Lunar new year, Hudson Valley style - Westfair Communications

Goosefeather in Tarrytown has lots of goodies for lunar new year, including dry-aged beef potstickers, duck, lucky Satsuma oranges and the traditional red envelopes, filled with prizes. Photographs courtesy Goosefeather.

Goosefeather in Tarrytown is a modern Cantonese restaurant, so the lunar new year is always a big deal there. Goosefeather celebrates the Year of the Dragon Saturday, Feb. 10, (when the lunar new year actually begins), through Saturday, Feb. 17, with special offerings for guests, including a nightly lobster special, red envelopes with giveaways and “lucky” Satsuma oranges for guests to take home. While the red envelopes traditionally hold money and are given to friends and family but especially children, those at Goosefeather may include prizes such as dinner for two at the restaurant, complimentary food and beverage items, a signed copy of chef Dale Talde’s “Asian American” cookbook and more.

It’s a busy month for the restaurant as it will provide the food stations for the black-tie Sweethearts Ball at the Biddle Mansion at Tarrytown House Estate on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. The evening features jazz band La Vie En Rose, a performance by Ambient Aerial Pieces and the beats of DJ Reason. Tickets are $225 per person.

Then on Valentine’s Day – Wednesday, Feb. 14 – Goosefeather will have a special three-course prix-fixe menu ($115 per person).

Make reservations for these occasions via Resy.

Staying on the Hudson River side of Westchester County, wind your way down to Yonkers for the Hudson River Museum’s annual Lunar New Year Festival on Saturday, Feb. 17. Join the museum for a day filled with Asian arts, crafts, demonstrations and performances, including a ceremonial lion dance, hands-on origami workshops, traditional folk dances, a Tai Chi demonstration and more. 