Forage Fest: A Wild Food Gathering

Start: Saturday, May 9, 2026 12:00PM
End: Saturday, May 9, 2026 4:00PM

(Creative Legion) · 7 Fairview Ave, Hudson, New York Advance Tickets $75 Door Tickets $90 Talbott & Arding, Feast & Floret and (Creative Legion) bring you the inaugural Forage Fest! This event is a one-afternoon gathering at (Creative Legion) celebrating the wild, the seasonal, and the deeply local — a five-stop tasting experience, inspiring talks, foraged cocktails, a curated maker market, and a morning foraging walk through the Hudson Valley landscape. FIVE STOP TASTING EXPERIENCE Five of the region's most celebrated chefs bring wild ingredients to the table in dishes made for this moment: David Israelow · Four Corners Chatham Mona Talbott · Talbott & Arding Jason Denton · Feast & Floret Guy Arnone · Via Cassia Nora Allen · Mel the Bakery INSPIRING TALKS Devon Gilroy, Founder of Tivoli Mushroom, on growing and foraging fungi in the Hudson Valley. Annabel Roberts-McMichael, Forester at Tend and Gather, on sustainable foraging practice and the ecology of wild food. Panel conversation with Mona Talbott, Jason Denton, and Guy Arnone — moderated by Amiel Stanek, Gourmet Magazine — on cooking with what the land offers, seasonality, and the future of wild food in the kitchen. FORAGED COCKTAILS & SPIRITS by Branchwater Farms FORAGE MARKET A curated gathering of makers, growers, and producers rooted in the Hudson Valley. MORNING FORAGING WALK Led by Annabel Roberts-McMichael, Forester, Tend and Gather Details and sign-up for the morning foraging walk will be included in a confirmation email. Forage Fest is produced by (Creative Legion), Feast & Floret and Talbott & Arding, Hudson NY. This is an outdoor and indoor event. Dress for the season.