"You should use Talbott & Arding as a pit stop before heading out into nature for the day. This fancy market in the middle of town has everything you need (and definitely don’t need) for a picnic, like caraway rye crackers, fancy tinned fish, and shabby chic cooler bags. It’s not a matter of if browsing the vast array of cheeses, cured meats, and bread will make you hungry, but when. Thankfully, the prepared food counter opens at 11am and serves a daily changing menu of salads, sandwiches, and focaccia pizzas." - Team Infatuation, Chanize Thorpe
"You should use Talbott & Arding as a pit stop before heading out into nature for the day. This fancy market in the middle of town has everything you need (and definitely don’t need) for a picnic, like caraway rye crackers, fancy tinned fish, and shabby chic cooler bags. It’s not a matter of if browsing the vast array of cheeses, cured meats, and bread will make you hungry, but when. Thankfully, the prepared food counter opens at 11am and serves a daily changing menu of salads, sandwiches, and focaccia pizzas." - Team Infatuation
"Mona Talbott and Kate Arding, owners of Talbot and Arding Cheese and Provisions in Hudson, New York, give a tour of the popular upstate destination in a food-centric itinerary for Bon Appétit." - Bao Ong
"Since 2014 this Hudson Valley shop, helmed by Mona Talbott and Kate Arding, has become a regional mainstay for meticulously sourced products and prepared foods designed to complement home cooking or serve as full takeaway meals. After seven years in business the owners are reopening in a completely renovated 8,000-square-foot space nearby this July, with an expanded pastry program, a larger pantry section, and fresh pasta. The business was built around high-quality complements—cheese, pastries, dairy, olives, charcuterie—and the goal of supplying everything needed for a perfect picnic or an elegant at-home meal: restaurant-quality but not fussy. Noting a local shortage of consistently excellent breads, the team began baking their own focaccia (inspired by a beloved Williamsburg sandwich shop), scaling a no-knead recipe into a thinner, very crunchy loaf that has become a signature vehicle for grilled cheese and seasonal pizzas; the focaccia benefits from ample proofing, even docking to produce medium-sized bubbles, and is excellent fresh or re-toasted the next day." - Sara B. Franklin
"Long the favorite spot in Hudson for grab-and-go goodies, this July, Talbott & Arding will move to a new, 8,000 square-foot location two blocks from the original store. While the new spot will feature an expanded menu of seasonal salads and sandwiches (plus indoor customer seating for the first time), all the old favorites will still be available, like their perennially popular focaccia pizzas, plus exquisite pastries like rhubarb-frangipane galettes. This is also one of the best places to stock up on cheese in all of the Hudson Valley, especially for those looking for regional selections." - Juliet Izon