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Visitors can shop at more than 40 "made in New York" food and beverage vendors at the New York State Museum’s Taste NY Holiday Market on Sunday, December 6, 11:00am – 4:30pm. Admission is $5 (cash only); children ages 12 and under are free.

Over 40 vendors will offer samples and sales of chocolates; cheese; maple and apple products; hand-crafted beer, wine and spirits; and other edible gifts. All participating vendors produce their products in New York State. There will also be cooking demonstrations, living historians, children’s activities, and a chocolate fountain station, courtesy of We Do Fondue and Price Chopper.

A full schedule of activities is below:

11:00 – 4:30, Historic Foodways Demonstration, The Recreated 2nd Albany County Militia Living History Organization will lead a presentation giving visitors a hands-on experience of how foods were prepared in the 18th century.

11:00 – 4:30, Historic Foodways Demonstration, Herkimer Home State Historic Site will lead a presentation about the history of chocolate and its role in 18th century Colonial America.

12:00, 1:00 & 2:00pm sessions – Children’s Activity, Apple Aliens (Limit of 20 per session.)

12:00pm – Cooking Demonstration, Happy Holidays with Felicia Ramos-Peters

2:00pm – Cooking Demonstration, Holiday Cooking with Chef Michael Lapi

The annual Holiday Tree Lighting and Fireworks Festival at the Empire State Plaza will also be held on December 6.

For more information, including a list of participating vendors, visit:http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/programs/tasteNY/.

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 on Madison Avenue in Albany, the Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is closed on 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.