Small Bites

Crabtree’s Kittle House is holding “A Syrah Soiree” wine dinner at 7 p.m. Monday. You can compare syrah with shiraz, Old with New and French with American. The dinner costs $125, and includes vintages from 1992, 1999 and 2002.
Some other upcoming events include a Captain Lawrence Artisanal Beer dinner on Thursday, July 12; the “All-American Pig Roast” — which includes microbrews, sangrias, fresh fruit and herb cocktails, ribs, succotash, drunken chicken, salsas, pirogies, live music and more — on Thursday, July 19th; and a New England Clambake — with lobster, steamers, whole belly clams, Jersey corn, kettle beans, salads, fresh watermelon margaritas, molasses skirt steak, peach cobbler and mud pie — on Thursday, August 8.
Also, there have been a few staff changes at the Kittle House. Don Castaldo is back as wine director, and James Brown, formerly of the Granite Springs Inn and Restaurant 121, is the general manager.
Crabtree’s Kittle House, 11 Kittle Road, Chappaqua. 914-666-8044. www.kittlehouse.com.