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IN THE MEDIA

Hayfields has been featured in many Press and Media Publications.

NY STATE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION

WINNER! CATERER OF THE YEAR

DECEMBER 5, 2023

We are so honored to be not only nominated but tot win the NY State Restaurant Association RISE Award Caterer oof the Year. So proud of our talented and hard working team.

WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE

Where to Find Amazing All-Day Breakfast in Westchester County

MARCH 13, 2023

Whether you’re looking for a quick bite or a feast for the family, these restaurants serve up the most important meal of the day all day.

WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE

You Need This Shopping Guide to Westchester County

MARCH 29, 2021

With Texas native Renea Dayton at the helm, this onetime-gas-station-turned-market is a community hub for locals, offering food and florals. Fare like salads, tuna melts, grilled cheese, cookies, macroons, and smoothies are on the menu. Custom floral arrangements like floral crowns, cuffs, and boutonnieres are a draw for customers. Special events and gatherings are often hosted here, in addition to workshops on floral design and wine.

OUTSIDE REIN

A North Salem Daycation: The American Gold Cup

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

For post-hack fare, Hayfields Market serves a farm-fresh menu that includes pork tacos, veggie wraps, and avocado toast, as well as a bakery full of sweet treats. Local produce, a wine bar, fresh-cut flowers, and gifts round out the rural rest stop.

EQ LIVING

Equestrian Living Magazine – 2019 Gold List Winners

AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2019

Voted and Won! #1 Favorite Hangout in the Mid-Atlantic

LOHUD

3 Secret Dining Destinations for Serious Foodies

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Known for its large-acreage equestrian estates and low-key, high-profile residents, North Salem is the last place you’d expect to see a lively crowd out on the town. But when Hayfield’s blossomed on the site of the nursery along Route 121, beloved by passers-by for its roadside letterboard of cheeky jokes (a tradition still continued), it performed a minor miracle: It got people hanging out.

LOHUD

Pride and Preservation: A Pastoral Paradise, The Hamlet of North Salem is the Equestrian Heart of Westchester County, New York.

AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2018

Hayfields, the cafe that serves as the unofficial town center… famished equestrians crowd the counter at Hayfields, lining up for the cafes Frickin’ Chicken sandwich. Hayfields offers much more than a cup of coffee or a sandwich…

WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE

Winner! Best of Westchester – Most Animal Friendly

JUNE 28, 2018

In a town that may have more horses than people, this café/market wins hearts with not only sandwiches and smoothies but also a basket of comp carrots for your horse and free treats for your canine. Cozy up with customers in riding boots, plus the occasional pooch (you didn’t mean to overhear that pony gossip, did you?)…

HALSTON MEDIA NEWS

Hayfields Harnesses its Flower Power

JULY 19, 2018

When Amy Cilmi first walked into Hayfields nearly two years ago hoping to supply the garden center-café hybrid with fresh cut flowers, she had no idea the partnership that would bloom…

HALSTON MEDIA NEWS

North Salem Resident Brings His Exotic Animals to Hayfields

JUNE 20, 2018

Chris Evers’ quest to change the world started in his own backyard.

The North Salem resident and founder of Animal Embassy, a company dedicated to exotic animal rescue, adoption and environmental education, recalls his earliest memories of traipsing through the backyards of his neighborhood in Darien, Conn., catching frogs and turtles and whatever else he could find to learn more about them…

HALSTON MEDIA NEWS

Car Enthusiast Convene for Coffee to Go Vroom in North Salem

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

People from all over came to Hayfields, 1 Bloomer Road, on Feb. 4 for cars and coffee. Automotive enthusiasts are invited to come from 9 a.m. to noon the first Sunday of each month and meet with fellow drivers in an informal gathering to show off their vehicles…

THE NEW YORK TIMES

“North Salem – The Country Life”

MARCH 15, 2017

With a population of approximately 5,200 and the Titicus Reservoir at its center, North Salem sits in the northeast corner of Westchester. In North Salem, change is slow, and residents appreciate that…

TOWN VIBE BEDFORD MAGAZINE

“Fresh from the Farm”

SUMMER 2016

North Salem’s Hayfields Market is a hybrid of sorts—a seamless blend of garden center, gift shop, and café. In a little over a year the spot has become a community favorite. “The residents have really embraced us,” says owner Renea Dayton…

EDIBLE HUDSON VALLEY

“WHISK: Making Hay”

SUMMER 2016

Hayfield’s co-owner Renea Dayton, 32, a city girl originally from Houston, moved to the Hudson Valley after graduating from Trinity University. Dayton developed a passion for shooting photos of nature, and her photos inspired a connection with agriculture…

THE DAILY VOICE

“North Salem’s Hayfields Market Wins Delicious ‘Best Coffee in Westchester”

MARCH 22, 2016

The combination garden center, dry goods store, and café won our “DVlicious Best Coffee In Westchester County” contest with 33 percent of the vote. Tarrytown’s Coffee Lab Roaster’s was close behind with 30 percent…

THE NEW YORK TIMES

“Everything for a Summer Picnic at Westchester County Markets” by Alice Gabriel

AUGUST 9, 2015

August, in my book, is picnic month. As summer and mosquitoes wane, a simple meal spread over a checkered cloth among tall grasses and Queen Anne’s lace reminds us that we are part of the natural order of things.

For provisions, I visited two new market cafes in Westchester County, one in Katonah, one in North Salem, both great jumping-off spots for rural counties with ample picnicking opportunities (you can, of course, picnic in your own backyard, or if it rains, at your kitchen table)….

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