In May, New York City celebrity chef John DeLucie will throw open the doors to his first upstate venture: Merchant Social in Hudson. Located in the former Ca’Mea space on Warren Street, Merchant Social will specialize in hyperlocal fare using region’s bounty plus a Northeast raw bar, with three distinct spaces for dining and drinking, including a 74-seat courtyard.
By Marie Doyon
If you had asked New York City celebrity chef and restaurateur John DeLucie before the pandemic about the chances of him opening a spot in the Hudson Valley, he’d have likely told you slim to none. The Long Island-raised Italian-American behind Lumaca, Fasano, Empire Diner, Bedford & Co., the sprawling Williamsburg eatery Ainslie, and a handful of other restaurants, didn’t feel the same upstate fever that gripped many of his fellow urbanites in recent years.…
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