Local news: Restaurant week, global food conference

For the fourth year in a row, Hudson Valley restaurants from Putnam to Columbia County will offer three course pre-fixe meals, $20 for lunch, $28 for dinner. The 14-day phenomenon is meant to help local restaurants by bringing out diners in the dark-days of winter. This year the week is March 15 through 28. Check out the website for a list of participating restaurants.

Billed as a "full-day of awesomeness," the Global Food Crisis Conference at SUNY New Paltz features speakers, movies and workshops at the low, low prices of $10.50! I already bought my ticket for March 6, hope to see you all there: