Jay Lippin, who was at Crabtree’s Kittle House in the early 1990s and was also chef at Mighty Joe Young’s in Hartsdale and chef-owner of Backwoods BBQ and Grill in Westwood, N.J., is back at the helm at Kittle House. Chef Marc Lippman left during Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. Here’s… Read More →
Hi Donna Monaco Olsen and Bradley Olsen here to tell you about our “taste” of HVRW-Fall 2012. We chose our spot wisely this time around as the storm and scheduled cooking demonstration classes made for a very overbooked 2 weeks. The Kittle House began humbly in 1790 as a barn,... Read More →
Crabtree Kittle House’s new restaurant going into the Hudson Harbors space in Tarrytown is more than just a place to dine. There will also be a market, a wine and spirits store and a to-go menu that will include pizzas made in the restaurant’s wood-fired oven. The restaurant’s menu will… Read More →
I got word this morning about the menu at the Winemakers’ Dinner at Westchester Magazine’s Wine & Food Weekend, and wow does it sound good. In case you need a reminder, the Wine & Food Weekend is May 17 to 20 in White Plains, and there are three nights and… Read More →
We know, we know, there are plenty of places to enjoy the raw bar in our fair counties. But here are a few that we really, really like. Are these the only best oysters in Westchester? The only best oysters in Rockland? Maybe not. So do you have other suggestions?... Read More →
Uh-oh. Valentine’s Day is Tuesday. And you haven’t made a reservation for one of the most popular restaurant-going evenings of the year. “I think this weekend is when they realize that it’s coming up in a couple of days,” says Jean LeBris, owner of the very romantic Vox, a French… Read More →
Crabtree’s Kittle House in Chappaqua is holding a fundraiser this evening to benefit the Amy Marie Crabtree Foundation — aka “Team Amy.” The foundation is named for Amy Crabtree, owner John Crabtree’s wife, who died in 2009 of brain cancer, and provides financial support to help people fighting brain cancer. It… Read More →
During Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, we covered about 100 restaurants here on Small Bites, and that’s thanks to the army of guest bloggers who volunteered their time, money and photography skills to make it happen. We wanted to say thanks. And The Valley Table — which organizes Hudson Valley Restaurant Week… Read More →
Hello, this is guest blogger Kat McKee reporting from Crabtree’s Kittle House in Chappaqua. Crabtree’s Kittle House is actually both a restaurant and inn, but it envelops you from the moment you get turn onto Kittle Road. At least that is when I start to get butterflys – the magical… Read More →
In a small announcement on its Web site, Crabtree’s Kittle House has the news of its new chef, Benjamin Lambert, formerly of Restaurant Nora in Washington, D.C. Restaurant Nora has been a pioneer in the local-sustainable movement, and in 1999, was named the nation’s first certified organic restaurant. You might… Read More →
Good morning and happy Monday. Finally a break from the oppressive heat, huh? If only for a day or so. I had a fun-packed weekend with lots of good eats. On Friday, I went to a garden party. My hosts served the perfect food for such a hot and humid… Read More →
According to an e-mail newsletter from Crabtree’s Kittle House in Chappaqua, Top Chef Masters Carmen Gonzalez will join the kitchen team at the restaurant for July and August, bringing her Latin-style cuisine to the dining room and tap room menus. She won’t be in the kitchen everyday, but her menu will… Read More →
Lalibela opened a little less than two weeks ago on South Moger Avenue in Mount Kisco. (If you’re familiar with the area, it’s next to the Jamaican restaurant and across from Okinawa.) Last week, I met with owner Selamawit Tesfaye to learn more about the cuisine, and why she decided… Read More →
Hi everyone and happy Tuesday. I’ve been on vacation for the past few days, visiting family down in Austin, Texas. What a great town. Naturally, all I ate while I was down there was Mexican food and barbecue. We started with barbecue. Franklin Barbecue is so popular that the line… Read More →
I’m behind on my own reports from HVRW, my apologies! I went to Crabtree’s Kittle House for HVRW $20 lunch on St. Patrick’s Day. The microgreens in this gnudi dish were all I could manage as far as the wearing of the green: John Crabtree, the owner, was there, wearing… Read More →
Remember my post on the first Chef Series fundraiser? Well they’re doing it again in Mount Kisco: this time with chef Brad McDonald of Crabtree’s Kittle House in Chappaqua. All the info in a press release, after the jump.
The Mulberry Street Grill Supper Club and Caterer will donate a portion of the proceeds from this weekend’s show of Beat the Winter Blues Cabaret. Show times are 7 p.m. tonight and Saturday and noon on Sunday. All donations will benefit the American Red Cross. The show features live cabaret… Read More →
From 6 to 11 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7, Crabtree’s Kittle House is hosting a Super Bowl XLIV Tailgate Party. The menu: Pregame Warmups and First Half Jalapeno Poppers, Pretzels & Mustard, Pigs in a Blanket, Deviled Eggs, John Boy Farm’s 3-Alarm Chicken Wings, Cheddar & Chive Popcorn, and the… Read More →
Walking into the new Crabtree’s Kittle House in Chappaqua is like seeing an old friend after a makeover: it’s still your same friend, but she looks like a million bucks. The restaurant is undergoing some big changes. As I reported a few weeks back, there’s a new chef — Bradford… Read More →
There’s a renovation in the works at Crabtree’s Kittle House in Chappaqua — and it’s for both the dining room and the kitchen. The food first: Chef Bradford Johnson McDonald (boy is my face red on that! My apologies), an alum of per se, Alain Ducasse and a well-regarded restaurant… Read More →
Hi this is guest blogger Rinku from Cooking in Westchester again. I am wondering just how much fatter I am going to be by the end of the next week with all this eating, but then I again I am always eating under the guise of being a foodie. Well… Read More →
The menus for Christmas Eve Dinner, New Years Eve Celebration and New Years Day Brunch, after the jump.
Good morning and happy Monday. I cooked out of Paula Wolfert’s The Cooking of Southwest France this weekend. Friday, I made her Toulouse sausage recipe and froze it for my upcoming cassoulet. (Hence, the duck confit last weekend!) On Saturday, I made a dinner with her pan-seared Moulard breasts with… Read More →
Good morning. Doesn’t feel like fall, does it? Videographer Joe Larese and I are working hard on the Locally Grown show, and it’s coming along nicely. I’m hoping to release the first videos from the cook off on Wednesday. I also wanted to apologize for slacking off on the blog… Read More →
Good morning. What are you doing to beat the heat? I went to Wasabi in Nyack yesterday…. I couldn’t take even lighting the grill. The salmon ceviche special with watermelon was delicious and refreshing. With that, here’s a look at what people have been talking about this weekend: MH likes… Read More →
Good morning. Hope you had a happy Fourth. I watched the fireworks from a friend’s porch (the porch overlooks the Hudson, so I saw a lot of fireworks!), did some gardening, painted my front steps and lounged on my porch. On Sunday night, I brined and grilled these mustard-tarragon pork… Read More →
Couple wine dinners and other exciting events at the Kittle House. 7 p.m. July 11: ‘A Shot and a Beer†– A Hudson Valley Tasting Dinner. Our guest of honor will be from Tuthilltown Spirits of Gardiner NY. Have you tried these artisan spirits yet? They are really, really great…. Read More →
Forgive me if I take a break from eating out for a night. I’ve asked my colleague Ted Mann to guest blog his report from the Kittle House. Take it away Ted…. Guest blogger Ted Mann here. OK, first we’ll get the obvious, obligatory question out of the way: No,... Read More →
