The Restaurant Examiner: Spring Crafts at Lyndhurst Include Many Gourmet-Food Exhibitors
At the upcoming “Spring Crafts at Lyndhurst” fair, May 1-3, long rows of booths will display jewelry, clothing and various other creative and unique handmade objects. But prominent booth space will also be occupied by gourmet food-and-beverage exhibitors.
Gourmet products to be offered will include chocolate wine, wildflower honey elixir, pear/ginger jam, butter fudge and premium venison cuts.
This is the 31st annual staging in Tarrytown of Spring Crafts at Lyndhurst. Approximately 275 artists and craftspeople will present hand-crafted wares on the grounds of Lyndhurst, a Tarrytown estate that was once the home of railroad baron Jay Gould. A similar fall show will be held September 18 to 20, 2015.
Food-related exhibitors and their wares are described below.
Gourmet “Take-Home” Food Exhibitors :
Awesome Specialties of Little Tikes. Dips and spreads to include salsa mixes, soup and chowder mixes, muffin and cookie mixes.
Bella’s Home-Baked Goods. Home baked goods including Italian biscotti, butter toffee, cookies and brownies.
Betty Jane’s Sweet Delights. Peanut brittle packaged in bags.
Bittersweet Herb Farm. Dips, sauces, jams, oils and balsamic vinegars.
Casa De Jorge. Salsa. Flavors include raspberry, peach, pineapple, mango and more.
Dutch Desserts. Chocolate pies and fruit tarts. Pies also include Dutch apple, blueberry, red cherry, peach, raspberry, strawberry-rhubarb, pumpkin and pecan.
Heitmann’s. Glazed nuts include Bavarian, coffee and liquor. Handmade candies include licorice, “gummies,” salt water taffy, lollipops, rock, candy corn and candied popcorn.
Highland Farm. Venison cuts including steaks, roasts, chops, medallions and cutlets.
Hillrock Estate Distillery. Small-batch spirits, wine, bourbon and rye whiskey.
ImmuneSchein. Ginger elixirs. Ingredients include organic ginger root, wildflower honey, organic lemon juice organic turmeric root and organic Ceylon cinnamon.
JD Gourmet. Barrel-aged balsamic vinegar and olive oil blends from Italy, marinades and handmade pasta.
Kissed By The Sun Spice Company. All-natural Caribbean spices.
Oliver Kita Chocolates. Made with satin cream, sweet butter, fruit, roasted nuts, etc.
Mostly Myrtle’s. Gluten-free baked goods including brownies and muffins.
Pazdar Winery. Wine including chocolate wine.
Pika’s Farm Table. Hot Belgian super-size Belgian sugar waffles and take-home quiche, soup and potpies.
Platte Clove Naturals. Nut-based Granola and salad topper products include maple cranberry, maple ginger, apple cranberry nut and curry nut crunch.
Popcorn Man. Kettle corn.
Really Good Fruit Spreads. Jams and jellies including apricot, pineapple mango, strawberry, peach, blueberry, tart cherry, rhubarb/strawberry and pear/ginger.
Sumptuous Syrups of Vermont. Syrups include yellow ginger, black currant, lemon basil, blackberry and chocolate mole.
The Olive Oil Factory. Oils and balsamic vinegar.
To The Queen’s Taste. Giant-size pastries and baked goods.
Udder Ideas Fudge. Cream and butter fudge.
Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery. Red and white wine, port and dessert wine.
Food Concessions:
Aba’s Falafel. Gluten free/vegan falafel. The Israeli falafel balls are made with chickpeas, garlic, onion, parsley, and cilantro, seasoned. Served in a pita pocket or on a plate.
Everything About Crepes. Sweet and savory crepes and baguette sandwiches.
Greek Isle. Lamb and chicken pitas and Greek salad.
Island Cow Ice Cream. Organic, homemade ice cream from Maine
Skinny Buddha Organic Kitchen. Soup and salad.
S&S Concessions. Sausage and peppers, hamburgers, coffee and smoothies.
Thai Taste Restaurant. Pad Thai and chicken skewers.
Items offered for sale include jewelry, clothing, leather, glassware, ceramics, woodwork, scenic photography, sculpture, handcrafted furniture, quilts, pottery, prints, paintings and blown-glass objects.
Live dance music will be provided by the Lindsey Webster Band. Activities for children include face painting, storytelling, and balloon animal making. Stilt walkers will entertain.
Other activities include making Shibumi silk scarves under the guidance of Patricia Disantis, watching or participating in craft demonstrations by potter Scott Martin and wood-turner Don Hart, trying over one hundred musical instruments in an interactive musical experience, and exploring a sculpture garden.
Admission costs (cash or check accepted only) for a weekend ticket are: $12 per adult, $11 for seniors (62 or older), $4 for children (6 to 16) and kids under 6 are admitted free. Parking is free on site and at other nearby parking areas with frequent free shuttle-bus service.
The show opens each day at 10 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. on Friday and Sunday and at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
The show is sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and managed by Artrider Productions, P.O. Box 28, Woodstock, New York 12498, 845-331-7900, www.artrider.com.
Lyndhurst is located at 635 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Phone:914 631-4481. www.lyndhurst.org.
