Why do we move here? To either open—or eat at—restaurants like Bimi's. And live in—or visit—towns like Chatham.

This episode is about Bimi's Canteen and Bar, about Ellen & Chris, about a deliciously quaint village called Chatham, NY. Cidiot visits Bimi's, hears the story, the backstory and visits the restaurant and the downstairs speakeasy. As you'll hear from Ellen, the story of Bimi’s is heartwarming, their journey up here is illuminating, she has advice for people opening a business, why Bimi’s is celiac safe, plus she’ll share her favorite places in the Hudson Valley as well. 

And if you’re thinking of planning a weekend to Chatham, on the Cidiot Farm Fresh blog you’ll find the first in a new series of Cidiot Weekender Itineraries —ideas for 72 hours or a weekend in Chatham. Thanks to Ellen & Chris for helping me put it together. And stop by Bimi's Canteen & Bar, where if you mention Cidiot, between now and September 30th, you may get treated to a glass of bubbly!

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Links for this episode:

Chatham:

Bimi's Canteen

⁠Village of Chatham⁠

Fahari Bazaar

Columbia Land Conservancy Trails

Ben Gable Savories

Gentle Time Farm

Grimaldi Farm

The Blue Plate

Crandall Theatre

Chatham Brewing

The Shaker Museum

Kinderhook Farm

Samscott Orchards, Kinderhook, NY

Hawks Roost Farm, East Chatham, NY

Beyond:

Six Depot Coffee, West Stockbridge

Four Fat Fowl, Stephentown, NY

Lost Lamb Bakery, Stockbridge, MA

Gaskins, Germantown, NY

Rivertown Lodge, Hudson, NY

The Stage Coach Inn at Race Brook Lodge, Sheffield, CT

Gedney Farm, New Marlborough, MA