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.
Cooking Demonstrations
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.
Thank you to our 2019 Participating Chefs!
Chef Roshni Gurnani
2009 Food Network Chopped Champion Roshni Gurnani is a native of Canada. Roshni has always been interested and passionate about food. Since the tender age of 7 she wanted to be a chef and her career began at the age of 13. She started her path to become a chef at a local diner bussing tables and prepping vegetables. After graduating from The Culinary Institute of Canada, Roshni began her travels around the world to gain knowledge and experience in different cultures and foods. She has cooked in 5 star hotels, Country Clubs, restaurants, colleges and private homes is Asia, UK, Canada and the US. Today Roshni is a highly innovative and passionate chef with over 15 years of industry experience. She has a unique fusion style of cooking, blending different cultures together. Her hard work and dedication has brought her to where she is today. When she isn’t traveling the world, Roshni is a Culinary Professor at the Art Institute of America in Houston Texas. She is also a chef consultant and private chef. She feels that “there is never an end to flavors and food. Food is a journey not a destination”.
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 Dana Johnson
Chef Dana Johnson has been Relishing food since 2000.
For the last 14 years, she has owned and operated restaurants in both Greene and Columbia Counties. Just this past year she opened Relish Delights at 291 Main Street in Catskill NY. She is also available to cater your special events as well as offering consulting services and cooking classes. Find her at ChefD623.com
Chef D’s achievements include:
- The Best Of Hudson Valley 2015 – Best Restaurant Columbia County
- Best Dish Bronze Medal Winner 2011 from Ginsberg’s Food Service
- The Greater Sense of Place: Demonstrated nutrition, food safety, and cooking at Catskill Middle School
- Maintained Four and Five-star ratings on Yelp, Trip Advisor and Facebook for her restaurants
- Private Catering up to one hundred guests including multiple celebrity weddings
- Created her own line of spice blends- Chef D’s Blends available online
- BeLo Third Business organization member
- Taste Of Hudson Participant
- Chef D is ServSafe certified
You can follow Chef D on Instagram and Facebook at ChefD623
Arlyn Osborne
Arlyn Osborne is a Recipe Developer for The Food Network and has appeared on Genius Kitchen and Spoon University, their millennial sister brands. She also hosts the YouTube channel, The Millennial Kitchen.
Arlyn is a member of the Culinary Historians of New York. She is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York City and has worked with Amazon, Food & Wine Magazine, Spoon University, The James Beard Foundation, NBC and more.
Arlyn lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and can be spotted at a local Farmer’s Market almost every weekend.
Keep up with Arlyn’s culinary adventures on Instagram: @arlynosborne
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)
- Hudson Valley Seafood – Food Concession Drunken Mussels with Baguette, Steamed Clams w butter, Organic Salmon Burger, House Made HV Seafood Seafood Chowder, Fish Skewer, Raw clams and oysters
- Janek’s European Specialties Homemade Polish products - pierogies, kielbasa and more
- 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)
- Meatoss Truck Steak, chicken & chorizo sandwiches
- Off the Hook Food Truck Lobster Rolls, Clam Chowder, Garlic Shrimp, Lobster Bisque, Fried Calimari
- Patruno’s Place giant meatball, meatball sliders, chicken parm sliders, rice balls, spaghetti in meatball ( a giant 1 lb meatball stuffed with spaghetti), chicken parm on a stick, meatball (2) 1/4 lb each.
