As the second half of our name would suggest, the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Festival highlights some of the best food in the area. Since it’s inception in 2001, our food festival has featured lots of unique gourmet specialty food vendors. You can find everything from farm fresh cheeses, farm raised meats, salsas, BBQ sauce, pasta, pasta sauce, dip mixes, drink mixes, soup mixes, pastries, baked goods, maple syrup, candy, nuts, granola, olive oils and more. In addition, we host some of the region’s most unique Food Trucks & food concessions, we have fantastic Cooking Demonstrations that go on throughout the food festival weekend.
2021 Cooking Demonstrations – Check back to see who will join us in 2022!
Learn the culinary secrets of some of the region’s best Chefs. In the past, our guests have included veterans from Hell’s Kitchen, Chef Wanted, Chopped, Iron Chef and other culinary television programs. We’ve also featured the Executive Chefs from the Hudson Valley’s best restaurants. We offer cooking demonstrations all weekend and access to the demos is included in your Food Festival admission.
Chef Marcus Giuliano
Chef Marcus Giuliano is the Chef/Owner of Aroma Thyme Bistro a Hudson Valley Farm to Table restaurant in Ellenville, NY. Chef Marcus has mastered the ability to turn natural, whole food into something beautiful and flavorful. Aroma Thyme Bistro offers an innovative menu of focused, natural cuisine that will reflect balance and well-being. Guiliano’s consistent objective is to create meals that achieve impact through focusing on pure ingredients and limiting manipulation.
Aroma Thyme bistro opened in 2003 in Ellenville, NY. Being green minded since day one, Aroma Thyme was the first Certified Green Restaurant in upstate New York. The restaurant is all about supporting local, but beyond that they pride themselves in small independent brands from all over the globe. Marcus Guiliano is an award winning chef who was named “One of the Five Top Food Activists Making a Change” from One Green Planet. This award, along with many others, is evident from the gourmet sustainable socially responsible cuisine Aroma Thyme serves. The restaurant has also been flooded with wards ranging from “Best New Restaurant”, “Best Organic Restaurant”, “Best Beer Events”, Wine Spectator “Award Winning Wine List” and Trip Advisors number one restaurant in their area. You can keep up with Chef Marcus on his blog ChefonaMission.com.
Chef Ric Orlando
Ric Orlando is a legend in the Hudson Valley of New York. He is a Bobby Flay Beater and Two Time Chopped Winner. Former Chef/Owner of Woodstock’s famous New World Home Cooking, Chef Ric is currently keeping busy with cooking classes, pop up events and exploring the culinary world by traveling.
He’s recently created a line of seasonings and sauces that will be available at the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest and will be appearing throughout the weekend in virtual demonstrations broadcast at our Demo stage.
You can keep up with all things Chef Ric at ricorlando.com
Chef Vincent Tropepe
A longtime friend of the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest, Chef Vincent Tropepe is a Brooklyn, NY native. His deep Italian roots as well as the influence of his grandmothers have inspired him to become a chef. Vincent Tropepe has worked in every avenue of the food business. From prep cook, to dishwasher, line cook, sous chef as well as executive chef in some of the country’s top restaurants. He has also had his work featured in numerous newspapers, magazine, online magazines, and blogs. Vincent is also a published cookbook author with his first release titled, “From Behind the Kitchen Doors”.
