September Festivals

Summer may be over, but it is Festival time in Ulster county. Two festivals especially near the Inn at Tamayo are The Saugerties Garlic Festival; right in the village of Saugerties, and The Woodstock Film Festival. The Garlic Festival is Sept. 26 and 27, Sat & Sun., the Film Festival is Sept. 30 – Oct. 4.
Both happen within a week of each other, and the Inn at Tamayo is a perfect place to stay for both. You can just stay parked in our parking lot and get to the trolly for the garlic festival and we are centrally located to get to all of the films for the film festival. Even though summer is over, Saugerties is the perfect place to come for a visit this Fall, and The Inn at Tamayo is the perfect place to stay. Hope to see you at the Inn and the Resturant

Two New Recipes

Below please find the two recipes that Jimmy prepared on August 1st
at the Saugerties Farmers Market. We were lucky to have a beautiful sunny day. About 100 people tasted both the curried venison and the blueberry tart. Enjoy blueberry tart Enjoycurried venison

Henry Hudson Quadricentennial (400!) Birthday at the Saugerties Farmer’s Market – August 1st

Saugerties NY Farmer’s Market – Henry Hudson Quadricentennial History Day, August 1, 2009 11AM – Period Cooking/Recipes, Dress and Historical Food and Farming Demonstrations by Cafe Tamayo Saugerties Bed and Breakfast Inn.

As part of the 2009 Henry Hudson Quadricentennial celebration in Saugerties, NY and throughout the Hudson River Valley, the Village of Saugerties Farmers Market plans to serve tastes of heirloom and heritage local food made into dishes that Henry Hudson would have found very familiar. On Saturday, August 1st, our own market chef and founder James (Jimmy) Tamayo will be preparing Venison Stew using venison from the Highland Farm with local produce from the Saugerties Farmers Market. James will also be creating a locally-sourced fruit cobbler, and Maya Graeves will provide the local corn bread and fixings. You may also catch members of the Saugerties Historical Society in period costume assisting the Saugerties Farmers Market chefs, along with many opportunities to get recipes, participate in tastings, watch demonstrations of historical cooking implements and learn from expert discussions about the local food and its history. Local farmers will also be available to talk about growing and raising foods in our times, that Henry Hudson and his crew would have used 400 years ago. The public is invited to this taste of history and to join in the celebration of the Hudson Valley bounty, unlocked by the Hudson and Champlain’s voyages.

In July 1609, Samuel de Champlain, a French explorer and navigator, mapped much of northeastern North America and started a settlement in Quebec. Champlain also discovered the lake named for him, Lake Champlain, on the border of northern New York state and Vermont. A month later, Englishman Henry Hudson sailed the Dutch Halve Maen (Half Moon) into New York Bay and traveled up the river meeting with the Mohican Indians at a spot south of Albany near Castleton, historians believe.

In addition to celebrations of New York’s 400th birthday throughout Ulster County, Saugerties and the surrounding region, the celebration of Hudson’s legendary voyage will include two three-day festivals in both Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and in New York City – along with a transatlantic sailing race between the cities. The year-long observance of the journeys of some of the state’s first explorers has been years in the making already, and is well underway. Historic displays, re-enactments, boat races, music, drama, television documentaries and big city and small town observances from the Netherlands to Quebec via the Hudson River are already taking place.

James Tamayo is a founding member of the Saugerties Farmer’s Market. The Saugerties and Hudson Valley’s well-known Cafe Tamayo and Inn serves fresh food and products year-round from the Farmers Market and local Ulster County farming producers to the public, tourists or private parties. The Cafe Tamayo Inn and Saugerties Bed and Breakfast is available year-round, and is especially convenient for attending local Saugerties festivals, HITS, Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial events and more.

Coming up in Saugerties

Saugerties is the place for fire works and festivities on the 4th of July. The restaurant and Inn will both be open. Then a few weeks later HITS will be back in town. Summer is in full swing and Saugerties is a great place to spend part of your summer. If you want to book 3 days at the Inn remember to ask me about specials at the restaurant for Inn guests.

garden entrance

Asparagus Soup

The first Farmers Market had beautiful weather, and a wonderful cooking demonstration.  Jimmy prepared Asparagus Soup.  For those that didn’t get to take a recipe home from the market I said I would post it on the web site.  So enjoy, it is a perfect Spring Soup.
Asparagus Soup recipe

Cooking Demonstration

Jimmy will be doing a cooking demonstration at the Saugerties Farmers Market this Saturday, May 30th at 11:00. He won’t decide what he is doing until he sees  what is at the market, so I won’t be able to post the recipe now, but I will post it afterward. Spring is here now so we are on full schedule at the restaurant serving dinner Thursday through Sunday nights beginning at 6:00PM.    the Inn is open every evening.  HITS horse shows have started.  The carousel horses are up all over town in honor of the Quadricentennial.   Saugerties looks great, and so does the entire Hudson Valley.  Look forward to seeing everyone in the beautiful Catskills this Spring or Summer.

New Schedule

So the season is upon us. We will be opening for our first Sunday memorial weekend, Sunday May 24. The first Thursday will be Thursday May 28. From then on we will remain open Thurs. – Sun for the rest of the summer season. Look forward to seeing you soon and wishing everyone a Happy Memorial Weekend.

Recession Proof Weekend

Just 2 hours from NYC you can escape the city for a weekend in the beautiful Hudson Valley. A  stay at the Inn, with dinner downstairs, you can’t help but relax and leave the worries of the city behind.    Spring is here and it is a great time to enjoy all the outdoor events the Catskills have to offer.  A leisurely walk to the Saugerties Lighthouse for a picnic, or a mountain hike.  As a special incentive, if you spend two nights at Inn we offer you a 3 course dinner  downstairs at Cafe Tamayo on us. You almost can’t afford not to come.  Hope to see you soon

Saugerties Lighthouse

A Time for Two Seasons

  For those that want to keep skiing it is the perfect year.  There was enough snow and base that the slopes are staying open until  Mid April.  For the rest of us, Spring is around the corner, many would say it couldn’t come soon enough.  So either way it is the perfect time for a visit to the Hudson Valley,  The Inn at Tamayo, and relax with dinner downstairs at the restaurant.  Off season prices are still in effect at the Inn, and if you are staying upstairs we are still offering our 4 course prix fixe dinner at 50% off.  We also still have rooms open for  Horse Shows in the Sun for this coming season.  We offer  very close and reasonably priced rooms for all of the shows.   There are so many reasons to come to Saugerties,  we hope to see you soon.

Visit Cafe Tamayo and the Inn this Spring

Winter Wonderland

It is one of the best ski seasons in a long time.  The Inn at Tamayo and Cafe Tamayo invite you to visit when you are in the Hudson Valley to go skiing.  The Inn is the perfect place to spend the night.  We are on the same thruway exit as Hunter Mountain and not too far from Windham Mountain.  Upstairs are comfortable reasonably priced rooms in this Historic 1864 building, downstairs, a highly regarding Zagat rated restaurant.  This winter if you are staying upstairs you receive  50% off your dinner.  It’s a deal we hope you will find hard to pass up.