BLACK EYED SUZIE'S HISTORY
Cheryl Paff & Juan Tzitzimititila
1996
Cheryl opens Black-Eyed Suzie’s Organic Café on E 7th St in the East Village of NYC just off Tompkin’s Square Park. Juan moves to NYC from Puebla, Mexico and comes to work in the kitchen at the restaurant. Black-Eyed Suzie’s features a wholesome, organic menu and is named Restaurant of the Year by New York Naturally in 1998. Good times were had.
2000
Cheryl gets travel fever, sells Black-Eyed Suzie’s, takes a year off with her husband Mark, to roam around the world, nibbling, studying and savoring the local food in culinary meccas like Spain, Morocco, Italy, France, Turkey, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay & Mexico. Juan stays on with the new owners, honing his skills in the Mediterranean style of cooking at the top-rated NYC restaurant, Pylos.
2001-2012
Travel weary and craving the simple life, Cheryl settles down in New York’s Hudson Valley, not far from where she was raised and begins managing the highly regarded Rhinebeck Farmers’ Market which has been consistently voted Best Farmers’ Market in the Hudson Valley. She also works as a private chef catering parties and events in and around Woodstock and teams up with some folks to launch the Woodstock Farm Festival. Meanwhile, Juan, at the helm in the kitchen at Pylos earns a 27 out of 30 in Zagat and we’re all very proud.
2013
Cheryl & Juan, working together again decide to revive the name Black-Eyed Suzie’s for old time's sake. They cater parties and operate a traveling food stand with an ever-changing local, seasonal menu all over the Hudson Valley. When they aren't cooking up goodness, Juan enjoys cycling everywhere from the Catskills to the Hamptons and Cheryl still loves managing the Rhinebeck Farmers' Market, traveling and listening to loud music.
2015
Black-Eyed Suzie's moves into a new storefront location in Saugerties offering café service with patio dining, take away meals and catering.
2022
Covid times prompts a move to Kingston and a change of format. Black-Eyed Suzie's transtions to operating as a retail Food Shop with wholesome prepared meals to grab & go, specialty grocery and continues to offer their popular Family Style Take Away & Drop Off Catering.
Cheryl opens Black-Eyed Suzie’s Organic Café on E 7th St in the East Village of NYC just off Tompkin’s Square Park. Juan moves to NYC from Puebla, Mexico and comes to work in the kitchen at the restaurant. Black-Eyed Suzie’s features a wholesome, organic menu and is named Restaurant of the Year by New York Naturally in 1998. Good times were had.
2000
Cheryl gets travel fever, sells Black-Eyed Suzie’s, takes a year off with her husband Mark, to roam around the world, nibbling, studying and savoring the local food in culinary meccas like Spain, Morocco, Italy, France, Turkey, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay & Mexico. Juan stays on with the new owners, honing his skills in the Mediterranean style of cooking at the top-rated NYC restaurant, Pylos.
2001-2012
Travel weary and craving the simple life, Cheryl settles down in New York’s Hudson Valley, not far from where she was raised and begins managing the highly regarded Rhinebeck Farmers’ Market which has been consistently voted Best Farmers’ Market in the Hudson Valley. She also works as a private chef catering parties and events in and around Woodstock and teams up with some folks to launch the Woodstock Farm Festival. Meanwhile, Juan, at the helm in the kitchen at Pylos earns a 27 out of 30 in Zagat and we’re all very proud.
2013
Cheryl & Juan, working together again decide to revive the name Black-Eyed Suzie’s for old time's sake. They cater parties and operate a traveling food stand with an ever-changing local, seasonal menu all over the Hudson Valley. When they aren't cooking up goodness, Juan enjoys cycling everywhere from the Catskills to the Hamptons and Cheryl still loves managing the Rhinebeck Farmers' Market, traveling and listening to loud music.
2015
Black-Eyed Suzie's moves into a new storefront location in Saugerties offering café service with patio dining, take away meals and catering.
2022
Covid times prompts a move to Kingston and a change of format. Black-Eyed Suzie's transtions to operating as a retail Food Shop with wholesome prepared meals to grab & go, specialty grocery and continues to offer their popular Family Style Take Away & Drop Off Catering.
FRIENDS & FARMERS
We consider ourselves very fortunate to live and cook in a region with such rich & diverse agricultural bounty.
These are some of the farms and friends that we support and/or source our ingredients from.
MIGLIORELLI FARM | MEAD ORCHARDS | SAMASCOTT ORCHARDS | RED JACKET ORCHARD | WRIGHTS FARM
HEPWORTH FARM | JACUTERIE | HUDSON VALLEY CATTLE CO. | NORTHWIND FARMS | RONNYBROOK FARM
CELLAR'S AT JASPER HILL FARM | CHASEHOLM FARM | McGRATH CHEESE COMPANY | OLD CHATHAM SHEEPHERDING CO
ADIRONDACK CHEDDAR | CABOT CREAMERY | R&G CHEESEMAKERS | MAPLEBROOK FARM | GREAT HILL DAIRY
CATSMO SMOKEHOUSE | TREE JUICE MAPLE | CROWN MAPLE | CATSKILL PROVISIONS HONEY | HARNEY & SON'S
WILD HIVE GRAIN PROJECT | BREAD ALONE | HEAVYFEATHER ROAST CO | BETH'S FARM KITCHEN | SARATOGA WATER
EARLY BIRD GRANOLA | SFOGLINI PASTA | YESFOLK KOMBUCHA | HELLA BITTERS | IMMUNESCHEIN ELIXIRS
GREENE BEE GREENHOUSE | SEEDS & SUN FLOWERS | PLATTE CLOVE NATURALS | L&M STUDIO
FOOD BANK OF THE HUDSON VALLEY | RHINEBECK FARMERS MARKET | WOODSTOCK FARM FESTIVAL