He’s just released a new book about the challenges faced by the restaurant industry during the COVID Crisis entitled “SLAUGHTERED: How Inconsistent Lockdowns Collapsed the Hospitality Industry During COVID-19”
Participating for 2021 – Check back to see who joins us for 2022
2021 Food Trucks & Concessions
- Chopping Block Catering Fried Brussel Sprouts w/ Garlic aioli
- DJay’s Grill on the Run - Fish n' Chips, Fish Sandwich, Fried Shrimp n Chips, Chicken Tenders n Chips, Tacos (Grilled Fish, Shrimp, Chicken)
- Eddie’s Churro Factory Churros and more
- Flores Food Truck & Catering 3 kinds of tacos and Mexican street corn
- Janek’s European Specialties Homemade Polish products - pierogies, kielbasa and more
- La Fondita Don Pancho Mexican food / Birria tacos
- La Ruta Del Sol Ecuadorian Cuisine - Ceviche, kebabs, sandwiches
- Lombardo’s Concessions Italian sausage or Kielbasa with peppers and onions, Chicken fingers & fries, Philly Cheese Steak, French fries & loaded fries and fried appetizers (mushrooms, pickles, green beans, cheese sticks, pizza logs, ravioli)
- Nancy’s of Woodstock Artisanal Creamery Homemade ice cream and sweets
- O’Neilleos Fish and chips, fried calamari, fried shrimp, fried clams, chicken nuggets ,philly cheese steak, assorted grilled chicken wraps, cotton candy and Italian ice
- Reggae Boy Jamaican Food Jamaican Food
- Ruggiero's Gourmet Pizza, Lemonade & Fried Dough
- Sherri's Crab Cakes Crab Cake sandwiches
- Thailicious Catering Pad thai, spring/shrimp rolls, thai sausage fried rice, pad see ewe, chicken/pork kapow
- The Voracious Vegan Locally-sourced vegan international sandwiches
- Timi's Greek & Middle Eastern Food Greek & Middle Eastern fare - vegetarian and gluten-free friendly
2021 Gourmet Specialty Foods
- A Blend Above New York Dips, spreads and dressings
- A Couple of Nuts Flavored, roasted nuts
- Al’s Smokin’ BBQ Sauce BBQ Sauce in a variety of flavors
- Auntie Liana's Cake balls
- AYA Hummus Gourmet Hummus
- B's Cheese Local cheese
- Belle Monde Chocolates Chocolates & confections
- Berkshire Mountain Gourmet / Seven Barrels 25 Year Barrel Aged Balsamic Vinegars & Infused Extra Virgin Olive Oils
- Bespoke Bacon Bespoke bacon and bacon jams
- Caramella MOO Thin toffee
- Cheese Filled Cheese filled pepperoni, cheese/pepperoni spreads, cheese filled pickles, pickled pepperoni
- Cheesecake Heaven Cheesecakes
- Chocolate Moonshine Handmade fudge
- Corey’s Pickles – Outdoor Gourmet pickles
- DACHA Live Cultured Veggies Fermented vegetables and juices
- Finger Lakes Harvest Shrub (vinegar, fruit drink mix), Wine Cake
- For the Love of Toffee All natural toffee
- Gary's Pickles Pickles
- Goodway Bakery Baked goods
- Gourmet Creations Dip and drink mixes
- Grandpa Pete’s Sunday Sauce Homestyle spaghetti sauces and pasta
- Gusto Della Vita Gourmet Olive oil, balsamic vinegar, olive spreads, pasta and sauces
- Horseshoe Brand Hot Sauce
- Kicking Horse Coffee Organic, Fair Trade Coffee
- Luscious Little Dessert Co. Southern dessert-cakes, pies & cookies
- More Good Organic handcrafted syrups and mixers
- Ms. Vee's Sweet Treats Cupcakes
- Olive U Imported olive oil & balsamic vinegars
- Pestano Foods LLC Toma Artisanal Bloody Mary Mix
- Queen Choco Gourmet distinctive chocolate truffles & caramels and other chocolate cravings
- Rolling Rock Salt Gourmet sea salts, peppers and blends
- Roseli Bakes Handmade baked goods
- Sal’s Italian Specialties Cured Meats, Specialty Cheeses, Specialty Breads
- Salsa di Parma Salsa di Parma cheese dip
- Sammi’s Sweets Specialty baked goods
- Soukup Farms Maple syrup, candy, cream, hot sauce, cotton candy and maple drops
- The Jerky Hut Beef Jerky
- Tres Bon Macaron Handmade macarons
- True Honey Teas Hand crafted honey tea
- Turmeric Store Tumeric and other spices
- Winosaurs Gummy candy made with real wine
- Worldlings Pleasure Locally made gourmet cheese spreads & dips, artisan baked goods