Eleven Madison Park is going vegan when it reopens next month, becoming one of the most high-profile restaurants to switch to a plant-based menu because of environmental concerns.

>"Home cooks often tweak dishes, but hewing tightly to instructions can help us better understand others and their cuisines and cultures."

In the Hudson Valley, one chef crafts tonics and elixirs to cure PMS and indigestion, potent potions for a restaurant — and a very fragrant little world.