Panacea builds a menu around seasonality in Amenia

Panacea (pronounced pan-uh-see-uh) is the newest restaurant in Amenia, NY. The name has Greek roots and means “the cure all” or the “remedy.” Panacea owners Jake Somers and Khendum Namgyal (who are also engaged!) purchased the building, which previously served as Serevan, a Mediterranean restaurant, from chef Serge Madikians. 

They were operating […]

By |2024-08-14T11:27:03-04:00August 14th, 2024|Food, Main Street News, Out and About, Restaurant Review|

Marigold Bridal reimagines the wedding gown search in the Hudson Valley

In August 2023, Shveta Boisson launched Marigold Bridal, located in Stanfordville, NY. With a collective 20 years in the fashion and bridal industries, Shveta had acute awareness of the bridal shopping experience, as well as the wedding gown’s typically short life cycle. While there is a vast market for second-hand wedding gowns online, […]

By |2024-08-08T11:07:51-04:00August 8th, 2024|Main Street News, Main Street Recommends, Out and About|

Say Whut?

Let’s get this out of the way before anyone gets the misguided idea this is some sort of scholarly piece: I am most decidedly not a grammarian, or much of any other kind of marian. If anything, I’m a whatinhellisgoingonherearian who may possess at least a passing familiarity with this readin’ ‘n’ writin’ thing, and […]

By |2024-08-01T12:17:03-04:00August 1st, 2024|Main Street News, Op-Ed|

Herbalism Education with Foliage Botanics

Hannah Schiller is a clinical, community herbalist and ecologist and owner of Foliage Botanics in Pine Plains, NY. Hannah believes that herbal knowledge and land connection is a birthright and that everyone deserves access to affordable, empowering, and supportive healthcare. 

What is herbalism, you ask? Hannah describes it as follows: “Herbalism is essentially […]

By |2024-08-01T11:45:11-04:00August 1st, 2024|Health & Beauty, Main Street News, Our Environment, Wellness|

Cooper’s Daughter Crafts Smooth Spirits in Claverack

Take a drive down the single-lane gravel path off of State Route 23 in Claverack, NY, and you’ll find yourself greeted with warm restored barns, a cocktail garden with an abundance of seating, and – of course – spirits aplenty. 

Cooper’s Daughter Spirits, located at Olde York Farm, is a woman-owned and family-operated distillery, […]

By |2024-08-01T11:30:05-04:00August 1st, 2024|Farm Feature, Food, Main Street News, Out and About|
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