A Chef's Guide to the Harlem Valley

The pandemic has strained every corner of the restaurant industry. Not only do a record number of workers remainunemployed和无保护as businesses shutter or adapt to limited staff, but countless suppliers—the bakers, makers,农民, and artisans that sell largely to restaurants—are swirling in endless pivots. Many have had to quickly devise ways to sell directly to consumers, only to compete with bigger retailers that already have delivery infrastructures in place.

AtTroutbeck纽约风景秀丽的Amenia酒店，纽约历史悠久的房地产酒店和餐厅在哈林河谷中占据了他的社区的小农和工匠，这仍然坚决，这是一个包括Amenia，Millerton的哈勒逊山谷的充满活力的次区域和其他城镇中的威斯队。屡获殊荣的餐厅的简约菜单包括始终驾驶McMackin烹饪的超局部成分，现在服务于酒店的用餐室和私人套房的少客。“我希望我们告诉更多哈林河山谷的故事，”他告诉vwin德赢ac米兰食品和葡萄酒vwin德赢ac米兰. "We are so close to such other wonderful vibrant communities and makers. There is such a nexus here."

The chef, who permanently closed his acclaimed Brooklyn restaurant The Finch shortly into the pandemic, moved to Woodbury, Connecticut, last March and has continued his deep dive into the foodways of the Harlem Valley. He's hoping that if one good can come out of the COVID-19 era, it will be an entire rethinking of the food industry—one that shifts the model towards sustainability. This starts small.

"I'm hopeful that we are looking at a correction," McMackin said. "People are reconnecting with restaurants and food businesses in their community. Once we come out of this, I am hopeful that people will feel more compelled to keep their dollars in their communities."

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The chef has been pleased to see a rallying of support around small farmers and farmers' markets, and he wants this energy to continue in the restaurant world, as well. "I am hopeful that as we rebuild, that we rebuild better—that the people in our communities, maybe they won't be going to that bigger, bolder place, because we will want naturally to stay in smaller spaces," McMackin said.

“如果你不需要购买伟大的成分，如果你不必妥善治疗你的员工，如果你不必购买将使人民更容易的工作，你可能不会做它，“他继续。“这些东西都不是慈善机构;这是一个企业。但是当我们做出正确的选择时，我们将为所有人建立更好的体验。这是关于只是让它盈利。这是关于让它感觉对。”

A big part of that choice is lifting up the suppliers that make restaurants possible, and there are some special ones in the Harlem Valley. McMackin shared a few of the star producers he relies on at Troutbeck, which, coincidentally, makes for a pretty handy food guide to the Harlem Valley (and a few places not too far from there). If you're in the area, or browsing for specialty goods online, don't miss these farmers and artisans.

野生蜂巢社区粮食项目提供用于接送和运输的区域谷物和新鲜的营养 - 密集的面粉。“唐·刘易斯在成长，收集和碾磨世界上的这一部分令人惊叹，”麦克林斯说。“他距离我们的地方15分钟。我很高兴能够寻找我们所需要的东西所需要的。”

2645 Salt Point Turnpike, Clinton Corners, NY.wildhivefarm.com

McMackin使用“真正的特殊枫糖浆我们的朋友正在筹集”。50英亩的农场还有一个枫糖浆CSA。

85仓库山路，福尔摩斯，纽约.laurelandash.farm

"It's just so special what Eli Rogosa is growing—she was really the one who rescuedeinkorn从灭绝，“麦克林说。他使用特殊的谷物在Troutbeck的粥。

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“我们从Q农场购买非凡的鸡。詹姆斯Quella和他的妻子，琳达，几年前开始了Q农场改变了他们的职业，正在做正确的事情，从他们饲养到他们生长的蔬菜，”厨师说。“我们也可以从他们那里获得栗子和榛子。”农场商店周一至周日从上午8点到下午5点开放。

63 Jackson Hill Rd, Sharon, CT.qfarms.net

"Alex Ducane and Michael Kline both had long careers in different businesses. They got into the caviar business about ten years ago; they're based in Millerton," he said. "They have a relationship with a caviar farm that has allowed them to keep up with demand in a way that many other suppliers and distributers just have not been able to do."

Sharon, CT.pointysnout.com

The working farm has a tulip CSA, as well as an online farm stand.

47古老的Forge Road，Wingdale，NY。harlemvalleyhomestead.com

"We buy steelhead trout from Hudson Valley Fisheries. They're in Hudson. It's an incredible system they've built that is a zero waste facility. It tastes great and we feel incredibly proud to serve it."

4269年美国9,住房和城市发展部son, NY.hudsonvalleyfisheries.com