The Jiffy Goes To The Jiffy Awards

The Jiffy’s biggest night of the year came and went, yet again — the Great and Annual 2024 Jiffy Awards, ranking the Hudson Valley’s small-to-medium sized business owners and individual neighbors.

And we were there to get as close to the action as possible. While we didn’t have backstage access, we were grateful to be at the Denim Carpet of the Holiday Inn Express and Suites of West Coxsackie, where we interviewed some of the evening’s biggest stars: Taco the head farm dog of MX Morningstar Farm (winner of Farm Dog of the Year), the mysterious Kinderhooker (part of a six-way tie for Nicest Historian), Bella the alpaca, and Jess, Wife of the Year for 2024.

The Jiffy’s entertainment reporter, Jimmy Jam, brought it all to you in our most recent podcast episode, which you can listen to below:

• ON THE PODCAST:

• BEST PEOPLE 2024

• BEST PEOPLE (NON-HUMAN CATEGORY)

• LOCAL CELEBRITY WE WANT TO MEET

• BEST PLACES

• BEST PLACES (TO EAT CATEGORY)

• LEAST FAVORITE THINGS OF THE YEAR

• THE GRAND JIFFY MOST IMPORTANT PERSON

• AND NOW, A TEASER:

ON THE PODCAST:

Breaking decades of precedent, the Jiffy Awards this year ended its tradition of using a red carpet and instead debuted a Denim Carpet for the stars to walk down. It was a sight to see, and our entertainment reporter, Jimmy Jam, was there to interview the winners.

As you can hear on the podcast, Jimmy spoke with Taco and Maria of MX Morningstar Farm, and the Kinderhooker told us about some lesser-known history about the Kinderhook Blob.

We also heard from our Microphone in the Sky! It was quite the adventure for our star-struck Jimmy Jam, so be sure to give it a listen.

Now, here are all the Jiffy Award winners for 2024:

BEST PEOPLE 2024

1. Nicest Historian Six-Way Tie: Lisa Weilbacker, Kate Johnson, Betsy Jacks, Bob Taylor, Brenda Shufelt, The Kinderhooker (there was no way around this)

2. Best UPS Delivery Person: Jeff

3. Vignetteologist of the Year: Sean Scherer

4. Most Effective Therapist: Tamar Adler

5. Best Friends of the James Cave Instagram Feed of the Year: Steven and Justen

BEST PEOPLE (NON-HUMAN CATEGORY)

1. Cows of the Year: Happy and Henrietta, Hudson

2. Best Rooster: Lester, Ghent

3. Most Outstanding Bookstore Bull Dog: Lucille, Kinderhook

4. Farm Dog of the Year: Taco, Hudson

5. Best-Dressed Alpaca: Bella, Pleasant Valley

6. Luckiest Miniature Donkey: Hank, Saugerties

LOCAL CELEBRITY WE WANT TO MEET, RANKED IN ORDER OF INTENSITY

5. Parker Posey

4. Walton Goggins

3. Paul Rudd

2. Patti Lupone

1. Al Roker

BEST PLACES

1. Best House: Forge Project, Taghkanic

2. Lighthouse of the Year: The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Hudson River

3. Most Mysterious Rock: Mysterious Rock, Kinderhook

4. Hudson Door of the Year: The Gourd Score Door (with a Gourd Score Door Score of 11!), Hudson

5. Best New Bookstore for New Books: Kinderhook Books, Kinderhook

6. Best Not-New Bookstore for Not-New Books: Rodgers Book Barn, Hillsdale

7. Best Free Little Library: The One at Kitty’s, Hudson

8. Reader's Choice: Best Online Place For Local Arts and Culture: Trixie's List (stunning upset for us here at The Jiffy);

BEST PLACES (TO EAT CATEGORY)

1. Best Sandwich of the Year: Duck Reuben, Saisonnier, Kinderhook

2. Best Tomato: Heirloom, MX Morningstar, Hudson

3. Scariest Fruit: Buddha’s Hand, MX Morningstar, Hudson

4. Best Recipe for a Holiday: "Roasted Chicken with Apricot Butter-Maple Syrup Glaze Served with Cochin Biriyani," by Susan Simon, "The Cook and the Rabbi" book

5. Best Dish for Someone Specifically Interested in the Sacco and Vanzetti Trial of 1921 of the Year: "Chicken Quintiliano," by Colu Henry, "Colu Cooks: Easy Fancy Food" book

6. 2024 Gourd of the Year: Dorinda Medley’s The Great Pumpkin, Great Barrington

LEAST FAVORITE THINGS OF THE YEAR

1. Most Questionable Taxidermy: "Vintage Full Body Giraffe,” Door 15, $45,000.00

2. This Sign in Hudson

AND THE GRAND JIFFY MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE HUDSON VALLEY OF THE YEAR AWARD GOES TO:

1. Jessica Lima

AND NOW, A TEASER:

Stay tuned…