• Baking,  Events,  Food,  Restaurant Reviews

    Birthday Dinner in Hudson

    Last night we celebrated Chris’ birthday by driving down to Hudson after work for dinner. Chris had Mexican on the brain and had been wanting to try Mexican Radio  for a long time! The more I drive through the Hudson Valley the more I love it down there. It has such a different vibe than Albany, like hip-country, or something. I totally just made that term up. But anyway, our first stop was the Spotty Dog, a bookstore-bar. Yes, you read that right. Chris and I each got a drink, he went with a Dogfish Head and I chose the Magic Hat Wacko. We browsed the bookshelves and sipped our drinks…

  • Food,  Movies,  Restaurant Reviews

    Keegan Ales in Kingston

    Saturday morning after our amazing dinner, Chris and I had breakfast at the Inn, which was nice! They had a pretty good spread of bagels, granola, cereal, oatmeal and fruit! Sadly, it was pouring when we got up and headed into the village of Woodstock (we walked from the Inn). After checking out the shops, we headed to Kingston. There’s not much in Kingston. Actually, I ran a race there last month with Heather. But Saturday we had other plans. We went to Keegan Ales Brewery! Chris and I each ordered a beer. I got Old Capital. It was okay–not my favorite beer, actually. Keegan Ales was the beer I…