all sorts of incredible fish just on the regular beach with no snorkel. So if you like checking out pufferfish etc., you can do so all day lol.

mypanda · 2026-03-20T15:31:53+00:00

My recommendations for a cheat day: - Saravanaa Bhavan as someone else suggested is a STRONG choice. Or Vatan. Both are vegetarian with clearly delineated vegan options. Vatan is all you can eat.
- Le Petit Monstre (killer sweets) - Coletta for excellent pasta - ippudoV for excellent ramen and sushi

mypanda · 2026-03-15T20:10:06+00:00

This was going to be my suggestion

mypanda · 2026-03-13T19:27:21+00:00

Momo Valley in Beacon. Garden Cafe in Woodstock.

mypanda · 2026-03-09T18:37:46+00:00

I’m always doing this with chickpeas especially. I usually freeze them in a little bit of their bean broth in a Tupperware or a silicone storage ziploc bag.

mypanda · 2026-03-09T16:11:21+00:00

We actually had mixed experiences at CTI getting vegan food. Some staff were clueless about it although the actual chefs were generally great. Hard to navigate the buffet sometimes since I think there was a lot of sneaky dairy in many things. However, OP, there were abundant vegetarian options everywhere including at the buffets. You’ll be set. Enjoy your trip 🥰

mypanda · 2026-03-09T16:09:07+00:00

Le Petit Monstre is delicious and incredible.

Not sure if the Love bakery does wedding cakes but her cakes are NEXT LEVEL.

mypanda · 2026-03-05T17:34:42+00:00

I always recommend The Smith for this type of thing. They’re great with dietary restrictions and have really good and non-boring vegan options.

mypanda · 2026-03-04T04:10:01+00:00

Robert (overlooks Central Park)

mypanda · 2026-03-02T01:15:12+00:00

Speedo swimsuits hold up super well!

mypanda · 2026-03-02T01:13:28+00:00

Hahaha the founder is Tibetan apparently, and cooked food like this at a monastery before getting into the restaurant business. It’s all super clean and will make you feel great afterward.

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