- Reggae Boy Jamaican Food Jamaican Food
- Ruggiero's Gourmet Pizza, Lemonade & Fried Dough
- Sherri's Crab Cakes Crab Cake sandwiches
- Solly’s Creations Fried chicken, Fried Shrimp, Chicken & Waffles, Salisbury Steak and more
- Thailicious Catering – Food Concession Pad thai, spring/shrimp rolls, thai sausage fried rice, pad see ewe, chicken/pork kapow
- Three Little Pigs BBQ Truck Pulled Pork, Turkey Legs, Beef Brisket, Ribs and sides
- Timi's Greek & Middle Eastern Food Greek & Middle Eastern fare - vegetarian and gluten-free friendly
- Woodstock KettlePop Kettle Corn
Gourmet Specialty Foods
- A Blend Above New York – Booth 150 Dips, spreads and dressings
- A Couple of Nuts – Booth 47 Flavored, roasted nuts
- Ardith Mae Farm – Booth 6 Goat cheese
- Auntie Liana's – Booth 93 Cake balls
- B's Cheese – Booth 41 Local cheese
- Bang Cookies – Booth 51 Organic, soft-baked cookies
- Berkshire Mountain Gourmet / Seven Barrels – Booth 110 25 Year Barrel Aged Balsamic Vinegars & Infused Extra Virgin Olive Oils
- Caldwell Country Farm – Outdoor Fudge
- Caramella MOO – Booth 91 Thin toffee
- Casa del Caciocavallo – Booth 87 Handmade caciocavallo cheese
- Cheese Filled – Booth 186 Cheese filled pepperoni, cheese/pepperoni spreads, cheese filled pickles, pickled pepperoni
- Chef D’s Spice Blends – Booth 173 Chef blended Custom Spice Blends
- Chocolate Moonshine – Booth 23 Handmade fudge
- Complement Kitchen – Booth 72 Blazing Bella Balsamic Vinegar
- Corey’s Pickles – Outdoor Gourmet pickles
- Crimson Lion – Booth 21 Wine slush mix and dip mixes
- Crosswinds Farm & Creamery – Booth 159 Artisan Cheese & Meat
- Cynful Bliss – Outdoor Gourmet custom desserts
- Finger Lakes Harvest – Booth 39 Shrub (vinegar, fruit drink mix), Wine Cake
- For the Love of Toffee – Booth 301 All natural toffee
- Fortuna – Booth 33 Artisan salamis and sausages
- Fourth Creek Foods – Booth 166 Sweet Red Pepper Relish
- Gary's Pickles – Outdoor Pickles
- Gourmet Creations – Booth 45 Dip and drink mixes
- Grandpa Pete’s Sunday Sauce – Booth 55 Homestyle spaghetti sauces and pasta
- Gray Wolf of Eagle Rock – Booth 115 Sauces and spices
- Gusto Della Vita Gourmet – Booth 38 Olive oil, balsamic vinegar, olive spreads, pasta and sauces
- Healthy Gourmet Kitchen – Booth 180 Kale Pesto, Basil Pesto, no sugar added spreadable fruit, small batch salsa, hummus, spice and seasoning mixes
- Hilker Haven Farm & Apiary – Booth 56-57 Local Honey & related products
- Hillbilly’s Jerky – Booth 20 Beef jerky & bologna
- Horseshoe Brand – Booth 58 Hot Sauce
- Italian Specialties – Booth 96 Cured Meats, Specialty Cheeses, Specialty Breads
- Jerky Rob – Booth 37 Beef jerky and bacon snacks
- Last Call 4 Cupcakes – Booth 43 Alcohol Infused Cupcakes
- LeBeau Chocolates – Booth 48 Chocolates & confections
- Luna Grown – Booth 33 Jam, jelly & marmalade
- Luscious Little Dessert Co. – Booth 88 Southern dessert-cakes, pies & cookies
- Mad Batters Pastries – Booth 64 Gluten free baked goods
- Mangalitsa by Mosefund – Booth 4 Bratts, Bacon, Burgers, Deli Meats
- Marisa Hand Made Jerky – Booth 178 Beef brisket jerky
- Market Pops Handmade artisan popsicles
- More Good Organic handcrafted syrups and mixers
- Ms. Vee's Sweet Treats – Booth 12 Cupcakes
- Needi Snacks – Outdoor All natural nuts and snacks
- Oliva! Gourmet Olive Oils & Vinegars – Booth 172 Extra Virgin Olive Oils and Vinegars
- Olive U – Booth 102 Imported olive oil & balsamic vinegars
- Pestano Foods LLC – Outdoor Toma Artisanal Bloody Mary Mix
- Planted Organics – Booth 135 Handmade salad dressings and marinades
- R & G Cheese Makers – Booth 59 Variety of cheeses - both cow's milk and goat milk cheeses
- Rolling Rock Salt – Booth 152 Gourmet sea salts, peppers and blends
- Salsa di Parma – Booth 178 Salsa di Parma cheese dip
- Simply Beyond – Booth 68 Simply Beyond Spray on Herbs
- Smokin’ Oak – Booth 73 Smoked jerky in a variety of flavors
- Soukup Farms – Booth 140 Maple syrup, candy, cream, hot sauce, cotton candy and maple drops
- The Jenny B Project – Outdoor Honey and bee products
- The Jerky Hut – Booth 133-134 Beef Jerky
- The Peanut Principle – Booth 98 Gourmet nut & seed butters
- Too Sweet Girls – Booth 169 Small batch baked goods - brownies, cookies, cupcakes, quickbreads
- Tree Juice Maple Syrup – Outdoor Maple syrup
- Turmeric Store – Outdoor Tumeric and other spices
- Victory Ice Cream – Booth 44 Hand crafted ice cream
- Winosaurs – Booth 22 Gummy candy made with real wine
- Worldlings Pleasure – Booth 104 Locally made gourmet cheese spreads & dips, artisan baked goods