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Visitors can shop at 30 “made in New York” food and beverage vendors at the New York State Museum’s Taste NY Holiday Market on Sunday, December 3 from 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Vendors will offer samples and sales of chocolates; cheese; maple and apple products; hand-crafted beer, wine, spirits and cider; and other edible gifts. All participating vendors produce their products in New York State. There will also be cooking demonstrations, educational activities, and a chocolate fountain station courtesy of We Do Fondue and Price Chopper. For more information, including a list of vendors, visit the Museum’s website. 

Following is a schedule of demonstrations and educational activities at the event:

The Salvation Army Donut Girl Educational Activity
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
A Spirit of Sacrifice: New York in the First World War Exhibition

Suffrage Cookbooks Educational Activity with Senior Historian Ashley Hopkins-Benton
11:00 a.m. – Noon & 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Votes for Women: Celebrating New York’s Suffrage Centennial Exhibition

Music by The Golden Notes
Noon
Adirondack Hall Photo Mural

World War I Food Rations Educational Activity with Museum Instructor James Jenkins
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
A Spirit of Sacrifice: New York in the First World War Exhibition

Cooking Demonstration with Chef Michael Lapi
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Adirondack Hall Photo Mural

Erie Canal Food Production Educational Activity with Museum Instructor James Jenkins
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Enterprising Waters: New York’s Erie Canal Exhibition

The annual Holiday Tree Lighting and Fireworks Festival at the Empire State Plaza will also be held on December 3.

Taste NY is an initiative that highlights the quality, diversity, and economic impact of New York’s food and beverage industry. Taste NY provides an opportunity for New York growers and producers to receive increased exposure of their products to consumers, restaurateurs, retailers, wholesalers, and distributors.

The State Museum is a program of the New York State Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education. Located at 222 Madison Avenue in Albany, the Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  It is closed on the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. Admission is free. Further information about programs and events can be obtained by calling (518) 474-5877 or visiting the Museum website at www.nysm.nysed.gov.