Summer Weekday Hours
In addition to the weekday hours listed below, the Café will be open select weekends for events on campus. Watch for announcements!
July 28–August 8
Open M–F, 8:30am–2:00pm, serving breakfast, snack and lunch
August 11–15
• Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to guests who have purchased a meal plan for the mystery drama conference
• Serving tea, coffee, beverages, pastries and snacks/light meals mid-morning and mid-afternoon
August 18–22
Open M–F, 8:30am–2:00pm, serving breakfast, snack and lunch
August 25–September 5
Closed for vacation
September 8–Christmas
Open M–F, 8:30am–2:00pm, serving breakfast, snack and lunch
Location and Parking
Threefold Café is located in Threefold Main House, 285 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY. Telephone: 845-352-3130. Ample parking can be found behind Holder House; turn off Hungry Hollow Road at the sign for Orchard Lane/Holder House.
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Nature Place Day Camp Hot Lunch
Threefold Café proudly provides tasty, nutritious hot lunches to campers at The Nature Place Day Camp. All lunches are made from scratch, fresh daily, and are free from artificial ingredients. Parents, click here for information and on line ordering.
Meet the New Faces of Threefold Café
Anne-Lise Thornton, Manager
Charlie Miller, Chef
After earning her masters degree in International Hospitality Management at the University of La Rochelle in France, Anne-Lise Thornton managed restaurants and convention centers in luxury hotels in China, London and South Africa. After working in London for four years, she took a leave of absence to participate in the foundation year course in anthroposophy at Emerson College, followed by a year working on her family’s biodynamic farm in southern France. Anne-Lise came to the Threefold community in late 2012 with her husband, Rev. Hugh Thornton, a priest at the local Christian Community church.
A recent graduate of the Bauman College of Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts in Boulder, Colorado, Charlie Miller has sixteen years’ experience in the restaurant business, including three years as chef and workshop facilitator at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY. At Omega, the country’s largest vegetarian kitchen, Charlie orchestrated and executed seasonal, locally sourced cuisine for 200 to 1,200 guests. A menu consultant for naturopathic doctors, Charlie has prepared complementary menus that offer food as medicine. He also conducted the 2011 Northeast Permaculture Convergence of 300 guests using produce, dairy and meats sourced from fourteen local farmers.
Speaking of her aspirations for Threefold Café, Anne-Lise says, “A restaurant is a gathering place of the heart. So much unfolds at the table, sharing a meal and each other’s company. I find hospitality to be a joyful work.”
Charlie is thrilled to return to the Hudson Valley with his wife Sarah and daughter Poppy Elloise, and to be a part of the Threefold community. He looks forward to offering seasonal vittles and libations from the valley's amazing bounty, while building community with local farmers and purveyors. With Anne-Lise, he hopes to make the café a place for all to enjoy and feel as if they were right at home.
Green Meadow Waldorf School Hot Lunch
Threefold Café provides tasty, nutritious hot lunches to grades 1–8 at Green Meadow Waldorf School. All lunches are made from scratch, fresh daily, and are free from artificial ingredients. Parents, click here for the current hot lunch order form.